New-York tribune., 1897-12-23
A BROKER FOUND DEAD.
SCARS ON THE FACE LEAD TO A
CORONER'S INQUIRY.
THE INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER. SHOWS THAT
DEATH WAS DUE TO NATURAL
CAUSFS

Arthur Maurice a wealthy stockbroker. was
found dead yesterday morning In his room at
the Hotel winthrop, Seventh-ave. and One
hundred and twenty -hfth-st. The finding or
hammer covered with something that resembled
blood In the closet Of the suite OF rooms occu-
pied by Mr. Maurice and the discovery OF pc
cullar marks and abrGsions on the forehead OF
the dead man caused the Coroner to investigate
the case. The inquiry. however proved that
death was due to a rupture OF the heart wall
Mr. Maurice was seventy-two years old. ana
for years he ha,i been troubled with vertigo.
Mr. Maurice occupied apartments In the Ho'ei
Winthrop which are designated as NO. az 1hey
consist of a suite of rooms-a drawing-room a
bedroom and bathroom. Opposite TINS sui,o 10
No. All. which Mrs. Fanny Maurice the WIDOW
and her daughter, Fanny. occupy. MT M"ui''e
on Tuesday night was up until II O'CLOCK play
,,c oords With sona Of the guests in the hotel.
He retired seemingly in the best health' ana
was tocular and merry In the progress OF the
GAMES Yesterday morning Mrs Maurice
Lroc,,ed q. the door Of her husbands apart
ments. and. receiving no response, entered anu
found him with his coat and waistcoa' reiho'eu
living face downward on the floor, win MS heao
near a revolving bookcase She at once sum-
r,orad Dr Oyler and on examination he pro-
,orrced Mr. Maurice dead and said that the
death was due to apoplexy. The mans nose
was fattened and the lips were crushed IN. ana
there were scars and bruises on the forehead.
This the doctor supposed was due to the man
falling against the revolving bookcase Ihe
supposition is that when Mr.. Maurice retired 10
his rooms after the game OF cards ne TOOK OIL
his coat and waistcoat and was then suddenly
seized with the attack of apoplexy. He fel
forward. heavily striking the bookcase a. ne
fell.
The scars on the face were reported to Cap
tain Devery. Of the West One-hunoreu-ano-
twenty. v.ffth-st. station. who asked Coroner
Hoeber to Investigate the case. AT the same
time CAPTAIN Devery sent his own detectives
ou. 70 make an INQUIRY DR.. Hoeber, after his
,nvestigation. declared that all circumstances
seemed to show that the broker had died from
apoplexy From Mrs. Maurice he learned that
the hammer which had been found in a closet
had been there ever since the rooTs had been
occupied by the family. He also decided that
there was red paint on the hammer. and not
blood Captain Devery and his detectives who
had been at work on the case, agreed with
the coroner.
Deputy Coroner Schultz, performed an au-
topsy last night. He found that Mr.. Maurice
had suffered from a chronic disease OF the ar
teries Of the heart, which weakened the muscu-
lar tissues in the wall OF the heart. The i'm
mediate cause OF death was a rupture or the
hearts wall, large enough to put hnger IN
Dr. Schultz accounted for the injuries on the
head by saying they had been received when
the man fell forward and struck the book
case.
Mr.. Maurice had been a member Of the New
York Stock Exchange since November \. 1864
He made his headquarters in the office OF John
Wallace & Co.. No. &C Broadway He was a
specialist in the stock Of the Panhandle" Rail-
road Formerly he specialist in Quick
silver.