Show I G D DOWNED BY POVERTY Pormer Prominent Politician Driven t Suicide U ic N Y De 19When J H Read a boolkeepr in one of the brew cries opened his mail today he foUnd the following letter Sunday Dee 18 DeHenrr Then this rache you I will be a dead man in a room at the Metropolan hotel layete street 1ly son is sick In bed in New York and my wife is in absolute abso-lute destitute circumstances As the last request of an old friend for GOds sake send her 10 so she will get it Tuesday morning Her address is Mary Midla 331 West Fourteenth street New York I shall have to be burled bv the authorities a I have not one cent but Henry be on hand i you can to see that I am nut away I decently Gooby and God bless you Your friend LEROY W lIILAM 111 Red stepped to the telephone and inquired at the Metropolitan if Mr 1idla was a guest there He was told that he was Then Mr Read told the clerk to send at once to his room break in the door If necessary and discover dis-cover the condition of the occupant WIthin a few minutes the answer was received that Mr Midlam was dead that he had shot himself Mldlam was about 62 yeas of age He came here from Georgia many year ao and entered the office of Horato Seymour as a clerk He became popular popu-lar and was elected city treasurer Fin ally he went to Michigan and engaed in business with Horato Seymour 1 and was very successful there for a time He was a prominent Democratic poltca in that state and was appointed ap-pointed DOstmater at Marquette during dur-ing Cleelands first term Two years ago he engaged in unfortunate speculation specu-lation and lost his property His lat occupation was as traveling salesman for Parsons co tobacco dealers of New York |