New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DIR. STEMS sTEP-MOTHER.

SOME THINGS YET UNEXPLAINED IN A LIFE WHICH
WAS ENDED BY SUICIDE.
The remains of DR.. Edward NJ. Stein, who
committed suicide IN Frcnchs Hotel last Thursday, were
Inferred in Cypress Nm Cemetery, yesterday in the pres
ence of his father Dr. Louis NJ stein, OF No 80 West
Fifteenth-st There interference on the part on
the woman who claims the second wife OF Dr. Louis
M Stein the suicides father II had been rumored that
she had secured q stay Of proceedings in order
to interrupt the burial at Cypress Hills, and
20 have the body inferred O. Greenwood Cemetery M
she had proposed do prior 10 the sudden appearance OF
the dead mans father Mrs stein, she calls herself
colney OF forty stated yesterday that she had
concluded in order TO avoid scandal, to permit the
father brother take charge Of the corpse She
claimed however that the unexpected arrival at the
Morgue Saturday Of the father and brother, and their
seeming grief were intended to deceive those who ala
not know the truth The old doctOr-her husband-and
DIT Edward W. Stein, tie brother. had never properly
treated the who now dad the father lived on
his bounty aud slandered him, and the brother re-
fused 10 associate with him. When his DEAN
was announced, however, they came forward as
inourners the father having opportuney arrived from
Europe Their object, she claimed was TO secure the
property which Edward VI. Stem had left Ths h. hsd
wiled 10 hcr, his stopmOtheT Mrs stein refused 20
give tho reasons Of her estrangement from Or Louis NJ
Stein whom she asserts IS her husband He deserted
her 10 her story and went 20 Europe bis son.
Edward NJ, paying bis expenses This son lived win
her and throughout the inrmites nom which ne has
been suffering Tor several years she had cared Tor ana
nursed him. cheering him when ne fen into moThid
moods and giving him the benefit Of her society when
his brother rossed visit him. and his father was en-
jcying a trio to Europe with money which he tDr I'd
ward NJ stem received from the Government rs half
pay as be had been surgeon ID the navy during the
war Mn Stein said that her Stcp-son had left VIII
which was IN lawyers hands land bequeathed all MS
property 10 her She added she married to the
old doctor number Of years ago, and had Travelled WIN
him. He had introduced her everywhere as his wife
Dr. John Wcisse, Of No 30 West Fcenth-st. SAID to
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday tho father Of the dead
mau had returned TO New-York from Europe only ten
days ago and that he had been living in Nonkers with
friends ignorance % the place OF residence Of MS SON.
Dr. Edward NJ. StcIn whom ne supposed 10 De IN the
Navy. Ills other son. Dr. Edward W. STEM
DR.. wesses son-nlaN, knew nothing OF MS
brothers presence IN Sew-York. The old gentleman
did not Civ. thoaght 50 the existence OF the
woman VINO now claimed to be his wife, and who
was formerly his bous Keeper The father and brother
learned Of Dr. Ia ward NJ STEMS suicide in the papers
Of last Friday and ri applied Tor possession OF 'he
body. The woman who claimed 10 be 'he dead mans
stcpmothcr Ga0 refused 10 remove lhe Iel".9 run
thc Rorgue to her residence, and had made arrange
mems or s burial The doctors, father and son, drove
70 her house, where stormy Sc PIE cLs1vu i a. 80.
however, was finally successful, md buried MS son
Dr. Louis NJ stein is nearly seventy years Of and
has been for some time 10 tcc Die LeailA he Ws Et'aN
Il
suddenly attacked by sickness, iiOm WHEN IL u not
exueccd lli nc viii recover. lie denied emphduca!y
L. DR. Welssr that he ever married the woman VINO
claimed bis she was an imposter lie asserted
and had gained great u0uenlc over bis SON Dr Messe
s.vs be- has learned since tue death OF Dr Edward d.
Stem that had recently almost completely Withdrawn
himself from world. owing TO his pAua! blindness
and morbid turn Of mjDd. lis TINE had been passed
Al her home n the Aston Library, where ne was q
greet reader ana student. d. Nels>e thought lie
had been partially insane, as the autopsy rcFtaicl at
Varced STAGES If Brghts Disease which always ahect q
the b ain aud mind. While in this condition he kypt
himself deu his friends, and associated Win his
fathers old h0u>c-Se'pcr
The elder Dr. Stein saturday visited Iuhtc Admlh-
fsfrator Aeeru0u s. sullivan and icqG sed hln 10 take
psse.-ion Of tie deco std Doctors elects Nfs Stem
cl4imed That Doctor had let viii, end s state
nsnt Was cOiOhoiatcd by ph} an The matter was
then postponed until today when tne Pubic Adniihls-
traitor viii invest ale tho canc.
TIE aJeIs OF Nils. stein, who lives al No l5l East
Hghty-seVentu., declare tuat tae late Dl Edward NJ
sein spoke OF Aog bus slcr-motieI nd th!t 10 Vas
generslV credited tLat she VIII % Dr Louis NJ
Sfpn. Much gossip Is ahDat concerning me
sulcide's relations 10 her. ana the cause OF tue
elder Dr.. STEMS absence from home, and tAe
ward " Stein. pr WcSse said Last night IL 1t could Ice
when the WIZ made nothing would De done 10 nave
the instrument aside II there were evidences now
ever, laui, every means would ne u~td 10 nav 'he
properly turned the aged aud almost pennies
father.