Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
RICHARD v. SWEETMAN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Repairs to Park Opposite D. A. R.
Hall and Sends Bullet
Into Brain.
Leaves Note to Sister, Bidding Her
Good-Bye-Three Alleged At
tempts at Suicide.

Richard W. Sweetman. q bartender.
committed suicide beneath tall pine
tree in the park opposite d. A X. Hall
late last night or early this morning by
shooting himself in the left temple.
Beginning Monday morning there has
been one suicide committed each day
this week.
Sweetman, who was Familiarity known
to his friends as Dick had been in
the employ of an street liquor firm
for 4 long time. He did not use liquor.
his friends say. and his violent death
came as a complete surprise to friends
and relatives.
God bless you. You are the sole
possessor of all l own. Goodbye, and
may God grant you peaceful and
happy death This was what Sweetman
wrote slip of paper that was in
tended for his sister. with whom he re-
sided at the Melton, New York avenue
and 4th street northwest.
Body Found at Z O'Clock.
Sweetman's body was found in the
park shortly after o'clock. new
pistol that had been purchased yester-
day, and from which the dealers tag
had not been removed. was found I'M
der the body of the suicide. 1t is stated
the weapon was bought at the store
where George w. Kreamer. inmate of
the Government Hospital for the In
sane, made similar purchase before
committing suicide.
Friends of Sweetman told the police
that the young man had seemed de-
pressed the past few days, although he
had said nothing to any of them to M
dictate he contemplated suicide. Yes
terday morning Sweetman asked his
employers permission to absent him
self from the place of business for
short time and his request was granted.
1t was not an unusual request, said
his employer, for the employees fire.
quently get off to go to a barber shop
or to do shopping.
Sweetman Iell the business place
shortly after o'clock and failed to
return. He did not return to his apart
ment yesterday, it is said, and his sister
became alarmed. The police were not
told of his absence. however, and it
was not until Miss Sweetman was told
of the suicide that she learned of the
rea son for her brothers absence.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body at the
morgue. He gave a certificate of death
from self-inflicted wound, and the
Sweetman is survived by brother and
sister. His wife died several years ago.
John Naughton Swallows Poison.
John NauShton. a bartender, twenty
eight years old. who is said to have lost
his position by reason of the closing of
his employers saloon when the Jones'
Works excise law became operative, at
tempted suicide at his home last night
according to statement he is said to
have made to physicians at Emergency
Hospital.
NauGhton was taken to the hospital
from his home, 1900 = street, shortly
before : o'clock. 1t is stated he told
the physicians there he was suffering
from dose of poison. 1t is thought
he will recover.
Other Suicide Attempts Alleged.
Richard Roland, thirty-four years old.
724 Sd street northwest, took a dose
of poison last night. he stated, for the
purpose of ending his life. He as
signed no reason for the deed. An
ambulance was summoned and he was
taken to Emergency Hospital Ply
sicians at the hospital say he will re-
cover.
Eva Ware, colored, twenty-one years
old, Il resident of Canal road was
found hanging in a cell at the seventh
precinct police station about 1890
o'clock this morning. She had been ar
rested on a trivial charge. Policeman
Beauregard found her. before she had
suffered any i'll effects. She made a
moose of u long sailor tie and sus-
pended herself from the top of the cell