New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-06
PROSPERITY ENDING IN SUICIDE.
A wEIL-To-Do GERMAN HANGS HIMSELF IN THE
POLICE srATIoN-FoUND INTOXICATED WITH

A wEIIcTo-Do GERMAN HANGS HIMSELF IN THE
POLICE srATIoN--FoUND INTOXICATED WITH
$4,000 HIS POCKET.
William Zollinger, German tin-ro9fer, was yes
terday evening found dead. hanging from an iron
bar in o cell in the Forty seventh Street Police
Station where he had been put the night before on
was novel and ingenious. Having no rope at hand,
he had thrust his head through one arm-lole OF his
vest fastened the other to the bar and the cloth Of
the garment being strong enough to bear ms
weight, had thus been strangled to death. -,
From the pockets of the man who died thus.
$4,000 in bank-nOtes had been taken the night
before when he was taken into the station house l-
foxicated. The money was the price of some prop
erty he and his wife had recently Sold and it was
Claimed by the wife, but Captain Ward turned it
over to Superintendent Walllng for satekeeplng.
The wife told her story at the Coroners Office. For
lived quietly together working hard and saving up
money. He prOspered in his business, and they
invested their savings to advantage IN real estate.
which they lived, at No. POI West Fifty third-st.
Some time ago they decided to sell house. and,
being afraid that the money would not be safe IN
bank locked it up-S12 OO6-in safe at home.
Zollinger who after retiring from his trade had
contracted habits of dissipation in an unsuccessful
money and took 10 drink ing hard; On last Wednes-
day evening ne became abusive chased his wife out
of the house, tand broke the furniture. Mrs Zol-
finger found refuge in q neighbours house that night.
In the morning when she went home her husband
was gone, and had take the money from the safe.
The woman informed the police, who searched for
him. On Friday evening Officer Gilligan found
him on the rocks in iftyseventh-st, badly intoxi
Gated. He had wandered from rum shop to rum
shop. carousng and half senseless When the
officer approached he drew pistol and aimed 1T at
his head but was easily disarIned The money was
found in his pockets untouched, its existence
having been little suspected by the thieves whom
he encountered on his tour. Zollinger was locked
mp in the Forty-seventh Street Police Station on
the double complaint of being drunk and disOrderly
and Of violating corporation ordinance by carrying
a pistol He was carefully watched, but in the
early morning found an opportunity to hang HIM
self as described.
James c. Rogers, the brother of Samuel A.
Rogers. who committed suicide at the Belmont
Hotel Friday arrived in this city at o'clock last
evening, He returned at night with the body. To
the Coroner he stated that lie lived in Paschavle,
which is included in the Twenty-seventh Ward OF
PHILADELPHIA. The young man was seventeen years
old, and was employed as clerk in wool store in
James Rogers learned that his brother was not at
the store, and on Thursday he heard that fellow
this city asking him to send Sl5, and promising to
return and settle accounts Mr. Rogers sent it, and
heard nothing more of him until he read of his death
in yesterday mornings papers There, was no aO-
parent reason for the suicide. His brother was
prosperous and well liked by all.