Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
FROM HOTEL WINDOW
Daniel S. Cunning, Grand
nephew of Mrs. Leland STAN
ford, Commits Suicide.

BOSTON, August 19-Twenty-three-
year-oid Daniel Shields Cunning Of New
York, granddaughter of the late Mrs Lee
land Stanford, who left him a large for
tune. and nephew of Col. G. p. Lawton.
prominent financially and socially in New
York. killed himself yesterday afternoon
by plunging out of q window In the
fourth story of the fashionable Tourane
Hotel to the street. He died almost in
stantly. The youths mad act was COM
mitted while he was suffering from a
Temporary alteration due to an attack of
epilepsy.
Young Cunning was on a motoring tour
with his cousin. Daniel Lathrop Lawton.
accompanied by valet and a chauffeur.
Cunning and I4awton were inseparable
companions On the death of Cunning g
parents, when he was little boy, Col
Lawton became his guardian. and he
grew up side by side with young Law
ton. Their itinerary planned q trip
through the Berkshires. and 1t was to
end at Col LawtOn's summer home at
Saratoga Springs.
Becomes Ill In Boston.
On arriving in Boston last night Gun
ming became i'll. and it was decided to
put up at the Touraine until he should
have recovered. He and his cousin took
adjoining apartments. The young man
had suffered severely during the night.
but about 10 o'clock this morning was
resting quietly and had apparently fallen
asleep. His cousin and the valet left him
and went downstairs to get breakfast.
A chambemaid of the hotel was clean
ing Lawtons room when Cunning rushed
in from the adjoiningg apartment He
was clad only in his pajamas. and the
maid said he was staggering as II dazed
He tottered toward the window. but
when the girl tried to stop him brushed
her aside vigorously. scrambled on the
window sill and hurled himself out into
space
She ran screaming from the room into
the hallway and met Lawton, who
asked her what was the matter.
"A young man has jumped out OF
the window in room 326," she cried
Historically.
Iawton stood stunned for an instant
and then rushed into the apartment
He looked into Cummings room and saw
the vacant bed, and stared out of the
window and saw the unfortunate youth
lying prone on the pavement below.
Death Almost instantaneous.
The place where he struck was almost
opposite a police station. and Capt.
wagon to the City Hospital But there
DIR. Garfield said the young man had
died within q minute after striking the
pavement
Cummings cousin. who is just about
his own age. was In pitiable condition
of grief. but he managed to make this
statement to the reporters:
My cousin has suffered such attacks
a long time. l am sure he did not know
what he was doing-merely rushed
blindIy to his death. Saturday he
seemed in good health. but had an at
tack during the night"
Cunning was Of a younger exclusive
society set in New York. Boston and
Philadelphia His parents left him
fortune of 100000. which was aug
mented by the Request from Mrs Lee
land Stanford of $250.000 on his COM
ing of age and $250.06O more which he
was to have inherited when he was
twenty-five years old
On attaining his majority the young
man gave a dinner at the United States
Hotel in Saratoga to few friends. 1t
cost $1,000 Among the guests We're
BENJAMIN Mckee. grandson of the late
President Harrison. and other youths of
prominent families.