The evening world., 1894-09-14
NO REASON Can Be LEARNED.
Bernard Vogel Went to Central
Park and Also Shot His
Life Away.
KNOT WANTED FIVE DOLLARS.
Because His Wife Would Not Give
II to Him He Took
His Life.

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
body of Ferdinand Adolph Marsily, in
the second-story brick room of the
brown-stone front house n6 East Sew
enty-fourth street.
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 5.15 o'clock this morn
ing. a girl, greatly agitated. rushed up
to him. saying:
Come quick, officer. the master has
shot himself in our housew
At the door Campbell was met by a
handsome woman about thirty years
old, who was evidently laboring under
great excitement
MY husband has shot himselfr' she
exclaimed, as she hurried up the stair
way in front Of the policeman.
There in the rear room Campbell
| 'Hoeq STU no SuIkI 6IIsIsW puuoJ
| while the blood trickled slowly from a
pistol shot wound In the left temple. A
revolver was on the floor near by.
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 sort of control over herself up to
the time OF the physiciaa's arrival.
| When she learned that her husband was
dead. however, 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.
! He was merchant, apparently In pros
! porous circumstances, and although
! fifty-eight years old. had no physical
ailment of a serious character SO far as
known.
He had, 1t is said, sold the house III
| few days ago. Everything Of value
from the garnet to the cellar, had beer
exception was a miscellaneous collec
ton of books and pamphlets. which
numbered the parlor fioor.
had intended sailing for the country OF
his birth in few days. Whether
Mrs. Marsily was to sail with him could
be sSe dY ber rem w sss ssns
too greatly from shock to be seen. II
was said
| When asked how long Mr. and Mrs
Marsily had been married the servant
said:
, Five or six years"
Had they any children"
| II don't know; i can't say anything. y
Have you any idea why Mr.. Marslly
killed himseif?'
, II don't know"
She said that Mrs. Marsily was the
dead mans second wife, and that they
had lived in 1l6 East Seventy fourth
street fve or six years, but she spoke
with evident reluctance.
Inquiry In the neighborhood elicitet
the Information that Mrs. Marsily die
not associate with her neighbors or
terms OF very great intimacy. Indeed
little or nothing was known concerning
their home life there.
Ats o'clock Policeman Campbell who
had remained in the house from the
time he heard of the shooting. was re
lieved by Policeman Hall, who seemed
TO be greatly mystified by the reticenc'
OF the servant
When the Coroner comes the Who'll,
matter may be cleared up" he said, sen
According to the directory, the onl,
Marsily in this city has been for sew
eral years at IS Beaver street. where
together with Otto A. Theurkauf. h,
| gy.ylD