Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
DIED IN SECLUDED SPOT
h. E. FRAUZ, GOVERNMENT EN-
PLoYE, DEAD IN BALTIMORE.
Committed Suicide in Druid Hill Park
Relatives Assign No Motive
for Self Destruction.

| dispatch from Baltimore last night
| says: The body of man. which was identi-
| fed later as that of Herman E. Frauz, OF
| 2S19 Parkwood avenue chief draughtsman
| of the ordnance department of the navy al
the Washington navy yard. was found lying
! underneath large bush on the East Rise,
Just back of the pumphouse, Druid Hill
| Park this morning by Thomas F. Lewis
| a grave digger, who lives in Woodbury.
| and Edwin Carnes. youth reslolne
at 2O3 Park avenue, who CHANGED to be
passing that way.
The spot where the body lay Is one OF
the most secluded and unfrequented In the
whole park. The body was completely con-
cealed by an overhanging limb from pas
sersby on the East Rise and might have re-
manned undiscovered for much longer
time but for chance. The approached the
park from Woodbury.. climbed renee 10
the north of the spot where the body was
found. and in that way made the startling
find. as the ground beneath the bushes Is
plainly discernible to the north.
Police Notified Of Disappearance.
Late Thursday evening Mrs. Frauz sent
word to the northern police station tha'
her husband had been missing since wed
nesday morning. when he left nome as
usual for Washington. apparently In gooo
spirits. She said ne 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 bust
ness. But when Thursday came ana ~
word from him was received she grew APP
prehensive and, waiting until IhursoaS
night. In the hope that he would return.
she notified the police, because she was
sure something had gone wrong with her
| husband.
Descriptions Corresponded.
Every feature Of figure and dress OF the
| man found in the park Tailed closely with
| the description Mrs. Frauz furnished the
| police In addition, Baltimore and ONO
railroad Communication ticket was found In
a side pocket of the dead mans coat which
| bore the name and photograph OF Mr
Frauz. The body lay on its left side. and
near the mouth and spread out on the
! ground was piece of brown paper CON
| tanning a white. lumpy substance, when
Coroner Linthicum, who viewed the re-
mains at the mOrgue, where they were
taken in the northern district patroi, pro
nounced to be cyanide of potash-a deadly
poison 1t is believed by DIR. Llnthlcum
that Frauz committed suicide by taxing
some Of this substance. Blood had oozed
from the mouth and nose and had formed
clot Just below the ear.
NO mOC1Vc LOT 0ulClUc.
The railroad ticket had been used twenty
six times-that is a round trip daily for
thirteen days. A pint flask of whisky lay
near the body, and a pocketbook contain
ing a number of memoranda and $1O.21
which was taken from an inside pocket
was turned over to the police authorities
No motive for suicide is assigned by the
| dead mans relatives. The body will be
! taken from the morgue to the home of the
| deceased on Parkwood avenue tomorrow.
1t is believed that the body had been
! living under the bushes about two days.
! Mr. Frauz was born in Parkersburg, w.
| Va, forty years ago. and came to this city
! when he was sixteen years old.
Employed in Washington Navy Yard.
Since 1888 he had been craftsman in the
| navy yard at Washington and for the past
| few years he had been in charge Of the
| dra wings in the ordnance department., his
| salary being $3.50 a year He was vice
| president of the Frauz Water Tube Boiler
| Company Of this city. He leaves widow.
| Mrs Ellen Frauz: a daughter. Elsie, and a
| brother Walter Frauz. who resides In Chi
| cago The funeral will take place from his
! late home tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
| His widow and others who knew him In
| timately said that he was of a cheerful
| disposition, except when he suffered with
stomach trouble Wednesday he said he
| was not feeling we'll enough to go to work
| In Washington. and at $40 he left home
| walk In the park would probably give him
| an appetite. He was last seen by & saloon
| keeper on Pennsylvania avenue near Fulton
| avenue, about 10 o'clock. and II Is though,
| saloon.