The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-20
IN A PALATIAL RESIDENCE.
Joseph A. Jameson Commits Suicide at His
Sisters House, 8S5 Fifth Avenue
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Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch |
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-In the palatial resi-
dence of Mrs. Amos Colling, S35 Fifth
avenue, yesterday afternoon, was found
the body of Joseph A. Jameson, the Broad
street broker and banker. He had hanged
himself from bedroom door in his fine
suite of rooms on the fourth floor in the
rear. Mr.. Jameson was reputed million
aire, and was the stock exchange member
of the firm of Jameson, Smith & Co.,
bankers and brokers, at Exchange place
and Broad street The second member OF
the firm is James d. Smith, commodore of
the United States Yacht club. Mr. Jane
sons family are out of town, and from
what can be learned from his friends, tenn
porary insanity, caused by illness and per
haps aggravated by the feeling of loneliness
in the absence Of his family, is thought to
have been the cause of the unhappy
tragedy.
Mr.. Jameson was last seen alive at 5
pm. last Saturday. In the absence of his
wife and family he had been stopping with
his sister, Mrs. Getting. The latter is at
the Isle OF Wight. Mrs. Jameson and her
youngest son, Miner seventeen years old
are at Scarhoro beach. The two sons, Ad-
olson, the Oldest, is widOWer thirty three
years old, and Alexander, twenty eight
years old, and daughter, Mrs. Thomas
w. Manson, were spending Sunday at their
fathers farm at Clinton's corners, eight
miles from Poughkeepsie, and the second
daughter, Mrs. Myra Murphy, widow of
Richard Murphy, jr., son of the excel
lector of the port, was at Elberon, n. j.
Mr.. Jameson returned home at o'clock
Saturday called servant, Katie Purcell,
and after passing remark THAT it was a
light day down town. said he would go to
his room to rest. He went and was not
seen again alive He did not appear yes
terday and becoming alarmed the servant
called a park policeman. The aeting-police
captain went to the house and entered the
brokers' rooms through the one unlocked
door. He found the body of Mr.. Jameson
hanging with sheet around his neck, one
end of which had been thrown over the
door and tied to the knob. The suicide
had knelt so as to bring strangulation
quickly and his knees almost touched the
floor The millionaire had evidently dis
robed with the intention of retiring for the
night before the awful impulse seized him.
He was clad only in night shirt and draw
ers. The body was taken down and placed
on the bed. Superintendent jerks, of the
Murray Hill hotel, q friend OF the deceased,
took charge OF the funeral arrangements
Nothing was found to indicate the cause of
Gue uteu ur. JcukS LelegTdpQeQ 10 the
sons at POughkeepsie and left to them the
painful task of informing their mother of
the sad event.
Mr.. Jameson was taken sick three
months ago and was still weak when three
weeks ago he was taken with throat
trouble. The latter affiiction was so seri
Gus that Professor b. j. Janeway was kept
in close attendance. The trouble increased
and the physical pain may have resulted in
sudden fit of insanity.
Mr.. Jameson came from st. Louis in 1865
with his brother-in- law, Amos Getting,
deceased. Each is said to have brought
81, 100000 as the profit of a dry goods bust
ness. brokerage business was opened on
Wall street and at first the firm belonged
to the open board of brokers and latterly
to the stock exchange. The other members
of the firm are F. N. Jones and A. f.
Smith. Mr.. Jameson was man Of domes-
tic tastes and was regarded as a conserva-
tive and prudent hnancier. His business
is said to be in good shape. Commodore
Smith was telegraphed at Stamford, Conn.,,
of his partners death.