Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
HOW HIS PLAN FAILED
An Elaborate Scheme for Suicide That DID
Not Succeed
A Man Who Sought Death by Iuhsl linz
Gas-Now I'm the Hospitai-A Pipe
Line TO Hfh Mouth.

Fired Klein. Brooklyn. n. Y" was what
a neatly dressed middle-aged man put on
the register at the Mount Vernon House
two days ago. He paid for his lodging IN
advance and was assigned to room n. Yes
terday evening he returned and again paid
for his room in advance. He had but little
baggage with him and appeared like many
travellers who only stop a day or two ana
then leave.
There was nothing peculiar about the
mans actions and last night he retiFed
about IL O'Clock. AS the name signed In
dicates. the man is a German and Is a
stranger in the city. He came here with
the Intention OF committing suicide by In
haiing Illuminating gas. but did not sac
ceed, although his plans were deeply Laid
and he went to considerable trouble.
To-Day, instead OF his body being on It's
patient in the Emergency Hospital and me
doctors think he viii recover.
small bundle carried by the would be
suicide last evening contained a roll OF cot
, .on ana this he used in the space between
the door and the facing TO prevent the es-
cape OF gas from the room. Then the win
oow was tightly closed and a piece OF rub
Der tubing purchased for the purpose was
suetched from the gas Jet 10 the bed. Two
letters were written and then the unfsr-
tunate man made the last preparations for
death.
His Final Preparations.
Removing all his clothing with the
exception of his undershirt ne stretched him
self at full length on the bed and placed
the end Of the tube in his mouth. AS the
gas filled his stomach he became uncon-
scious and finally he vomited. Then IL was
that he lost the end of the pipe and had 10
trust TO the quantity of the gas escaping
from the pipe to do its deadly work before
the morning. when the discovery would
probably be made.
IL was after 8 O'Clock when the odor ~
the gas was detected in the hallway and an
enort was made to discover from which
room IL was escaping. Room " was noticed,
and IL was passed by for a moment but when
II was found that the door was bolted on
the inside Mr.. Nichols, the proprietor, Was
satisfied that that was the right room. lie
mad pne OF the hotel employees climb in the
room window and there the man was found
in the condition stated. The door and win
dow were opened to let in fresh air and
word was at once sent to the police.
Lieut.. Kelly was among the first to reach
the hotel and he took charge of the letters.
Gave a Fictitious Name.
In one letter addressed TO Coroner WOOD
ward the man said he had given a fictitioas
name The letter reads as follows:
My name is Bernhard weinberger as my
passport shows. I gave the wrong name at
the hotel Please inform by telegraph
Susanna Weinberger. rs East 10Th street.
New York. as j hope she will bring my
body TO New York. Please give her ~
brother Mr. Lewis Nicke,sberg. my watch
and ring. They will pay expenses"
The other letter was addressed TO Susanna
Weinberger. who is evidently his sister
in-law. This letter was scaled. LieOt.
Kelly took charge of his effects.
Among the papers In the mans room were
newspaper clippings Of three suicides and
as one OF them was about the suicide If
woman Mr.. Nichols thinks that a wo-
man probably figured in this case
Weinberger had but a small amount n
money in his pockets. including several
foreign coins, and IL is likely that his money
was about gone and he thought the best
way out Of his financial trouble was sui
eide
At the Emergency Hospital the physicians
used heroic measures TO save the mars
life and as already stated IL rs Thought NJ
will probably recover.