New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

ny Remand. the French barytone. declares
mat he Is tired OF life and then after a
'oNe duet with Eunce. the slave girl
"'es In her arms. physician having opened
an artery in the arm of each. by command
Of Petronus
detectives Tate and Wood, who were inn
mcdiately assigned to the case, after sew
eral hours investigation. reported to cor
oner Ford al 1880 p. m. that without doubt
.Mr Lppincott committed suicide They
further reported that they did not know
why he took his life
Detectives and police officials who in
vesticated the case assert that the revolver
that ended the life OF Mr.. Lippincott was
Of the hammerless variety. and that the
trigger could not he snapped unless IL was
pressed Intentionally The course Of tho
bullet was from right 10 left. and the fact
that IL penetrated the temple leads tho
police TO the belief that Mr. Lippincott
may have taken his life while temporarily
deranged and while in a thoroughly ner-
vous state
jay e Lppincott son ~ the dead man.
declares his fathers death was due 10 &C
cident. He made the following statement.
night. He and 7 sat mp and read until so
a m. We attended the performance OF
Quo Vadis' at the Metropolitan Opera
House in the evening, and my father
joyed the opera immensely Before retir-
Ing he took his customary nightcap and
bade me good night in a cheerful way.
That my father had any reason to end
his life I cannot believe. He had made
arrangements TO so to Europe with my
mother. and was also preparing 10 cele-
brate the fortieth anniversary Of his wed
ding. Only recently he bought some Jewels
for my mother 70 give her AZ the celetra-
ton
Had Fear Of Burglars.
Father was OF nervous. temperament,
and. since the robbery Of our town house
and country home several years ago, had
always kept a loaded revolver in his room.
He was always disturbed by the slightest
noise and IN my opinion he heard noise
Of some kind and grabbed his revolver,
which was accidentally discharged. Ny
father had everything to live for. and was
not the sort Of man who would end his
own life. That is why say II must have
been an accident Reports 70 the contrary
are cruel and unfounded'
The tragedy was discovered By Oscar
Stewart. valet who had been employed
by Mr. Lippincott for twenty years stew
art went 10 Mr.. Lppincotts room az
O clock to shave him. Mr. Lippincott was
dead BLOOD was trckling from wound
N the right temple end had stained the pill
lows and spattered 2 dressing table near
the bed.
Stewart summoned Jav 3 Lpnincott,
who al once notified the authorities az City
Hall Coroner Ford sent Deputy Coroner
George McKeever. who arrived at the house
about $50 O'Clock. Mr. Lippineotts body
was still warm, but Dr. ]. c Wilson who
had been called in by the family. said that
Mr.. Lippincott was beyond the need of his
services
Mr Lippincott occupied an apartment
alone al the front Of the house overlook
ing Rittenhouse Square His room was
separated from that Of his wife by bath
room Miss Constance Lippncott, his
daughter. slept in room directly over
that OF her father. but neither she nor any
member Of the household heard. the report
OF the shot
According 70 the police. Mr. Lippincott
had the revolver in the house three years,
but the weapon looks as If IT had just
come from a shop II IS shiny and new in
appearance.
In hunting for q motive 10 explain the
suicide theory Coroner Ford was informed
that Mr. Lippncott had been in Ill health
for several months He suffered from
stomach trouble il is said. which made him
nervous on Wednesday night he was
much better and said that he would enjoy
Quo Vadis"
4 runor that mysterious letter alleged
to have been received by Mr.. Lppincott
was the motive that may have led him 10
commit suicide could not be verified
Mrs Lppincott is prostrsted by the
tragedy and is under the care of ply
sician. Her son. jay 3 Lippincott. asked
Coroner Ford 70 take into consideration
Mrs. Lippincotts condition when the in
quest is held and to give the stricken
family the benefit Of every doubt about the
suicide theory
Mr. Lippincott was born in this city in
1916 He was educated at the University
Of PENNSYLVANIA and in 1871 married Miss
sallie f. Bucknell. Of Philadelphia.
In 1860 Mr. Lippincott entered the pub
fishing house Of J. B. Lippncott Co,
which has been the J 3 Lippncott Com
pany since 1855, and in 1886 succeeded his
father as president of the concern.
Mr. Lippincott was . member Of the So
ciety Of Mayfower Descendants and OF the
Art. Union League, Rittenhouse and Rae
ouet clubs He leaves wife. a daughter
Mrs Samuel X. Reeves; son. Jay +. Lip
pincott. who lives at Colorado Springs, and
two brothers, j. Bertram Ijppincott and
Walter Lippincott