The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-18
Baltimore Banker Ends
Life by Inhaling
Gas.
HE LEAVES NOTE
EXPLAINING DEED
Onslaughts of Yellow Press in
Connection With His Interest
in Race Track at Havre de
Grace Given as One Rea-
son by G. c. Morrison
for Self-Destruction.

Baltimore. Md, September l7.-George
c. Morrison, aged forty years. president
of the Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany of this city. committed suicide
some time during last night in one OF
the private rooms at the Baltimore
Athletic Club.
The report TO the police says that Mr..
Morrison ended his life with gas, which
he inhaled through tube.
Mr. Morrison occupied a conspicuous
position in the business and political
affairs Of Baltimore. and also was
prominently interested in horse rae
ing.
He left a note explaining the deed.
The coroner took possession OF It. and
,snile refusing TO make all Of it public
at this time. he said that the dead man
referred to the onslauShts Of a yellow
newspaper in connection with his in
terest in the race track at Havre de
Grace as one reason for his action.
The suicide of Mr. Morrison came
within n few days of accusations made
by Governor Goldsborough that Mr..
Morrison and other leaders Of the busi-
ness and social life of Hartford County
had made Misrepresentation concern
ing the Hartford County racing bill.
Governor Deceived.
In a public statement, Governor
Goldsborough said that had he not been
deceived by the statements Of Mr.. Nor
rison and other representative men he
would not have signed the bill, which
allows racing in Hartford County
Following up the Governors charges,
the grand jury Of Hartford County be-
gan an investigation of the facts re-
garding the Havre de Grace race track.
and it was the intention to summon Mr.
Morrison. along with a number Of
others whose names had been men
toned IN connection with the matter.
Mr. Morrison had been selected as
chairman Of the Democratic advisory
committee for Maryland and to con-
duct the campaign for Wilson.
c. 4. Fairbanks, vice. president Of the
Title Trust and Guarantee Company,
Of which Mr. Morrison was president,
said officially that there was nothing
wrong in Mr. Morrison's relations with
the company. Every detail Of the COM
pany's affairs was all right. he said.
Mr.. Morrison was drst vice-president
Of the Baltimore Trust Company and
institutions.
Note ITO the Pablie.~
The communication retained by the
coroner was later made public. It was
addressed ITO the PubliN," and was de-
voted entirely to a lengthy explanation
OF Norrisons connection with the Har-
ford County racing bill. He declared
in effect that he was Influenced only
by desire to serve certain friends in
Hartford who had county fair prop
erty there and wished to hold race
meetings in connection with the fair.
He thought that under the bill it would
be impossible to operate OUTLAW rae
ing. and he believed the construction
OF any new tracks under IL extremely
unlikely In all his life, he said. he
had never been offered graft a. such.
and he had never made . dollar out Of
sport Of any kind
The letter Indicated plainly that the
writer had worried over the connection
- his name with the race track matter
Mr.. Morrison took means 70 mao
self-destruction certain. Around his
neck and secured by strips OF adhesive
plaster was fastened q loaded revolver
with the muzxle pointed directly ut the
middle Of his throat.
MI. Morrison went to his room In the
Athletic Club at noon yesterday tell
ing club attendants that he intended
to do some work there. That was the
last time he was seen alive,
Grand J1Fy Reports.
Belair. Nd. September 17-charac-
terizing the directorate Of the race
track at Havre de Grace as -uuclean
collar on a dirty Shirt and claiming
that the track is maintained for gam
bling IN its most damaging and dan
eerous form. the grand jury for Har-
ford County this afternoon gave its re-
ports TO the court AZ Belair.
The report followed two days Of ,es.
t:mony-,aking. in which directors o.
the track. which IL run under the name
OF the Hartford Agricultural and Breed
ing Association. and many Others were
called to tell Just how the new track IN
conducted and the manner in which ts
was promoted. The grand Jury recon-.
mended that detectives be employed By