Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-13
He THREW HIMSELF
FROM OPEN WINDOW
Was a Young Man Who Had
Advanced Rapidly.
SECRETARY COUNTY COMMITTEE
Had Received Letter and After Read
ing 1t Went to Bath Room and
Leaped to His Death-Friend of
Former Governor Black.
Former Governor Black.

Former Governor Black.
New York, Oct. 12.-Rather than
face trial on the indictments charging
nim with fraudulently taking money
Mathews, lawyer and secretary of the
county Republican committee, commit
ted suicide today by jumping from a
window in his apartments to stone
paved courtyard He struck on his
head, fracturing the skull and died in
short time. Mathews, who was a
young man, had advanced rapidly, both
in the practice of his profession and
in politics. He was a friend of former
Governor Black and of Abraham Cru
ber, and they were loyal to him in his
trouble, acting as legal advisors and
doing all they could to aid him to OBJ
tain the change of venue from this
county, for which he applied. The
change of venue was denied yester-
day and trial of the case was set for
today before Justice Davy in the Grim
inal branch of the supreme court.
Early this morning Mathews received
a special delivery letter. After read
ing it Ms housekeeper heard MIN go
to a bath room and open window.
A few seconds later he jumped to- mis-
death. Several tenants in a house in
the rear of the Mathews apartment
saw him jump. A doctor was hur-
rtedly summoned, but could do notl-
ing and Mathews died in a few min
uteS.
Mathews was indicted last May on
charges of conspiracy and grand lar
ceny, growing out of the looting of the
Weissel estate, of which David Roths-
childs, in the Federal building was ad-
ministrator. Rothschilds, John w.
Wooten and Lawyer Samuel Robinson
were all indicted with Mathews on the
same charges. Rotlschilds is, serving
a long term in state prison for wreck
ing the Federal bank and Wooten was
convicted in June and sentenced to
nine years and five months In Sing
Sing.
Wooten was kept in the Tombs as
possible important witness against
Mathews. Ferguson was also expect
ed to be a witness for the prosecution
of Mathews.
Mathews was the local representa-
tive of the Bankers Security company
of Cleveland, which was on Roths-
childs' books for $4,000 as admins
traitors for the Weissel estate. It was
agreed by the four accused men, ac-
cording to the Indictment, that Roths-
childs was to nave sole possession of
the estate and that whatever money
he borrowed on it was to be shared
by his associates.
Mathews at one time was assistant
district attorney. He served three
terms as a member of the board of al
dermen. Two years ago he was made
secretary of the county Republican
committee After Rothschilds was
convicted and sent to Sing-Sing prison
he drew up on bits of paper a series
Of statements in which he accused
Mathews of having share in the loot
ing of the Weissel estate. Eventully
the statements reached District Attor.
ney Jerome and Rothschil3s was
/ brought to New York to testify against
Mathews.
rOur Nations.
! Practical idealism takes with the
German chiefly the form of devotion to
duty. In the Russian 1t is a readiness
to sacrifice everything to his inward
feeling. In the Anglo-Saxon It is the
stalking of the whole person for con-