The evening world., 1911-04-06
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SEEING SUICIDE
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was sent and remained in the dwellii

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was sent and remained IN the dwelling
some time.
There he learned that Or. James C..
Wilson had been called In before the
Coroner had been notified. and It IL
understood that 1t was he who had
notified the Coroner's office of the sui
eide in the house. No information
could be gotten from the house. and
the frst report to reach the Coroner's
office as to the identity OF the dead
person was that II was a maid servant,
and the early editions OF the after
loon papers printed q story to this
effect.
Found on Floor.
When Deputy McKeever left the
house he said he was not prepared to
make In absolute report on the case.
but that he felt It was one OF suicide.
McKeever further stated that he had
been given a sworn statement by Jay
b. Lippincott. a son. in which he gave
1t as his opinion that his father had
died accidentally.
Oscar Stewart. the valet. McKeever
said. found Mr.. Lipplncott when he
went to shave him a. s O'clock. He
was lying half dressed on the floor.
There was a bullet wound In his right
temple and near him lay a revolver.
All the members OF the Lippincott
family In the city were Immediately
notified of the death OF the head OF
the family, but efforts to obtain posi-
tive statements as to the manner of
his death were not successful. DR..
Stricken Coles, a distant relative. said
he understood Mr.. Lippincott was found
dead in bed.
Death was caused, / am Informed, by
a revolver wound. / saw Mr.. Lippin-
colt only a few days & n he
seemed to be In good spirits"
Detectives Tate and Wood, who were
Immediately assigned to the case, after
several h---s' investigation, reported
TO Coroner Ford At l2.3o p. n. that
without doubt Mr.. Lippincott commit
TED suicide. They further reported that
they did not know why he tool his life.
In addition to the two detectives,
other police officials who Investigated
refused to accept the accident theory.
They asserted that the revolver that
ended the life OF Mr.. Lippincott was OF
the hammerless variety and that the
trigger could not be snapped unless 1t
was pressed Intentionally. The course
OF the bullet was from right 10 left,
and the fact that It penetrated the tenn
pie led the police to the belief that Mr..
Lippincott took his life while tenn
porarily deranged.
Sons Statement.
The sworn statement by Mr.. Llppln-
colts son Is as follows:
This morning at $40 o'clock my
father was found dead In his room by
his valet. My father was very nervous
at times. Ny father never minated
any disposition to take his own life.
Before retiring last evening he was IN
his usual good spirits and health. My
father always kept IA loaded revolver IN
his room because we have u Snatch
man, and the least bit OF nose nc
heard he would go get the revolver
and then investigate. In my opinion,
he heard some noise and Went and got
the revolver and IN some way it was
discharged. My father had everything
In life to make him happy, and / can
see why he should take his life. That
| is why say II must have been an ac-
cldent.'
Death Caused Sensation.
Mr., Lippencott's death caused a sen.
sation IN financial and social circles, ana
the circumstances under which he was
3 found dead has greatly shocked his rela.
: tives and friends,
Mr., Lippincott was born In this cit,
! on Nov. /, 1916, and was the son d
g Joshua Ball!uger Lippincott and Joseph.
me Craige Lippincott. lie was grad
q uated from the University OF Pennsyl
vanis, and in 1866 he entered the pub
: fishing house of j. Is. Lippincott & Co.
ii which has been the j. Il. L.ippin
colt Company since 1850. In 1871 h
married Miss Sallle Il, Bucknell OF TIN
city,
In 1866 Mr.. Lippincott succeeded INF
father as president Of the publishin
company. lie was a member OF the SO
= ciety OF the Mayilower Descendants an
] OF the Art, Union League, Iittenhous
and Racquet clubs OF this city. Is,
s!aes nis interests in the publishin
house, he was II director of the Farmer
~ Mechanics National Bank and a d
:. rector In the Pennsylvania Company IL
81 Insurance on Lives and Granting Al
IL nuIties.
o. Mr., Llppincott is survived by his wi,
ow, a daughter, Mrs. Samuel X. Reeves
a son, Jay b. Lippincott. and a brothe
j. Bertram Llppincott.