The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1909, Page 16

MYSTERY AS 10 MOTIVE IN OIL MAN'S SUICIDE Though Morrison Planned | Death, Family and Friends Know No Reason. NOTE TO UNDERTAKER. | Superintendent of Standard’s Cooperage Arranged for Funeral Before Death, A though the suicide at Red Bank, N. J., of Leonard D, Morrison, for years a trusted Standard Oil employee, was apparently deliberate, his family and friends said to-day unable to discover anyth Indicate a motive. Mr. Morrison had been employed by the Standard for twenty-five years and was superintendent of the company's cooperage at Constable Hook, Bayonne. He was fifty-four years old, and there had been talk of runnimz him for Mayor at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., where he Mved and where he took an active par im the social life, being president of the Golf Chib, In the winter Mr. Morrison and hie had been hat would aus, Atlantic Highlands had lived for nine year was kept open by Miss K. C) housekeeper, however, and t frequéntly went there, M sometimes alone when lie was kept ite oe at Bayonne. He was there Wednesday n when he left yesterday to volver, but not his wateh Miss Curry sald he had not and had appeared more quiet than usual. He had gone to the house at tle suggestion of his wife, who thought the country alr would remaining at the bo! they were stay West Thirty E. H. Patric Dog's Strange Actions. ted | nm home. ie| he dog, whic had always obeyed a gesture of his At last, failing to rid himself of the dog, Mr. Mor Chief of Police John R Atlantic High: lands, a f ne dog home. Mr. Mort da trolley car | And arrived at the Central Hotel, West | Front street, Red Bank, about 1 o'clock. He registered as Lewis D. Morrison, | had dinner, then went to the bar and | had a drink of whiskey, which im pressed the bartender as “a big one.” | Mr went in a retiring room. | Boon the men in the barroom heard a pistol’s muftled report. They rushed | he) the retiring room, Robert Clay | st Mr, Morrison lay on his back, dead. | ve muzzle of his mouth and sped the bullet through his brain. Arranged for Funeral. He left a letter addressed to the “Red Bank undertaker.” In it he made the request that his overcoat be sent home | and the rest of hs clothes destroyed. | He ordered that his body be placed in @ coffin of moderate price and sem to Red Bank for burial. letter to Indi- le er PRTRT ARTS ARTIST LOST S000 000 IN STOCKS Then Aiviee eae Benziger Sued | His Brokers for $42,000 and Lost Again, ~~ AGAIN VICE-CHANCELLOR ~| Homer pepepepereted THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909. YOUNG CATES BLS AN S500 CANE = ts a Few Pugs to a $50 pupp ‘Plans Are Complete for E lection of a U.S. Senator in Aibany “THE LEGISLATURE WILL Now PROCEED To GhecrA ws, Also Presen SENATOR Set Prec Friersds WEONESOAY.§ 23rd \ Olive Fremstad’s Sieglinde | the Feature of “Die Walkure” —_—_— tan. It ls weil concelved and act “| and he sings the part with @ variet BY SYLVESTER RAWLING. | expression; but tt lacks something of | earnent Dut not an) the imperiousness of the head of the e waits in vain for the die unded. Burgestaller always iresque Slegmund, and ang better than he has sung | Frematad)ler rm. Kasch-| for some time. Blass was @ sinister owska was Brunnhilde. Her tmpersona-|Hunding. Harriet. Behnee was an- tion is conscientious and praiseworthy,| nounced to take Loulss Homer's place but It falls short of the standard to| ag Waliraute in the chorus of the Vai- which we are accustomed. Loulse| xyrte it Homer herself was ¢here, was Indisposed and Marianne) keeping herself in the background, how- and making little effort to sing choir missed something of sponta: | BOYS’ Opera-House last lovely and a Flahaut took her place tremolo whic ueted with fine spirit and | id pedal. The audience was y antes, but it bestowed H and} | OutofSorts | HAT IS, something is wrong with baby, but we can’t tell | just what it is All mothers recognize the term by the lassitude, weakness, loss of appetite, inclination to sleep, | | heavy breathing, and lack of interest shown by baby. These | are the symptoms of sickness. It may be fever, congestion, worms, croup, diphtheria, or scarlatina. Do not lose a minute, Give the child Castoria, It will start the digestive organs into | operation, open the pores of the skin, carry off the feetid jimnatter, and drive away the threatened sickness, \ Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of Cpa CHILDREN’S SUIT DEP’TS. JAMES McGREERY & CO. ANNUAL SALE | SOROSIS SHOES. 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Model buttoned to neck, Size 6 to 14 years. 8.50 usual price 12.75 School Dresses made of Wool Fabrics, plain or mixtures. Size 6 to 14 years. 5.00 to 8.50 usual price 8.50 to 1250 Junior Suits,—the remaining stock of two and three piece models. Made of Broadcloth and mixed fabrics. 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