The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-02
CREVIER'S SUICIDE.
1t Was Deliberately Planned
and Executed by the Ho-
boken Speculator.
HIS WIFE'S GREAT GRIEF
Restrained From Seeing the Body
at the Hospital-Wall Street
Brought On This Ruin
and Misery.

The suicide of John C. Crevier, the
well known real estate man of Hoboken,
was the chief topic conversation among
business men in that city last night
Those who knew Crevier by reputation
thought he was wealthy, but those who
were closely associated with him in
business were aware of his financial
difficulties. His suicide was the result
of worriment due to bad speculattons
and heavy losses. Crevier deliberately
planned his death. Several important
business matters were arranged before
he shot himself. His last messages were
written in a firm busin ess-like hand. On
the desk of Bookkeeper William H.
White was placed message to telephone
to DR.. Whitehouse of Verona, to call
upon Mrs. Crevier at once.
When Mr.. White returned from his
luncheon, accompanied by Mayor Fagan's
bookkeeper, the latter desired to COM
municate with the Mayor and entered
Crever's private office to use the tele-
phone. AS he entered the door he was
startled to find Crevier lying full length
on the floor, his head resting in pool
of blood. Life was not yet extinct, and
the police ambulance was sent for. Dr.
Helfer was found in the neighborhood
He hurried to Crevier's office, and 1t
took but moment for him to ascertain
that the self-infiicted woud was fatal
one.
Crevier was unconscious and breath
ing heavily DIR. Pindar, an old friend OF
the Crevier family, arrived and assisted
in bandaging the wound.
The bullet, 3S calibre. entered the
left temple and passed through the
fha risrhf
side of the head. but not penetrating it,
Crevier was removed to st. Mary's Hos
pital, and taken at once to the operating
table. where he died a few minutes
later.
THE WIFES ARRIVAL.
AS told in yesterdays News the
photograph of his wife and two daugh-
ters were arranged on the desk in his
Office and beneath them were his last
messages The latter were sent ac-
cording to his directions, and at six
o'clock last evening Mrs. Crevier ar
rived in Hoboken, accompanied by the
Rev. J. A. Owens, of Elizabeth, and I'm
dertaker Green. of Montclair. They
drove at once to the hospital. The
house physician would not permit Mrs.
Crevier to see the body of her husband
There was an affecting scene, and Mr..
Owens did his utmost to comfort the
grief-stricken woman. She endeavored
to reach the table where the remains
rested, but those present prevented her,
as the face was badly disfigured. Un-
dertaker Green then took charge of the
body and it was removed to Verona, y.
j.. where the family occupy q magnlh-
cent home.
Mrs. Crevier has two daughters, both of
whom are at boarding school Both are
hi ~1,% tc1n rod o.
vier was a kind father and loving hus-
band. His home was one OF the pret-
test in that section of the county. Gre
vier was. until seven years ago. resi-
dent of Hoboken, and entered the real
estate business along in, In the e,,J; sixtIes B D
Mr.. S. B. Dod, President of the First
National Bank. is probably more CONVEX
SAINT with Crevier's real estate trans
SIsioIs NJ. bod WA was Sc Secretary and treasurer
for long period Of the Hoboken Land
and Improvement Company, with which
real estate affairs When seen by a
sNews' man this morning Mr.. Dod said:
John GrHoer feo ana Was bad an he geft Wa
street alone would have undoubtedly
made his mark. Years ago he entered
the real estate business f ana tha met met TIth Eu
cry move he made had tinge of specu-
lation about it. He would, come to me
yarR wfR goo as pahs oahsrs dsappro1ea
was inclined to take too great a load
upon himself Many of his .specnlations
had a tendency to improve the city, and
in such Instances we, gave Mr. Crevier
very liberal line of discount. We have
carried considerable of his paper at times
but were always amply secured.
FINALLY: however, we ascertained tbs that t
Mr. Crevfer was specializing In Wall
street. He could be seen from the bank
windows entering neighboring place
ana looking over the tape Of a ticker.
| IT was not railroad stocks that Crevier
speculated in, hut oil, cotton and other
risky investments and of course we took
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