New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-29
SUICIDE ADROTTLY PLANNED.
EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF tx CoNGREssMA'
BowNE-A REPORTER SELECTED AS WITNESS

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF EX- CONGRESSMAN
BowNE-A REPORTER SELECTED AS WITNESS
OTHER SUICIDES.
Ex-Congressman Obadiah Bovine, once one
of the most influential residents Of Fresh Kills. s. L.
and recently bOarder at the Compton House In TINS
city, committed suicide under remarkable crenm
stances at the Richmond County Hall, in Richmond
Village s. l., on Monday night. The act seems to have
been the result of calm and deliberate thought and all
the details were carefully planned. Mr. Bovine called
at office OF newspaper early on Monday ana asked
that the best reporter should be detailed 10 meet nun ht
O'Clock that afternoon in the staten lsand FERRY
70 work I'D q sensation" Thence, he said, he would
accompany the reporter TO Staten Island. where the
event was to occur. Mr.. Bowen assured that his
reouest would be compiled with. and left the Office
few minutes before o'clock he was met
at the forry-house by acquaintance VINO, Delhg
on their way to the Island, asked MN 10
90 down with them. He declined the invitation
giving as an excuse that he had an engagement WIN
business mau" After the boat had got under way his
acouaintances saw him and stranger together After
short time he left his unknown companion came TO
Them and opened conversation. The talk that passed
between them OF general character, but peiore
they parted lie told them that he would die before Ia
o'clock the next day On landing BOVINE ana Tue
took the cars Richmond, and engaged room
in fine Richmond County Hall. They ordered supper,
and after eating entered the barroom. BOVINE frank
freely and in the OF the evening again remarked
mot no would not be alive tho morrow. between
ooc ,d IN O'Clock he ana his friend went to their ROOM
AZ IL O'Clock the stranger, VINO ~ was subsequently,
learned was a reporter entered the barroom hastily aud
said that Bovine had committed suicide me
nroDretOr OF the hotel hurried TO dis room,
and found him lying on the bed with q hall'
einptied bottle of laudanum beside him The re-
norter states that after they went up stairs Bovine
gave him history OF his life with political renins.
cences, and when he had finished produced bottle OK
iaudanum and before he could interfere drank nearby
from it, Mr. Bovine died about midnight. The deceased
hetveep IS and CO years old He represented the
Frst Congressional District OF this state from 1901 10
1g53 and declined q denomination lie was one OF
The first Quarantine Commissioners, ana selected inc
site for the station Soon after the expiration OF his term
he became ntemperate, and his vile, daughter Oh
Or Harrison, former Health OIicer OF this port pro-
cured divorce He inherited fortune OF about SOlOO
from his parents much Of which he s1uandered Suisse
ouentIy his divorced wife rejODed nun, ana no" sur
ives INN with two sons. OF late, Mr.. Bovine has heII
Mortz Never German residing at No. 403 East FLY
second-st committed suicide on Monday Dy taxing
n1rs green He had been depressed Ia mnu lOr seVeIai
days by reason Of business reyerses 81, 49,.
cu m front No 42O Cherrys on Saturday and taken
10 bellevue Hospital where he died yesterday. khie
with which the deed committed was iound by MS
side. shown thtt ne coml1teu suicIuo III ~ Vi
temporary derang emeDt
A CAUTIOUS SUICIDE.
Martin Esperle O young butcher, committed suicide
| on Monday lie was working for John Fetter until
I,hin several DAYS. when he became dissatisfied with
the business aud went to NewYork in search OF other
employment but being unable to IND any
nosition he returned here. On Sunday, he was
ssTIen and peevish. and during the night he
| went into the slaughter-house, ana, taslng DOx,
nlaeed lt directly under a hook on which was
f"nging n niece OF beef He stood on the box and
aSinsted strap around his neck fastening the other
end on 10 tue hook. Then selling Large butcher Knle
ne cut b neck and at the same time kicked the poh
from under hun. His body Was not discovered uhtii