New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-08
WHERE is THE KNIFE?
JEAN WOINsON FOUND HANGING. A
FATAL STAB WOUND IN THE HEART.

THE DOCTORS SAY TIE INJURY CAUSED DEATH
But THE WEAPON WITH WHICH IT WAS IN
FIlcTED CANNOT BE FoUNp-IIs WIFE
SUMMONED TIE POLICE. WHO CUT
DOWN THE poDY-A LETTER EXPRESS
ING SUICIDAL INTENT DISCOVERED.
Jean Woinson. well-educated Frenchman,
thirty-ive years old. who IS said to be Of
noble family was found hanging from gas
fixture in his apartments on the top floor OF the
fathouse at No. 40 West Thirty-sixth-st. yes
terday afternoon with stab wound in ha
heart. dead.
Policeman Wilbur. Of the West Thrtieth-st.
station. was the first 70 enter the apartments.
having beer summoned by the dead mans wife.
Marie, and a friend MIS-. Lillian Sweet and he
cut down the yet warm body. 1t was attached
to the gas fixture with slkcn table scarf.
thorough search failed. however. to discover the
knife with which the wound in the heart which
caused death according to Drs Burnett and
Blodgett was inflicted.
Policeman Wilbur was passing through Thirty
sxth-st between Sixth and Seventh aves. short
" before o'clock when two ve-dressed women
rushed up to him and the elder declared ex-
citedly Il am Mrs Wonson and have reason
to believe that my husband has committed sui
eide. Come with me"
Wilbur hurried to the top hoor of the house
and on the way the woman told him that she had
left her husband who respondent. alone In
the apartment half an hour before. 10 purchase
some groceries and on her return found the
doors locked. and on looking through from an
adjoining apartment. saw blood on the bed, but
could not see her husband.
THE WOUND OVER AN INCH LONG.
Wilbur forced in the door and found the body,
which that II handsome man with a ful
dark beard. weighing about one hundred and
thirty-nve pounds 1t clad In undershirt and
trousers and over the heart was wound about
an inch long Dr T. Burnett. of ~. loi West
Thirtle;h-st. and Or. J. Blodsett. of the Alpine
apartment-house were summoned at once They
pronounced the man dead. Both examined the
wound over the heart ana concluded that It had
evidently been inflicted with a tnble-knfe and
had caused death They also discovered part
of the tahle-scarf. with which the body was sus-
pended hanging from The transom Z the bed
room door adjoining Besides, th"re were several
cuts across the wrists
Under the shirt was found photograph Of
the mans wife lnclosed IN a silver frame. II
was covered with blood. On table nearby were
found several letters one was addressed To
the Police 4 the West Thlrticth-st station
House" The others were directed as follows
H. Nolman. wine merchant. Saratoga springs
Dubois Flmwood Hall Saratoga Springs. and
S Friend. general delivery. SaratoGa Springs.
THE LITTER To THE POLICE
The policeman made a diigent search for IN"
knife with which the fa,ai wound had been In
nicted but could IND none. so ne took the letters
, 70 the Yves, Thir,.eth-si police station. where
Sergeant Halpin opened that addressed to the
police II bore M date and was written IN
good hand. In II the writer set forth that ne was
married n Mrs. Zimmerman. u No. lfo west
Thirty -sixth-st. on March p Jas, IN Twsn,y
nrsf-s. Il told her" he went on. before that
had no money hut was likely 20 get some soon
I loved her and she told ~" she I'n,~l N" huu
would beg from dor 20 door i'' me. W. n''.''l's
after" he Gays "shs forced me o. 20 90 saratoga
"a work although / sick. nnd brought MY
/ Douglass 81 80 81 Waii-st 90 me- with
,csf,ment which they wanted mo 20 sign. but /
r,ot,id not Again Mr. Douglass ana Or BOD
ge,, called and made me went t. Sarai"ga bu'
could make no money thpughi "a" nv.
u.,,b my wife and could NOT seef night 'r day
rhcn ne goes on ~ say that his wife con.
,esseA 10 him her inhdely and when ne told
her she had taken his lfe. sh" 'ald 'h"r" "'''
plenty II ways to die
Coroner Fitzpatrick arrived on the scene
shortly before o'clock. and whli" ne was ID , ,he
houe.. and before his arrival Mrs oln'oh VINO
,ras much excited refused 10 talk 10 pr see re-
portsrs concerning the statements IN the letter
or the circumstances surrounding tne case 1T.
BlOdgctt would SaN 'hIN 'H"l NiS 7" "'".'' 80.
/ tho suncrlntcnden ~ his institution for me cure
~ deafness I'm he Alpine Building lie hhd
been attending the dead man for several months:
he said for epilepsy. He spoke In high terms %,
Mrs Wonsou and said that the couple had
/ hecn married after an acquaintancrshp "f TWO
| days and that the dead man had represented
himself As wealthy and had dup"d IN" woman.
fr.uJ of Mrs Wonson said that Woinson
tod her friend before they wer" married that ne
was the eldest son u a count and heir 70 large
estates in Monte Carlo. FDfty-clght h'uia alter
hey
. 'rohale In the German Lutheran Church. IN N"St
Twenty, ,higd-st The statement IN the le't'r that
Woinson had been asked ip sign paper the
friend admitted as true. III went 10 Saratoga ot
his own free will. the friend said. ana when nc
/ came back on July tpid his wife he had been
gambling and had $40 900 WIN MIN
/ CAPTAIN Schmitiberger IL puzzled about INC as
apuearancc of the knife and will make an in
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