Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-28
IA BANKERS SUICIDE.
Geo. Z. Sistare Of New York Shoots
Himself
4 CHEF OF POLICE UNDER ARREST.
Rejoicing Of the Worlds Fair Dr.
rectors.
RIOT ON A RAILWAY TRAIN.
1 CHEF OF POLICE UNDER ARREST.
RIOT ON A RAILWAY TRAIN.


George X. sistare Of New York Found Dead
in His Room.
NEW YoRK, July pa Io15 o'clock this
morning Geo. K sistare, member Of the firm
of sistare Bros, bankers Of 10 Broad street,
committed suicide in his room at the Manhattan
Club by shooting himself In the right temple
with a 32-caliber Smith d Wesson revolver.
Mr.. Sistare vas fifty years old and lived at No
al West 18th street. Deputy Coroner Walsh
has charge Of the case.
The following Ia q published account Of the
tragedy: The police Of the nineteenth precinct,
Who were summoned immedistely after the
shooting occurred. are in great doubt g. to
whether the case IL ono Of suicide or murder,
but the latter theory was declared absurd at the
club.
That the revolver was found BY the man.
side and that the wound was in that part Of the
head where one would naturally point q re-
yolver If he desired to kill himself indicated
that IL was . suicide.
There are other things, though, which viii
have to be explained before this theory is es-
tablished.
The first thing the police did after their ar
rival was TO examine the revolver. Three shots
of those who had heard them. There were three
empty chambers also.
TWO OTHER BULLETS.
rectly to the left Of the entrance, up the fight
Of marble steps, showed where the other two
bullets bad struck. There are two sofas in the
room, one In each corner, on the east or 5th
avenue side. One Of the bullets had lodged In
the sofa in the northeast corner, Immediately
behind the door,
The other had struck the easement Of the
wall near the other sofa, and had Clipped off .
portion Of the marble Of which the easement
,n$x u1n&a he
police concluded that the man must have held
the revolver IN an exceedingly awkward posi-
ton.
He must also have been. they contend, very
poor marksman to have missed himself twice.
SUMMONED As WITNESSES
There are three persons Who we're in the
building and near the room where the shooting
occurred whom Coroner Walsh asked to be
witnesses at the examination.
They are Henry s. Bennett Of the Manhattan
Club, ]. Arthur Cara, lis West 34th street, and
Thos Hunking Of liz East SGD street, who is
doorman Of the club. All Of these men heard
the firing and assisted the police in their ex-
animation.
MI. Sistare was not q regular member of the
Manhattan Club. He had, it Is said, visited it
but once before, in the company Of friend.
For long time, his friends say, be has been
ailing.
Doorkeeper Hunking said that Mr.. Sistare
had been in the habit Of drinking, but that he
not been drinking much of late.
According to those who were in attendance in
the hall this morning be walked in the building
alone and went directly into the room to the
left Of the entrance. Almost Immediately after
ward three shots fred In rapid succession were
heard.
Mr. Sistare was a tall man, measuring about
five feet ten or eleven inches. good looking
with prominent forehead The police exam
ined his clothing in order to discover, il pos
sible, some motive for suicide.
Some kilograms were found, but none Of
them seemed to indicate that the man was in
trouble. Deputy Coroner Walsh was sum-
mnned and gave permit for the removal Of
the body. At IL O'clock the body was taken
to the 30th street police station.
The news that a man had been shot in the
club Immediately spread to the street and in
few moments the building was surrounded by
people.
There were few members Of the club in the
building this morning excepting those who live
were well known in Wall street and on the
stock exchange. The firm had an
Office in 16 Broad street and transacted
q general commission and brokerage business
One morning about two years ago the firms
assignment as made on the stock exchange
ties exceeded the assets by . small fortune,
and customers Of the firm we're the losers.
Charges of crooked dealing we're made.
ANOTHER STORY.
Another account says:
The attorney for the firm 10 Lawyer Henry 8.
Bennett Of As Broadway and SIS Madison ave-
nue.. Mr.. Bennett is prominent member Of
the Manhattan Club. He wished to consult Mr.
Geo. h. Sistare In regard to the affairs Of the
frm. and at 1880 this morning Mr.. Sistare left
his home, 245 Vest 18th street, ndcalled at the
club house. He walked up the wide marble
steps of what was formerly the Stewart mansion
and asked to see Mr.. Bennett.
The lawyer was in and he came into the room
see Mr.. Sistare. The two men we're in con-
sultation several minutes. Then a shot was
heard and Mr.. Bennett ran on, crying, He has
killed himself
The hotel attendant ran in and found Mr.
Sistare dying with bullet wound in his right
temple. He had 32-caliber Smith Wesson
revolver in his hand.
The firm failed in May, 1890, for nearly
G. 500 900, and since then there have been grave
disclosures in regard TO the financial methods Of
the members Of the firm.
W. II. N. Sistare, the head OF the bankrupt
firm, wus arrested and indicted on charge Of
swindling 4. Hecksher out Of S63, 900 by the
failure.
FAIR DIRECTORS REJOICE.