The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-06
Well Known Business Man Found
Hying in Rink"ls Grove,
on EaSton Avenue.
HAD FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
Had Been Playing Cards With
Friends in 4 Salonn-lils
Partner Never Heard Him
Threaten Suicide.

rnal!.s Il Holmes. So vears o.i - N".
is5s Pac. boulevard. Of tho :irm e.. Peter
son \ Holmes. harIvare d'IIe.s "t N".
.,S Nnrrb broadway. rtr ,uptad to- c".n'.'it
suicide last night 10Y -usr.i-S il 'ls"il ia
m. right Temple at E5uhr.s i:ev". IN
E.-tuu avenue. Tie IS at tIo iapiis' sam
tarium in a very pr.ctri9E5 '"H'"i"H. h"'
having recovered co"S.i' 'asa''s >!i''' ''''-
hitting the act. 1t is thou-nt that constant
hrco,iirg over the afflsrs and ha"'l' - g.
IN, .i-m Of which he WAS Il mem "-E ''us'n
Homes to attempt to 10 away win i'i''-
s. 4.
II is ALLEGED that the affairs of h" firm
were rriSrI,aragai toy Homes. ana that i"'-e
shortcomings were discovered 10y An"'t" j.
Peterson his partner. last February. l'''t
son then assumed charge OF th" Hi''i''' 81 ''i
affairs About two weeks aG" Al w j"
srigation of one of tho principal 'ie,''''i'
Of the firm. q petition in involuniar! hdhN
r--.,-,., ,y,s nlrd by the firm in the United
Slgl'S Court.
las Tuesday Peterson filed petition to
vlruGTJW ihc former tr.l.h4 Hp.'+ i'b'''.''
Jua-. ADAMS W. ont of tb' city. ana nom
i,l,, mas I.-u done. Mr.. Peterson Saii l.tS'
urghr tuar il haG ben decided to HlSS"lNe
th. firm. Homes had HtF-r III any WAY ~
tlmateG tv, Peterson ihdl ne Noui- '"u ''''
Early in the evcring Homes entered the
saloon n No. 1SJH EaSl"u avenue hipWA 81. a.
III, tsiuk.IS grow saloon. ana. III t"II'Pll.y
| with John Ward OF NJ. SI22 Easton avenue
| and Aaoph II. ltIukei the HuP'ISln. =
passed the early part u the .N'h!ns pa!
! ing cards No unusual conduct on MS pdIt
| was observed by the others. About o;'o
O'Clock H. rose from his chair ana LETT lhe
saloon going int" The gr"ye wh!Sh en-! ites tIiir
| mediately back Of the saloon. Soon ahTI
| h. had icft tn" room those IN inc "aiooh
| hoard a shot several of them ruShCd l"iu
| ~. grove and found Homes lying ui!tol1-
| --tEr
| and a bullet wound in the r!Eht tempe.
| Doctor kolId Brdcey 81 40. GlIo i.'stSI
| avenue called and prunOunceq the NouI''
| Sr rirris If not fatal An ambulance con-
| yr.cd Ire injured man To the itap'.-' 81
| itarium. Mrs. Homes was notlitu AS s,','
| a. uoSSibe ana hurried To- the Sdlil itIim'il' m
| Lut Homes was still in IN unconSclous
! col lditiun. At an early hour thlS HJ' i'iIH
} h. was still il a cuInat'st 7ttI'. "iiu . ~
/ n,,4ratIun will hr performed until me eN,ic'
| mime of his wound ,au be ascert 'int.I.
| \ Republic reporter who called late !aS'
| uiah' ~ the Baptist SJnitar!um "aS Ii
! formed that the condition or AIT. ii"ri, l y,
I -, I-,.. -r,! nobody aid thu two NEts'S At
;.f.ev v-,ryd the door refused To can L''ll''
/ Wilkes in response to requests loI hl.o' ~
tion concerning the CONDITION - MI
NT. Homes's wife. two daughters and
, sou-in-ltw. +. K. l.owthrf, IlNt ~ me me, - ~,
, avenue house. Although II was hupWn Il't
/ AR Homes was worried over MS aHtli@ :
! nothing uuuSual was noticed IN hiS iItin,L .
I hv mcmb-Is OF tn" family hr taIkeu W
.
. returning To her home last night, was mar
Iy lrostrarrd by tho shock ana Is ''''i'he'
Members Of the family are at, a loss I
I account FOR tn, lr,srnr- ot NJ. hcmt
-. Tir..,'s Grove II is not know that h
md oyer visited THE place before. HE iri
his home yesterday morning. rrcSuma1L
to e downtown tu attend some puSllll ;
and IN. next heard If him hy his tamii
was when the news of III" 3HaT was los
I them last night. lie had often. on d'cnHil
| a. his business. been UnuIi" To return 1
. the house until lat" I'm tn evening. ana
I was thought that ciY"Um-lanT - 81 TINS ma
| TAX. detained him yesterday. hence MS a.
| q. uv,. caused no alarm