The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-13

s.de-i In Germany for a number Of years
previous 10 that
T. B. Wallace. president OF the Fidelity
Trust Company. was perhaps the asst cf
Schulze's friends TO see him alive Ar.
Wallace dtnei al SchuIxe's request. az
his house on Thursday evening. After
dinner the two sat and talked for perhaps
an hour Later IN the evening Mr..
SShuixe called on T. V. Walter. who III es
in the next block Mr.. Walter and Mr..
Schulze parted on the Sidewalk Nr.
SchulZe'c call on Mr. Walter was a short
one. and when he returned 20 the house
q fire was still burning in the range Mr..
Schuize talked pleasantly with the Jap
anese servant while he burned a bundle
Of private papers which he said were cid
and OF no further account.
DR.. Fred c. Wagner, one OF the dead
mans friends. who viewed the body. said
that death must have been instantaneous.
Undertaken Hocka. when he took charge
OF the body al o'clock. said death must
have resulted six hours Before
Mr.. Schulze's embarrassed financial cir
cnmstances, together with the blow that
came when his resignation was asked for.
is given by his friends as the cause for
his act Mr.. SchulZe has said recently 10
several OF his friends thai he owed In the
neighborhood of s5a 90 Most OF this vas
owed on account OF the Yakima and Kit
titss Irrigation Company and the Tacoma
Railway and Motor Company. OF -shich
he was president and a heavy stoc ckholdar.
He was also a director of the Tradnrs'
hank and a large stockholder in the Puget
Sound Dry Dock Company and the Ta-
coma Grocery Company. The street TALL
way company and the Yakima Investment
Company are both In the hands Of re-
ceiyers and the other properties named
have gone TO pieces in the last year.
To one acquainted with Mr.. Schulze's
temperament. his amGt ton, pride and SEN
sitiveness II Is not strange that ne should
prefer death 10 attempting the task OF
reorganizing his shattered fortune. a
close friend of Mr.. Schulzes said tonight
that he had been ambitious for years TO
reach the head Of his department. About
six months ago an order was issued by
the receivers, or those acting under them,
that no officer or einploye OF the road
should he allowed to have outside bust
ness enterprises. To Mr.. Schulze this
meant that his resignation must follow
in the course of time. He had been so
long in the land department that he felt
that he was almost indispensable 10 the
company. and when he was asked TO leave
the service of the road, II was more than
his pride and ambition could stand
Capt A. Thompson, a well-known news
paper man, had talk with Mr.. Schulze
Thursday night on the street. Oddly
enough. the conversation drifted on sui
eide and Mr.. Schulze said that in his
opinion man who by his unaided effort
had amassed fortune and had struggled
against insurmouptable difficulties to
keep 1t. and then failed, was justified in
taking his life
Mr. Schulze vas one OF the founders
and first president Of the Union Club of
Tacoma Through his efforts the Morning
Globe OF Tacoma was established about
seven years ago The property was sold
TO Mr. Bennett when the latter assumed
control of the Ledger. Mr.. Schulze was
the son Of German baron. He receiv-
ed a collegiate and university education
in his native country. which was supple
mented by complete course in law.
In an interview tonight, General Man
ager Kendriek, Mr.. Oakes and Mr.. Pres
colt all praised Mr.. Schulze's ability and
worth. A sister of the dead man living
in Berlin will be cabled In the morning.
He has no relatives in this country.
From a friend OF Mr.. Schulze IL was
learned late tonight that his long illness
last November was due to an overdose of
chloral Ii is inferred by those who
knew Mr.. Schulze intimately that this
was taken with suicidal intent
The dead mans private safe AT his res
idence will be opened. probably tomorrow.
by his private secretary, Alfred j. Ander-
son The latter seefrS 10 think some word
from the dead man in explanation OF his
act will he found.
During Marie wainwright's stay In
this city two and half years ago. the
actress and Mr.. Schulze became warm
friends. and were much IN each others
company II was rumored that they
were 10 be married, but Mr. Schulze de-
MED this.