New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-09
AN INSURANCE BROKER KILLS HIMSELF.
BUSINESS TROUBLES SUPPOSED TO HAVE
DRIVEN JULES EvRow TO END Ills
LIFE-HE SHOOTS HIMSELF IN

HIS BATHROOM.

julius Burow, fire insurance broker. having
an office In this city. committed suicide at Mont
clair n. j., by shooting himself In the temple at
o'clock yesterday morning. Mr.. Burrows nome
was at No. 40 Christopher-st.. in that place The
broker took his life while in the bathroom Mrs.
Burow arose about o'clock and went 10 the
cellar 70 look after the furnace. The other mem
bers OF the family were In bed Whle Mrs'
BurOw was downstairs her husband went 10
the bathroom. 1t was his custom to take Il pain
every morning Immediately after getting up
\ few minutes later a pistol snot was hearu anu
a heavy fall followed II.
Frederick Burow, the eldest son, slept In
front overlooking Christophef-st me e hp r
to the front window, thinking puIBia'S W.
abou, and were breaking window lie threw
up the sash but could see no one outside. lie
tool; his revolver and fired II, hoping TO brighten
any one about The bathroom was CONSIDER
able distance from Frcdcricks room. ana the
sound Of the shot fired by the father IN TAKING
his NE was indstinct. Frederick Burow pro-
ceeded to make a search of the house. revolver III
hand. He could find nothing suspicious Inc
mother. who had been In the ceilar Joihed nel
son In his search Almost the last place visitcd
was the bathroom. The door was locked Mrs
Burow knew her husband had gone inside ana
Frederick raped on the door nd ,b m' tran
som above the door broken In. Frederick sa"
his father lying on the moor. .
Mr. Burrows grandson then climbed out on
roof Of a porch. and by breaking a window
entered the bathroom. lie unlocked the door
and admitted the family. Mr. Burow lay on the
aoor with his pistol beside him. He had held
n Ia his temple and fired The body was lying
/ onnosite the mirror, and 1t was thought Mr.
| throw had stood In front Of the glass In ordcr
10 get a better aim. Beside the body was an
unseaed letter. ,., -. .ho
suicide. and reached the house at noon; ne
granted burial permit. The burial VIII take
niacc at Greenwood cemetery on Thursday or
Friday. , L.. roo,,,,r and
moved to Montcar about year ana nan
AGO Mr.. Burow leaves widow, three sons
ard two daughters. He had been suffering from
head trouble for ten years. lie was AT ms omcc'
| No, II Waverly Place. on SATURDAY. he ap-
neared to be in good health On sunday ne
seemed TO be particularly happy and ate late
dinner with members OF his family. he went
for a walk I'm the evening and retired De1ore
the other members Of his family. lie was Sixty
five years Old 49,, III, ..,hor
, His son Frederick says that at times his father
would mace up and down the hallway or his
home as II In deep thought. The family. now
ever did not suppose he intended TO take MS
ne MIR. Burow was a family man and be-
Ala not care to reveal the contents OF the letter
found beside the body OF his father There were
tbinps in It, he said. which interested no one ex-
cent members OF the family On the envelope
was written: Let no stranger see this The
CON intmated that business troubles were re-
snonsible for his fathers death. Inability 70
| raise ready money to pay pending obligations
was said to be the principal reason. II Is
understood that In the letter was n complete iist
of those to whom money was owing with the
/, amounts. and also Of those indebted to him.