New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-30
KILLED HIMSELF IN A HOTEL
THE PECULIAR LETTER LEFT BY THE
SUICIDE.


PROVIDED OTHER MEANS OF sELF-DEsTRUc-
T1ON-THE CONTENTS or HIS vALIsE.
1eopod Levy. sixty-six years Old Of No 100 Lex
ington-ave. committed suicide yesterday in Crook
Hotel No ia Park Row, by hanging He was a
bookkeeper and the secretary Of King Davids
Lodge No g. United order Friendly Sons OF Israel
The first knowledge which the hotel people had
Of LEWIS death was about o'clock yesterday after
noon when julius A. Levy entered the hotel and
asked the clerk Maurice Lyons, II he had suicide
on his hands Then Mr.. Levy produced a letter from
his brother. which had been mailed about II o'clock
on Thursday night telling him OF his intention, and
requesting him to take charge o. his body.
Lyons Levy and several others then went 10
Room No %, which was locked and bolted The door
broken open. and Leopold Levys body was
found hanging TO cothes-rack. with the legs
drawn up so that his feet could touch the floor.
on a table in the room several letters. An
open one, addressed "To Whom II May Concern,
read follows
The landlord will kindly the trouble cause
and please have the persons ! name In the an,
nexed slip notified at once These three men !
fraternally request to arrange FOR my funeral to
take place In my lot, No 1. in the cemetery or the
The TWO latter-named are distinctly authorized
and requested 10 have my body conducted 10 an
qndertakers from where the funeral shall 20 on,
the modest way, conforming 70 the humble JEWISH
rite and all pertaining accordingly.
My further desire is that particular hurry be
used to inform my family. Especially do not wish
paper. that It's reporter was the first TO bring the
Being sickness in my. family. felt obliged to
spare them the horror Of suicide; therefore chose
this way OF dearu tn tba aN bay and
make every effort TO have 1t prevented after my
The books and papers Of the lodges for which 1
acted az secretary. are consigned TO two reliable
friends and brethren.
The former conscientiously kept and posted
from the first day up date. All will be
found scrutnizlngy correct. and for the balances
OF payments made TO me lately outside the meet
ngs provided full equivalents as l have always
done.
All members OF my family being of tender
stituton, again request to all unnecessary
excitement. and as none Of them will be allowed
by the physician or myself 10 attend my funeral
hereby make directions TO have II executed from
XII EXPENSES will be promptly paid but please
arrange everything as simply as possible.
TAX to an sea P aaS anq please e Sa
OF No. 1851 Third-ave.
on one corner OF the letter was written. Loss OF
gas will be refunded" This had been crossed ont
with lead pencil.
II was evident that Mr.. Levy had premeditated
suicide for some time and had been undecided as
the way in which TO commit IL. He had planned
al least three different methods, as. besides the
rope which he used there We're IN the room
long piece OF rubber pipe. which could he attached
to a gas burner and a bottle Of prusslc acid. The
piece Of pipe and the bottle OF poison were found
and which also contained a few articles OF clothing
and two penk1.ives When he bought the rope ne
must have. alsb got very large screen-hook to
the clothesrack instead. In bag. TOO was
found a postal card addressed to his wife, but
message on IL.
telegram, sent on Thursday from the Western
Union office at No. 1876 Thrd-aye and addressed
10 Il. L." OF the same company at Broad
way and Dey-st.. was also found. which read BE
at Forty -second-st. and Broadway at o'clock"
When the suicide was discovered Policeman
OF he no hist af4 on
called in, and he took charge Of the body and
the dead mans effects.
The CorOneT's office informed. ana Coroner
HOeber gave permit for the removal Of the body
TO an undertaker's shop at 40. 27s East Third-st.
Several guests the hotel noticed Mr.. Levy
there. but they said last night that they did not
observe anything peculiar in MS actions. except
that he stayed alone much Of the time. He DID
not 20 10 MS room until after Y o'clock on Thanks
giving night. . go
ave He had been retired from business several
years and said 10 have some property.
Charles +. Levy. brother OF the suicide. has "A
NGuor store at No. 1861 Third-ave He received a
letter early yesterday morning from Leopold Levy
IL said that the writer intended commit suicide
and that Charles would find his body the Park
ROW hotel where Il discovered
Leopold levy's immediate family refused talk
about the suicide last night From other sources
II was learned that he got UP from his Thanks
giving dinner walked out Of the house and was
moi seen afterward. He visited Charles F. Levy
on "Wednesday. and appeared 10 be ia a cheerful
s-orr Of