Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-16
SUICIDE SIGNS
FRIENDS NAME
ON HOTEL BOOK
Harry w. Taylor Leaves Note
After Drinking Poison
Lotion.
ASSIGNS NO REASON

Registering at the Hotel Washington
under the name Of an old friend, but
leaving q note telling his real name,
Harry William Taylor, Al, 2916 Paris ave
nue., committed suicide today. He drank
acid which he poured in q glass, and
then, as if repenting the act, he stag
gered to the telephone but sank back
on the floor
An alleged shortage Of about S1,1O0 IS
said to have been the cause of the sui
eide. Taylor until a month ago, had
been the legal clerk of the law firm OF
Charles J. OrbisOn and Frank Olive, 1903
Merchants Bank building. OF the total
alleged shortage, Taylor owed 5000 to
the law firm and about $500 as 4 trustee
for Freeman f. Baldwin, proprietor Of
a paint company. Taylor had been ap-
pointed as trustee by Harry Sheridan.
Federal referee in bankruptcy, and had
been ordered to appear in Mr.. Sheridan's
Office last Wednesday That was the
day he disappeared from his homo
SAYS HE WAS
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
Mr. Taylor was short in his accounts
about $1,000" said Mr.. Orbiuson. Il
first knew Taylor when he was a student
in Benjamin Harrison Night Law school
f. c. Atkins Saw Compan and attended
law school at night He was the honor
student in the school I trusted him and
saw bright future for him More than
three years ago I offered him the posi-
tion of legal clerk with our firm. He ha,
been with Us since that time. I would
have trusted him with my life. After
Taylors wife died, his property was in
a financial tangle and I arranged for
new loan for him. He APPARENTLY was
Strengthened out in financial way. Then.
a month ago, Mr.. Olive called my at
tention TO Taylor being short in his &C.
counts with our firm, and soon after we
discovered he had deposited checks
amounting to about 500. instead Of mail
ing them. That was ia the Baldwin
bankruptcy case.
There was a story scene in our office
when l talked It over with TayIor. and
then he left the office I have sent for
him several times since then. planning
TO give him the chance 10 make no bis
shortage and give him all the time he
needed. He would always promise to
meet me in my office. but never did.
Poor little fellow, he could have made
good. His suicide IS a great shock 10
me"
Besides Louis, the son who went to the
hotel when be heard OF his fathers
suicide. Taylor is survived by SON.
John Taylor soldier In the United
States Army now IN Germany; three
daughters, Emma Taylor 20, Ada Taylor,
i, both Of indianapolis, and Dorothy
Taylor. s, who, since IA II mothers death
six years ago has lived with her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Taylor, at
Lynn, Ind.
NOTE EXPLAINS
IDENTITY
Nelson Marks, bell boy, heard Tay-
Tor groaning and notified Edward r.
Spooner. general manager Of the hotel
company. and c. r. Smith, manager Of
the Washington Hotel They went to
the room. but found the door locked In
such a way they could not enter with
a pass key. Ed Reilly, engineer Of the
hotel. was called and broke in the door.
Taylor's body was found on the door be
side the bed, the empty glass and bottle
from which the druggists label had been
removed. was on tho dresser. note
written IN & neat hand on piece Of the
hotel paper stated:
My name is Harry w. Taylor, 2916
Paris avenue. Please send my remains to
that address. The name on the register
is that Of an old friend long since dead
The hotel authorities say the man reg
istered under the name Of James NJ. Bay
liss, on Jan. IL
Louis Taylor, IS, a son Of the dead
man, was notified. He stated his father
left home Wednesday and took his
travelling bag with him. He said he had
no idea why his father should have COM
mitted suicide, but declared his father
never took him into his confidence.
Harry w. Taylor formerly was a book
keeper at tho f. c. Atkins Saw works
and has been practlcing law for four
years, his son stated.
Mrs. Taylor died six years ago The
dead man is survived by two sons and
three daughters.