New-York tribune., 1907-12-27

mani ia meet Francis Lyn5e Stetson. his osd Ia"
mariner srd friend. He also had planned 10 Hlahe
- call with his wife ia the evening
Somewhat against the wishes OF MS lIisi'oS'
who thought him not sufficiently recovered mum
rhe grin. Dir. stedman started downtown aoeue
6 "a ,csoc,, leaving the house with his wife, who
V-ss going 20 ride tn the park Half an hour
sHter Mfr. Stedman stood on the edge OF tre up
town local platform of the subway, ana as 'i0
train spproached staggered and plunged III Hun'
Of it -Four of the cars passed over MS oOoS'
disseminating II. When the police and SUBWAY en-
ntoves tried 10 extrfcate the body II was so
ismmed In the motor mechanism of the fourth
car that it took them more than half an hour'
Before the police could reach the platform there
was much excitement among those who saw the
.ccidenf After the body taken out il was
,ssen so the sth street station. and Coroner
sshradv took charge of the case. I3e released
Charles Rouff. the motorman. IN Al-"v oal Tor
the inquest. which will be held next week The
,notorrusn told the coroner that Mr stedman s
act had been deliberate.
According TO the statements OF the motornlan,
rsour who is the principal witness. It looks Ike
suicide TO me-" said Coroner Shrady- Rouf.
vino saws he has been employed as a motorman
sn the subway since It was opened and had twenty
years experience q railroad man before that
declares that as his car came around
she curve to enter the station he saw a man
standing alone at the south END or the station
This was Mr. stedrnan. and Roun says that he
uslked to TIE edge of the platform. stopped down
md s,srnped right in front OF the train
.Touf tells NE that he threw on the emergency
brakes and did all in his power to stop his train.
hut his hesdway was too great He said that Mr..
esteomsn landed on right side, his head on the
vpposite ran and his feet on the other"
MRS. sTEDMAN FRUSTRATED.
The FIRST information OF Mr. Stedmans death
came to his cousin. Edmund Clarence StedmaR,
the poet and banker. over the telephone. it being
thought that perhaps 1t he who had been
KILLED He hurried at once 10 his cousins home. TO
await the return Of Mrs Stedman, who did not get
back to the house until o'clock Since then she
mas been prostrated and is seriously i'll.
Mr Stedman was among those who felt the pinch
of the late financial furry which caused the tenn
porary suspension six days ago of the J. c. Lyons
Building and Operating Company, Of which he was
-ice-president treasurer and principal hacker. The
temporary receivers have found already that the
assets of the company exceed the liabilities by
several million dollars For many years Mr.. Sted-
man Yves attorney jeremiah g Lyons. president
Of the company. The company capitalized at
s5aaoao and Of this amount Mr. Stedman had 2see
shares which made him half owner. S. Soldine
treasurer of the company. said that Mr. Stedman
could not possibly have lost anything the assets
Of the company are ssSeaeeo. liabilities on
total liabilities, he said. were &59o,9ee. leaving
sl.nee clear including the liability for stock
issued.
our troubles only temporary. much so
shat by New Years we expect TO be discharged
from the receivers said Mr. soldine. Mr.. sted-
rnsn xss a wealthy man. and had he lost all
he put into the company il would not have been q
eerfous blow TO him.
Il cannot believe that he committed suicide OF