The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-29
SUICIDE OF THE0. WOLLK0PF.
tNLJCkY GERMAN WELL KNOWN
Ar KNICKERBOCKER CLGB.

Had Letters to Honore Palmer and Others
Said TO Have Won In Wall street =,
One 1fmc-Then L0st-Pr0vlded for
Paying Laundrcss and Newsman.
Theodore Wollkopf killed himself at noon
yesterday in his room on the fourth floor
of Mrs. Crawfords boarding house, at 65
Park avenue, with French duelling pis-
tol. He shot himself in the right temple.
On a table in his room lay two letters,
one addressed to Heinrich Wollkopf, Riel,
Germany. and the other ITO the Authori
ties" The letter "To the Authoritiesr
was opened at the police station, and
read as follows:
To THE AuTHoRlTlEs--I am going to com
nit suicide. because life has become unbear-
able for me. Ill fate of every description has
been with me for years. Heartbroken over the
death of my wife and children. and strug
Cling with financial difficulties. l came out
TO this country to begin new life, but
have not been able to get the proper footing
Please inform the Brazilian Minister, 80 West
Fifty-ninth street; John II. Prentice. 80 Broad
street. and Honore Palmer. Chicago, to whom
| have been recommended. Respectfully,
THEODORE WoLLKoPF.
This letter was written on a sheet OF fine
note paper, in the upper left-hand corner
Of which were the entwined initials, IT. W.
in blue enamel. The letter was written
in a fine. regular hand. On the third page
OF the sheet, in the same hand, was the
following:
SOME DISPOSITIONS.
The two bags. separated are containing
some family Is;men,bra NEE l VIII then,
| the German Consul and the other through
the Brazilian Iesation., Al other thing. to
in the Firth Avenue Bank there is nov
sisl 90. after deduction Of funeral and other
cxpe1;eG, to be sent .t to my brother. Mr. Helm
be paid =, to MSssrs: MeInty;re X Marshall;
one weeks rent to Mrs. Crawford. SO cents
| to the newspaper man and 10 cents to the
| On the person of the suicide was found
| sl.5O Woilkopf came to board with Mrs.
| Crawford about two months ago. He gave
| the best of recommendations, including
| up the references and found them salts
| factory Her bonrder went out but little,
| and few friends came to see him. He
seemed TO be particularly downcast He
| told Mrs Crawford that he had lost his wife
and children, and that when they. died he
felt that he had nothing to live for. His
, friends and relatives in Germany per-
! suaded him however, to come to the Inited
| Statos, and ne finally concluded to do so.
! He brought with him letters to many per-
| American cities.
Mcintyre 4 Marshall are the well-Known
| grain and stock brokers' John n. Prem
| tce is member of the Stock Exchange
! firm of Strong, Sturgs \ Co. of SO Broad
| street. The Brazilian Minister has gone
! to Brazil. Mr. Prentice was spending Sun
| day at his summer home at Woods Hole,
Mass but will he in New York this morn
ing. The partners OF Mcintyre d Marshall
were out of town.
Wollkopf, it seems. came to this city, AZ
least two years ago, for it was as long ago
as that that he was introduced at the knick
erbocker Club. He spent much OF his time
at the club and seemed to know some Of
the most prominent OF the members. He
also was introduced at the University Club,
and it was generally taken for granted
that he was a man of means. Those who
knew him said that he was highly con-
nected in Germany.
About year ago. II was the talk In the
Knickerbocker Club that "Wolly," as his
intimates called him. had made good deal
of money in Wall Street. Later. It was
said, his fortune and turned and that he had
lost more than he had made. 1t was re-
marked that he never asked for loan from
anybody.
The body was removed to an undortaker's
and will bo held until something Is heard
from Mr.. Prentice, Mr.. Palmer or the Ger
man Consul, who was ont OF town yesterday.