New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SEEKING OBLIVION IN DEATH.

WOMAN.
The body of middle-sged man was found hang
ing TO n tree in the woods along the RVer-roau' neu
Weehawken yesterday morning. The cloth'nV ~"o
of a fine quality. and gold watch ana cn""' GO
"a cot of valuable diamond studs and some gold
coins were found on the body. The rope attacheu
20 the neck was cut and the remains were taken 10
tbs moroue of Coroner ParsOw, of Hoboken Late
Yesterday afternoon the remains were identihed as
t,ose of Nathan MAYER an Israelite. who was en-
gagged in the dry goods business at NO 81 walker
s, this city. He had been married about three
months He recently failed in business, ana II IS
alleged that the loss of his money made him insane
Ipouirv was made last evening at the house No
$50 East Fifteenth-st to obtain further particulars
of Mr. Mayors death. 1t was said that MI Mayer
had removed from the house at the time of his mar
riage between two and three months ago. ana no
one az his former residence knew his more recent
address. Persons who might have been able per
hans TO give the information we're absent from the
CITY No tidinps of Mr.. Mayors death had been re-
ceived at this house until conveyed by TRIBUNE
reuorter No particulars of the death or OF the al
fairs of Mr.. Mayer could be obtained there.
coach drove up to the door of the First Precinct
Station of Jersey City, between IL and a. m' yes
terdav. The driver entered and told Sergeant VII
son. who was in charge, that he was hired by man
ON StantOn-st.. New-YOrk 10 take sick woman 10
Jersey City. The woman gave her name as MIS-
Anna Brinkman, and wac accompanied by announcer
woman She told the driver that she wanted To- be
taken 10 the residence of her husband, No l40 MOT
ris-st. jersey City, Upon reaching the mouse atslg
mated they were told that no one named bTinkinan
lived there, The woman was very III. nc ocI
gcant opened the coach door ana round Two NOnITu
one of whom was evidently suffering severely. fier
face was very pale and she was moaning WIN paln'
Ia di tIot sbe was The wife of Frederick w Brink
man. the Junior member OF the nIm Oh Hduch ~
pr;nLmo1 coach and carriage builders at No. l46
he md bppu boarding for "A week on
StantOn-st., this city, aud nad Deen tuIheu Out
her rooms. She had hired the coach ana dlteSteu
The driver to take her the residence OF her nus
hand When she arrived there she was told that
her husband bad moved away. ntr con- I
panion was her mother, Mrs Elizabeth Donle WHO
lives at No. 179 OrchaIdst, tins city, 10y unecIioI
of the sergeant. Mrs Brnkman, stu accompanied
bv her mother, sent 10 the Charity H0sPltal on
Washington.st for treatment. Mr.. Brnkman
visited fine Police Station yesterday morning and
told sad story of his married life, Ine TWO hau
beer married for several years. and had been happy
+ogetber mill few weeks ago when the husband
fonnd that she was sustaining questionable rela-
tons with another man. Mrs. Brnkman als2 ne,
came addicted TO the of liquors, ana her husDdhu
refused Re live with her. He instituted proceedings
for a divorce, and agreed to give MS we nonfGS
enough to pay her expenses Upon Ih's MIS- III iS
man attempted 10 commit sulclde Dg tahIns i"g,
amin. A physician was summoned, VINO suGCeeoeu
iu saving her life, and she was sent TO the hudsoH
County Church Hospital for treatment' ohe iel'
Inc bospital and came to this city. Rendered des-
nerate by her frieudess condition, she again TOOK
taudanun and but tor the prompt attention OF Two
,,bvsirians would have died She was still suffering
tr;Sn The last dose Of the poison when
Sine was told TO leave her boardng-house,
Mrs Briuksman had so far recovered at a. n' yes
t4raay thai she was allowed to leave the Charity
Hospital. she went TO her husbands residence,
but at noon. of her own accord, returned 20 Tue
hospital on Jersey City Heights, where her eX-
penses are paid by her husband. 80 MI
William Caldwell, painter, at No. 1o1 Fulton
ST Jersey City Heights, attempted 10 XIII himseli
Saturday by cutting his throat with razor, ana
was taken to the hospital The wound Is three
inches in length but ne will recover.
hpIy Of a Weil-dTeSsou man was 1OllnQ bN
some labOrers floating in the nver at Fort Lee on
Thu!sd9y and near Gt'9d I T cdv si
warm but all attempts &c TesuscitatiOn failed. A
coat and straw hat found IN the boat were IGcoe-
ni1ed by Mr.. Carlock ms having been worn by "A
man who hired the boat from hui IN the morning AS
oov one oar could be found 1t was soeoised thatthe
sir.norr had lost IT., and IN an attempt TO recover
II LaJ falen overheard The dead man wore heavy
gold ieWelry, and in his coat pV3thSV 1aS"" penn
addressed 10 Mrs. IL. hantGrd. nyoe az teiegraph,
inns lady asSStHlS of the drowned man on the fol-
cashier Of tie Hyde Park Bapk, who came To New
York recently on business. He was guest at the
SturtevautHOuse, and GA Thursday told the clerk
that he WAS about to return to Hyde Park. He tel
egraphcdtO his wife that he was coming home.
MI lllufOrd SOP OF Jacob hantord, OF
KatonaA, Westchestcr County, and was at one time
teller n the Fourth National Bank IN this city.
The Pyde Park Bank has been in difficulty for some
time but Mr. HantOrds accounts are sa1d 10 be per-
jr,ty correct, and the theory of suicide has no
Other support than sentence IN the letter found IN
d., pocket addressed TO his wife, IL ran as fol-
lows: d" nave had trouble enough to make a nun
cled men demeutcd, aud among these troubles
not the least is my separation from you."
This separation was only for few days,
Mrs. Hauford says. When her husband
left ms home to come to New-York, he
was unusually ahectionate. To the people from
whom Mr.. Hanford hired the boat his actions
seemed strange, aud It thought possible that his
mind may have Oeen affected.
The widow started for Hyde Park with the body
on Friday night Mr.. Hanford thirty-hve
wears old and his wife twcnty-three years. They
had been married six years.