The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-22
Suicide In Chicago.

CHIcAGo, June 15.-About 5 o'clock
last evening y young man named
Hugo Won Malapcrt, who appears
to belong TO Il noble fanily in Ger
many, jumped from the top Of the
water works tower. 100 feet high,
and was instantly killed. Nobody
saw the suicidal jump, but mum
Der of people on the street near the
water works saw The body OF man
descending through the air, and
hurrying to the spot where it fell,
found q corpse which had buried
its head foot deep in the grass plot
which surrounded the tower. While
they were questioning who it was,
a stranger appeared from the tower,
and told the following story: 81
formed Malapert's acquaintance at
the door leading to the stairs up the
tower. He told me that he was
born at Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany,
and had been an officer in the Ger
man army. We went up to the top
of the tower together, and stayed
viewing the city for fifteen minutes.
When we started down he Insisted
that should go first. When we
had descended about a third of the
way he stopped and said, Il left my
silk handkerchief up there and must
go back and get it, | went back
to see what was the matter he staid
so long, but could not see him.
fastened down the stairs, and on
emerging from the tower | found
that in the midst Of crowd, lying
on the grass. was my late compan,
ion" On Malapert's body were
found a couple of letters addressed
ed TO him at 176 East Adams street.
Chicago. all written in German, and
all, except one from Yokohama.
dated in Germany. In an envelop
were found three photographs-one
of a little girl and two OF officers in
the German army. One of these
bore the name Fritz Won Malapert, "
and the other "Baron Won Malapert. +"
All of these photographs were taken
in Frankfort on-the-Main, Germa-
ny.
1t has been learned that Malapert
had been in this city about two
years, and that in his fatherland he
belonged to noble family. He
came to Chicago eigeteen months
ago, and was in the employment of
the shipping firm Of Messrs. Black
& Arnstein, 176 East Adams street
to whom bulky letter, found in his
pocket, was addressed, with the re-
quest that it should be delivered.
The foreman OF Black & Arnstein's
stated last night that Malapert- was
considered a responsible man, and
did not drink. 1t was always sup
posed that he had no friends in Chi
cago, and had been lieutenant in
the German Army. 1t has been as
certained that the suicide was the
son of the present Chamberlain Of
Emperor William Of Germany, and
that his family name is Malapert
Won Newville, of Frankfort-on-the-
Main, one of the Oldest German
families, which has held a number
of leading positions in the empire.
The letter from Yokohama was
from brother Of the deceased on
board man-of-war accompanying
a member of the German royal
family around the world. Malapert
had a quarrel yesterday with a fel-
low-border named Measdall, over
which he became much excited,
and sought th dvice of an attor-
ney as 10 some Ia ans of furnishing
Measdell, but W. dissuaded from
legal proceeding lie then called
on the German cos here, respect
ing some money WI \ he was ex-
pecting to receive thrtlsh him. 1t
did not arrive, and he " mt home
and tore up large number Of let
ters, and after asking a sick room
mate named Schroeder if he could
do ANYTHING for him, left the house.