The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-18
MYSTERY IN
SUICIDE.
Exporting Firms Confidential
Clerk Shoots Himself.
HIS ACCOUNTS ALL CORRECT.
Questionable Check for $500 Nay Hna
Driven Hin 10 The Deed Veteran
ciSpsnlsh War.
HIS ACCOUNTS ALL CORRECT.

New York. Sept 1S.-sidney p Cohen
twenty-seven years old. confidential
clerk for the exporting firm of Davis, Al
len & Co. at No. A stone street COM
mitted suicide IN his office by shooting
himself in the left breast.
Mr.. Davis. Of the firm. denied that Co
hen was defaulter. At the Shoe and
Leather NauoDal Bank all information
was refused. IA Is. nevertheless, known
that a check for $500 drawn on the bank,
signed Davis. Allen a Co. and payable
TO sidney b. Cohen. was received there
yesterday IL came through the Clearing
House. which shows that Il had been pre-
sented for payment In some other bank
and In due course OF Clearing House pro-
cedure had reached the Shoe and I-eath-
cr National Bank.
G.. r. Sayres. paying teller at the bank
who is handwriting expert ana as
such figured in the MohneuN trial. dis
covered that there was something irreS-
,lar about the signature and called up
the firm on the telephone. Mr. Davis saio
20 his clerk:
check for $500 on the Shoe and Leather
National Bank
Cohen, under some pretence. walked
into the next room, Wnclt ne hieN 'N'
let into his left breast.
The shot was heard by Mr.. Davis ana
others In the building. and considerable
excitement was created Cohen was taken
rare OF and the police were calleL Al
ahat moment the telephone bell rang
ogain. The paying teller at the bank, ne-
.oming impatient rang TO attract he at
iention OF Mr.. Davis TO the fact thal ne
was still waiting for an answer
20. ha fnlanhnnn-
c,lse me" he telephoncd. Il am almost
prostrated I spoke 20 my bookkeeper
about the check and the man has Just
shot himself dead.
Cohen was IN the volunteer service WIN
the 22d Regiment of this city. AFTER me
Spanish- American war he was elected
first lieutenant OF Company "a, ana re-
tained, that place up TO the present time.
He lived at Arverne. Long ls'ano. WIN
his mother and stepfather.
Arson c. Davis, senior, member or the
firm. told the following
Mr.. Cohen whom ] have known as 4
most estimable young man and strictiS
honest. was sitting on the other SIDE o
this fiat top desk from me. There wa
nothing unusual in his manner. ana
was talking TO him not more man 'hre
minutes before he shot himself l'e ros
from the desk and walked into the rea
office. soon afterward l heard the soun'
OF the pistol shot and rushed into tn
rear room. Mr. Cohen was lying on mi
hack on the floor with his arms extend
ed He died before the arrival of an am
bulsnce.
Asked about the $500 check and the re
porfs that the confidential clerk had beer
short IN his accounts, Mr.. Davis said
All OF those stories are absolutely un
true. Ask the Shoe and Leather B9nl
people whether / am man whose wore
1, 10 be relied upon It's good for Sleo.OV
with them Since the deplorabe denih o
the Young man ! have had expert ac
countants at work on his accounts. They
have demonstrated that they are straish
60 a penny have also had my aecoun
IN the Shoe and Leather Bank made ul
10 Today The bank account also Is ab
solutely correct MIR. Cohen was absp.ute
~ honest. give YOU my word as q maj
that he died not owing ms one dollar.
Friends OF the dead man called ~ tn
,ffice, viewed the body and made ar
rancements with the sexton OF the TEN
ple Emanu- El for it's removal
Asked, about reports that Cohen ma
been Specializing recently In Wall street
Mr.. Davis said.
Most of the boys here have been specu
lating at different times, and perhaps u
took An occasional flyer" with the rest