Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-18

MillioRalrs Jameson Commits Suicide In
His New York Home.


In his bed room In Q luxurious double house
on 5th aysnue, facing Central Park, New York.
Joseph A. Jameson. one OF the oldest and M st
respected private bankers and brokers in New
York. committed suicide some time between 10
o'clock Saturday night and noon yesterday
Mr.. jameson was q member Of the firm of
Jameson, Smith 4 Co., with Offices at No. %
Broad street. The firm Was formerly Jameson
d Getting these two gentlemen having gone to
New York from st. Louis, where they had made
cisco 0G9 in the dry goods business
This money they put in the brokerage bust
ness and the firm remained as 1t was first STYLED
until two years ago, when Amos Getting died
aud Mr.. Smith. we'll known as the ex-c0mmo-
dore Of the New York Yacht Club, joined the
firm, which then became Jameson, Smith d
Co. About two months ago Mr.. Jameson, who
was sixty-sevcn years old, was attacked by
pneumonia and for time his life was despaired
Of. He pulled through, however but had not
been himself afterward. He was very moody
and irritable and evidently feared that he
would not live long.
children, all OF whom are grown up, he lived
in the handsome house at No. S35 5th avenue
until some weeks ago. when all but himself
went to the country. His sister, Mrs. Getting,
who was the widow Of his former partner, went
to London about five weeks ago. 1t was about
son entered his house, one OF the two servants
who were left in the house letting him i'll.
He was not seen by the servant to leave the
house, but it WAS afterward learned that at
about 8 O'Clock he went to the Murray Hill
Hotel, where he etc dinner, and then returned
to the house. Yesterday morning about 8
o'clock one OF the servants knocked upon his
door to summon him to breakfast. No response
was made, however, and MIR. Jameson did not
make his appearance. At o'clock, the servant
becoming alarmed, sent for a park policeman.
to whom she said she Vas afraid some thing had
happened to Mr.. Jameson.
The policeman assembled to the third floor
in the rear Of which the broker had his bed
room. The door was locked and knocking
brought no answer. Another door, which was
not locked led into q wash room connecting
with the bed room. Entering the wash room
the policeman showed open the middle door,
and there, facing the door. the officer saw what
was, At first glance, apparently man kneeling
upon the floor in prayer, AS his hands were
clasped before his face. second look. how
ever, showed that the man, who was Mr.
Jameson, had hanged himself.
He had taken q sheet from his bed and had
twisted ii into . rope. Then he had tied one
end to the knob Of the door on the outside aud
had then slung the rope over the transom.
Pulling the end down upon the inside, he had
tied the other end around his neck. Then the
rope was 30 long that it was necessary for him
to fall over upon his knees and this he did
thus choking himself to death. The police
were notified and the body was cut down.
Then a coroner was called, and he said that it
was SO palpably q case OF suicide that an in
vestigation was hardly necessary.
MIR. jameson, before killing himself, had
taken off his coat, vest, shirt and shoes and
had put on his night robe. On a table near
by was box Of qninine pills. menthol pencil
and several medicine bottles. The coroner
said that the pneumonia had caused so great
pain and sleCplessness that Mr.. jameson had
become temporarily insane. He gave an order
for the removal of the body, and it was taken
son. who. it is believed, is at Scarborough
Beach, Me-. was notified Mr.. Jamesons chill
dren were Addison thirty-two years old; Alex
ander, thirty, who il in business at Poughkeep-
sic; Mrs Il. G.. Murphy, whose husband is n
son of ex-Collector Tom Murphy of New York
Mrs. 7. s. Manson and Minor who is seventeen
years old and 10 with his mother. MIR. Jameson
left no note or letter to his wife or relatives