The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
ARTHUR M. TYLER
COMMITS SUICIDE
A Former Richmond Man
Cuts His Throat and
Inhales Gas.
WIFE FINDS
DEAD BODY
Had Been in Richmond on 2
Visit to Her Mother, Mrs.
Bass-Tyler Was De
pressed on Account
Of Business
Troubles.
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NEW YORK, August 4-Investiga-
ton by Coroner Shrady and police OF
the West One Hundred and Twenty
NTH Street Station to-day showed that
Arthur M. Tyler, who was found dead
in his apartments at No. 500 West One
Hundred and Twelfth Street. late on
Saturday night. had killed himself.
Tyler cut his throat not sufficiently
to cause death Immediately in his bod
room. then walked into the dining
room and put a small tablecloth about
his neck and walked into the BATH
room, and from there to the kitchen.
He took a shelf from the oven Of a
gas range and stuck his head into the
oven, at the same time turning on the
gas. The ambulance surgeon from
j. Hood Wright Hospital and the po
lice who We're first on the case, de-
cided that it would have been a physi-
cal impossbility for Tyler to have
committed suicide under these condi-
tions.
Thought He Was Murdered.
They jumped at the conclusion that
| the man was murdered Coroner
Shrady thought likewise at first, but
| after the physician made an eNamlna-
tion and 1t had been shown that ry-
| Ter hadn't severed his jugular or cut
| his throat very badly, and after talk
| Will MI - i y ici IL WIS aCSluGti
the man was a suicide. Tyler, who
| was forty-one years old, had cause to
! Kill himself, If dependency can be
! taken as sufficient cause. He had
/ lost his Job IN tile business depart
ment of newspaper
He was hard UP for money, and had
been drinking heavily. The suicide
was discovered by Mrs. Tyler. Richard
/ Fitzgerald and William Hansborough.
| the latter being employed as a hall
boy in the building This was at II
O'Clock Saturday night, The doors to
the Tyler fiat on the sixth floor rear
4 We're locked, and Hansborough let Mrs.
Tyler. and Fitzgerald, in wi tn. a pass
key. They had Just arrived from
Washington. AS soon as the trio en-
tered the fiat they smelled gas. Fttz-
4 gerald and the hall boy found Tyler's
body Mrs. Tyler was so shocked that
4 Fitzgerald took her to the home OF
a friend. They told the hall boy to
call the police. Mrs. Fitzgerald later
returned to the house. She did not
know where Fitzgerald was. and did
3 not know his business. She said he
had been roomer in the flat for
long time.
4, Mrs. Tyler's Statement.
Ambulance Surgeon Webb, of the
g. Hood Wright Hospital. reported to
rolice headquarters that he thought
!, the case one OF murder. Mrs. Tyler
made statement to Coroner Shrady
} tl.is afternoon. Mr. Tyler and were
married sixteen years ago, and nave
daughter fourteen years Old. said Mrs
Tyler. "NNe once were in prosperous
circumstances. and would be so yet
had it not been for Arthurs habits
Ele began to drink heavily some time
ago. Two weeks ago l decided to go
to Richmond Va. to visit my mother
and to see my daughter, who is staying
with my mother Mr.. Fitzgerald had
vacation and decided to see the
Jamestown Exposition. We went from
here by steamer. Mr.. Tyler came
. down to see us off After visiting the
exposition Mr.. Fitzgerald came to
Richmond and stayed at my mothers
thouse. He was on his way back to
New York, and was going to stop over
! al Washington.
t "Arthur's letters had become SO de-
II spondent that | decided to return to
: New York. / thought 1t would be a
d good plan to CONC along with Mr..
$ Fitzgerald, We telegraphed to Arthur,
II telling him of our plans, and he sent
s back word for us to stop off at Wash
: lington. and that he would come over
on Friday night late and meet us on
IL Sunday morning. Mr.. Fitzgerald
: waited at the Pennsylvania depot in
d Washington until midnight, but Mr.
y Tyler didn't come. We remained In
Washington until noon on Saturday.
When the train reached Baltimore
d shortly after o'clock yesterday after
y noon, L sent a telegram to Arthur.
If telling him to do the marketing for
ID Sunday dinner, as would get here too
e late to attend to 1t myself We ar
rived at Jersey City at 1870 o'clock,
d and it was about II when we reached
It the house and found Arthur dead, l
have learned since from friends that
l. Arthur lost his employment"
h The telegram that Mrs. TYLER sent
r. from Baltimore was found under ths
: door OF tile apartment unopened, 1t
read.
"po marketing for tomorrow Liver.
bacon, lamb, peas, Ice. asparasus
Homo for dinner tonight