Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-07
LIPPINCO7T KILLS HIMSELF
Head Of Philadelphia Publishing Firm
Commits Suicide in Home.
HIS DEATH CAUSES A SENSATION
Family aud Friends at First Insisted
that Tie HAD Accidentally shot
HimseIf-BuIIet wound in
Right Temple.


pincott, head OF the publishing house OF
J. Il. Lppincott company and prominent
in financial and social life Of the city.
shot himself early today in his magnlh-
cent home, 2is West Rittenhouse Square.
The cause that led Mr.. Lpplncott to end
his life Is not definitely known, except
than an authorized statement given out
by an officer OF the publishing company
states that he killed himself during per-
iod of temper bry alteration.
The following authorized statement by
an officer OF the J. b. Lippincott COM
pahy was given out this afternoon:
During a period Of temporary aberra-
ton Craige Lppincott, president OF the J.
b. Uppincott company shot and killed
himself at his residence. 2lS West Ritten-
house Square, early this morning. The
business Of the publishing house will not
be affected by Lippincotts death
Death Causes Sensation.
The tragic death Of Mr.. Lppincott caused
a sensation There was a strong dispos-
ton on the part of relatives and friends
to doubt that he had died designedly. his
son, Jay B. Lippincott, going far as
to make a sworn statement giving 1t as
his opinion that his father had died by
accident II Is declared that neither Mrs.
Llppincott. the widow, who was in the ad-
joining room, nor the son, who was on
the floor above, heard the fatal shot
Mr.. Llppinc0tt, who was 6 years Of age
was found dead by his valet There was
g bullet wound In the right temple So
far as can be learned MIR. Lippincott re-
tired last night in good spirits, He at
tended the performance Of the opera "Quc
vsdis" and greeted friends with his usual
good humor
The dead publisher was many years a
prominent figure IN the social life Of this
! city and his activities i'm this connection
we're shared by his wife. He was also
we'll known In many OF the summer col.
onies along the New, England coast
The tragedy occurred few hours afte
the return Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lippincott from
the Metropolitan opera house, where they
| occupied seats in their box surrounded by
friends. and witnessed a performance Of
QUO Vadis," the last given by the Phila
delphia-Chicago Opera company in this
city.
In this opera the curtain goes down on
scene in which, Petronius deolaren that h
is tired OF life and then, after a beautiful
! love duet with Eunice, the slave girl, the,
die in each others arms, a physician hav
ing opened an artery in the arm of each
by command of Petronlus.
sketch of Mr.. LippincOtt.
Mr. Lppincott was born In this city OF
November T. 1s4s aud was the son o
Joshua Ballinger LippincOtt and Josephine
Craige IAppincott. He was graduated from
the University OF Pennsylvania and in 1Ss
he entered the publishing house of j. b
Lppincott & Co. which has been the J. B
Llppincott company since 1885
In 1871 he married Miss Sallie e. Buck
mel of this city.
In 1886 Mr.. Iippinoott succeeded hi
father as president Of the publishing com
} pany. He was a member of the Society o
; the Mayflower descendants and OF N
Art, Union league, Rlttenhouse and Rae