The New York herald., 1878-02-06
SUICIDE OF A WEALTHY CUBAN.
JUAN MARTINEZ, COMMISSION MERCHANT,
KILLS HIMsELY IN A FRIENDS HoUsE-No

JUAN MARTINEZ. A COMMISSION MERCHANT,
KILLS HIMsELY IN FRIENDS HoUsE-No
CAUSE ASSIGNED FOR THE ACT.
Shortly aftor nve o'clock last evening Juan Mar,i-
neg, commission merchant. whose place OF business
10 located at No 80 Exchange place. committed suicide
in tho room of q friend with whom he mad
dined the day before, and remained over night
at the lattor's boarding house, No. $50 Second
avenue. The deceased was native OF Matanzas and
about my years OF age He. was married and lived
his wife their residence. No SO East Fifty
ninth street. His brother Hernandez Martinez. who
also engaged business a. No. 81 Exchange place.
resides No. IL East Twenty-ninth street The fam
lily Is one OF excellent social standing and ro-
puted wealth. Rev. Mr. Houghtou, OF the
.Ittls church around the corncr,' is the husband
OF the daughter OF doceaseds brother They were
all naturally retcent to the reason why their rcla
two took his lie. Coroner Woltmau, who was noti-
fed oil the occurrence, made AN investigation and
took The testimony given below concerning his actions
previous the finding OF the body covered with blood
and grasping the right hand small revolver
OF French make How long deceased had remained
away IRON did not appear; but he was certainly
away from the afternoon OF Monday, when he met
friend, Mr. De Armas, with wbomshe remained until
That his irienus md family were anxious
about his absence Is shown in tho testimony OF Mr..
his brother Herman Martinez with several irepds
ca led at his IMr De Armas house search Of news
Of him, and lett after seeing him ana exaollnga
promise that he would return home IN the evening.
THE FATAL SHOT.
The brother friends had hardly left the house
when Mr.. Do Armas, who saw them TO tho paror,
heard tho report OF pistol in room above and, rush
iug 10 the whore no had loft his FRIEND there
where he had shot h,msslI. Medical aid
was summoned and life was found to DO ex.
The ' sno q.
reside at No. $50 Second avenue and keep board.
ing house there; deceased was was stranger to me; he
q boarder at my house; know deceased was IN my
house company with Nj. De Armas; al ABOUT i've
O'Clock l saw Mr.. De Armas run out tho front
door; shortly. after ne came to my door
and informed mo his friend was shot
Jose o os AnHas ~n0 No I5o Second avenue Savs
ivod there Eve months; had known deceased Tor
nne years. and in the habit Of meeting him every
day; he had lived hero since 1857 hc was commis-
sion mercnant; his place OF business was No % Ex-
change place; married and lived ut No. 80 East
about hvo +. NJ wont to dinner with him on Fourth
avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteeuth strects
noticed nothing anususi aSou. nlm We returned 70
stairs to .ake bath; returning 70 my room
found him very uneasy asked him. "Do you feoi
up til about ton O'Clock; about haif.past
cigar he was still awake when retired; / remained
awake Tor some time aud heard him snore; during The
n h S up 70
.
up; returned 10 my rooms nc called Tor ice water,
which was brought 70 nim; no continued drink.
ing water and smoking and took nothing 10 cat;
he took whskey at times with tho water; remained
with him until iour 2. NJ; ut this time brother and
some friends OF decoased called upon me 10 ascertain
mis- whereabouts; informed thcm hc was in my
invited them up 10 see MIN; the brother ro-
NAMED iii about i've, nter receiving promise
from his brother that he would 20 homo
IN the evening"; shortly after l went down
with the brotner and friends 10 tho
parIor; arriving in the oardr heard the report OF
pistol or something like II up stairs and found
Martinez had shot nmseit; noticed blood on right
OF and body ran oown after his brother and
friends but they had gone; then went to tncOresI
dencc Of his brother, No II East street.
10 inform him Of what had happened, but
failed to find him there; Dsiore / left the house
informed the landady OF what had taken place;
whom / returned TO my room iound
that a policeman had taken charge OF It; never
heard deceased say no tired OF life; knew OF
trouble he ever had assign no reason why he
took his life.
The remains wore kept in the house Second
avenue last night, but viii probably be removed to-
dag deceaseas late residence or the house OF his
brolhor, whore preparations will be made for the
buriaL