The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-17
SUICIDE DIES BY sTABBING.
EMANUEL RICH OF ATLANTA KILLS
HIMSELF WHILE INSANE.

Thirty-Five Knife Wounds SeIf-In-
hicted In His Bath 'Room-ScrVant
Girl Finds Him kneeIing In Poo
of Blood With His Head Bent over
the Tub-The JuGuIar Vein Severed
by one of His Fatal Thrusts--Ill
Health AT the Bottom of His Death.
Atlanta, Ga, July 16-Tnifty Eve stabs
and gasAes in the neck and breast ended
the life Of Emanuel Rich a pIomir ent dry
goods merchant, here to-day Trey were
inflicted 10y his own hand
He is supposed to have been crazy, and
a cash severed the jusular VEN.
The suicide was the Junior member Of
the firm of NJ Rich & Br $, consisting Of
Emanuel. Morris and Daniel The es-
tablshment conduc ed by the three bro h
ers, who were Hebrews, was established
just after the war and has been among
the best known and most prosperous here
Emanuel Rich conducted the furniture
carpet and bric-a-brac department, and
was an exceptionally good business man.
He did all the buying for the department
and only recently returned from New
York, whittier he went to select a large
stock of rugs and carpets. He was ex-
pected to make trip to Detroit. Mich,
soon to buy furniture. When the new
capitol was furnished a large contract
was awarded to Rich Bros.
The suicide had been In III health for
some time He was a victim Of hay fever
and nervous dyspepsia, and in speaking to
a friend years ago stated that he had lit
tie desire to live. He has continued de-
spondent and recently his family was adj
vised to keep a close watch on him. The
doctor thought he might grow desperate
and do something rash. He was taken
into the country recently, but returned
without receiving any benefit and then his
constitutional taciturnity became more
pronounced than ever. He said nothing
about self destruction, and after dinner
with is brother last night went to bed APP
parently as quietly as usual.
This morning at 6 o'clock he left his
wife, saying he would return in few mo-
ments After waiting twenty minutes
Mrs. Rich called for him and a servant
was sent to search for him. She found
him kneeling in a pool of blood with his
head bent over the bath tub.
Her screams aroused Daniel Rich, who
lived next door. He sent for doctor but
the wounded man was dead
Near the body was found a small sharp
fruit knife. which the suicide had pro-
cured from the dining room Thirteen
slashes were discovered in or near the
throat and twenty in the chest. When the
servant opened the door blood was stil
gushing from the body.
Mrs. Rich was Frustrated by the horr1-
BILE news and had to be taken up bodily
and carried to bed. The couple have two
children. When the inquest was held the
jury heard the evidence practically as
above stated, and lost no time in reach
ing the conclusion that the deceased had
killed himself in a temporary fit of in
sanity.
Mr.. Rich was a Hungarian by birth, but
came to the United States when only u
years old. Before coming to Atlanta he
and his brother were in business in
Cleveland, o. He was an exposition di-
rector, and a liberal subscriber to and
promoter of schemes for the advancement
of the city. He was also a member ana
at one time was president of the B'nai
Birth Society He was 40 years of age.