The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
WHY DID he
KILL HIMSELF?
Adslph Marsily Sent a Pistol
Bullet Crashing Through
Ills Brain.
NO REASON Gan BE LEARNED.
Bernard Vogel Went to Central
Park and Also Shot His
Life Away.
KNOT WANTED FIVE DOLLARS.
Because His Wife WsuId Not Give
It to Him He Took
His Life.
KNOT WANTED FIVE DOLLARS.

This shooting is a mystery TO me. 1t
has a strange look" said Policeman
Hall, Of the Twenty-fifth Precinct, who
stood guard this morning over the dead
4 body of Adolph Marsily, In the second
story back room of the brown-stone
* front house 116 East Seventy-fourth
sstreet.
"a The story of the tragedy as thus far
CLEANED does not differ in salient fea-
lures from many other suicides.
As Policeman Edgar v. Campbell was
patrolling his post on East Seventy
fourth street at fifteen minutes past s
o'clock this morning, a girl. greatly agi-
tated. rushed up to him, saying:
"Come quick, oficer. the master has
shot himself in our houser'
| lAt the door Campbell was met by q
Nndsome woman about thirty years
b. who was evidently labortng under
.eat excitement.
MY husband has shot himselfv' she
reclaimed, as she hurried up the stair
way in front Of the policeman.
There in the rear room Campbell
found Adolph Marsily lying on his back
while the blood trickled slowly from q
pistol shot wound In the left temple. A
revolver was on the floor nearby.
DIR. H. B. Conrad, who lives a few
doors away. was sent for, but Marsily
was dead when he arrived.
Mrs. Marsily had managed to main
tain a sort Of control over herself up to
the time of the physicians arrival.
When she learned that her husband was
dead, howevr. she gave way to an at
tack of hysteria, and had to be led from
the room. Dr., Conrad prescribed some
soothing remedies and left
Concerning the causes which prompted
Mr.. Marsily to end his life nothing could
be CLEANED in the stricken household.
porous per Ms' ALPHABETICALLY eta as and al though
fifty-eight years old, had no physical
ailment of a serious character so far as
known.
He had, 1t is said, sold the house in
which the deed was committed only a
few days ago. Everything OF value,
from the garret to the cellar, t had III, he
exception was a miscellaneous coilec-
ton of books and pamphlets, which
had intended sailing for the country, OF
his birth in few days, Whether
Mrs. Marsly was to sail with him could
girl and the lady herself was suffering
too greatly rom shock to be seen, II
was said.
When asked how long Mr. ana Mrs
Marsily had been married the servant
said:
Five or six years"
Had they any children"
II don't know: l can't say anything:
Have you any idea why Mr.. Marsil,
killed himself"
Il don't know"
She said that Mrs. Marsely was thu
dead mans second wife, and that they
mad lived In ZIG East Seventy-fourtf
street five or six years, but she SPOKE
with evident reluctance.
Inquiry In the neighborhood elected
the information that Mrs, Marsily dic
not associate with her ,ne!ghbors o,
Terms of very great intimacy. Indeed
little or nothing was known concerning
their home life there.
At o'clock Policeman Campbell, wh'
had remained In the house from tn
Time he heard of the shooting, was re
Heved by Policeman Hall, who seemed
70 be greatly mystihed by the reticenc'
OF the servant
When the Coroner comes the Who'll
tentiously