The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-13
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
Unfortunates Take Their
Lives in Various Parts
of the Country.
NOTHING TO EAT FOR FOUR DAYS
Wealthy HobOken Man Found With
His Throat Cut From
Ear to Ear.

An epidemic Of s,,,e,las b.s s..,,.1, -.
city. Since Saturday nis-bt ,,,,+ss ssx,sr,
o clock thfs nornre se,,a-l
men put themselves bsvo,,g T,,r,,,s,,.
earthly trouble.
Suicide No was Kart ,v.,srs,,, *
years old. of No. a4s E;rst s+uas4 :. :.
noon on Saturday fse on s,,.,5.
dolslxfs saloon Ii No. ia vzarrzs
and spent All the ,,o,,a, g,
Iio,1or ,Fowar5 a,.a,,s,,,, - -
ta,;,a+.z 49,.
s,-A'es.'su. &Aoouc seven O'Clock ne ma
nus way to rear room. Proprietor NaV
dclski watched him untiI ne as,nasrs.s
n - ..aao-. s-z,sss.s-- =
~ " dsleeD ana tnen left him alofe.
few minutes later pistol shot was
heard and Nolanslxi mas fo,,,.5s zz-4,-
an 4,,a a.. -..s.s- ''ts
e.o iioof Win oiood oozing from an
us4y wound near his right temple. Medi-
cal assistance was summoned. but the
man 1yas aaoa ,.srs x.
- oeeo Deiore tne doctor arrived
HIS VIE says ne had been out Of work
and had frequently threatened to and iii.
ine Dooy was taken to speers
inofgue.
Suicide No. was an unknown man.
A-tos 3ieer TWO O'Clock this morning
resluehts OF Wayne street between Grove
and Barrow streets were avvalxas,e5 ~,
a succession OF 4,istal sba+s sr.a
ing OF feet startled the people and it
quickly became reported thar tba na,;ca
had eorralled some burglars. The Neigh ,.I.s5-
borhood was in an uproar and scantilv
attired men ran in the direction t,s sg1,ss
came from 10 ascertain the real cause Of
the commotfon Fro,r ,,,rss,ax,,a,, , u
the street but te~ ,,-'.. 1s - =
Dut tneF were at doss TO ac-
count for the pistol shots.
The excited crowd was 5,zSrrvs
the body of a wen dressed ma, sbss..t
thfrty-five years old, was DISCOVERIES 1vsns
on the stoop in front az ~ * & q W.. asa,1s
street Blood TUaa 9ovysv,- -sos q Y Wayns y
the month and fro1, ne $50 osa.5 s .Sss.z eloM
the heart T1r patss - 1ssS ~ mt'uAus oVer
fs,,f urha, ~ o,.-,.asc 1sSctSI tS was sent Tor
The ,,s, ha ai.is i;ra 81 tie man was dead
H., af1S-.a la Al.leo hlInsea by using
rS,cf - tha otoassl. one oali entered the
oSs, n 3ha sii9 iafe NOUN, second had passed
ofSi - tuo 5ett snoulder, tearing away a
paS pssSe a ., me me coat. The other two shots
iau penetrated the heart and It was
lhese Snots that caused death. The man
vas ABOUT feet inches In height and
aaa smooth face. He was dressed in
a dark cutaway coat, gray pants and
black derby hat. There was norfine in
the pockets which viii lead to his fdenfi-
Hcation. The body was taken TO SDeerss
mofgue.
John Schwartz. a watchrnan ar +ha
Trinidad Asphalt Works on Seaman q aSrs
nue., went to the tool shed in tha rear 81
s1r HuHNS early I1lS morning to take q
Ia.s5 fook preparatory to leaving Tor the
hlgnl when what was his surprise 10
nliu @ an oid man hanging by his neck from
St StS u tne IaIterS py an old halter.
go 5s-li"esrsz 1!sz examined the body and found
..1s ma ,.l iilS was extinct. He cut it down
; aiLu iala II 70 one SIDE, covering It with
,nIiea VI ~ he then notified the
Inn - o oaAiaiio avenue ponce sta
Policemen Jana. ag,-nt,..
the scena e S61 ssssuIply was sent 70
dead mans ciofhss $500, =, anu Searcnea tne
he fa,nI 1etter ~ s osle VI t1s poses
Schierloh 2o ie1vst 70 aars- 9oAn
The letter stated tsat ff,e ,r,.,ta-
was The vvn,,,s = 49, ene Wraser vac
food IN four davs ana was 4 9;s y. ~ 49, 49,
He bade her go0d.hve ana ststea 81 =. II se
would meet her in heaven He raos,estes9 "a
her TO bear up under her troubles AMI r,nf
TO mourn for him. as he was naver any
good to her any way
1t appears that the suicide was at one
time man in comfortable circumstances
but reverses in fortune made him a pau
per ;and for the past week or so he
mad been seen around the vicinity of Sem