The herald., 1893-05-03
A WILL THAT Is MISSING,
Mysterious Disappearance Of
DR.. Steinhauser's $4,000.
New York Stock Operations Stopped
by the Doctors Death.
The Veil Lifted from the Past Life of a
Suicide Who Seemed 60 Die for
His Children-An Earnest
Search for the Will.

M the 18th day Of April. 1898, at 8
p. M, DR.. j. Godfrey Steinhauser, pro-
proprietor of the Berlin drug store on
South Spring street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, committed suicide.
The cause of his rash act was attrib-
uted to his wife, Mrs. Alice Bray Stein
hsuser, leaving his bed and board and
applying for q decree OF divorce.
The usual coroner's inquest wac held,
verdict rendered that death was caused
by the decsased's own hand, and then
search for q will was instituted, but no
will came to light.
1t was known that DR.. Steinhauser
was possessed of considerable money,
but the whereabouts of this money could
not be ascertained.
Last Saturday telegram WAS received
in this city asking whether DR.. j.. God
frey Steinhauser was dead or alive. The
telegram was signed by the manager Of
the telegraph company OF Toronto,
Canada, This dispatch was shown to
friends of the deceased, among whom
was q gentleman who knew the doctor
in Toronto, and to a HERALD reporter
said:
"Dr. Steinhauser was at the time 1
lived in Toronto, member of the board
of trade of that city and was held in
high esteem. There also lived in To-
rohto family by the name OF Bray who
had daughter named Alice. Miss
Alice at that time was supposed to be
attending school. but while she wss
thought to be studying real hard she was
in the company OF DR.. Steinhauser.
The consequence was that the doctor
left Toronto and came to the states, be-
ing followed in few days by Miss Bray,
whom he made his wife. / afterwards
met them here, the doctor telling me
that he was compelled to come to this
climate for his health"
Following up the conversation, the
reporter learned that when the doctor
came he WAS partially paralyzed, and
had in the neighborhood of 500, GOO 1t
was stated on good authority that the
day before he died he drew SIS, 900 from
a bank in this city, which he gave into
the hands of friend to be used for his
children, of whom he had two, q boy
and girl. 1t was also stated that he
had made a will and it was Witnessed by
two signers, but neither the will nor any
trace Of the $751; 900 can be found.
It was stated on the witness stand by
nlb Wlib III ucI hppilCnblpA lux 0ifOICO
and alimony that the doctor was worth
$35 600 and that he had an income OF
$4,000 year from property in Germany.
S The doctor during life spoke very little
OF his anteeedents, but once, in conver-
sation with a friend, said he was from
Baden Baden, and the descendant OF
very influential people.
Several days before his death tele-
gram was received by the doctor from
Henry Clews & Go. of New York. saying
they had sold $4,000 bushels OF wheat
for him, and advised him to authorize
them to make another purchase for him.
This telegram he showed to friend, and
remarked "that if things fipened in that
way be would soon have something for
!. his children"
It was learned that the doctor had
business transaction y in New York
through which he expected to realize
100000 but the matter was 80 mixed up
that it was thought necessary by his
agents, Henry Clews & Co., that an ar
bitrator be appointed. The doctor ac-
cordingly selected gentleman of. this
city, but who Clews & Co. refused to
acknowledge, and before the matter
could be arranged the doctor was
dead.
The gentleman who was selected as
arbitrator told friend of the deceased
the other day that he was positive $4,000
or $4,000 could be saved to the estate
from the New York deal il 1t was looked
into; also that he was informed that
the doctor had forwarded to Germany
10000 marks-abont $1,000 few days
before he died, but that the money was
still in New York.
In the meantime the place Of business
where the doctor held forth is under
lock and key, and an application has
been made for special letters of admin
istration by his attorneys, while parties
who are said to have been mentioned by
the will as executors are searching for
the lost will and the party who is sup
posed to have the $4,000. l.