The New York herald., 1870-02-05
STRANGE SUICIDE.

German Importers Jump from = Boston
hoat-Mystersous Infatuatioa Of the Victim
Tor n Violent Death.
Tue strange fascination which suicide has for
men VINO become involved In social or business en-
palrassments has recently received illustration In
'nc v'o'ehs termination OF an importers life BY hs
own nAnd-hot as the general case runs, BY sudden
'h'asua''oh out by a long avowed and repeatedly
expressed Intention TO effect his own departure for
tue oiner worh. Instances OF feo de re OF late have
been rare, out they have all possessed melancholy
interest from the singular incentives which drive
men to commit the rash act Of despair The tbree
classes OF victims who thus become arbters OF their
own tate consist In general OF those who are proved
upon by chronic hypocnodra ana constitutional dis
ease those who become subjects OF gloomy tran.
scendentalism aud dlsbelieve IN divine retribution
and lastly those who meet the bitter and relentless
opposition OF III fortune either In domestic troubles
In the moncyed affairs CT the world. Our columns
have from time TO time recorded individual exam.
pies of this ripartte and destructive alliance but
not until this day there occurred wherein
suicide has sought death by voluntary means, be-
iievng tnat 10 die In this way heroic ana noble.
me facts as they are bnown are substantially
thesc:-
An industrious and frugal German came to this
country some years ago aud started cutlery house,
with branch establishments IN Europe. Hc soon
nuit up his business and was successful In widening
ndence and esteem OF hts associates. There was
subject, however upon which he frequently expressed
himself ike u nlonomanlac, ana tnat was suicide.
For upwards OF nve years he has been maintaining
that suicide was courageous, aud that he would
employ 1t as means OF relief II ever suffering under
Intricate complications OF business Upon THIS SUD
ject he spoke TO all hrs friends, advocated these
peculiar views, and stated 10 them that he had
written q book in their advocacy. The gen.
uenan was bachelor but had under hH
parental guardianship eight children OF his sister,
who mad embarked with tnen Tor Luls country sOmS
years since. but VINO. upon the passage 10 New
York, had been seized with Sickness. which ended
In her death and burial at sea. Her brother with
generosity Immediately took rne chLdren IN cnarge,
Up TO Friday, last week. ne bad been urging hu
opinions rcspe ting the hcroisa OF suicide upog
his friends proclainng tnat II the OCCASION should
arlsc he would jump on board u Boston boat and
then end his life by jumping into the water, com.
passing death by drowning. On Friday, as usual
that his European house Tad called iof
considerable draft, which It wrote must
| be forwarded by the next steamer. or the
concern would be bankrupt. lie lett hn
store III Chambers street, and tnis was tue las
seen OF him up to latest accounts. Upon his desc
was found letter written 10 his agents In Europe
informing them OF his inability to make up ths
amount and also the startling intelligence that be.
fore they received the letter he would De the ocean
witn his sister, Search was instituted Tor
all quarters, but without avail Finally inquiry
was made and 1t was found lhat he had regis.
tered his name NJ the Boston boat for stateroOm,
aud this Is the last trace ne has left Oenind. lie
probably fulfilled Ills Intention and now Hills q
watery grave lie resided ut Staten Island, was
man forty years OF age OF medium height, gloomy
aspect, and was considered good citizen aud an
upright man.