Sandy Hume
Encyclopedia
Sandy Hume, born Alexander Britton Hume Jr., (September 2, 1969, Washington, D.C - February 22, 1998, Arlington, Virginia), was an American journalist. A journalist
for The Hill
newspaper in Washington, D.C., Hume was the son of Brit Hume
, then Fox News Channel's
managing editor, and Clare Jacobs Stoner.
Bill Paxon
against Speaker
Newt Gingrich
. MSNBC
commentator and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough
says in his book, Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day, that he was Hume's source.
in his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. In the months before his death, Hume, an alcoholic
, had begun drinking again. The night before his suicide, Hume was jailed for drunk driving
and tried to hang himself in the U.S. Park Police
jail cell. He was evaluated at a psychiatric facility
and released. He went home and took his life with a hunting rifle. He left a long note expressing shame at the previous night's events.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
for The Hill
The Hill (newspaper)
The Hill, a subsidiary of News Communications Inc., is a newspaper published in Washington, D.C. since 1994.Its first editor was Martin Tolchin, a veteran correspondent in the Washington bureau of The New York Times....
newspaper in Washington, D.C., Hume was the son of Brit Hume
Brit Hume
Brit Hume is an American television journalist and political commentator.For twenty years he was a correspondent for the American Broadcasting Company, including Chief White House Correspondent. He then spent ten years as the Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel and the anchor...
, then Fox News Channel's
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
managing editor, and Clare Jacobs Stoner.
Career
Hume broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup by Rep.United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Bill Paxon
Bill Paxon
L. William Paxon , known as Bill Paxon, is a lobbyist and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.-Early life:...
against Speaker
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....
. MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
commentator and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel...
says in his book, Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day, that he was Hume's source.
Death
Hume committed suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
in his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. In the months before his death, Hume, an alcoholic
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
, had begun drinking again. The night before his suicide, Hume was jailed for drunk driving
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
and tried to hang himself in the U.S. Park Police
United States Park Police
The United States Park Police is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San...
jail cell. He was evaluated at a psychiatric facility
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
and released. He went home and took his life with a hunting rifle. He left a long note expressing shame at the previous night's events.