The evening world., 1902-05-21
Family Of Louis Nelson
Declares There Was
NO Posi- BILE Motive
for Suicide.
CHEEKY AND HAD MONEY.
Apparently Expected to Re-
turn to Work Next Morn
ing-Bit Of Head Is Notifi-
cation to Ticket Agent.

The police Of the Church street sta
ton are trying to learn whether
Louis Nelson, who was killed this
morning on the structure Of the
Ninth avenue az" road, just north
of Cortlandt street, committed suicide
or met his death as the result Of an
accident or worse.
Several trains apparently passed
over the body, which was about fifty
feet from the Cortlandt street station
and on the northbound track, and yet
no report was made by employees Of
the Manhattan Railway Company.
The body was not discovered until
1t was dismembered and horribly mu-
tilated. A piece of the head fell be-
tween the ties and struck Peter
J1olan, a boy living at No. "a Dey
fareet. He picked it up and carried it
to the Cortlandt street station and
deposited it before the startled eyes
OF the sleepy ticket agent.
Inc ticket agent uldut all iiNCotibo-
ton and found the mangled body,
which was taken TO the Church street
station. where 1t was identified by pa
pers In the pockets as that of Louis
Nelson, m accountant, employed by
Edmunds 4 Bouton, OF No. 8 Pine street.
He lived with his wife at No. Il Lenox
avenue.
Mrs. Nelson says that she knows OF
40 reason for her husband committing
suicide. In addition to his work as an
,Apert accountant he had been in
r.ructing a number of pupils privately
~ bookkeeping. and he had no business
troubles. so far as she knows.
He went downtown as usual yester-
day morning and did not return at his
usual time. though soon after 6 O'Clock
a telegram arrived from his employer
asking him to be at the Office early this
morning. as there was important work
Tor him TO do.
No money was found in Nelson's
pockets. A pawn ticket for a fountain
pen on which a small amount had been
advanced and some racing charts were
Afufnd i'm his clothes, which were OF
good quality and make.
Nelson was forty-fve years old. HIS
only child is the wife of Robert HOBBS
who lives in he Graham apartment
house. at One hSna arenu and s'S'ee"'h
The police are trying, 70 n me en-.
gineers Of the trains that passed over
the track just before the body was
found.
Employer CoHmends Him.
David Bouton, one of Mr.: Nelson's
employers, says that the dead man t nnr
worked for his firm for about iour
He was sober and industrious n
we trusted him fully" adds. Mr.. Bou-
ton. II do not know why he was IN
the part Of town where he was killed
at the time of night ne met his death.
/ know that he occasionally did extra
work for other firms, as he often spoke
of II. He never struck me as a man
likely to commit suicide
Nelson worked yesterday for the AL
!erton-O ark' Company. at No; 81 Cham
the FIRMS books: A member OF the firm
said to-day that when Mr.. Nelson left
their Office last night he seemed In
good health n spirits.
ApopIexy, Possibly.
He expected to return to-day" said
the member OF the firm, and when he
ledger, He seemed TO be a particu-
ably impressed with him. He seemed
time be attacked by a~poplexySe"
Mrs. Nelson Is at the home of her
married daughter. Mrs. Robert Hobbs,
n Is quite FRUSTRATED. Mrs. Hobbs
says hat she does not believe that her
father committed suicide.
III had no business troubles and
was making money. The pawn-t!ckets
found in his pocket may have belonged
10 some one else, or he may have been
temporarily in need OF a small amount
OF money. But he was in no financial
tTOlDleH and do NOT haliaUa thai he
killed himself" -"