The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
IGNORED The POLICE.
Kept in the Dark as to the Death
of Martin E. Yates.
Windsor Hotel Suicide May Result
in a Strict Investigation.
CoIoners' Office Not Notified, but
DIR. Donlin Gave q Permit.

The body of Martin E. Yates, who as
;old in yesterdays Evening World"
committed suicide in the Windsor Hotel.
has not yet been taken to the home Of his
parents in Goshen, Ind, as reported in
the morning papers. 1t lay this morning
in a casket In the undertaking establish
ment of Graham & Sloan, 200 East Twen-
ty-eighth street. The latter have no idea
when it will be forwarded. They are
awaiting the appearance of Z. N. Bleu,
relative of the suicide. Mr.. Bleu start
ed for Philadelphia last evening, saying
he would be back to-day.
The police in whose precinct the Wind
sor Hotel Is located are indignant that
they were not informed of the suicide.
1t was only when they read 1.-The Even
ing World last night that they had
any idea of it, although according to law
they should have been notified when
the attempted suicide was discovered.
Yates was found unconscious early on
Sunday morning. and DR.. G. H. Bottum.
of II East Forty-sixth street. was i'm
mediately summoned. The latter worked
over the patient almost constantly until
yesterday morning, when death took
place. During all that time no word of
even when the man died the Coroner
office was not notified.
In some manner word was sent to
Deputy Coroner Donlin. who rushed ur
10 the hotel, and, after reading a note
left for him by DR.. Bottum. he gave the
usual permit for: the removal of the
body. The rest of the proceedings was
which every one connected with the case
wanted to maintain.
asked DIR. Bottum this morning why he
had not notified the police when frs
called in to attend Yates. he said:
4" II the man had attempted suicide by
by jumping out OF window. / should
hav2 notified the police. but where poi
son was taken. as in this case. It wa.
my business to try to restore life.
don't see what the police had to say tc
it
DR.. Bottum did not know anything Of
whether or not the rumor, that the sui
eide was connected with the family o.
Old Dick" Yates. Illinois's war Cover
An ] know is" he said. that Mr.
Bleu told me Yates was connected will
all the prominent families of that NAM
IN the West" The physician did no
had taken charge of the body, nor di,
any OF the hotel attaches. and 1t wa
WIN the greatest difficulty the reporte
Al the Coroners' office 1t was state,
that DR.. Donlin never arrived unit
about o'clock. The entry clerk said NJ
report of the suicide had been receive,
at all yesterday. He added that It onl.
had been aScertained this morning
Then when the clerk discovered he wa
talking to n reporter he said:
On, yes: DR.. Donlin reported the mat
noon" 80
Examination of the record-booI
showed. however. that the case had onl,
] Deen entered as having been reported
tnis morning. When the clerks atten
ZION was called to this he got n littl,
excited, and said:
You Will have to see DIR. DonIin II,
WI be able TO explain everything.
o9nt know anything about it."
dispatches from Chicago state in ad
Siuon to what was published in 18th,
evening World' yesterday that Yates
VINO was at one time a travelling sales
man man for Barker''s Supply Company. o
Sneago, generally stopped, when in thi
elty, with Henry II. Dade, the Com
pshys manager In this city. The offic
VI Mr: Dade Is at 2S7 Broadway. 1t wa
stated there, however that he had lef
he,clt city yesterday and would not b.
JACK until Monday next.
uhmong the guests who arrived at tn
VWa,iaort Hotel yesterday was DIR. Il. II
wau es OF Montreal II was thought h
nas some relative of the suicide AM
ms could not be verified, as Ii wa
stated at the Waldorf that Dr. Yate
parted