The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-25
FEARED TO LIVE AND RE BAD
Country Hoy. Dismayed by lAfe In Great
City, Kills Himself.

A neatly dressed hoy about ls or 10
years old who seems to have come from
Cortland. y. y. or it's vicinity. committed
suicide yesterday afternoon in the base
ment OF saloon run by James Lynch
at 572 Fulton street. Brooklyn Those
VINO saw him come in remarked later
that he seemed unfamiliar with such
places He went Immediately to the
wash room in the basement moment
later those upst airs heard a shot and found
the young man on the floor unconscious
There was a new revolver beside him
He died before an ambulance surgeon
arrived He did not have cent Of money
in his clothing
In a pocket OF his coat was note book
In which a letter. written on separate
sheets OF paper. had been folded The
letter read
DEAR FATHER ASp MOTHER: Have had
40 much trouble I cannot stand il any longer
People nnd fault with my delivery and
have come short in the cash at night. ]
was afraid Maricls might think was taking
the money. but the lord knows have tried
to be honest. | prayed TO Him to help me-
but couldn't see that was getting any help
The story got around that ! went to the
roadhouse and l feared that folks believed
the report was true. l love Jessie the best
OF any girl ever knew and think she Ia
as good ~ any girl hated 10 come away
from her. hut thought the sooner the better.
for I think II she turned me down after
thought so much Of her would kill myself
II she learned to love me and didn't stay,
II would break her heart | hope you will
never know what becomes Of me II you
do hnd out where went. write this TO iet
you know what ! did II for am in the
park in New York writing this. New York
Ia great city. l have been riding on the
trolley cara. on the elevated trains. in the
subway cars and on the ferryboate
hope that Mr.. Maricle will get soma one
better. ! hope that you will forgive me
as | have prayed every night TO the Lord
to forgive me. I thought | would end il
now a. II would get worse all the time II
got in with the boys couldn't say No"
and | should fall so low that those who
loved me would wish rather that had died
! really hate to do this. but il go TO hell
now II Ia better than living an awful life
and then going to hell!
Dear father, a. | am making the trip
around the Statue of Liberty the band on
the boat Is playing Put Your Arms Around
Me. Honey" and it makes me think OF
Jessie and YOU.
The letter had no address and was
unsigned, In the young mans pockets
were two railroad tickets Of the Cortland
County Traction Company.
The body was taken to the BROOKLYN
morgue II is that Of young man about
s feet inches in height, Of dark com
plexion. The clothing includes a blue
suit tan shoes. white negligee shirt and
gray cap bearing the label OF a Cortland
halter. A silver scarf pin was engraved
with the initial c.
SYRACUSE. March "a The boy who
killed himself in BROOKLYN was Clinton
Coates, ~ years old, Of McGraw, a hamlet
near Cortland lie was employed by
q. H, Maricle. a grocer Coates left
NlcGraw on Tuesday night without telling
his parents or employer that he was
going. He had been attentive to Jessie
Reakes. II years old, daughter Of former
Cortland policeman,