New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-14
PHASES OF Suicide.

. SEy-UAyEy MERCHANT SHOOTS TIMsELF-A
CONVICT IN THE TONES SWALLOWS ARSENIC.
William H. Palmer, wealthy furniture dealer
of New-Haven Conn, committed suicide on Saturday
morning at No. % East Twenyseventh-st by shooting
himself IN the head with a Smith Wesson revolver
He arnved in this city about week ago. TO transact
so1.e business fer himself He mad been ntrusted with
mining stock various bonds belonging to his brother
inlaw r. s. Woodruff, of Sew-Haveu. and other per-
sons in that city which he to SELL Re effected tho
sale early week. and then took up temporary res
idence with Ida Phillips, an inmate OF the heuse IN
which he died. and began career of dissipation which
IN few days left him almost penniless. He was found
here nv his brother and who hearing OF
bis dissipation and being apprehensye OF the result
came on from New-Hayen on Friday to reclaim him.
The testimony taken by Corner Eich0n on saturday
completes the story;
Ida Pbillips testified reside at No 81 West Twenty
Wednesday, went riding with him on Medresday ana
returned at p M; he remained all Wednesday ana
Thursday nights Mt the houses he did not drink any
hing except soda water; l went out riding with the
word was brought to him that gentleman wished 10
see hun; he down and the gentleman. after
from his vest pocket and again went down stairs; he
came up after and appeared quiet only complain
ing of a headache; down stairs 70 get his break
fast when heard the report OF pistol and on going
to the room him sitting in the chair, his head hav-
ing fallen back; gave an alarm anu Bol uoc'Ui' pu1
| r. s. Woodruff said live at New-IIaven; the de-
$50 a. m in the house. No. q East Tweny-seyenth-st.;
called to him business he was sober aud rational
al that time he this city one week ago from
NewHayen; l asked HIM TO go with me- and he replied
| he would meet me at the LIBBY House IN an hour;
asked him n had sold my wife's stocks, and he
pied that he had he then said hat ne had the money
for Them asked him for 1t, and he gave me $50 aud
nromSed 10 give the remainder at the hotel asked
him had spent the balance, when lie became angry,
and wanted to know II thought he would spend other
ueOples money; left the house, and about two hours
after ward heard lie had shot himself; nave no doubt
he spent the money received Tor the stocks was
| Oh m col me
the Jury returned verdict that the deceased William
a. Palmer came his death By suicide, by shooting
himself through the right temple
Jesus Lisser who claimed to be a Of Mendelssohn
the composer committed suicide by swallowing arsenic
ON Saturday morning in O cell OF the City Prison He
was arrested some time ago, charged with passing
forged checks and being taken to the Police Central
Office said that the checks given to him In ex-
change for about worth OF opium. which he had
brought from China and Japan, by man named Max
charge at General Sessions, and inquiries
made by the police, and search made for
SON and the police concluded that Saedler was myth
and that prisoner had only attempted 10 him
self by giving the name Of another person. While In
the Tombs Lisser wrote several letters TO important
perscnages in Europe to whom he referred the officials
10 prove his character, but received 10
any OF them He was man OF good educa-
Sn H s an at S 81 where b
led people believe that he was man OF wealth The
name he gave Jesus L. Mendelssohn, and he told
hs iaars during his confinement that there mum.
Der of the Mendessohn family coming TO see him; but
none came on Friday he was tried in the Court of
General sessions before Judge Sutherland he was
convicted Of forgery and sent 10 State Prison for i've
years He was strongly affected when Informed OF his
sentence and he told his counsel that he would never
90 10 the State Prison It was not imagined however,
mat lie would commit suicide and no extra watch was
paced upon his actions. He found dead In his bed
the next morning. aud Coroner Croker went 10 hold an
inquest. Letters found IN his CELL one to warden
Quinn stating that had been innOcently convicted
through perjury and another the Coroner, declaring
that be Died contented. Both OF these letters were
sig thhi umodn Ia. soh
Bartholdy Tue body removed TO the Morgue.
where the inquest will be continued Mr.. Rosenthal
Interpreter ia the Court Of General Sessions having
written to member Of the Mepdelssohn family IN Eu-
rope for an Identification OF the forger received reply
that the man u impOster, the only sons Of the
great composer Charles and Paul, being in Europe
Phillip Flood, freshman. 50 years, living at No
S27 East Thirty nnthst attempted suicide yesterday
uorDing by cutting his throat with a razor He was
sent 70 Bellevue Hospital
committed suicide last evening his residence BY hang
ing With rope 70 q hook over the door.