New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-11

,,r r0sTOFFICE AND WhNH
COOP FRIENDS
boarding the disappearance OF
pgtlopn'eI". yvc,hslcr. Of No. nS SiXth-aVe',
vs. Hen 'o', -, m Wednesday afternoon al
~ le'' ~ The belief on the part Of her parents
taNh' ~ have committed suicide
"a s.,rng feature Of the case yeS't,u"! va" ''
s'n,,.e8 suicide of Albert smith ''i'
re sue'"', varied man and the father OF thIee
csrs OLD .,~soral friend Of Miss Wechsler.
ehla'eN &c asserted often met her c!ahuesl'''eiy
cd Wn'. - posto:Fce Smith lives at NO ~
St ne -. place with his wife and family. an"
Nofih ..r,.,,ic acid which he TOOK yes'e'""9
~ ' ~, is likeiy to prove fatal. ~. v,ra
tisi"s .,. r,stal messenger or the Navy 49,
Smith a. ~ take the mail from the Brooklyn
rs ousD - che Navy Yard to the latter place
Yos'on., f., three times day, and ne was on
az oas,s-jsv morning. \ little before
S'u ,.v afternoon Smith Slagsereo r UI' r1uason
yteIo"; ITO harr0om at Sanos-st. 4Hu S,c
;ird ana l. ..-,- sart a call 10 the Homeopathic
syefnsfFf-r an ambulance ShlliA W as - TOOK the
hsp.s, and treated for polSoh' ~ The
re hos ,,e time 10 determine ne nature o. y
tocW.s which the man nad sWattloMS-' ~ - he'd
yosoh y, Se car1olc acid. smith Vas ~, oorS{
;snd 70 tc N,-~..~scious remaining IN that Cohu-
81 oT e.-er midnight. The ina.
ton u. roy- srv one TO see Smith. SAVING ,ha,
used 70 a., ,-c-nscious and irrational ana '"'
te na G5 DO no good TO GET nm 10 'Sss Wechser,
Vary Wechser, 3,'ri last night and Tried to
Visited he ho'l;,-' - set a statement from him
g. s.-W echsler and Smith nave oosr s "a - was
ssndesineE ~ clerks that Miss Wechsier
sd ,.sonert visitor there and that , sne w ut,g
Saith ne o. 1s Smiths wages were small ana ne
voaas, cons 5,red the social equal on .v -
dressed YOU. y-ren seen yesterday morning Pc
- 1a ,ook poison said that lie had hG' RI, Mr.
Wiser since satuIeaE o. - nositycly that he
IsoTsS.".. - talking together in ne POS oT "a
ss ~ afternoon. the day OF MISS "'''S''
ssIbssr admitted YESTERDAY mat Henrietta
~ s--nf0Wn on shopping lylt ~. " ,..--ota~,.,
y .. bu, said she returned before lun0heo"
u1 ~ THE MONTAGUE-sT. PIER
....-,-- che detectives learned that young
- .,s7rer,r, the description Of Miss Wechs-
a.s seen on the wharf at Montague-s'. 0"
r.,r.sssv night Some Of the watchmeh 'heie
loitaring about and wondered at IT, as she
- r.r dressed When this circums Ia aS w. Vs
,.ssrrsi 10 IN the presence OF MIS- "'O''9N'
's e 81. sf now that Henrietta said few GAYS
an hat she had been down 10 tne WH4 ~ % here
tsg ~ She said that Il was pretty Gown nc
,s che uked il, as she had played there ""e"
ch!d" 49,. yvooAsler was seen last night he
MnsH srie at,emrted suicide of Smith IS lhIetu
si~e,ar al this time hope that IL mas b,,t I'm
s4or 81 our home ir SiXth-aEe Tor ne lasS liza
Ha married. anu III 4.- 49,
year a ~ 10 him We always thought
GOD God deal OF Nj Smith. and always maze MN
welcome
APPARENTLY ONLY FRIENDS.
on,, Henrietta ever receive present from
Smith su,.o-
.'yss remember that he once gave her silver
INK bracelet. but do not regard this as sus-
res,iys. as he eas friend 81 the family Heh-
re,ta never went out with Smith, 70 my klrOM,
edee They both rode bicycles, but whenever otiI.a
e~S1i along or nv brother wen; also. and there
al ne; Saaz7 70 20 any part.cu44r ces.S tJyen
part OF either 70 BE alone with the othSr' "
,ers had another friend. Samuel Joseph, OF ~
10 sn!th-st Smith and Joseph were good lriehus'
and Il was through Joseph that Snlth was lHttO-
iucsd 70 nv sister. II - not true that my sister
wore O, the day Of her disappearance grea!
smosnf OF iernOnd 1ewelry She had on pair OF
diamond earrings and one or two inexpensive rings
but that was all. -, ~. v,-5
ore of the officers said: Smiths suicide was d
s-ss, surprise 10 US OF course. as we had never
Sen anything 10 suggest that he was IN ces-
.s-a,e state Of mind. He became Negligent IN ms
dulles A week or TWO ago. and was Sharply .TetI4-
-,r6ed for H. but L does not seem as II may
sI9ns could have driven him 10 selt-destTuctioi.
smiths friends at the Nav YARD say that no
vas fond OF the race,rack and caras, ana vas az
tines prosperous far beyond what MS salary Wol4d
When Mrs Smith was asked about her husband
hs; night She said that Mr.. Smith was away
f,d deal OF the time when he was on duty, ana
sii that she was IN no position 10 assert that ne
ti not meet Miss Wechsler often.