The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-08
IN A POOL OF BLOOD
Daniel Burt1eman Cuts His
Throat From Ear to Ear
In Greenville.
THE WIFE'S CHASTITY FIND
He Tries to Speak as the Life
Stream Gushes From His
Wounds-Out of Work
and Despondent.

Daniel Burtelman, 25 years old, Rus
sian Jew, residing in the tenement
house, No. 105 Danforth avenue, Green
Vile, committed suicide at twenty min
utes to seven o'clock this morning by
cutting his throat from ear to ear with
a razor. in the cellar of his residence.
while his wife upstairs was preparing
his breakfast. For some time Burtel-
man has been out of work, and on ac-
count of his failing health was unable
to perform any hard manual labor. His
small fund of savings having been ex-
hausted in purchasing food for his FAM
lily, which consisted of his wife and two
pretty bright-eyed children. one two and
the other nearly four years old. and
with no prospect of employment in the
near future he brooded over his pitiable
condition, and finally driven to despera-
ton he resolved to put an end to his mis-
cry by suicide.
GROWS DESPONDENT.
During the past week he has seemed
more despondent than at any time since
he lost his last position. His wife. who
bore her trials nobly, tried hard to cheer
up her despondent husband, but with lit
tie success. All day yesterday Burtel-
man walked up and down the floor, pass
ing through each room a score of times,
wringing his hands and complaining of
his hard lot, but when he retired for the
night he was more cheerful, saying that
the coming week might have something
in store for him.
He awoke at six o'clock this morning,
and while putting on his clothing re-
marked to his wife, who was already
up, that he was going to make search
for employment today, and would like
his breakfast as soon as possible so
that he could begin the search early.
well, hurry up and bring some wood
and coal from the cellar so that 1 can
start fire. said his wife, and Burtel-
man, whistling lively tune, picked up
the coal scuttle and started down stairs.
His wife started to prepare the break
fast, and had all the things ready, but
he had not returned with the coal and
wood. She waited another ten minutes,
and, becoming alarmed at his continued
absence, called to him to hurry up.
Failing to receive a. reply she went down
to the cellar. The sight that met her
eyes was siekening. Lying on the ce-
mented floor in a pool of blood was her
husband. His throat was cut from ear
to ear, and his right hand grasped the
razor which had done the work.
SPARK OF LIFE LEFT
There was still spark of life left,
and the dying man made an attempt
to rise. His eyes were fixed on his wife.
He raised himself on his elbow, and then
fell down again. The blood was flowing
from the gaping wound in a stream.
At the first sight of her dying hus-
band Mrs. Burtelman ran to the stairs,
/ ascending up stairs, gave one shrek
and then tainted. One of the tenants
upstairs heard her, and, after ascertain
ing the causeof Mrs. Burtelnlan's shrek,
summoned Drs. Hollister and Limeburn-
er. When the doctors arrived Burtel-
man was still alive. They first directed
the efforts to reviving his wife and in
getting her away from the scene. The
doctors found that every vein in Burtel-
mans neck had been severed. and that
it would be useless to attempt to save
him from death, so they waited for the
end. 1t was not long in coming. FivO
minutes later Burtelman breathed his
last. The Fifth precinct police were
notified. and the body was taken to
| Zeiger's undertaking establishment.
Mrs. Burtelman is in a delicate con-
husbands suicide will have a serious
| effect on her. During the entire morn
| ing she suffered from fainting fits, and
| City Physician Everitt has been instrust-
| ed to watch her closely.