The sun., 1894-11-18
a cLoAkMAksR,s SUICIDE.


man whose name is not known, and who
apparently was q closkmaker, committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon In Connolly q Sons
stable, 3l0 East Thirty-slxth street There was
no one in the stable except Max Levi, a hostler,
and he did not know OF the strangers presence
until he turned at the sound Of the pistol shot
and saw the suicide lying dead on the floor with
q bullet wound in his right ear. He was about
35 years old.
In his pockets were two keys, q pawn ticket
showing that under the namo Of Fisher he had
pawned waistcoet for 90 cents on Oct 20 Mt
447 Seventh avenue, and q scrap of paper on
which were written the addresses Of four nom
union cloakmak ing shops on the upper east side.
The last address was that OF A. Davis a Bro,
whose shop is In the three floors above the sta
Bile. II ia supposed that the man had applied
for work unsuccessfully.
Jacob Blumenthal Of 1,473 Lexington avenue
attempted suicide about o'clock yesterday
morning by taking carbolic acid in the Occt-
dental Hotel, Broome street and the Bowery.
He was removed to ST. vincent's Hospital q
prisoner. The physicians say he took an over
dose and will recover.
Blumenthal was formerly a wholesale and re-
tail clothier at 55 Canal street and PAT East
Broadway. He was fairly prosperous until
about two years ago, when he was forced to the
wall by the general business depression. Since
then he has barely managed to make a living.
He left his home shortly after breakfast on
Friday, saying he had an appointment. He
did not return home. but sent a letter written In
Hebrew to his wife telling her that he had TO go
TO Newark on business. With the letter was .
card showing that Blumenthal had visited .
FOR dozen imperials. which he had paid for.
Blumenthal has four children.
Mrs. Sarah Halloran of $40 West twenty
third street, u stenographer, who works in New
ark, had an experience with pickpockets early
yesterday morning at the Christopher street
Jefferson stT % Market P6iise Court later. She was
waiting for a, boat at o,cloek when
hsr paSse which we@ Contained s45 and Witch had
the SseT matter 10 Policeman Feru who waited with
Mrs. Halloran at the ferry house. thinking that
sumabiy sun ably TOTO to look S for more Victims, and they
gave the policeman tussle when he attempted
In court they said they were Bernard Makiech
of $50 East Third street and Max Antinan Of 85
Pitt street. Antinan had the s45, The purse
his Iii YES vest was found sio more: He said he WAS
cloakmaker out on strike. When asked II the
s.Ss had driven him TO stsslns he
The men were held II II 81, COG each for . trial, J.,
--latest Tesa ~ OF ,ns SpSn nf
composed Of those who have given up the strilSp
and gone back to work. This Is to be known =
application for o charter has been sent TO AL
bany.
A temporary Office has been opened at $40 De-
lancey street and an effort will be made to
bring into this association all the cloakmakers
now at work. A declaration issued by the pro-
moters says: .
Tho unfortunate strike among the cloak.
max ers has, in our opinion. been caused by bad
leadership. We declare our opposition to the In
PRODUCTION of the weekly wage system as i'm.
practicable and unjust to both employers and
employees"
This statement was given out by the Cloak
Manufacturers' Association:
I'VE herewith notify the press and the public
throughout America that the cloakmakers who
Immediately apply to the manufacturers for
work Dan earn from S12 to $40 weekly and will
be paid according to their skill There Is enough
work for all VINO want 70 work"
President Richman of the Manufacturers As
sociation says that there are only 500 men on
strike. Other manufacturers say 5000, And the
union leaders say all the way from 1000 20
10000. Secretary Crawford Of the association
said to q SUN reporter:
'I take no stock In these stories Of starvation,
II they can get anything for nothing, they will
mako a scramble for it, whether they are in
who are really In need and who are not"
The striking east side bak ers baked $50 loaves.
which were distributed among the cloakmakers.
A Houston street sausage maker also sent 200
pounds Of sausages.
Manufacturer Louis Graner was quoted yes
terday as saying that he had heard that q GER
tain manufacturer had procured forty China
men from California TO take the places OF the
strikers.