The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-17
! BULLET in HIS HEART.
.,stav Blum, the New York Jew
oler. Commits Suicide
Bl SENSATIONAL MANNER
, ,.r irving for bays to Nerve Him
1cto the representatives Adver-
rod for Hin, but He Concealed His
Ion,,,v ~ Escape creditors---some
(DuchIIg Letters


vrm FORK, July 1.-two pistol shots,
dJ ii rapid successful, startled the
,t.b in the Grand Union hotel at IL
otok Yesterday morning.
FIerc was hurrying up and down
ii corridors and knocking at tire
All, OF the rooms. Then one of the
rnls. whose room adjoined that of a
ma known in the hotel as George
Een," announced that the shots were
in 8owen's" room.
he door was burstopen, and "Bowen'
vatound grasping on the floor in front
ii dressing case surmounted by a
miror. ythe time the proprietor and
,owd OF curious persons got to the
Todl Bowen" was dead.
brief examination showed that a
Lrlet had been shot into his right tenn
II and another into his left breast, just
NOW the heart. Beside the body was
swcnty-two calibre revolver.
The suicide registered ut the Grand
mion on June "a as George Bowen"
lis real name, however, was Gustav
INN and he was q wholesale jeweller
Vo 40 Broadway. He has been in
y.iYc.s since last fall, but recently he
,od tried to carry on large transactions
IN small capital.
pRops OUT OF SIGHT.
As his difficulties increased Mr.. Blum
eemed to be much worried, and on June
p last he disappeared from his home
md place Of business. Itseems that he
VENT on that day to the Hotel Royal,
I'd went from that hotel two days later
the Grand Union.
Meantime his wife was distracted and
Il. friends made vain efforts to find
i'm through the personal columns OF
.he HHdId,
George 7. German was manager for
Mr.. Blum at his store at No. $50 Broad
gay, and he was the first OF the dead
mans friends to arrive at the hotel.
80 REAL NEED TO FRET.
From Mr.. German learned that Mr..
Blum had bought most of his goods in
Providence, K. l., and that his troubles
were not nearly as grave as he imagined.
All were well disposed toward him and
only too ready to allow him to mako a
aillcmcnt on extremely easy terms.
When Blum went away he said he was
going TO Providence. At least that wus
What he tod his wife and eleven-year-
old son, who live at Hammonton, N. j.
He never 20. any further away than the
Grand Union, however. There he re-
NAMED quietly in his room most OF the
tine and attracted but little attention.
From letters which he left it is EVIL
dent that Blum has been trying to kill
himself ever since he first learned that
lemust fail in business. In fact, it APP
ltlrs as ii the unfortunate man had
lcen trying to screw his courage up to
The sticking point, SO that he could put
himself out OF the way, for more than
week.
LETTERS lie LEFT.
These were among the letters found
athc bureau Of the room where Blum
Committed suicide:
June "a, 1901.
FRIEND GorMAN:-This is the only
way can see out Of my trouble. l
have had too many friends in the bust
nc,'. All encouraged me too much,
hence my going it so big. When |
started hajIthe promise OF any amount
ctmOrcy, but when it came to call for
itihere were lots OF excuses.
tired yesterday, but no go. l am
sorry for some Of the people, for they
cannot afford it.
Dick X Kolberg's claim will go in first
hope, Some OF my insurance papers
a'eIna box in the Pennsylvania Insur-
% S1c,e Company on Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
lipossible send my body to Hammon-
ton, NJ. What appeared to me to be
tRe start OF my life has brought mo to
ibecnd.
Pardon me for the trouble I am CIV
ingyou. It's the last request l shall
make.
Goodby. BLUM.
June 25, 1891.
FRIEND GoRNAx:-I wrote the en-
closed letter yesterday, not thinking
would be here to write this to-day.
\, stayed at the Hotel Royal since
AGgRday, and yesterday came here.
nave to pay the penalty for what
wrong have done.
DO not think harshly Of mo, but see
Nhat You can do to straighten matters
out ioFold friendships sake.
ISL registered here under the
lame Of George Bowers.
JUNE 81, 1901.
FRIEND GoRMAY:-You sec bv this l
ali still living, but God knows how
"1IS, did not expect such an ending.
II should have received the money
,on', y me everything would have
:, bnt when found out some time ago
, wy, could not get it lost all my
hErTe and got sick.
loa remember that then my trouble
s'h' did most everythingto rally,
Wy II was no use.
H.. Tease don't think too hard of me,
S SaS % all You can for my poor wife and
i, see in the Herald to-day that the
s,y'iil has, possession OF the store. You
may know how | feel. BLUM,
another letter was addressed to a Mr.
Ute. ,,o,s, a Dook-kecper at Mr.. Blum's
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