New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
FRANK DE WOLF ENDS HIS LIFE'
FOLLOWS HIS WIFE TO PATTERSON AND
LIZ, ~ OILED nQSE OLE LAIDANCM.

FOLLOWS HIS WIZ T. ~ IA Hi'O-'
TAKES AN OVERDOSE OF LACDANCM'
Paterson Dec. 2 (SpeciaD.-Frank DE VOL 'i''' ~
five years old a son Of B. Frank Smith. oil NO. no
West Forty-seventh-st.. New-forK' anu a" Vf
singer died in the Paterson General Hosp''a' AT
.oIooL ,bie morning from the effects OF mixture
Of whiskey and laudanum
De Wolf was married TO Miss Kate 'a'n''
daughter Of George L. Catin. lately Ihi'eu Sc
Consul at Zurich and they lived aproau' i'''
weeks ago Mrs DE Wolf left her husoahn oe0"u'.
Of his habits and determined TO come 10 he'
parents who live at No. ~ Pearl-st.. this city she
wen, 10 Hamburg and De Wolf followed. bent on
preventing her leaving for this country. lie sous"'
the aid Of the police. but they refused 10 i'','i'
De Wolf then took passage on the 81 Ia"'' %
arrived in this city on Saturday HIS "iie ie"'ie'
Hobokcn Yesterday Do Wolf met her. ana prom
ised 70 live an upright life Il she would consent
10 be reunited to him. She refused. ana started
for the home of her parents In this city. Ee Noi
said then that he would commit suicide. but MS
wife considered il an idle threat. and LETT him
De Wolf came 20 Paterson last night and aiter
spending considerable time drinking reached George
V Cadnuss saloon, at Pearl and Ellison SITS, ABOUT
midnight DE Wo.f began drinking with seVera.
men, and It was about O'Clock this morning wheh
Cadnus said he woud have 10 close his place. De
Wolf asked Cadmus if ne could buy glass
'I'l give you one" replied Cadmus. What do you
De Wolf oxp.alned that he suffered from insomnia
and Was obliged take something TO make MIN
sleep. ,, ho.,Ia
Csirnus gave him glass and taxing a ootne OLE
from his poke. De Wolf emp;ied half oil rs con con
tents into H. Wih ,he remark, Il guess 'na -
about half OF H." H. swallowed the stun Dc " Oh
then asked Charles BE- mat who was IN me sd'ooi'
ii he would walk No. 20 Pearl-si. WIN MN. anu
Belmai consented. As the men were gong lhroush
SuInm,r-st De Wolf began 10 stassrI' tiIS ,o,Ii
pa Mon kept him his fee until they ieached ms
gaze OF the Catin house where he ie!I piosua' -.
Belmat, suspeCting thai MA c)hPdnion iiu
poisoned himself. in search OF an oihcSr. ~
found Sergeant Hastcad and PairOlnlan 5rauic!, 80
whom he related the occurrence Inc oricers lhu"s''
De Wolf was only intoxicated ana sunlihoheu ~, ,n'
patrol-waCon carry him 10 the station hou,c '".
upon reaching that place he was f0und 10 De y"
critical condition. His lips were colorns ana ns
showed signs OF physical collapse lie Was hurIlgu 1
10 the General Hospital. but was then Deyohh ''en'-
cal aid and died al > O'CLOCK , hs,o a.,
Letters several packages containing morphine' s,1
his pockets. y, Wi. c,,o his
Before losing consciousness -" Won gave nlT
fathers name an2 his address In New orh' anu
mis- afternoon mis- brother came TO Paterson 10 AZ
range for the removal OF the body 60, ,.
De VOLTS name originally FRANK ;,Hi.n. ~.
ne had /, changed several years ago ~. nTo.iaeI
"a I'D o-day fnat he mad doubt tnat he w OF cam
o y, ,erson with the intention OF ending ms M VI;
smith mad heard such rum0r in New oIk anu
NOD Traced hls brother 20 the Erie Depot IN Jersey
CIV lie found De Wolf Walking for tram, ahi
confronted him with the story. but n" later hei.'
,bat no mad any SUCH intention MI SHiin a sh.I
,ha, his brother had signed contract 10 S'hs
Win the Dresden Opera Company this winter