The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-01
TIE KILLED
HIMSELF,
Edw, Plots, a Prominent
Piano and Organ Sales.
/. man Sends a Bullet
Into His Brain.

Edward Plots, aged So years of
age, of Washington, Warren county,
N. j., sent a bullet into his brain
while in the library of the Deer
Park Hotel at Newark, at 7.3O
O'Clock this morning and died one
minute later.
Mr.. Plots was member of the
piano and organ firm of Plots and
Stannenberg, and had been at New
ark on business for one month, dur
ing which time he had sold about
twenty organs to families in the
surrounding country. He was
man given to intemperance and so
strong grip had it on him that he
was compelled to employ an alien
dant, George p. Miller, to accom-
pany him on his business trips. Ac-
cording to the story told by Mr..
Miller. who is resident of Newark,
MIR. Plots had been i'll for several
weeks. From last Thursday until
yesterday he had been so i'll that
DR.. Steele had to becalledin. Yes
terday the physician prescribed an
oplate to produce sleep and when
Mr. Plots arose this morning he
told his attendant that he had
passed the quietest night in a week.
He dressed, and with his compan-
ion went to the dining room of the
hotel where he ate breakfast heart
lily. He left the table before Mr..
Miller and going direct to the hotel
library, where his trunk was kept,
ransacked the receptacle for a pair
OF cuffs and handkerchefs. Mr.. e
Miller saw him at the work and in
quired if he could be of any assist
ance and when Mr.. Plots replied
in the negative, Mr.. Miller started
from the room. Just as he turned
from Mr.. Plots, Mr.. Miller heard
a pistol shot, and turning, saw the
temporarily dcranged man pointing
the o2-calibre weapon at his fore
head.
Before Mr.. Miller could reach the man
the second report rang out and the leaden
missive ploughed through the brain OF the
unfortunate man. Ee staggered against
the wall and in IL moment was dead, DR..
Steel was promptly called. but only t, re-
port that the ball hal cnter,l tn, brain
and that death had boon Instant r.
Tho first shot fired by Mr.. Plots ].
though evidently intended for his foieh d
went wide of the mark 1t having lodged
in the wall several fc ct above his head,
Immediately after The tragedy Coroner
Vandcvcr was notified He went down to
Newark on the 10, Sd. IN. p. w. & b.
train and after summoning q jury. the
IN embers Of which were Austin Pierce,
}. NJ. Bradford, Nicholas Hols!on. r. q
Brown, Evan Nc Dermann and Thomas
Kelley diligently inquired into the man.
ner of the death. George Miller who was
the only witness to the tragedy, was the
only man examined.
His testimony was tho same as above
stated The jury thcreupon resolved that
Mr.. Plo.ts had come to his death from
gun shot wound inflicted with suicidal
intent whila laborlng under mental aber-
ration. Tho body was cared for at the
hotel.
Mr. Plots was married and leaves
wife apd ono daughter. Mr., L. w. Cooley,
Of Easton. Nd. Mr.. and Mrs Plotts had =
boon married about twenty-five years. =
Upon his arrival from Washington u
month ago she and her daughter met
him at Newark and spent several weeks
wi h him. Monday she Informed him
that she would b, In Newark to-day
She arrived ut 8 30 o'clock, oil hour af--
ter her husbands death and q fow min utes
a ter cablegram had been sent to Enston
forming her OF her husbands act. Sic
was hear. brokon.
Mr.. Piotts' hncss partner, Mr.. Stan.
enberg will reach Newark this afternoon
when the funeral of the dead man will be
arran :ed.
1t is probable that the remains wi b,
8 Mt to Washington for intermont. H..
Plots was to have returned to the piano
and organ factory next month 10 supe it.
tendont the plant. 1t was his custom to
travel during the summer months and 10
return toWuslington In The winter. .