New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-10
WEARY or LIVING.
SEEKING DEATH BY THEIR OWN HANDS.

SEEKING DEATH BY THEIR OWN HANDS.
A FORMER MINISTER AND TEACHER HANGS HIM
sELF-A FATAL OVERDOSE OF MoRPHINE-opIUM
TAKEN TO PRODUCE DEATH.
A man who appeared to be German en-
tered the summit Hotel at the Bowcry and Cana-st.
yesterday forenoon, and paid for seepingroom'
registering his name as William Schmidt. New-fork
CITY," Two hours after he had been shown TO the room
n servant opened the door without knowing that the
room was occupied Schmidt was In kneeling posture
on the bed with rope about his meek The rope was
fastened the ceiling In such manner mat IL sup
ported almost the entire weight of his body lie was
unconscious though stil alive. The rope was cut ana
the notice we're summoned. Efforts were made
TO rcsuscltate the man. but he hied
from the effects of stranguatoD before
the arrival OF an ambulance Inc coGeT e cnst were
$40 in bank notes and card, on which lie had "rten
the following:
"The number OF my bank book, which Is with the
Bowery Savings Bank IL 10000
In another pocket found some cards bearing the
mans real name pe THelm ana AN "u
10 was learned that Tuef had belonged to q good
family MS ash bad nS Ssnn eed ana ordained cer
gyman in the Lutheran Church, and when ne came 10
tSi country seven wears ago. he made tho pastor
of snail Lutheran con gre cation in Northern New-York
IL is SAID that he became implicated IN scandal; WIN
member of his and that he left the place
I'm disgrace after year OF preaching He 0OtaIned
employment "a teacher IN private sghOOl III De an
ccyst whrre lie remained five years. His mother died
in Germany years ago aud let III IN smai legacy
Tnc spent tie greater part of the money IN drink LIS
habits having become very reguiar ana ne na'y Ts
tanned work al a small salary III tie once OF Wnam
Ravroa nj No III Allen-st he discharged
Tor beng intoxicated Since that time lie nad peen us
c trgcd from several places. He Drew Inc last or MS
,nnney rom The Bowery Savings Bank on January 10.
Since then he had been idle much OF the time ana had
not hau any regular lodging place - o..
Henry Alexander Oberteld, German musician, MY
years old died yesterday at his home No n secOnds
from an overdose OF morphine. Ii does not PLAINLY
appear whether he took the overdose by mistake or not
For several years Mr.. Oberreld had been member OF
Grafuilas Seventh Regiment Band, where be Played
horn He had been afflicted with violent nervous mead
aclcs and had used morphine regularly to SuDdue me
pain. Yesterday morning he went 10 his rooms under
tie influence OF qnor having spent the nlght ~ ufnk
morphine had been broken He mad no relatives IN
tins but II said yesterday tnaC ne htu
AdoIph Droop "A German fresco paint r. fOrty-fye
years Old attempted suicide yesterday at No % rs
sexst.. whore be boarded, by swallowing dose OF
OPIUM ii" mad been IN tins country only tniee Meeh,'
and md wife and TWO children In GERMANY Hls at
tempt his LIE was caused, 10 was tb0lGht ny all-
IRE to obtain work. He was taken To the ChalDers
rect Hospital for treatment ,o,
young man went into tie GROCERY OF Bernard speth
called for bottle of soda He sat drinking until spetl
left fOra few minutes. Wren Spcth returned
n. saw that the voung man had fallen from hIs chair
An empty fcuI-ounce bottle. labelled laudanum.
that tbc young man had made an attempt at suicide
lie vas taken TO the New.York Hospital where ne soon
recovered He said that his name was clifford Westley
and thnt he was y native Of ENGLAND He has been IN
this country months. Hts wife, f1om whom
whom ne had been divorced, ahd ms Two
children are lying in London Wes,ey
several prominent bankers, aud they secured MN pO-
sitou as the Metropolitan Hotel He was
charged from the hotel Friday. He was after
ward found ly.Ig III Gleenc.sL., aud was arrested.
repue. drug d and robbed Of his money, and then
thrown INTO tho street. Aiterward was sali he had
quMreed win wolnln named Me!ers wiih whom ne
Infatuated and it was believed that this quarrel led
10 his attempt AZ suicide