New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
4 MERCHANTS SUICIDE.
,,,e rv1FE,s SEPARATION FROM HIM THE
CAUSE.
-, MS BREAST WAS BUNCH OF ROSES GIVEN
10 HIM BY his sTfPDAo'hI EN-
PISTOL, BROUGHT INSTANT DEATH.

pIcTQI, DROCGHT lNSlANi
,,o-r;s Marks n commission merchant al no
ne Snrine-st. shot himself in his bedroom "' HIS
home No. s7 East Twclfth-st. at 0 ciocN yes
,.-dav afternoon. Mrs Caroline tlllo''' 'ne
..usnp.ener for Mr.. Marks, heard the shot ana
80 h,s ~oom She found him lyins dead in his
bod with Ss-cslbre pistol in his right hand
Tho cause which led Mr.. Marks TO put an END
n his life was an unhappy marriage. MI MAINS
y is said. had been doing good business iol
.everal years. and is reputed TO he wealthy Las'
fall be became acquainted with MIS-. Lo''a ~.
Fearsely. a widow whose husband had oeen oedo
for several years. After meeting MIS- bearseN
few times. Mr. Marks declared his love Tor her'
Mrs Bearsely did not encourage Mr.. Markss al
,..rccs She had a little money OF her own which
hsr husband had left her, and lived with her
d.uobter Flora. age ten, in a fat in Second-ave
Mr.. Marks was persistent, however. He made
reneated declarations OF his love, gave
the widow beautiful presents. and
finally her heart softened and she
consented to be married to him. They were
married last October At first. after Mrs Bearsely
had refused to marry him. he had become de-
spondent, had neglected his business. and even
kept away from his friends. When the marriage
was over he went to work with renewed energy to
make up for lost time. He seemed TO he perfectly
happv. and his devotion to his wife was often COM
mented upon by his friends.
In December last Mr. Marks leased the building
NJ No 60 East Twelfth-st.. and went 20 live there
with his wife and stepdaushter. lie spent all the
money he could spare from his business III
fitting up his home, and he gave weekly
dinner parties to his friends. Everything went
on smoothly until about the middle of February.
when it became evident that there was cold
ness between Mr.. Marks and his wife Mrs.
Marks showered her affection upon her step-daugh-
Ter. and Mr. Marks did likewise, but they showed
little feeling for each other. No one knows what
led 70 the sudden break in the happiness of the
Marks family and the situation became worse
daily 1t eliminated on II. Patrick 5 Day, when
Mr. Marks found letter from his wife IN which
she said that she had lell MN never 10 lelulh'
She took her daughter with her.
Mr.. Marks was discOnsolate, and became eX-
ceedingly melancholy. lie neglected his business:
lie went to his home every day al noon 10 see II
his wife had returned and usually spent
the rest CT the day there weeping and moaning
lie sent a message to his wife and begged her Ia
come back TO him: lie dld not get satisfactory
reply, and then he asked that his little step
daughter might be permitted 10 see him. This,
TOO, was refused him for several days, but yes
terday when he went home at noon he found
Flora waiting for him. She had bunch Of roses
IN her hand, which she gave 10 him and told him
that her mother had sent them to him. Mr;
Marks wept over the flowers and Flora remained
with linn about an hour She was crying when
she went away.
Mr.. Marks walked up and down the room until
about O'Clock and then began 70 make prepara-
tions for his death He took of his clothing,
put on his night-robe and lay down upon his bed
1Ie pinned the bunch of roses his breast put
the muzze of the revolver behind his right cal
and sent bullet through his brain
notice of the suicide was sent 10 the Mercer
ST. station but the police were unable 10 IND out
where Mrs Marks lived Mr.. Marks was Mason
and was also q member Of several Hebrew benevo-
lenC societies