The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
FOUR SOUGHT DEATH.
Moses Lemon and Mrs. Elizabeth
Lewis Were Successful.
Ne Used a Pistol, She Took Cyan
ide Of Potassium.
Suicidal Wave Strikes Brooklyn
During the Night and Morning.

suicidal wave swept over Brooklyn
last night and early this morning. To-
day the police reported that four persons
made attempts upon their lives after
sunset last night. In two instances they
we're successful, the victims being a man
and woman.
a case that Is puzzling the police and
the surgeons OF the Long Island College
Hospital Is that Of n young man who
was arrested at 2 o'clock this morning
by the Hamilton avenue police on a
charge of being drunk.
At the statlon-house he said he was
Ludger Tardy. twenty-five years old,
Of 6is Third avenue. He was locked in
CELL An hour and half later the
doorman noticed him lying on the floor.
apparently In great agony. An ambu-
lance surgeon was called and, ac,er an
examination of the patient, the case was
pronounced to be epilepsy. The doctor
worked over him some time and the man
returned to consciousness. Then he
startled the doctor with the declaration
that he had swallowed three grains OF
strychnine, while in New York earlier
in the night. Other remedies were ad-
ininlstered, and the prisoner was re-
moved to the hospital.
He was questioned by the police az to
rhy he had taken the poison, but re-
fused to make any explanation. When
he awoke this morning he still declined
t. talk. and would not even give his
name. The doctors are sceptical as to
the truth of his story about taking go
much strychnine, and they say he will
probably come around all right.
Moses Lemon, a picture dealer, thirty
shot himself over the heart at the Third
street entrance to Prospect Park, at 10
o'clock last night died in Seney Hospi-
tai at 12.0, o'clock this morning;
Lemon left home several days ago,
saying to neighbor before he left that
he might never be. heard from again.
opposite the Park and asked for q drink.
He was very drunk then. He left in @
few minutes.
You'll find my body in the Park" he
said to the bartender. Then he crossed
the street and entered the Park. The
bartender told Policeman Ennis what his
lowed and arrested him. Lemon talked
tncoherently
Ennis got his prisoner to the Third
street entrance. when the latter suddenly
siIook of the grasp OF his captor anu.
pulling a revolver. pressed 1t to his
breast and fired.
The policeman called an ambulance
and Lemon was removed to the hospital.
He made no statement OF the reason for
cyanide of potassium was the sure
beth Lewis, aged fifty. of. 1918 Atlantic
avenue, to end her troubles. She was
tound dead in her bedroom late last
some time ago Mrs. Lewls's husband
was taken Ill and went to the
Home for Consumptives on Kingston
avenue The woman secured apart
ments with Mrs. II. j. Montgomery ut
the above address.
She was very Respondent, and on sew
eral occasions threatened to take her
life. but her friends thought she was
talking idly. She failed to appear at
supper, and later on the other inmates
of the household went to her room, and
found her dead. A search of the room
led TO the discovery of two letters. One,
addressed to the Coroner, read as fol-
NO need OF any investigation. Am
sick and tired of existence and take the
easiest way, out of my misery l shall
take cyanide Of p9 eta ThiG nay
made my friend. Mrs. Capt. Fl. J. Mont
vomery my sole beneficiary in. order
that my dying wishes may be carried oui
Il launch my bark on an unknown
sea"
George Koehl. twenty-seven years old
apartments over his butcher shop. at s:
Miller avenue. Brooklyn, at 7.SO O'Clock
this morning.
Koehl is a German, and, his wife says
comes from n family Of suicides. both
his father and brother having atten:,rt'
Ell their own lives. For six months ht
has conducted a butcher shop, at 5,
Miller avenue. OF late he has become
desponoent over the loss of trade. ane
the depression caused by the grea'
strike seemed to be the last straw
This morning he went TO market early
and returned with some meat. but no
with his usual quantity, the Increase II
price supposedly being the cause. Soor
after he went upstairs TO the sitting
room, where his wife sat, with their iit
lie baby. He had a butcher knife In hi
hand. She asked him what lie was go
Ing to do, but got no reply.
He went into their bedroom, ana sh'
followed him, repeating the question.
Suddenly he turned and shouted:
You get out of here or I'll kill you, too.
He then drew the knife across his throat
cutting II from ear to ear. He fell across
the bed bleeding profusely.
Mrs. Koehrs cries aroused the neigh
eors. who came and tried to stop thu
now OF blood. at the same time sending
Tor an ambulance to St. Mary's Hospital
Ambulance Surgeon Hussy responded
70 the hosp -. where he was examined
h9pes OF his recovery.
The family life OF Koehl, the neighbor
SSay, was happy one, and no cause ca
y gwen for his rash act aside from HI
dependency over the state of business.