New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-17
SEPTEMBER II, lS94.-TWELVE PAGES.


MONEY IN HIS CLOTHES.
With a brisk spr.ngy step. a man Of probably
forty years walked up TO the desk in the New
York Hotel, No 663 Broadway, at 9:45 o'clock last
Friday night. In the register he wrote In firm
business hand: M. A. Bell, Cleveland, OHIO"
The night clerk William Mitchell, assigned him
to a room on the fourth floor. and Wallace Cash
moro, of the porters, showed Mr Bell at once
to his apartment. Mr.. Bells only baggage was
a canvas telescope bag, and he pald Tor MS roohi
one day In advance.
When Cashmere at o'clock yesterday morn
ing knocked on the door OF Bells room ne
could get no response. Finally the the doOr p@,I
was opened with duplicate key and Bell
was found lying the bed dead, with a Dullct-
hole back OF his right ear. The revolver
thirty-twO cabre weapon, was lying on the Deu'
close to his right hand which was partly closed
He had removed his hat, coat and shoes. ana
was lying at full length on his back with MS
head on the pillow, which was soaked with blood'
His face looked peaceful and his eyes were
closed as If in quiet slurnber. Only one chamber
Of the revolver. which had been fully loaded had
been discharged.
ON the table was a dispatch, written on
Western Union blank which left no doubt that
Bell had deliberately killed himself. The tele-
gram was addressed to George c. Bell, NO. 'l5
Euclid-ave. Cleveland. Ohio, and 1t read mus;
Il am dead what shall they DO with my car
cass. Ni. ~ DELI,
on another Western Union blank was this mes
sage:
not worthy or responsible for It.
This latter dispatch. which was written In
waverng. almost egible hand was not au,
dressed to any one. Evidently the message hau
been written just before Mr.. Bell shot himself
and In his nervous condition he had forgotten 20
write the address. -.
where he had left them. The porter, rashiilore,
told julius A. Robinson. the proprietor Oh me
hotel and the latter at once informed the Mei
cer-st. station. Policeman Hogan was sent 10
take charge of the body. and late yesterday
afternoon Deputy Coroner Donln gave per
nit for the removal OF 1t TO Donneiy
undertaking rooms. No. 30 Sixth-aVe. NothihS
was found in Bells room to give the sllgh,es' @
clew 10 the Of his act. The Two ois.
patches were the only messages the man iei'. ~
certainly was not lack Of money which ied beli
10 kill himself for in a pocketbook was iouhu
sl75 IS In cash and in another pocketbook were
three large unset diamonds Of the hrst water;
valued at about $4oO each. nn,h IN '. te,o and
mans shirt was a diamond stud worth !5oo' ana
a diamond ring was on the little finger OF ms Ieit
hand The ring. stud and unset diamonds were
thought TO be worth fully $1,000
Other property found in the room nciudeu one
gold watch and chain two revolVers, lncludinS
the one which fired the fatal shot, one emeraia
ring one gold neckchan a twenty doIlar guio
piece two plain gold rinPs ana SOME papers ~
naners included rem, receipts of property IN ONO
The canvas telescope bag contained Chiehs
articles Of wearing apparel ~
NJ A. Bell was utter stranger IN the wv"
York Hotel and the proprietor says ne , never
was there before he registered Friday hlght,
The night clerk. Mitchell. does not remember 70
have ever seen Bell before, and none OF the resu-
lar guests in the hotel knew MIN. - :,
Aftcr registering on Friday night Bell went di-
rcctly to his room. and he had no converse ION
with the clerk or the porter me , la,'e. onca
deposltinR the telescope bag In the room al once
withdrew No one knows when Bell arose on
saturday He not seen about the hotel
snyMhgrs during Ine In fact he did no, enter either
the dining room or barroom so far as 'he eii'-
pOycs remember . -,
mystery as his reason for DESTROYING himself
Cashuorc the porter. says he thinks beii en-
tered the hotel ana went up to MS room auo".
IN O'Clock Saturday night. That was the !as'
soon Of him and one In the ho'el uuf'iiS '"o
Wr Robinson sert a dispatch To the Cleveland
address given in the dispatch written ,r 10y an tne
suicide and gave out copy OF DeI us
,atrh /, ia supposed that George c. Bell ot
To 5l9 ruclid-ave Cleveland is "A brother OF me
su,cd. This dispatch was received In reply oy
Mr. Robinson ut o'clock last night: ~
"Unld body: will come for him at once VIII
III, i,,''r - ,h.. morning GEORGE c. BELL"
All Of the dead mans valuables were i. ls'k,a ,ha
no in the hotel safe. An examination OF 'he
,rners disclosed besides the rent receipts
tIckct from Toledo TO Cleveland & Ferry '''H''
and "A proof sheet Of some printed VerS'S.
Cleveland Ohio Sept. ia telegram was re-
! .otvad Tonight Announcing the suicide In New
York II VI A. Bell Of this city. beli was & an
investment broker OF good business stahu'lis
Tho first his relatives knew of his death was
,be receipt Of the dispatch written by himself
- his brother. George T. Bell, NO. oiz
Euclid-ave The dead mans family hves ~
Collinwood a suburb Of the city ana consists N vi
n widow and two daughters Bell left nome
last Tuesday morning to transact business IN
New York but what that business was MS
familv has not the slightest Idea. HIS brotner
,hi,,.s that ne was desperate with one OF the
severe headaches with which he occasionaIV
snger.d when he killed himself So far as as
certainahle his business atfalrs are an s.ra!s", ~.
Two brothers went To NcW-ioih 'o-"e"S W
hiring tho body home.