New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-27
3" SUICIDE " GREETS WIFE.
Well Kno5Cn Broker A5Caited IN
Vain at Christmas Feast.

George s Evans, a broker and promoter, of
this city, committed suicide early yesterday at
the Hotel Metropoe, Jersey City. He registered
soon after midnight from No. 33I BeHevlle-
ave. Bloomfield. n. ]. An hour later he shot
himself in the head. He left the following note;
Communicate with J. L. Anden, esq. No. 90
BeIleville-ave., Bloomfield. n. j. Please take
him aside. My wife is there, and ne VIII loN-
ngly break the news TO her.
Mr.. Andem is the father-in-law OF the dead
man.
On the body was a receipt showing he had
sent a package by express 10 his wife 1t was
q Christmas present for which she had been
looking He had key with brass tag at
tached stamped Imperial Hotel, n y He
had paid for his room. but 1t had exhausted MS
capital as no money was found on HIM Mrs.
Evans with her father. called at the Morsue
last evening and identified the body. 1t VIII be
removed to-day TO the home of Mrs. Evanss
father. in Bloomfield.
II was a sad Christmas for the members or
the Andem family They had been expecting
Mr. Evans to spend me holidays with them.
Mr. Andem's daughter. Mrs. Lillian Evans, the
wife of the broker sat at the window all the
day before. watching for the appearance OF her
husband She arose early yesterday morning.
expecting him on the first train, and for three
hours sat by the window looking for him. when
the doorbeI rang. Mrs. Evans thought II was
her husband. She ran 10 the head of the stairs
Her father in the mean time had opened the
door. and Mrs. Evans heard the words: Mr.
Evans committed suicide in Jersey City to-day.
She screamed and fell in a faint, and was
unconscious for several hours.
Mr. Evans was we'll known in Wall Street,
where he figured IN various financial opera
tions Until recently he was reputed 10 be
wealthy, and had costly home in New-Ro-
chelle He also had apartments in a hotel here
His last venture of any consequence was the
American Fuel Corporation. Of No. 6S Wall-st.
of which he was secretary This concern also
met with reverses, and Evans broke UP house
keeping and sent his wife TO her father in
Bloomfield. and took apartments at No 2of
West Fourteenth-st. and tried TO retrieve his
fortune. Last July he figured in the newspapers
In a reported attempt to commit suicide at the
office Of Henry Leeds jr.. No. % Broadway
Evans was fifty years old. He married Miss
Lillian Andem. a woman of thirty, two years
ago. and the couple were devoted to each other:
They had no children. 1t was Evans second
marriage, and mad been happy one with the
exception OF financial misfortune.
Mrs Evans received a strange letter from her
husband about week ago which read; II
am alive at Christmas | viii certainly come 10
Bloomfield and spend the day with you She
had no IDEA. however that her husband intend
ed suicide but thought he referred TO his health
she had the utmost confidence that her hus-
band would sooner or later retrieve his fortune.
The family believes that Evans must have been
out OF his mind.
Another curious circumstance growing out
of the shooting which may throw some light
on the case was the suicide in Montclair six
weeks ago of close friend Of Evans's, George
Pumfrey an Englishman. who lived with his
sster-in-law. Mrs. George Evans. at No. 81
Montclair-ave. II was stated that Pumfrey had
been worrying much lately over the settlement
of his wife's estate. of which he was an eNecu-
tor II also hinted that he lost heavily re-
Gently by stock speculation.