New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-12
HIS DEATH A MYSTERY.
BREWER DIES IN HOTEL.
Police Not Informed -EUery Effort
to Keep affair Quiet.

Following the death of Miss Ida X Wood at
the Harlem Central Hotel 125th street and Park
avenue, there occurred another mysterious death
there this time Of wealthy man. Of which the
police have been in ignorance
Henry Hachemeister, a member of the firm of
George Ringler & Co, brewers. at 92d street
and Third avenue, spent the early part Of
the night at the hotel, in room 5S with q COM
panion until he died. His body was hurried away
a short time afterward and no report of his
death made TO the police, although Justice of
Special Sessions and coroner are said to have
been at the hotel just after he died and to have
known of it.
His funeral was held last Monday night at the
home of his mother, No. 149 East 92d street The
printed funeral notice began: After a long i'll
ness, Henry, beloved husband of Anna Hache-
meister (nee Oppermanm and son of the late
Christian Hachemeister. aged thirty-nine years
and eight months" etc
His mother knew nothing of his death until
told by friends who either did not know or did
not care to tell her all the details She was told
simply that her sons death the result of
fall on the sidewalk in front of the hotel
Il did not know how he died" she said last
night. Il wish 1 did. There was a book in his
pocket with the names OF his friends and Jus
uce Zeller, who was passing by. I think told
Mr.. Ringler and Mr. Schulmann about IT, Then
they came and told me-"
The woman who was with Mr.. Hachemeister
in the early part of the night has disappeared.
The couple came to the hotel and Mr. HaChe-
meister registered under an assumed name and
was assigned to room 5S The office OF the hotei
IS on the second floor of the building behind a
wire guarded coop in which sits the night clerk
known Familiarity Gus" The hallboy on f1ty
at that time was a boy of about eighteen years.
known Murphy
HOTEL CLERK FOUND HIM SUFFERING.
According to empoye of the hotel who
was working at the time. the office was in
formed some time later that Mr. Hachemeister
was in serious condition. Gus" and Murphy
hurried TO the room. and. it is said. found him
barely alive and in great distress. They worked
over him, the hallhoy tanning him for somo
time but he died under their hands
According 10 the same authority. a hurried
message was then sent 10 Justice ZelIer who
he arrived, ii is alleged. there a consulta-
tion between him and George Burgheld. the pro-
prietor of the hotel
1t IS said that later a coroner came the
hotel and was there for time. but If this
be true. there is nothing the police blotter Of
the East 126th street station to show that the
coroners office had any report on tho case
Nothing to show that any death had occurred
in or near the Harlem Central Hotel is entered
on the blotter, and the detective who investi-
gated the Wood case. said that he had not even
heard a rumor OF such death
After some time the body was removed by an
undertaken although no undertaken doing bust
ness near the hotel. who would admit having
taken the body away. could be found last night
Several persons however. say that they saw one
remove body from the hotel that night
Il was not here Friday night" said George
Burgfield. the proprietor Of the hotel last nigh.
Il was out OF town When I am away there IL
no one in charge. but nobody has died here
since Miss Wood l know nothing about any
body dying. and no one has died here. anyhow"
1t is said that when Mr.. Hachemester died the
room number opposite his signature on the reg
lister was changed the figure five being scratched
and altered. Mr. BurRheld declared that this
not so. but hc refused 10 show that page in
the register or TO let the night clerk the bell
boy talk
Louis Schulman, who has cafe at 92d street
and Third avenue on the corner occupied by
Ringler's brewery, refused to say n word about
Mr.. Hachemeister's death. You'll have 70 see
Justice Zeller Mr. Ringler." the only
thing he would say.
Justice Zeller was not at home at a late hour
last night. and several attempts to see him
fruitless.
MAY HAVE BEEN NO FOUL PLAY.
While there may have been no chance of foul
play the disappearance Of Mr.. Hachemesters
lie had been in poor health for some time, and
was not likely have become involved in any
quarrel. The might be able to throw
some light on the unexplained cause Of his
death The great secrecy which was thrown
around the occurrence. the quiet way in which
the body was removed and tho failure to let the
police know are all circumstances calculated
10 raise doubts as 10 whether the death
natural
Whether the death natural not. It is
probab BILE that the extreme methods adopted
might have been inspired simply by the desire
to have the hotel escape such notoriety as was
caused by the death Of Miss Wood
Miss Wood registered al the Harlem Central
Hotel as Miss G. Green. and was found in the
morning with the arteries OF both wrists severed.
There was a suspicion that poison might have
been administered, but the police after an in
vestieation decided that she had committed sui
eide bv cutting her wrists. She was a well-to-do
woman owning the house at No. III West S4th
street
Henry Hachemeister was wealthy lie was
secretary and a director OF the George Ringler
& Co brewery Of which Mrs Anna Hache-
,,eister is also director lie was member of
Eureka Lodge OF Masons. Harlem Independent
Schuetzen Corps, the Arion and Liederkran2
societies and of the New York Fishing Club.
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