The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-09

$1,000, yesterday at the Request Of tho
friends Of Mr.. .Spier.'
s. F. Hazeliigg,. the yice-president and
t genera and m niSSsips 81 c tme st aT' Of is, MSiob 1I Mr,
Spier was secretary and treasurer, said yes
terday that the closest examination Of the
many business affairs in which he and Mr.,
Spier were interested had disclosed no rea-
son whatever why he should have taken
his own life.
On the other hand it was said yesterday
by persons who had business relations with
Mir. Spier that his financial condition was
not 90 good az II was supposed to hav va been.
Mrs, Spier admitted that she knew nothing
Of the new life insurance that her husband
had taken out and had supposed that he
wac insured for S?5 900 in the Equitable
company. He had been 40 insured but had
allowed IL to lapse.
Detective Sergeant j.. A. .Faurot, who was
sent to Paris recently for a six weeks
study of the use OF finger prints in detective
oases, upon the case. pete ctive ,Faurot
went to the Spier home, photographed the
finger prints on the silverware and took
several impressions OF the thumbs and
finger prints Of the dead mans hands. Eau
rot said last night that the photograph Of
the thumb print on the door had not been
and il anything were to be made out Of 1t the
negative would have to he developed more
highly. He said that the finger prints on
the s~ilverware were not those Of Mr.. Spier.
Inasmuch as several persons whose hands
were bloody from Mr., Spier's wounds had
probably handled the silverit was not con-
elusive as to whose fingers had made the
marks. Further investigation along these
lines will be made to-day.
District Attorney Kenny is not entirely
satisfied with the decision not to continue
the post mortem and there were intimations
last night that he would insist on a further
examination before the funeral this morn
ing. He has kept in close touch with the
case and il was said last night that he was
impressed with the fact that it was not
entirely fair to the police to have the body
laid away without clearing up the doubt
as to the size Of the bullet that killed Mr..
Spier. He will make a final decision in the
matter this morning.
There will be 40 formal funeral services at
the Spier home to-day. The body will be
taken TO the Moravian Cemetery at New
Dorp and the Rev j. H. Allen will conduct
a brief service. The body will then be put
into a vault to await the arrival Of Mr..
Spier's father and mother from Paris before
it ia finally buried.
Charles E. Yetman, vlce-president and
general mauager Of the Yetman Type
writer Transmitting Company, OF which
Mr.. Spier was president, said last night at
Il haven't any doubt at all that Mr.. Spier
was murdered. So far as our company was
concerned there was absolutely nothing in
it's Affairs that would cause him to worry.
We raised about CSC, 900 to build, equip and
start .our factory at lion and Of this SUM
Mr.. Spier put up SIS 900. From time to
time he paid out smaller sums hat were
needed, but these subsequent expenditures
Of his amounted in all TO less than $4,000.
AT first. owing to a lack OF capital, We
were compelled to ave some pa rts Of the
ma chimes made for LIS outside our factory,
and the object Of Mr.. Spier was to reorganiae
the company with a larger capitalization.
In this work Of reorganization most Of the
work fell to me. and Mr.. Spier had little to
-The Judgment for $50, 900 entered by
default against Mr.. Spier IN myself last
February in favor Of the Mercha nts' FIX
change National Bank was merely a step
in the reorganization Of the compeny-a
transfer Of obligations not at all like a judg-
ment obtained against an individual. A
petition in bankruptcy WIS filed; Lieut.
Gov. Bruce was appointed receiver and
has charge Of its affairs now. Mr.. Spier's
death does not affect the c~ompany's affairs.
We have every hope Of resuming the ma nu-
ia cture of the II machines in a few da Mr..
Spier handled much of the money OF our
company, but almost always by check.
There is not a question as to his absolute
honesty, and this lea yes no doubt in my
mind that he was murdered"