Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
DENTIST STAYS SE[F.DEN|AL BY ALDR|CH
Dr. Gustavus R. Brown Fires Former Senator Witness at
Bullet Into His Brain. the Lorimer Inquiry.
"A VICTIM OF NERVOUSNESS DID NOT BOOST LORMER
Had Suffered Business Reverses and Merely Said He Was
Feared Insanity ionable' to President
PRACTICED HERE rs YEARS HINES STORY rs DISPUTED
Well Professional Circles Aldrich
Left Two Farewell to
DR.. Gustavus R. Brown Fires
Bullet Into His Brain.
A VICTIM OF NERVOUSNESS
Had Suffered Business Reverses and
Feared Insanity.
PRACTICED HERE rs YEARS
Well Known in Professional Circles.
Left Two Farewell
Messages.

Suffering from a nervous breakdown
and business reverses, and fearing he
would lose his mind. Gustavus r. Brown,
dentist, In the Champlain apartment
house, at 1924 K street northwest. killed
himself today. He fired bullet into his
right temple about IL o'clock this morn
ing. The bullet passed entirely through
mis- head. and he was taken to the Emer
gency Hospital. where he died at ITO
o'clock this afternoon.
DR.. Brown was fifty-seven years old.
He was a widower, his wife. who was
Charles county. Md, having died several
years ago.
Dr. Brown returned this morning from
Washington Sanitarium, at Takoma Park,
where he went Monday to be treated for
nervousness, being escorted there by
Thomas keely of 40 11th street north
west, junior warden OF New Jerusalem
Lodge. f. A. A. NJ, Of which the deceased
a member.
Left Two Messages.
Two messages were left by DR. Brown
One was addressed TO Dr.. w. III. Hicks,
osteopath, in whose office in the Cham
plain DIR. Brown had done his work re-
Gently. He incosed S25 to pay his rent
and asked that his effects be turned over
TO Mr.. keely.
DR.. Hicks was away from the office this
morning about an hour. attending TO his
bank business. When he returned he in
Quired of the telephone operator If any
message had been received for him.
No., said the operator, but Dr.
Brown returned
Going to his Office. DR.. Hicks found
lying on the floor the unconscious form
of his friend. Clutched in his right hand
was a revolver, while the hole through
his head made it appear that there was
but little hope for him. He had lost
great quantity of blood.
The ambulance was summoned from the
Emergency Hospital and the wounded
man was hurried there, arriving about
an hour after he had shot himself. DR..
William B. Carr and DR.. George Tully
Vaughan worked over him, but their ef-
forts proved futile.
Porters Heard Shots.
Detective Patrick O'Brien and Precinct
Detective Homes went to the apartment
house and made an investigation They
learned that Charles Anderson and Roy
jackson. porters in the apartment house,
had heard the report Of the weapon. They
paid no attention to 1t, however, think
ing it had been made by the slamming of
door.
"Dr Brown was a fine man, said Mr.
keely to a Star reporter this afternoon,
land had he not done this terrible thing
everything would have been all right for
him. He was suffering from nervous
breakdown and he dreaded the Thought
that he would some day become insane
THE lodge had him in charge, Mr..
Keely continued, land everything possible
was being done for him. l think he would
have been well in few weeks had he re-
mained at the sanitarium."
Two checks We're inclosed in the note
left for Mr. Keely. DR.. Brown directed
the payment of certain bills and explained
what he wanted done with what was
left. 1t is thought DR.. Brown stopped
at the Cochran Hotel on his way to his
office. the notes he left having been writ
ten on the hotel stationery.
Practiced Here Many Years.
DR.. Brown was well known in business
and social circles in this city. He prac-
ticed his profession for more than twenty
five years. Five years ago his office was
at 800 IIth street northwest.
Mrs. Brown. resides at La Plata. He was
notified this afternoon of the death OF the
dentist 1t is probable ne will come here
and take charge of the body. Mr. heely
will see that the body is embaimed and
prepared for burial.
John Matthews and DIR. Brown married
sisters Judge Frederick ID. Stone, IA
ther of the sisters, was chief judge of the
southern Maryland judicial circuit and
was a member of the court of appeals OF
Marvland He retired from the bench
about twenty-five years ago. Matthews is
d prosperous farmer near La Plata and
is one of the leading citizens of the
county.
Coroner hewitt saw the body at the
hospital this afternoon. He was told OF
the condition of the despndent man and
of his treatment at the Washington sani-
tarium He examined the head and saw
that the bullet had entered the night
temple. passing out on the opposite side
of the head. He gave a certificate OF
death showing the wound had been self
dictoa with Cuiciaal intent.