The evening world., 1894-06-20
SPREE, Then SUICIDE.
Pastry Cook Rohr's Body Found
in High Bridge Park.
Wiie chlded Him When He Went
I. Home Drunk Last Thursday.
LEFT the Next Morning and Had Not
Been Seen Since.

The body of Theodore Rohr. secretary
OF the Cooks and Pastry-Cooks' AS
sociation Of this city. was found at
o'clock this morning in a clump OF
woods on One Hundred and Seventy
second street, east of Amsterdam ave-
nue.. Clutched in the right hand was a
thirty-two caiibre revolver. while a
bloody bullet-hole in the right temple
showed that he had died by his own
hand.
Domenico Capallo. an italian laborer,
who lives at One Hundred and Eighty
NTH street and Amsterdam avenue. was
passing through the grove. which Is
known as High Bridge Park" taking a
short cut much used by workmen on
the Speedway, when he tripped over the
body reclining against q tree trunk, about
600 feet from High Bridge.
= = A glance at the CHASTITY face and the
CLINT of the pistol-barrel told the tale
and sent the affrighted Capallo OF on
run for q policeman.
Policemen Duggan and Grove. OF the
west One Hundred and Fifty-second
ward and took charge of the body. 1t Is
thought by the police that Rohr had at At,
Grounds. which Immediately adjoin the
grove where his body was found.
m q coat pocket the police found
tree photographs Of the dead man Isal,,,ar ana
"a Lexington avenue
The fadrsss furnished Yim.r, q p
as headquarters Of the association of
which the suicide was an officer.
Ellmers was not surprised, however
grisved he may have been by the police
Notification Of the discovery of the body.
A letter had been received by the first
mall this morning by Mrs. Rohr. wife OF
the suicide, who. with er husband. had
Eilmer's household, inclosing a duplicate
OF the photographs found upon the dead
man. and bidding her an affectionate
Rohr was forty five years old. Of even
temper and naturally good-natured. He
was known as an expert In his trade.
and at the time Of his arrival in this
With With him a comfortable sum which he
Scardins-honse Boa ans in San Francisco.
Having many friends here, his wife
and this with the position OF secretary
in the association, made him give re-
luctant consent TO her plan. Recently.
though he had sr9oded over what ne
and became morose and dissatisfied.
Thursday afternoon he went out. re-
turninE late at night. slightly the worse
for iiqxof. Mrs. Rohr upbraided him, and
he became. sullen.. He left the house
assin by his anxious wife until the ar
rival Of the brief note which announced
his Intention Of killing himself The letter
was posted at sta,ion Oa. IL" late last night night;
and Pas6f Cooks Assaciation. assured
An ening World" reporter reporter tha,
deeply depiored his comrades rash act
He could account for 1t only on the
oupposition that Rohr. who was ex-
fremeiy sensitive, had become heartily
ashamed Of his over Indulgence in
liquor, and. mortified still further by
his wlfe's chiding, had sought relief in
still deeper libations. Repentance and
shame had followed, and he had put an
end to the struggle with his conscience
by shooting himself.
The suicide had no children. Mr.. ELL
mers has claimed ,he body, which was
removed to the West One Hundred
and Fifty-second street station. Rohi
viii be buried by the Association.