New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
A VARIETY ACTORS SUICIDE.
ADD" RYAfAN KILLS HIMSELF BY TURNING
ON THE CASINO REASON KNOWN FOR
THE ACT--AN OLD UNION SOLDIER.


Add" Ryman. minstrel and variety performer.
was found dead yesterday In his room In the board
ing-house No 142 East sixteenth-st He had commit
ted suicide by inhang gas through rubber tube
attached to Jet In the room. One end was in MS
mouth and was held in position by piece OF wire
which he had fastened around his neck
Ryman had a room on the top floor of the build
ing which is a theatrical boarding house. lie came
home about midnight and was chatting with MT.
Spencer Of the Fatal Card company. before he
went to bed He in good spirits, and nothing
seemed to be wrong with him. At about noon yes
terday one OF the chambermaids smelled gas IN tne
hallway the top floor. and traced 1t to Ryman
room. Mr.. Spencer broke open the door and found
Ryman dead in bed.
Dr. Ernest who lives across the way, was caIieu
in and examined Ryman He said he had been dead
a few hours at least. No was known FOR the
suicide. Mrs. Ryman was visiting in BROOKLYN AT
the time of her husbands death She had been there
for two or three days. She was called home by D.
dispatch sent from Tony Pastors Theatre, which
said that Mr.. Ryman sick. She came 10 the
theatre at once. supposng that ne had been taken
sick there and the manager Of the theatre. Mr.
Sanderson, told her Of his death She could not
think Of any reason why her husband shouid XIII
himself She said. however, that he mad peen IN
delicate health for some time. and that he sometimes
drank good DEAL and that he was respondent at
times She believed that he must have been drink
ing heavily and have become moro depressed IN
mind than usual This does not agree, however.
with the testimony Of Mr.. Spencer, VINO saio 'ha'
Ryman had not been drinking.
Ii appears that suicide by asphyxiation was
common notion with him. He attempted II once III
the West some SIX years ago. and was found In MS
room partially suffocated. He had also told his wife
more than once that II he ever got into trouble 30
that he could not get out he should simply turn on
the gas She laughed at him and said that ne Woud
never do such a thing. and he replied. Nv alt ana
see .,s,. Dumas,
He was born in Kentucky and was about nlty-hn
wears old He was a soldier in the Union Army, anu
soon after the he came to New ork as q Ilie
her OF Bryant's MINISTRIES. He afterward went 10
the San Francisco MINISTRIES, and then became :.
variety actor One of his early appearances was az
nlaved soon after that a; the Olympic his specIIty
was stump speech, and he was known on .he sac
as Governor Add Ryman. For many years ne W.. a.
extremely popular He spent abvut three Years ~ ~
IVAN Pepper in THE Two Sisters" under the
management of Denman Thompson he then re-
turned to the variety stage. He came 10 NV io,N
last autumn and had remained here ever since ex.
cent for short engagements in other cities his ,a'I
ennea rance in New York was at Tony Pastor iie-
atre last month and since then ne mao piayeo Al
Brooklyn. =, s ...so rras MAR
riel to him about a year ago Sne was MISS 60 80
Rerper a member of the Berger farniiy OF SNise
helleringers She Is a sister-in-law OF sol SHiith
Russell Since their marriage tney hau a 49, ,,ost
frenuentlv used being entitled The New woman woman
and the Old Man" Mr. Ryman was profile .sn La
Of sketches for the variety stage ana was resa,u,u
as especially good at such work lie LEAVES oi'e 'o'