Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-06
SUICIDE IN MADISON SQUARE.
Jacob Aseh, Dependent from bad For'nse'
Shoots Himself.
New York Times, 9th.

fNew York Times oth.i
A stranger sat at I O'Clock last evening
on one OF the benches on the north side oil
Madison Square. near the Farragut monu'
ment. ON bench near him sat Ludwig
Becker, Of No. 8l7 east Forty-sixth street.
.nd Henry GrumpeIt. 81 No. 333 east
Tbirtv-third street. Suddenly the stranger
pulled pistol out Of his pocket, aud.
placing ito his left breast. fired. He rolled
OF the berch 10 the ground, and as ne iv
there gasping for breath another unknown
mar came bounding over the grass plot,
and before either Mr.. Becker or his COM
panion could interfere he wrenched the
smoking pistol out OF the dying mans
right hand and. ran of with 1t. He made
bis escape.
A large crowd quickly gathered about the
PROSTATE body. and great excitement en-
sued. as Il was thought that the man had
been murdered and his murderer bad es-
capped. Potrolman Kenpa. OF the Twenty
ninth precinct, who was on duty on Filth
avenue, and heard the shot. ran TO the
scene, and he was quickly joined by Park
Policeman Mahan. To these officers Becker
and Grumpelt explained the manner OF the
shooting. DIR. Cyrus Edison. OF the
Health Department, who was pass
ing by at the time, examined the
man and found that he was dead.
From the location OF the wound the bul-
let, which was Of large calibre, had passed
through the mans heart, and death was
almost instantaneous. A stretcher was
procured and the dead man was carried
10 the west Thirtieth- Street police-station.
He was apparently German jew, about
forty eight years Of age. He was about i've
feet nine inches IN height, OF Stout build,
and respectable appearance. He wore a
moustache and side-whiskers, and was
quite bald. His clothes, consisting OF a
dark sack-coat and waistcoat, and light
striped trousers and brown derby hat, were
OF fair quality. but very much worn. A
razor, an empty purse. three cartridges OF
3S calibre, and aplain gold shirt-stud, were
found IN his pocket. He wore pearl sleeve
buttons with the initial "A" On an en-
velope OF Eare's Hotel he had written, In
remarkably good penmanship, the follow
ing:
ITO the Coroner Of the Cityof Ne,o York:
"Please turn nv body over to the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons, II desired. n
not acceptable, maybe some Hebrew chart
table society will bury me. j. A."
At Kaplsn's coffee-house. No. 81 Bowery.
IT was ascertained late last night that the
deceased was Jacob Ascb, a native OF Schnei-
demuel, In the province OF Posen. Prussia.
He was a married man, and his wife and
four children are move in Chicago, where
his wife keeps q millinery store. He had
been In this country over twenty years.
Sixteen years ago he married woman
who then kept a millinery store In
Division street, in this city. TWO
years later the couple went to Chicago.
Asch received $4,000 from his father
and started a millinery store IN Chicago.
Last inter ne came back 10 this city alone.
He appeared TO be well supplied with
money. and engaged I'm speculation. He
purchased $4,000 cigars at custom-house
auction sale aud took them TO Washington
TO dispose OF them. Ii is said he lived
fast life In Washington and lost most OF his
money. Several months ago he returned 10
this city and made his headquarters at Kap-
lan's coflee-house. lie was unfortunate
III his business ventures and lost
all his money. On Tuesday he was
met byan acquaintance named Jacob Stark
er, coming out OF Logeling's cotlee-h house,
on the Bowery. He complained 10 Starker
of his bad luck, and said he was broke.
lie was very respondent. Asch had been
10 sell lace goods on commits
zion for Adoiph Schwab, Of No. 23G Sixth
street. On Wednesday he called on schwab
and returned what goods he had, and said
that he could not sell the goods. His
friends heard nothing further from him
until they were informed that he had shot
himself.