The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
SEEKING DEATH ATNIAGARA
FE.iRFUL sEQUEL IA TRiGEDY THAT
BEGIN IN NEW YORK.
A Physician who came to America with X o.
suth Leaps from Suspension Bridge-As.
tempting 60 Take n boy with Hin.


suth Leaps from Suspension BriaRc-As-
tempting TO Take N boy with Hin.
Six weeks ago DR.. Louis NJ. Stein stood In
the Morgue quarrelling with q middle-aged
woman over his sons corpse. Tho woman.
who claimed to be tho dead mans stepmother.
insisted upon having the privilege Of buryna
him. which the old man denied. despatch
from Niagara Falls announced yesterday that
DIR. Stein had leaped from tho Suspen sion
Bridge and ended his life. The corpse for
whose possession he was insisting was that OF
DR.. Edward NJ. Stein. who committed
suicide by poisoning himself in Frcnchs
Hotel on the 18th OF July. The woman who
said she was the wife Of DR.. Louis NJ. Stein. had
at ono time been the latter's housekeeper, and
travelled with him as such in Europe. Finally
he abandoned her. and no trace could be found
OF him. when his son killed himself the father
suddenly appeared in this city. The step
mother-who was then the sons housekeeper-.
said that the old doctor had returned only Ia
Sc 'uro the dead mans property. which was
considerable. DR.. Edward NJ. Stein had bcen Q
surgeon In the United States Navy. and was
drawing salary at the time OF his death. being
on the retired list. The old gentlemans story
was that he returned just in time to learn OF his
sons death. He was In poverty. and claimed
that he should have the property OF tho young
doctor. and also the privilege Of buryng him.
The result OF these conflicting claims was the
burial OF the body by the father. and the award
ing OF the property to the stepmother. The
young doctor. it was found. had bequeathod u
all 10 her 10y will.
While contesting for tho body of his son. the
father was the guest OF Prof. John Weiss. step
father Of DR.. Alexander W. Stein. another son
of DR.. Louis NJ. Stein. The old doctor. already
| moro than 20 years old was taken violently III
| ms the result Of the excitement and the perse-
| cutions OF the woman who claimed to be his
| wife, and whom he repudiated. Broken dowu
| physically and without means Of subsistence.
| too old TO practice his profession the senior
doctor was cared for by fow friends. His
| great pleasure was in travel. and while on q
short trip 10 Niagara ut the expense Of his son.
! DR.. Alexander. he ended his life there. He was
- 'pping at the Niagara House. He was on q
second trip across the new Suspension Bridge.
! being accompanied by small boy. When
| ahout half over he attempted to forcc the boy.
with himself. over tho railing. The boy es-
| capped, aud DR.. Stein threw himself over, strik-
| ing ono OF the guys in his fall He disappeared
| about ten seconds. and, coming to the surface.
| hoated some distance and disappeared. Tbs
| fall killed him.
DIR. Louis NJ. Stein was n graduate OF n lead.
| ing German medical college. and was celebrated
as a physician in Poland. He was banshed fog
| political reasons. and came to America with
| kossuth. as a member OF the l0tter's staff oa
| physirans. He pratiscd medicine IN this city
|