The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-20
HERMAN {. FRAME
BORNE TO REST
Chief Craftsman III Navy
Ordnance Bureau.
A SUICIDE IN BALTIMORE
Body Found Concealed Under Bushes
in Druid Hill Park of
That City.

The funeral Of Herman f. Franz. late
craftsman I'm the Navy Ordnance Blu
reau, who is believed to have commit
ted suicide in Baltimore. will take
place In that city this afternoon at 4
O'Clock
j. II. MittendOrf and Walter NJ Metz.
Of the Ordnance Bureau. went 10 Bal
timore this morning to act as palIbear-
ers, and carried with them a floral trib-
ute from Mr. Franz's associates in the
Government service.
Mr. Franzs body was found under
large bush just back Of the pumphouse
In Druid Hill Park. Baltimore by Thorn
as +. Lewis. "A grave digger. and Edwin
Carnes. a youth residing at 2O3 Park
Avenue, who CHANGED 10 be passing that
way
The spot where the body lay is one OF
the most secluded and upfrequented in
the whole park. The body was com
pletely concealed by an overhanging
limb from passers-by, and might have
remained undiscovered for a much
longer time
Police Are Notified.
Late Thursday evening Mrs. Franz
sent word TO the Northern police sta
ton that her husband had been missing
since Wednesday morning. when he left
home, as usual, for Washington. appar-
emily I'm good spirits. She said he did
not seem in any way troubled and she
noticed nothing out Of the ordinary
! about his appearance or behavior
When he did not return Wednesday
night she thought he had been detained
on business. But when Thursday came
and no word from him was received she
I her
thursday night. in the hope that he
Woulu return. she notified the police
I oeeause Sne was sure something had
gone wrong with her husband
Descriptions Correspond.
Every feature of figure and dress Of
the man found I'm the park tailed closely
with the description Mrs Franz fur
nished the police. In addition 2 Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad communication
Ichsl was round in q side pocket of the
! oead man coat which bore the name
/ ana photograph of Mr.. Franz. The BODY
/ lay on its left side. and near the mouth
ana spread out on the ground was a
piece or brown paper containing a white
! lumpy substance, which Coroner Linthi-
cum VINO reviewed the remains ut the
morEuc. where they were takef, I'm tba
Northern district patrol. pronounced to
DC cyanide OF pOtash-a deadly poison
} IS believed by Dr. Linthicum that
OF this substance. Blood had oozed
from the mouth and nose and formed a
clot just below the ear.
The railroad ticket had been usad
Z IWenty-slE ttmes-that is a round trir
| daily for thirteen days A pint flask ~
whisky lay near the body and a rocket
| DOCK containing number Of nnernura nda
ana &lOZt, which was taken from an in
4 5lie pocket. was turned over to the no
ice authorities.
No Motive Apparent.
No motive for suicide is assigned bv
the dead mans relatives.
1t is believed that the body had boan
lying under the bushes about two davs
Mr.. Frantz was born in Parkersbi;re
W. Va. forty years ago and went 10
6aiumore when ne was sixteen years
OLD. Since lSSS he had been a ORA ftsrna,
IN the navy yard here. and for the na ct
Few years he had been I'm charge of the
drawings In the ordnance depart ,a,7t
his salary being 81 500 "a year He y-ae
vice president Of the Franz WAFER T1Ibo
Boiler company. or Baltimore. He leaves
a WIDOW. Mrs. Ellen Franz. a daughter
Elsie, and a brother, Walter Franz. who
resides in Chica go. The funeral v-flI
take place from his late home this afr
ernOon At o'clock
His widow and others who knew him
disposition. except when he slIfaroJ
with stomach trouble. Wednesday he
ne was not feeling we'll enough 10 90 10
Work IN Washington. and at g.20 ne Ieft
home without eating any brca kfast saw
ing that walk In the park would prob
ably give him an appetite He was last
seen I'm Baltimore by a saIoonlleer,4r. On
pennsylvania Avenue near Fulton Ave
nue.. about 10 o'clock and IL Is tboI1.-b-
mat ne went 70 the park after leaving