Show Young Belmont Suicides NEW YORK January 31 Word reached the police headquarters at 3 oclock this morning that Raymond Belmont son of August Belmont the wellknown banker had shot himself Young Belmont lived with his father at No 119 fifth Avenue and was associated associ-ated with the Belmont banking house at 12 Pine Street In the evening Raymond Ray-mond went out to dinner He returned shortly before 1 oclock this morning With him was Leonard Behr a night watchman with whom young Raymond was well acquainted and who frequently fre-quently accompanied him home They went to the basement where there was a shooting gallery in which young j Belmont who was a very expert shot frequently practiced Here he also had revolvers and guns As they entered the room young Belmont picked up ado a-do ubi > acting Smith Wesson revolver of 33 calibre and turning to Behr sail Now I want you to go and hold up a gold collar button in your hand and 1 will shoot it out Behr who had frequently fre-quently seen the young man shoot and had great confidence in him at once agreed to do this Before taking up his position however young Belmont Bel-mont turned to him and said Oh first close all the doors so that the report re-port may not alarm father wco is upstairs up-stairs Thereupon Behr walked over to the door and had just put his hand upon it when he heard the report of a pistol Turning he saw young Belmont falling to the floor blood jibing from the wound in the right aide of his head My God Raymond he cried what have you done He laid over the young man who opened his eyes and looking at him tried to speak but could not Benr aroused August Belmont the young mans father who was all alone in the house Young Belmont died soon after The bullet entered his brain Tne coroner found that the bullet had passed clear through the skull entering the right side of the head and coming out at the The watchman said the shooting was accidental but the coroner said all the indications pointed to suicide It was evident that young Belmont had taken considerable wine witn his dinner Mrs Belmont is in Washington with Congressman Con-gressman Perry Belmont She was notified by telegraph this morning Coroner Edwin said today that he had no doubt but that thd shooting of Belmont was due to the accidental discharge dis-charge of the revolver He made some inquiries and acquainted himself with the fucts sulficent taken in connectibn with other circumstances to feel asued that the case was not one of Ucde |