The evening times., 1900-07-17
DEATH OF MRS. MAYER.
The Coroner Decides Tint an In,
quest l. UnucceSsary

The Coroner Decides Tint an In
quest l. Unnecessary.
NEW YORK, July l7.-C0rouer Vroom,
Of Ridgewood. y. J.. has decided that there
is no reason for al inquest into the death
Of Mrs. Natalie Mayer. OF Mahwah who
accidentally shot herself on the Havemeyer
est2te on Saturday. The coroner's official
dnding in the case follows;
4. one Of the coroners Of the county Of
Bergen, having notice Of the death Of Mrs.
Natalie Mayer and having viewed the dead
body Of said Mrs. Natalie Mayer and made
enquiry respecting the said death do here
by certify that I am satisfied no guilt at
tacbes to any person or persons by reason
Of the said death. and that an inquest is
unnecessary"
The case is officially closed, and the cor
oner has issued the burial certificate,
which gave the cause Of death as periton-
ills resulting from gunshOt wound. Cor
oner NrOom said he reached his decision
after questioning the only eyewitness and
all others who could throw any light upon
the circumstances and reasons. if. there
had been any. for Mrs. Mayer shooting her
self He took the statements Of Clinton
Page. Mr.. Mayors secretary. who saw the
tragedy; Mr.. Mayer, Commander Cameron
MGR. Winslow. Katie. the maid. and sun
dry others
The most important Information was Civ
en- b. Mr.. Page. II was part Of his duty
to drive out with Mrs. Mayer. to read to
her, and take her dictation in writing let
ters. On Saturday Mrs Mayer visited her
mother and Mrs. Winslow and talked over
matters in general with them. She then
returned home. Katie. the maid was in
the garden with Mrs. Mayors six-months-
old baby. Mrs. Mayer did not 20 into the
garden. but went inside the house None
OF those who saw her noticed ANYTHING
unusual about her. She ascended to the
second fOO-. There Page was sitting. He
was N large central room on the floor
Beyond this was the nursery, and beyond
the latter Mrs. Mayors room. 1t was in
this third room that the shooting took
place.
Mr.. Page heard the shot and reached
Mrs. Mayer just as she fell She exclairn-
ed: "Oh, it hurts l did not mean to do
that" Mr.. Page rang for the maid and
then sent for the doctors and Commander
WinslOw. Mr.. Page told the coroner that
he was about twenty-five feet away from
Mrs. Mayer when the shot was fred. The
coroner asked MIR. Page: Did YOU shoot
her2' The answer was: Why. doctor il
1
thing. II never entered my mind ."
DR.. NrOom then said. I supDose Won
know you are the only witness. and Won
understand the position you are in. Nv
oihce is 10 investigate this matter. not
only 10 see if you are implicated. but TO
exonerate you IL you are not Implicated -
The answer given was: "DOctor. that's
right. Anything I know I will tell Won -
SO Tar as Mr.. Page could tell Mrs. Maver
had not been depressed. and seemed happv
Mr. Mayer. in response to the coroner's
questions, said that he was in Newport at
tending the Havemeyer-Whiting wedding
at the time of the shooting His wife
had decided not to attend the wedding he
cause she did not wish to take their sly
mOnths-old baby on such long journey In
such hot weather. She had Urged him To
represent the family. They parted on ex-
cellent terms.
The pistol with which his wife shot her
self. he said. had been unloaded by him q
year ago. 1t had not been used since 50
far as he knew. He thought 1t only natural
that his wife should have taken the pistol
to her room and loaded it for use in case
of burglary especially during his absence.
The funeral took place this morning. If
was strictly private. Father Meredith of
Suffern, ". Y, officiated. The burial was
in Greenwood