The New York herald., 1878-11-04
CERTAIN DEATH.

THE TERRIBLE SUICIDE OF YOUNG NATIONAL
GuARDsMAN OF BRooKLYN.
Jacob Lazarus the commissary sergeant of the Thir
ty-second regiment, N.GS.NY., committed suicide
yesterday by sending ball from his rifle through his
head He had been salesman and collector for Louis
Finkelmeer. major Of the regiment ana manufactur-
ing eweler at No 10 John street. this city. and bore
an excellent reputation for probity and industry
On Saturday last. however looking over his stock
of samples. quantity was declared missing which
was entered his book He said he had forgotten
to them but that they in the hands OF GER
tain jewellers in Williamsburg samples. This ex-
cited Finkelmeers suspicious and he said he would
examine into the matter. Lazarus said "An right
and left the store and going immediately to the
Armory in Williamsburg obtained rifle from tne e
armorer pretence of wanting to practise with 1t
and brought it to his residence, No l4s Leonard
street, Stagg. As he was entering the young
ladies living next door asked him what ne was gong
to do with 1t. He replied. II am going to blow my
brains out" They rallied him in joking way, and
promised if he did they would attend the funeral
and see that he had plenty of flowers. Nothing
heard from the hall bedroom he occupied up
TO noon Yesterday when he was found dead in bed.
Major Finkelmeier and Adjutant Karcler men,
bcrs of court martial of which Lazarus was clerk,
and Karcler anxious to get the records which are in
possession of Lazarus, called for them. After rap
ping the door time and getting no answer the
door forced horrible spectacle meeting his gaze
on entering. Lazarus after lying down had placed
the uzzle Of the rifle in his mouth the butt against
the footboard of the bed. and then while steadying
the piece with one hand pushed back the trigger with
the rarod in the other the of the ramrod taking
. firm hold on the trigger.
TERRIFIC FORCE
The charge blew of the of the skull, scatter
ing blood and brains the pillow and the head OF
the bed while the bullet passing through the head
board and wall struck the opposite wall and thence
rebounding rolled harnessly down the stairs, where
1t found last evening. Coroner Nolan viewed the
remains last night. empannelled jury and will hold
IN inquest on the 14th inst
No sound of the discharge of the piece was heard
after midnight Saturday, it is surmsed that during
the turmoil Of passing political professions on Satur
day evening and few minutes after he entered he
must have committed the rash act. He seemed q
quiet unassumng young man, and the last to be sus
pected Of dishonesty who would be guilty of self
murder. He Of well to do family
In Frankforton- the Main. Germany, and was in
receipt of $40 per month from his mother until
October. when that lady died. and his allowance
ceased. For few days he seemed respondent. but
rallied and kept up his cheerfuness until the threat
ened exposure Saturday. Major Finkelmeier. his
employer by his Investigations on Saturday night
found that Lazarus had embezzled about $500 Of
jewelry and expressed fear that the amount would
reach total of 81 600, that had Lazarus lived he
would have been arrested to-day and cast into prison