New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18

morning at the home OF his sister, Mrs. ElZaDeth
Cotting widow of Amos Getting, No. e35 Fifth
ave.
Mr.. Jameson, who was sixty-seven years old,
had a severe attack of pneumonia about three
months ago, from which he nearly died and
which left him much reduced in health and spirits.
He was recovering slowly, however, though he
often complained of a pain and choking sensa-
tion in his throat and repeatedly called attention
to a swelling of the glands in his neck, ana
often lapsed into gloomy and distracted moods
His nights had for some time before his death
been almost sleepless and he feared another attack
Of pncuponia
On Saturday he went to his office in Broad-st.
as usual but returned home earlier than was his
custom, and went at once to his bedroom in the
house in Fifth-ave. Mrs. Getting, whose house
it is, is at present in London, and there was no.
body living there except Mr.. jameson and two
servants, one an old cmploye OF the family named
Kate Purcell and the other young girl. Kate
Purcell saws that when she let Mr.. Jameson in on
SATURDAY about , 80 D. IN. he seemed 10 be in
good spirits, made some pleasant remark, and
went upstairs to his room, on the third moor
back. 1t has bath and dressng-r0Om attached.
She asked him if there anything he wanted
and he said there was not. That was the last
she saw OF him'alive. 1t was Mr.. Jameson'S habit
TO take breakfast about : o'clock every morning,
though on Sundays he sometimes slept later, ana
when he did not come down Mt his usual hour
yesterday, the fact did not excite the servants
suspicious. Breakfast was prepared, and leaving
the care Of il 10 the other servant, Kate Purcell
went to church, and returned to the house about
half-past - Upon being informed that Mr..
Jameson had not come down to breakfast she
went TO wakcn him, but could get no response to
her rappng. In great fright she went for
Park policeman, and Martin Gilmartn one OF the
force. returned 10 the house with her.
Gilmartn pounded on the bedroom door with
his club. while the two frightened women listened
below There were three doors leading into the
room; two of them were locked, but the olilccr
found one of them not fastened and he gained an
entrance. The first thing he saw was WnAt lie
took 70 be a man knceling on the floor, by a
door, saying his prayers. lie approached tHe
man and found that il was Mr.. jameson, hanging
by the end of piece OF thin dress goods ,It'o
had been carefully knott,d about his throat The
cloth was tied by one end To the KNOB oi 'he
dressiu,room door, and the other end was thrown
over the top Of the door and brought down upon
the opposite side chair was standing near by,
upon which Mr. jameson had probably STOOD
when adjusting the knot about his throat, but
stretching down II allowed his knees to IeSt on
the floor.
He must have died in horrible agony, for the
material Of which the rope was made stretched
An nuch ihnt his feet rested upon the hoor, ana
"a comnlete the strangula;ion Mr. jameson hHd
,o heoG his knees and rest his body on the ups
n his toes lie slowly strangled and IT must
have taken a long time TO kill him. The position
Of the moose was such that It ala not ehufey
close the windppr, and the spasmodlc breathing
went ON long after Mr. Jameson became uncon-
sciouS
The policeman upon rs pertaining that The Dody
WAS cold and stff, shut the door ana IcPor'cu '"c
matter 10 Sergeant Flock, OF the farN loi'e'
Flock and Gilmartin then went back ana 700"
tbc body down and reported the matter 10 'oI-
oncr Schultzc. The coroner made an cN"nlh',lon
of the BODY and reported that death TeSuH'u
from straneUlaton, committed by the man MN
self. probably in Il tit Of insanity OWING I" III,
sonnia. resulting from his recent sickness anu
frequent attacks OF neuralgia
Mr. Jameson was partially undrcsscd but the
bcd had not been disturbed. ON taDIe III the
room were a number of letters from his SON.
wife and sister. but all were OF private anu
noncstic character Mr. Jamesons wife ana
children were teecraphcd for Immediately MIS-
Iomcson is stayinG at the Atlantic HOTEL III
coorboro Maine and the children are scattered
| hon, IN different places Mrs Cotting was also
,.Iegronhed 70 at London. Mr.. jameson had hv'
! childrcn-thrcc sons and two daugh''IS' i"'
| Oldest son Addison jameson, thirty-two years
! -, o,,o has been living at the Murray Hill llotfI
and tool, dinner with his father there on FRIDAY
&C ,vas their custom He. however. was out "'
,o,,, Yesterday. near Poughkccpslc ana Wa'
| ,olorr,nhcd for. The other two sons are AleN
ordcr q man of twentycight, and Minor, ag'o
| scvcntccn wears One OF the daughters Is married
70 T. L. Manson, the banker, and the o'"'I l"
r. G. Murphy, but all the relatives oi the ue''
man were out of the city.
F. w Eagan, the private secretary VI y"
Jameson. took charge of the house ana VIII IT,
main there until the arrival of Mr. Jameson
family. Mr.. Eagan. who is thqgnghly iamilla
with Mr. Jamesons business. said tha' MS """','
were all right, and there was no hhahci'i' "o"''
Of any kind that could lead NJ. J"nlcSo" y
take his life D,,ou
Mr.. Jameson was born in Ohio III Decen'"c'
1923 When n young man he went 'o ~ A-V"N
and after gaining experience III the ulNEoo ""'
incss he started n store in company WIN A'Io
Cotting The business succeeded anu "' -"
close of the war the two men came 10 w" W :.
with about Il million uoil"i' w."
the banking business. ,.;,.
ur Cottino married Mr.. JameSons tavorlu
s;s,er and the feeling existing between VT
| Getting Mr.. Jameson and Mrs. Cotting was mos
cordial. Mr.. jameson never felt the same are
his old partner died, his friends say, James i, y
Smith. ex-commodore Of the New-iorK iac"
club. was a partner Of the irm' and Is out o
the city at present; there are two o'her PARTNERS
4. H. Smith and T. y. Jones
A friend Of Mr.. jameson, who dd not WISH
have his name mentioned said that MI ''npeSo'
seemed to feel lonely and detected "i'hou' ~
sister and his family. Il thihk ne was -"
pressed he added, with tha' "cooun' y, a
suicide at Staten Island of the young a'he'c
tor handing me an account of it, few day
ago he said: "TlIe coolest thing L ever near
Of believe that it had some effect on hihi' pu
| never suspected it would result as 1t has
From all that could be found out iaSC hlSh