The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
IGNORED The POLICE,
Kept in the Dark as to the Death
of Martin E. Yates,
Windsor Hotel Suicide May Result
In a Strict Investigation.
Coroners' Office Not Notified. I'm.
DIR. Donlin Gave a Permit.

The body of Martin e. Yates. who, a,
old in yesterdays Evening World I"
committed suicide in the Windsor uote,
has not yet been taken to the home Of hi.
parents in Goshen, Ind, as reported in
the morning papers. 1t lay this mornns
in a casket in the undertaking establish
ment of Graham & Sloan, 200 East TWEEN.
ty-eighth street. The latter have no idea
when 1t will he forwarded. They ara
| awaiting the appearance of f. N Bleu.
a relative of the suicide. Mr.. Bleu start.
cd for Philadelphia last evening, SAYING
| he would be back to-day.
The police in whose precinct the Wind.
sor Hotel Is located are indignant that
they we're not informed of the suicide
1t was only when they read 1.-THE Even
ing World' last night that they had
any idea of 1t, although according to Law
they should have been notified wbe,
the attempted suicide was discovered.
Yates was found unconscious early On
Sunday morning. and DR.. G. H. Bottum
of II East Forty-sixth street, was i'm.
mediately summoned. The latter worked
over the patient almost constantly until
yesterday morning, when death took
place. During all that time no word Of
any kind was sent to the police, ana
even when the man died the Coroners
office was not notified.
In some manner word was sent b
Deputy Coroner Donlin, who rushed U
to the hotel, and, after reading a note
left for him by DR.. Bottum, he gave the
usual permit for the removal Of the
body. The rest Of the proceedings was
in keeping with the policy OF SECRECY
which every one connected with the case
wanted to maintain.
When an Evening World" reporter
had not notified the police when first
called In to attend Yates. he said:
II the man had attempted suicide BY
cutting his throat; shooting himself, 9,
by jumping out of window, l should
have notified the police. but where poi
son was taken. as in this case, It was
don't see what the police had to say to
DR.. Bottum did not know anything Of
Mr.. .Yates's affsirs. nor did he knou
eide was connected with the family Of
Old Dick Yates, Illinois's war Cove.
nor, was true. u.
"An l know is" he said, that MI,
Bleu told me Yates was connected with
all the prominent families of that name
in the West" The physician did no;
know the name of the. undertaken who
: had taken charge OF the body, nor did
any OF the hotel attaches and it was
with the greatest difiiculty the reporter
found IL out.
At the Coroners' Office it was stated
that DR.. Donlin never arrived unit
about 2 O'Clock. The entry clerk said n,
report OF the suicide had been receivet
at all yesterday. He added that it onl!
!. Then when the clerk discovered he wa,
talking to a reporter he said:
"Oh. yes; Dr.. Donlin reported the mat
ter when he got back yesterday after
: noon"
Examination of the record-bool
, showed, however. that the case had onh
this morning. When the clerks atten
! ton was called to this he got a littl
! excited. and said:
, You will have to see DR.. Donlin. HI
/, will be able to explain everything
don't know anything about it,
Dispatches from Chicago state in ad
, dition to what was published in 9Th
: who was at one time travelling sales
man for Barker's Supply. Company, o
= Chicago, generally stopped, when in th'
l city, with Henry F.. Dade, the Com
! pany's manager in this city. The ofic
, of Mr. Dade is at 237 Broadway. 1t wa
r stated there, however, that he had lef
!, the city Yesterday. and would not b.
4 back until Monday next.
Among the guests who arrived az u,
: Waldorf Hotel yesterday was DR.. E. II
t Yates. OF Montreal. 1t was thought h
l. was some relative of the suicide AM
had come on in response to telegram
This could not be verified, as II wa
stated at the Waldorf that DR.. Yatei
| had paid his bill this morning and De