New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
MILLIONAIRErS SUICIDE.
LEVI H. MARSTELLER DRIVEN BY L0NEIL
NESS TO SHOOT HIMSELF.
ME HAD eIrvED FOR MONTHS OVER THE DEATH
OF HIS wIFE-THE BODY OF THE MER-
CHANT DISCOVERED IN ONE OF
urS VACANT FLAT-IIOUSES.

CHANT DISCOVERED IN ONE OF
u1S VACANT FLAT-IIOUSES.
,,.sno,r drove Levi II. Marsteller, the wealthy
..,,.,d merchant Of No. PSI West Nnety-second-
:, 70 suicide on Thursday. The fact that ne
bod tilled himself was not known until ycster-
aov when his body was found in vacant
eot in one of the houses which he had owned
,r the Western Boulevard. Loneliness was the
oauss OF his despair lie was millionaire. yet
bs had the prospect Of a cherries Ch' 'stmas
for he had thought only of the death Of his wife
.,ncs the last Christmas ard Of his own lonely
condition
N,rs Marsteller died in April, leaving 10
children. An adopted daughter Matte. has
baen in a private school in New-tcdford lately.
Recently he went to santarium lie had
shown some symptoms that his mind had been
,o,ung Lately. at his house, he had spent
much OF his time in room. which ne called MS
"sleepy Hollow" study an upper floor
the windows of which overlooked the Boulevard.
There he sat and brooded over the loss OF the
On THURSDAY morning Mr.. Marsteler left the
house saving to Mrs LanGdon. the house
keeper that he was going for walk. W men ne
aid not return to the house in the evening MIS-
Iangdon became alarmed and went TO tell ms
married sisters. Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Tisdale oi
his disappearance. They failed TO get any
trace of the missing millionaire Doubtless at
that time he was dead by his own hand
The search for Mr.. Marsteller was continued
on Friday without success by detectives ana
policemen His relatives were made more
anxious by the discovery that he had taken
away from his room an old-fashioncd pistol
which he had kept as Il means OF protectoh
against thieves * night.
Adolph Shapiro. a tinsmth, was sent 10 repair
the leaders on the rear wall Of the nat nous"
No Cos Western Boulevard yesterday morning
The house was Just around the corner from Mr.
Narsteller's house ana had been owned by the
millionaire \ fat on the fourth floor was va
cant Shapiro went on The roof OF the house and
rgged q chair in sling attached 70 the cornics
of the rear wall. Then he lowered himself in
the chair until he could look through a window
of the kitchen Of the vacant fiat on the fourth
floor He was astonished by the sight or
mans body lying on the floor. one look salts
fed him that he looking at corpse. Mr..
Afarsteller evidently had shot himself in the
mouth on Thursday and had killed himself in
stantly. as the old-fashiOned pistol was still
.clasped In his stiffened fingers His hat lay on
the kitchen sink and upon It was note which
he had written before he left his home on Thurs
day morning. The note not addressed to
any one and unsigned. and K simply said:
my dear wife is gone. ] am going too. May
God forgive me for this act 1t is more than
can bear"
Mr. Marsteller IL said had lived all his
life in New-Ycrk. He member Of the
well-known drygoods firm Of Dunham. Buckley
& Co until few years ago when he retired
rom business on account Of failing health He
was said to have nearly 100000 invested In real
estate in the city and TO have money invested in
securities also He fifty years old.