The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-14
With PISTOL
Meyers Took His
Own Life.
Found Dead in His Room
on Pine Street.
Put a Bullet Through His
Heart in the Night.
Dependency Thought to Have Been
Cause of Suicide.
Dependency Thought to Have Been
Cause of Suicide.
Victim Had Spent Money With Lavish
Hand, But Had Little Left.

Charles w. Meyers, well known among
the sporting irats rnity in this city and
Chicago was found dead In his room ON
the third floor of the boarding house OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Kulz,at l5s Pine street, at
z o'clock this morning.
Captain Matthews of the Central police
station, was notified and with Medical
Examiner J. J. Perkins went to the house
They found that Meyers had committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
heart with a revolver. The body was
removed to the undertaking establish
ment of Boyce Brothers.
Meyers was % or "a years old and when
he was 2l years old came into possession
OF large sum of money which he spent
with prodigal hand. Most of 1t was spent
in sporting circles.
Last June Meyers left for safe keeping d
small sum of money with Mrs. kulz. A
few months later be called for 1t and went
to Boston, returning last Thursday and
apparently without any money.
Early in 1895 Meyers. procured Q license
for friend to conduct q billiard and
pool room at 10S Eddy street, and In
March last got into . dispute with
Charles Bsllou who claimed to have
been shot by Meyers. The latter was ar
rested. but was discharged in the Sixth
District Court.
Dependency 10 supposed to be the
cause OF the suicide. Saturday evening
Meyers went to the billiard ball at 10S
Eddy street, and asked Mr.. King to give
him position. King refused to do 90 and
Meyers tore the license which was In his
name, from the wall and caused the place
to be closed by Captain Matthews. 4
number of pawn tickets were found
among Meyers effects showing that he
had pawned about everything he pos
sesed of any value. The tickets were
dated January 13, 1897.
It is supposed the suicide killed himself
at ii O'Clock last night as members Of
Mrs. Kuiz's family say they heard q: fall
and a grosn. AS no other sounds fol.
lowed, the matter was soon forgotten.
When the servant girl went to the room
this morning she found Meyers on the
floor face down. She at cnce notified
Mrs. Kulz.
DIR. Perkins says that Meyers must have
muf.ed the report of the revolver BY
placing it under his overcoat and under
coat as neither one of those graments
showed a bullet hole. The vest and the
remainder OF his clot hing were punc-
tured, He must have taken particulars
pains not to make any mistake for the
bullet hole was directly over the center
of the heart. Death was probably instan-
tsneous.
On the ia BILE In his room was q letter
| addressed toIhis brother II. f. Meyers,
329 South Troy street, Chicago, and 1t
is reported that the suicides father is .
banker in that city.
Near the table lay a document showing
that Meyers during the past year was con-
nected with a liquor saloon In Chicago
ano a United States liquor license In
his name was also found.
The pawn tickets showed that he had
disposed Of an overcont. He mad on when
found one which had been made for him
by the Six Little Tsilors, as he had . re-
ceipt frcm that firm for the same. He
had but s3 in cash.
DR.. Perkins has notified Mr. Meyers ct
Chicago, and the remains will remain ut
the Boyce Brothers, awaiting Q reply.