The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-01
The SUICIDE, MR.F.D.SlEGER
The Stranger Who Ended His Life in
New Orleans Monday Identified.
HIS BROTHER ENROUTE TO THAT CITY
He VIII Positively Identify the Remains
and Bring Them to This City for Inters
ment-The Description Compiete,
Story of the Suicide'

his room at the Palace Hotel, New Or
leans Monday night last, was no other
than Frank ID. Steger, late secretary Oh
the Mutual Assurance Society oil virginia
OF Richmond.
Last night Mr.. Robert II. Steger,
brother OF the late secretary gave out
this, in writing to the representative Oh
The Times:
"All the information received by us in
dicated that i. ID. Steger and the party
committing suicide in New Orleans are
one and the same person
Since the disappearance OF MI. +. ~.
Steger, which occurred on the loth OF
March last. his family and friends nave
been watching and waiting for news CT
him. -
The publication in the newspapers "t
Richmond on yesterday of suicide IN
New Orleans set them TO work on what
seemed clue to his whereabouts
THE DESCRIPTION.
In resnonse TO kilograms from the fam
pv ~ Mr.. Steger to the city authorizes
of New Orleans and to the Pdla;e Hotel
people there. asking for full information
as TO the suicide, this telegram was ie-
celved yesterday:
about five feet seven inches high, one
bundred and fftv pounds. high forehead.
brown hair, aquiline nose, front teeth
hacked with gold, and eye teeth heavily
filled watch No. -, PCS, Shield design III
front case leaf near hinge, SWISS Key
winder. blush clothes. brown overcoat
marked Globe, Richmond. va, shoes'
No. 8. wide, marked Saks AZ Co
This personal description agrees with
nd a
watch was identified by Jeweller Spott,
| of Richmond, as being the number ot Mr..
| Steger's watch which he had sold him,
and afterwards cleaned and repaired for
| him.
The Globe Clothing Company, OF Rich
| mond. are not aware of having sold Mr..
Steger any overcoat, but the fact that he
bought a pair OF shoes Of the size men,
toned. from Saks q Co., and that No. b
was his size OF shoes, was fully settled
yesterday.
ALL DOUBT REMOVED.
SO sure is the family Of Mr. Steger. that
the suicide is nobody else but him, that
Mr. w o. Steger. his brother, left Rich
mond for New Orleans on the $3.50 train
last night over the SeabOard Airline.
After midnight last night telegram
was received by the family of Mr.. Steger
| from the Coroner Of New Orleans, Or.
| Iamonniels who had made close eXamina-
ton Of the remains, and. 10 quote the
message, Il Settles beyond question that
J the remains IN tho Palace Hotel are those
Of Mr.. L. D. Steger.
orders have been wired to New Or
leans to prepare the body for transporta-
ton. and Mr.. w. O. Steger will retnrn
with it for burial here by the earliest
| train possible.
4 SAD STORY.
In The Times Of yesterday was told at
| length of the coming Of a stranger, regis
tering as Wilson Williams. to the Palace
| Hotel I'm New Orleans. on March 18th.
| The Palace Hotel IS not palace-like, for
| II IS a cheap clearinghouse. civilians"
| had registered as coming from Washing
ton, but It was not believed at the "hote"
| that he had given either his correct name
| or address, for he seemed 10 be either
partially or entirely demented.
He said he had lost a large sum OF
| money-S75 00o-and told his troubles to
several boarders at the "hotel." For the
first three days OF his stay he paid his
board. but then the payments stopped,
| and he seemed 10 want money. The
| stranger had no baggage, but said he had
| written home ror money. telling the hotel
people he was a man OF family. II was
not thought that he had ever done much
manual labor for his hands were soft and
shapely. and he was fairly wel-dressed.
While ne was at the palace" he was
seemingly III at ease. and rode and walked
about town I'm the hope OF seeking relief
from trouble in mind and body, he said.
THE END.
On Monday noon Williams" went to
| his roOm saying he would take 4 nap. and
hearing nothing more Of him servant
was sent 10 wake him, on Tuesday morn
ing. Hearing no reply the transom or the
door was looked in, when the servant
was Mortified at seeing the body Of the
| lodger stretched on his bed. which. with
| the pillows. were soaked with blood.
The police were brought at once, and II
was found that ne had shot himself IN
the head and that death had occurred
several hours previously.
| Nothing was found in the clothes OF the
dead man 10 give any idea as TO ms
| true name or home. Every leaf was torn
| from a memorandum book he carried,
and DESTROYED. and the name OF the jew
eler on his spectacle case was erased
The description Of the body Of the sui
eide. his clothing. and especially the fact
! that the overcoat bore the name OF the
| Globe Clothing House. Richmond, was
! the means OF awakening much interest
and curiosity here in the sad end OF the
| stranger in New Orleans.
As the dead man left a note saying
| that the proprietor of the hotel had his
watch, another opportunity was afforded
| Mr.. Stegers 5 friends and relatives TO wire
| the proprietor. asking its number, with
| the result as told In the telegram Of reply
| from the hotel-man.
| NEWS OF IDENTIFICATION.
| As there is matter of thirty-six hours
of time on a journey from Richmond 10
| New Orleans. Mr.. w. o. Steger Is not
| expected to reach that city before Friday
morning. and so there will be nothing
| heard from him until then as TO me
| Identification OF the remains at the Palace
| Hotel there. as those of his brother Mr.
| Frank ID. Steger.
| IL is scarcely likely that there VIII De
| any other than the news or absolute
| Identification sent back 10 his family here.
| The profoundest sympathy OF the com
! munity goes out 10 the sorrow stricken
! family and relatives of the unfortunate
| man. He was a kind father and gen
| arous friend. and those who loved him
| when they knew not his sin mourn MN
| now "a they knew him then. He erred
| erievously. but grevously has he suffered.
! The mantle Of charity Will ciothe forever
| his memory.
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