New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13

FAMILY IN 1877 WHEN oRvILLE d. JEwErr
THREW A BOMB INTO THE PAINT WORKS.
KILLING HIMSELF AND @. W. JEW
Eft AND woUNDING A RELATIVE.
Tho body of Alice Jewett. the daughter q
Charles H. Jewett. who committed suicide cary
Sunday morning by leaping from the "indow IN her
room at the Windsor Hotel was still at Davidsons
undertaking rooms IN West Seventy-second-st',
yesterday The body has been prepared Tor our'a'
and the funeral will take place this afternoon at
. o.c,ock a., the windsor Hotel There seems to
be no doubt that the unfortunate girl was insane
at the time that she jumped to her death her
mother and father are still at the MOTEL lhsy
have declined to see all visitors
The violent death OF Alice Jewett recalls
tragedy which occurred in the same family on
Anr,l Z ISL when Orville d. Jewett and George w.
Jewett were killed. and Joseph a. Dean. also con-
nected with the family, was badly injured Inc
death of George w. Jewett and the wounding OK
Joseph a. Dean were the result OF the explosion OF
a hand grenade bomb thrown by Orville ID Jewett'
who was also killed by the explosion OF the bomb.
II was shown that time that Orviile d. Jewete
was insane and that insanity In the family was
hereditary. This tends TO confirm the belief that
Miss Jewett insane. The death OF Orviiie ~.
Jewett and George w. Jewett and the ~ounding OF
Joseph A. Dean caused great sensation al 'ns
time.
The firm of John Jewett IL Sons. manufacturers
OF paints and white lead Of which Charles II. Jew
EFT the father OF Alice Jewett formerly presI-
dent was est ablished far back ls4l. At the
time OF this explosion, George W. Jewett was the
senior member OF the firm. He had associated
with him In business his nephew Orville d. Jewett:
Joseph A. Dean and Charles H. Jewett the father
OF Alice Jewett The firm remarkably sue
&c ssful and all members OF ~ lived on Staten ISL
and in beautiful homes. Trouble arose among the
partners and Orville ID. Jewett was about 10 retire
from the firm He to get $4,000 for his in
terest, and had already received 5000 IL was
said that he felt his retirement from the firm,
which was practically forced one. keenly. He
and his uncle. George W. Jewett had some words
over the affair but no dreamed OF violence. On
April o. 1877 Orville ID. Jewett walked into the
company's offices at Burling Slip. AS he came In
Charles II. Jewett stepped out In the office at
Dean They thought Orville ID. Jewett had simply,
come for the OF the money which was to be
paid TO him. Instead Of that, he walked In and
dropped "A hand grenade on the moor IL explodei
and George W Jewett instantly killed. Orvills
D. Jewett who threw the bomb died few hours
later. and Joseph A. Dean. although badly Injured
Orvie d. Jewett had two revolvers and knife
with him at the time: The autopsy revealed me
curious fact that Orvie ID. Jewett had five bullet
wounds in his body All the chambers Of one re-
yoyer were empty He never recovered to tell the
story fully and when asked about il said that he
suffering too much to talk but mat II was al!
himself when he dropped the bomb and tried 70
complete the work with his revolver. 49,
At the Coroner's inquest friend OF orviile D
Jewett. J. B. Pollock. testified that Orville ID.
Jewett had inherited insanity through both MS
father and mother. His grandmother and aunt
had both been confined in an insane asylum many
times Insanity is said to have run all through
ME family and doubtless Miss Jewett victim
Of this unfortunate malady.