The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-14
PAUL SCHULZE'S END.
He Thought a Man Had a
Right to Kill Himself.
HE LEFTNO FAREWELL MESSAGE
Unless 1t Was a Letter He Mailed to
Marie WainwriGht-New Land
Policy OF Northern Pacific.

Tacoma. April lS.-The funeral OF Paul
Schuize will be held Sunday afternoon at
$50 o'clock from his late residence. Rev.
A. W. Martin, pastor of the Free church,
VIII ofiie.ate. The palIbearers viii be
seven business associates. including Gen
eral Manager Kenirick and Carl Spuhn.
OF Portland Mrs. Schulze, his divorced
wife, arrived today from Portland. where
she has resided since her return from
Germany a year ago. She is the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. ". G. Ripley. and viii
attend the funeral. On Thursday night
Schulze mailed a letter to Marie VAIN
wright. the actress.
The most thorough search has failed 10
reveal a single line or parting message TO
friend or explanation OF the condition of
his affairs. II Is evident that he contem-
plated cuicide all day Thursday. He took
his private papers from his vault, and
put them in a package which he carried
IN his hand all day. AT night he burned
these and all private papers at his house.
THURSDAY was the day after his reslgna-
ton was announced. He assumed "a forced
eheerfulness ard talked about his future
plans and his belief that he would re-
gain his lost position and complete con-
troll Of the large properties in which ne
was SO deeply Interested. Though he
was glad to be relieved OF responsibility.
Il was clear that his sensitive spirit was
stung by his removal from his position.
lie even burned up the addresses OF his
relatives In Germany Today German
Consul Giese cabied DIR. Paul Lindau. Of
the Deutsche hank, al Berlin. Germany.
to ascertain their address.
Several months ago he described TO ex-
Mayor Huson and Others how he had at
tempted suicide last November by taking
poison, but failed. He said he was not
responsible for being brought into the
world, and he believed he had a perfect
right 10 take himself ont of IL. AS late
as Tuesday ne told how a man could meet
a painless death by shooting himself
through the temples. This was the meth
OF he adopted Methods Of suicide were
a particularly Interesting subject TO him.
Tor he talked about them years ago. when
bis affairs were wholly prosperous.
Land Commissioner Phipps. Of the
Northern Pacific. arrived from ST. Paul
tonight. He saws MT Sc hulge was re-
moved because Il was thought he was
devofing too much Of his time 10 his
other companies. lie says that the land
department will change its policy and
sell their railroad lands at reduced prices
or better terms. The inference was that
MT. Schuize and Mr. Fhipps had differed
az 70 matters OF policy
Mr.. Scholxe's life yes insured for s4a .
ooa or So 80. u Is understood policy
for seo0a Is IN favor OF local hank. and
was given as security for a loan
Navch Yakima. April f3.-'Specs aI.--The
deas j OF Paul S,is1lze was 2 eTrat shock
70 this cosan1ua.ty, heing generally know "a
1are through the part ne took s. l--,a-3rg
anH estahtsafnR North Yaki1ra and us
s1asesfa@sgt efTcrts in rscIasTuS1S s0pa0
s,-rS q arid lard as president a. che
Yakima Investment Company, which
huslt tas great Sunuysale canal Cessxe
p1saad, one OF The Tesse,vers 81 the in
vestrnent company. J. y Resvfs. she
tsge c1up&Ey's attorney. ard Fred r.
Rel left for Tacoma this rno~m.as- lr
arsx~r - A telegram o. nattG-ation OF
NJ Schu3seAs death. Lard Commas cFer
phlprys w-As also aksea7l sra ,ra.n AMI At
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