The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-18
PICARD'S PISTOL FAILED.
But HE STOOD IN FRONT OF A
TRAIN AND That KILLED HIM
He Leaves n Tribute to His wife's Kind
ness and Curses Policemen Newman and
Brown-Newman Present soon After the
News II Broken 10 the wife.

He Leaves Tribute to His wire's KIND.
ness and Carses Policemen Newman and
Brown-Newmnn Present soon After the
News II Broken 10 the wife.
Shortly before o'clock on Saturday night
the body OF man was found on the trnck Of
the Erie Railroad In Jersey City inside Of tho
tunnel short distance from its east end
One or more trains had passed over the body
and 1t was badly mangled. The man was VOL
dressed. apparently about 80 years old. with
brown hair and brown moustache.
A 3S-calibre self-cocking revolver Of the
American bulldog" pattern was found beside
the body with all Its chambers loaded. In tho
pockets were found number OF ball cartridges
wrapped UP In u papor. largo gold watch.
pawn ticket for watch chain valued OF S1s.
and two pieces OF brown paper containing
some blurred writing in blue pencil. No
money is reported to have been found In the
clothes. The body was taken to Speers un-
dertaking rooms. where It lay all day yester-
day. On closer inspection yesterday tho fact
WINS disclosed that the man had attempted to
take his life with tho pistol before he was run
over by the train. By a mistake. however. he
had bought RIM FIRE cartridges for n ccntre-fro
pistol. and though one OF the cartridges boro
a deep dent in the centre from tho hammer. 1t
had failed to explode. The revolver was a new
one. and 1t may have been purchased with
part Of the proceeds Of the pawned watch
chain. The pawn ticket was dated Saturday.
and was from F. Rosenthal's pawn shop ut 81
Third avenue. New York. The pawn ticket
was signed V. Meyer. The blue writing on the
wrapping paper. which was badly blurred and
spnttered. was declphered as follows:
has been only too good for me. also my parents.
l am my own ruin :,, May God curse 49, New
IN thc other side of the anna sheet Was:
me no rest ny hsad i, + g iaIl II 81 bad SO
ring drawn around It. was written:
Nose keep the business y Fa yDu ars ppo
s' Never had one wrong word Win ny wife.
small and neat congress CATERS. tho name
,Frederick heards name is in the New York
terday afternoon. and found that he vas the
When the news Of her husbands death was
gently broken to. her. She screamed wildly
and and Though t1 the rooms. shouting for the
neighbors. A crowd rushed to her, room.
which Is over the hat store sm m them
Thhs A5s ssa al the
nation OF any kind that there was any trouble
about ii O'clock on, Saturday morning. che
said. apparently In the. best OF spirits. His
business WAS large and prosperous. and. as
far as she knew. there was nothing In the
world for him to com plain Of. The friends and
neighbors in tho room all confirmed her
"Tm sure he couldn't have killed himself
she said: he must have been foully dealt
with"
Her husbands farewell m essages were equal
ly inexplicabpIe to her; When she came to the
and Brown" she looked over to the
That's Mr.. Newman there" she said. He
was one OF my husbands best friends. 80 10
Roundsman Brown. the other ono mentioned:
They were ali three Of them the bost OF
irienas.''
disagreement Of any kind between us."
Mrs. Picard wished to 60 over to Jersey City
imm ediately to get her husbands body. but
she was persuade cd to wait until this morning.
She is an attractive looking young woman
band was Just about to celebrate his 3lst
birthday. she said. They had been married
for several years md had two children. a boy
and a girl. Mr.. Picard has been member OF
Tammany for many years and was con.
during the last election.