The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-24

well, and will return home today. The dog was killed and it's head sert to the Pas teur Institute at Atlanta in order that 1t might be scientifically ascertaned If the animal had hydrophobia. rabbit was inocculated with the brain of the
  graphed for and will come to attend the funeral.
 It is certain that several people passed within a few feet of MT. IIerzfeld's body while 1t was lying where It fell. One of the clerks. MT. A. N. Johnson, carried Mir. Frank Simon upstairs to show him 6 lounge, which MT Herzfcld was to sell him. They passed within ten feet of the body, but the furniture is packed so closely that they did not notice 1t. Had the negroes not gone upstairs to dust, 1t Is probable 1t would have been several hours before the body was found
 Mir. Herzfeld must have planned to com init suicide some time before he actually did so, for h. sent word to his wife that he would not te home to dinner, as busi- ness would detain him. It vas just about 1llS nbuI WHICH iit III N0 bhC itttoA shot.
 When Last Seen Alive.
 The last seen of MT. Herzfeld alive was by his clerk, MT. Johnson. This was shortly after 12 o'clock The clerk was sitting in one of the aisles leading from the front of the store to the rear. MT. Herzfeld passed him going towards the rear of the store, where the steps are which lead up to the second story. He passed back and went up stairs. He was next seen nearly two hours afterwards, lying dead on the floor.
 When MT. Herzfeld fired the fatal shot he must have held the pistol several inches from his head, for there were no powder burns on his temple where the bullet entered. There were only two small holes in his head one in each temple, otherwise he was not disfgured in the slightest
 MT. Herzfeld has been resident of Birmingham for nearly 20 years. He came here in 1883 from Selma, where his fam fly lived and where he has two brothers and a sister at present. He was 50 years old and was born in Germany, but has
  entire life. Until three years ago he was in business with his brother, Herman Herzfeld, who died. Since that time he has conducted the business alone under the name of J. M. Herzfeld. He was married about 14 years ago in Louis vile, Ky, to Miss Essie Lazarus. He Is survived by his wife. three brothers and two sisters. The brothers are MT. Albert Herzfed of Mobile; MT. Levi Herzfeld of Selma; MT. Julius Herzfeld of Chi cago, and his sisters are Mrs. Hagerdorn of Selma, and Miss R. Herzfeld of Selma. For a number of years MT. Herzfeld was subject to spells in which he fell to the floor similar to a person who has an epileptic fit. He was, however, cured of these several years ago by Dr. Lewis c. Morris.
 In speaking of him yesterday after noon one of his friends said he had known him for thirty-flve years and that he did rot recall a man of his acquain- tance who would be less likely to com init suicide than MT. Herzfeld. He said he had a happy nature and did not seem to worry about anything, financial or otherwise. The deceased was a Mason and member of the Knights of Pythias. The funeral will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and will be conducted by Rabbi Newfield. An earlier time could not be set as tho brother living In Chicago was in Kansas and cannot reach here before tomorrow