New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-07
| F. B. STEVENS, JR, SUICIDE.
SHOT THROUGH Held.
1t Is Sad He Has Desp0ndent
Ouer Financial Troubles.

Westbury, Long Island, sept. (Speclalt-rT Tar
els B. Stevens ir. a member of the Meadow Brook
Club and a man well known in social circles OF
New-York Baltimore and other cities, committed
suicide late last night at his country place at
Westbury. by shooting himself The bullet entered
his right temple and passed entirely through his
head.
Unusual precautions were taken to keep the sui
eide secret. and not until this afternoon was 1t
known.
Mr.. Stevens had been in Manhattan during the
day, looking after numerous business affairs he
was met at the Westbury station al SCI p. m by
his coachnan. James Hoar and driven to his nome
which is one OF the large cottages on the !. 5.
Phipps estate. The cottage was formerly occupied
by Robert Bacon, VINO has just been appointed
Assistant Secretary of State.
Beverley Robinson, a member Of the Meadow
Brook Hunt, who has country place at East
Wiston had been dining with Mr. and MIS-
Stevens Both men in evening dress About
II o'clock Mr.. Stevens stated that he would run
upstairs for a moment. A few seconds later the
report of a pistol heard. When Mrs Stevens
and the servants to the northwest room OF
the house, which is the Stevens bedroom, they
found Mr. Stevens quite dead. He had fired a
bullet through his head, and the missile had en-
tered the moulding in the corner Of the room.
DR.. John Mann, OF Jericho. hastily called
but when he arrived he said his services use
less and called the coroner, John F. Remsen, who
is also the undertaken.
RUMORs OF FOUL PLAY
There were many rumors about Westbury this
afternoon Of foul play and some declare that
owing to the fact that there indication OF
powder marks on the temple, the dead man did
not pull the trigger Of the pistol that killed him.
Both DR.. Mann and Coroner Remsen. however
deny that Mr.. Stevens died by any other hand
than his own.
While they both intinated that possibly there
were family troubles within the household they
said the suicide probably due to financial
reasons.
The funeral services will be held on Friday morn
ing from the Stevens house and later ntbe dav
the body will be cremated.
MI Robinson, who, as far as can be learned was
the only person present at the dinner could not be
found at his country place this evening He has
been spending some time Meadow Brook lately
and has been a frequent attendant at the fox and
drag hound meets. He brought down to Nassau
County large stable OF horses
Coroner Remsen, who lives at Roslyn and who
is justice OF the peace school trustee OF the Roslyn
Free School and member of the same board as
MRS. clarence Il. Mackay, is also the village
dertaker Of Westbury and Roslyn. He said this
evening that an inquest would not be held until
after the cremation Friday.
GREAT SHOCK TO HIS FRIENDS
Mr. Stevens very popular among the MEM
bers of the Long Island hunting colonies, and his
untiucly death great shock TO his many
friends here and Hampstead When the mem
bers of the various colonies learned of the suicide
this afternoon, number at once went TO inc
Stevens country place in their automobiles among
these we're Mrs Oliver H. P. Belmont, Mrs: sidney
smith Miss May Bird and number OF Others
who came out from Manhattan in large autoiho-
bles - I'LL ,,,ov1,
Mr. Stevens was a member OF the Wen known
Stevens family of New-York and Hoboken n. J.
IA was a cousin Of Robert Stevens, the Well known
cross country rider who has a large country place
a Westbury. - ,,o5 toa, ~ -hsir
Nassau County home only few days. Ihey mao
been spending the greater part or tne summer az
NeWnort and their place here had Just been put
n readinesg for the autumn hunting. Their dwell
inc &c Of the old Colonial type. halfway eA,
on the second foor a halfway also divides the
rooms The suicide took place in the Ilorth"esl
room of the house, which is known as Flsh cottaee-
Mr. Stevens who was thirty-elsht years oId, 80
q broker with Offices at No % BroddWay Nanllat-
ran and was associated with W. =. SALISBURY,
ynan,her Of the New York Stock Exchange, and
" p Sheffield and John Jay Knapp: lie was q
graduate of Stevens Institute. 5000
When he was found IN one hand was cIasped d
-avlover and in the other lighted cigarette:
Mr. Stevens thirty-eight years old. e 80, :" s
the son of Francis 3. Stevens and the GRANDSON %
The late Commodore Stevens His greatuhcle z. ~
e!teters was the founder of the Stevens lnstl-
tnte Hoboken, of which Mr. Stevens was gr44uo-
eTa In mechanical engineering. After MS grtuuti
+tC- ba took ND engineering for a time, Whefe ~
1Ion Tcceesfi He later went into the iron bust
,sss and afterward became broker. he was e.
AGED in the brokerage business at the time OF MS
7r suicide Of Mr. Stevens recalls TO the West
hurry colony the death of Charles nav en-
~ his cottage at Roslyn, Long Island, May .,
1903 lac Mr. Havemeyer shot himself and II was
never known whether Intentionally or accl9ehtAiS
Mrs Havemeyer heard shot ana rushed 20 heE
busban d's room 10 find him dead He was the son
of Theodore A. Havemeyer.