Show Noted Latin Authority a Suicide 1 t Today s w nt a I F 1 r g y w wt t a w. w r A Il r ti x t. t f v Af y 9 v PROF HARRY Y TH THURSTON TON PE PECK STAMFORD STAM RD Conn Coan March 23 Harry Thurston hurs on Peck a former professor sor at Columbia university y Committed suicide suicide-at nt ata a a. rooming house I here today by ia the Ithe with a Rith revolver NEW YORK PORK March 23 Harry Barry Thurston Peck was a writer of note and acid twenty eight for years ears cars was professor of ancient inn languages lang ua ca at Columbia sity airy Ho lip left le t the t e institution moro more than three years Jears ears ago in n consequence of ot unpleasant unpleasant un un- pleasant notoriety incident to a breach of promise suit for brought against him hint by br Esther Quinn a ste- ste Shortly Shortt- after the filing of the suit Dr bank bank- Peck filed a voluntary p petition in ru tc Ho lip gave his assets as In n March 1912 1912 MitS Mi s Quinn Quinn's s suit uit was dismissed as insufficient Later she tiled filed another action which was pending at tho the time of his death Dr Peck dro dropped ped out of si sight ht after his hie retirement from Irom rant Columbia and did not comp come before the tho public eye 00 until April of last year when he became camo critically ill at Ithaca N. N Y i suffering from a n. nervous brea breakdown His lIis li lift 9 was des Id despaired aired of until his divorced d wife Mrs rs Cornelia D. D Peck a Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian lion Scientist came to the tho hospital and administered to him |