The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
PAUL SURY SUICIDES
Lost All His Wealth in a
Land Scheme and Be-
came Despondent.
TOOK POISON AND SHOT HIMSELF.
his Wife, Said to be DemenIed,
Disappears From Her Home
The Dead Mans Career.

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committed suicide this morning by
drinking poison and shooting himself.
Shortly before seven o'clock this morning
Mrs. Sury saw her husband standing In
his bedroom drinking the contents of
small vial. She asked him what he was
dol ng and he said:-
''Killing myself"
He has often threatened 60 take his lite
before, 80 she didn't pay much attention
to him but simply asked II ne couldn't
for once In his lirs talk seuse. He said:-
That's all right pll make sure Job
Of it this time."
She went downstairs to prepare break
bands re marks. AT abont ten minutes
past seven o'clock she was startled by
pistol shot. She rushed upstairs, and In
the hallway OF the second, or bedroom
floor, she stumbled across the body Of her
husband. He was lying on his face,
between the front bedroom and the bath
room door, in rool OF blood. In e,
right side OF his head there was a ragged
hole. the right side of his face was burnt,
aud his right eye was horribly discolored,
In his right hand he held a pistol. Mrs.
SnIy rushed into the street and TO the
house of neighbor. Mrs. Kelly Chances
man Kennedy was notified ana tsle-
phoned to the Seventh precinct station
house. Captain Lange sent Ssr-
geant Cox and Detective O'Neill
to the house. When Detective O'NeiI
arrived, he found Mrs. Sury. ruuuing
about the house as IL ont OF her mind.
screaming and crying by turns, She was
too excited to tell anything Of the sui
eide.
POLICE TOOK CHARGE.
Sergeant Cox examined the surround
ings, aud found the bullet embedded In
the wall 61a feet from the ground. It
had gone clear through Sury's head, aud
from the blsckened appearance of the
face he must have held the revolver very
close to mis- temple. Ouly one of the
cham oers OF the revolver was empty Il
was 3Scalibre weapon OF the bulldog
pattern, with n bone handle.
There was blood on the handle. An
empty laudanum vial lay on the table in
the front bedroom Cox had the bod
moved into the roem and took charge OF
the vial and pistol.
/ Two friends of the suicide arrived
shortly afterwards and took charge of
affairs. They were ]. Curtis and Thomas
Moore. When Mr.. Curtis entered the
house Mrs. Sury threw her arms around
his neck and wept. Curtis and Moore
sent for Undertaken Elliot, who properly
arranged The body. s
Mr.. Curtis left the house for short
time, and when he returned Mrs. Sury
called him loafer and ordered him out
of the house. Mr.. Moore was the only
one who could do anything with her.
DIR. Converse called a5 the house at
eleven o'clock and rang several times,
bus could not get any ans wer. He then
went to the station house. Messrs.
Curtis aud Moore entered Immediately
after DR.. Converse. They were greatly
excited and asked for Captain
Lange. They told him that they had
ruug repeatedly at the house, hut had
received no answer. aud that, as Mrs. Surv
is slightly damented, they were afraid
that that. to zether with the shock of her
husbands death. had led her TO do
something desperate as she had been left
in the house all alone. and as FAR as they
could learn had not left It.
WHERE is MRS sURYf
The captain went directly TO the house,
A neighbor, who saw them trying
to get in told them that Mrs.
Sury had left the house about an hour
and half before. Mr.. Moore is worried
friends, and he can't imagine where she
has gone to.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Paul Sury was born iu Switzerland
July IS. 1S45. He served honorably In the
army in his native country. He came to
America twenty years ago. His wife is
German. They have never had any
children. About twelve years ago
he started In the business of manufsc-
turing and selling turkey oil, which is
used ir printing calico. He made money
rapidly ard Became quite wealthy
About two years ago he was induced to
give mp his business which was
n ma
and in vest his money tn scheme known
as the United States Land Improvement
Company. His partners In the enter
prise were john aud Warner Bruns. The |
scheme did not pay. and he lost money
rapidly until he had scarcely any
nature and often theatened to kill him.
self when he had received some nsw
blow, financially. 1t seems from all
accounts that the Improvement Company
had gone al! to smash during the past
week. and with 1t the last dollar OF his
one time magnificent fortune. Mr.. Curtis
saw him yesterday morning, and SAYS
that he didn't act like himself. Hetold |
a friend last night that ii some plans of |
his didn't mature satisfactorily ha |
would blow his brains out. i
Thursday night he was seen at the |
meeting of the Second Assembly District
Democratic Association and appeared In |
+
IN POLITICS
He has been q politician for number \
years. He is said TO have spent consider |
able money In politics, but not enough |
to cripple him, Re has been q candidate |
for the Assembly on two different occa
sions, but was defeated both tlmes He |
was known everywhereas whole souied, j
good hearted fellow, VINO was always /
ready to lend helping hand to any one |
who needed 1t. In business circles he |
W As known for the honesty OF his deal |
InRs.
He was captain and honorary mem
ber OF Conn anv D, Fourth Regiment.
The clubs and associations he belonged /
to were numerous. Among them were
The New Jersey Bowling Club, the
County Democratic Association.
He was prominent figure In a number |
Of fraterhal organizations, being q Mason
who had received his thirty second |
degree, and brother of the orders OF |
Foresters and Rsd Men. He belonged to
leredetha branch OF Masons and !,
they, together with the other societies, |
will take care OF HE wife. The Surys have I
lived In Academy street for the past six |
Years In two story and basement frame
cottage, one of row. None of the
neighbors have ever become acquainted
with them in all that time.
They cay that Mrs. Sury is queer
woman, and has scarcely ever spoken n
word to them, but has kept the house
most of the time and as far as they know /
has no friends or relatives that ever
Visit her.
The best medical authorities say the
proper way to treat catarrh Is to take con-