The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-01

SUICIDE IS
IDENTIFIED

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them that John crowell was acting super
intendent.
Neumann. according to members of his
family had been i'll for some time and mad
grown Respondent partly due to a severe
attack of penumonia two years ago. His
health had not been good since. II is sup
posed that In melancholy mood he de-
cided to do away with himself.
Neumann was well educated and has
travelled extensively. He was a graduate
OF the Annapolis Naval Academy In the
class OF 1889. After graduation he was ap-
pointed to the Marine Corps and was
finally promoted to a captaincy.
He took part in the Battle Of Santiago
and also participated in the Boxer up
rising in China. He left the navy about
four years ago and entered the c. B.
Rutan firm as superintendent. In the
meantime troubles arose. He resided with
his daughter, Catherine, at his parents
home In Mount Pleasant avenue Neu-
,manns mother is sister Of former Post
master William d. Rutan. His wife was
Miss Lawson, of Washington. d. C
The body was supposed at first to be
that of Adams. as told above. The latter
came out to Bellevie Saturday night as
a member Of a sick committee to visit
John Miller of Brighton avenue, Soho.
Both are members of Court Arlington.
Foresters Of America Adams stopped at
Prendergast's Hotel in Mt Prospect ave-
nue.. this cfty, and borrowed an um brella
from William McCart of John street,
Bellevile. When he was mot found yes
terday McCart. James Prendergast and
another man, who was In the saloon at
the time were quite sure that it was
Adams. The Iatter went TO Soho Satur-
day night and after seeing Miller.
stopped in Hands saloon, nearby and
later went into the saloon Of Emil Merkel.
He found the Merkels were old friends
of his In New York and at their insistence
remained all night. Yesterday about IL
o. clock he left the Merkel house with
Henry Holck, Is years old who lives
there
They stopped at sPrendergasts place in
woodside and left the umbrella there.
Later they walked about Belevlle- They
returned to Wnodside about 80 o. clock,
and Adams went into the Office of Dr. Will
lam H. Warren at Mount Prospect and
Verona avenues. He was treated by the
physician fol malaria affection and
promised to be out next Saturday. He had
promised Mr.. Merl<el to be out Thursday
as well as Saturday, and when the body
of the suicide was identified as his it was
thought strange Again the clothes of the
dead man were wet, as though he had lain
there all night and the revolver in his right
hand was rusted from the rain.
Young Holck left Adams waiting for
Mt. Prospect avenue car, as he said he
would go to New York by trolley When
Holck saw the body of the suicide he
was sure it was Adams. as was also Ed
ward Hand, to whose place Adams stopped
for short time ON Saturday night. When
Mrs. Merkel viewed the remains in the
morgue last night she stated positively that
it was NOT Adams. Clifford Lisch, II
years old. of 10 Van Rensselaer, street,
he fds. al ,ff-G
o'clock last night
He notified some men nearby, and Con-
stables Gorham and Gilman, who were
passing, were called in. Chief of Police
ty Physician Elliott was notified The
latter Viewed the body about 1890. O'Clock
and said the man was dead probably twen-
ty hours. There was bullet hole above
the heart, although two cartrldgeS had
been discharged from the revolver. which
was OF 32-calibre.
The man unbuttoned the top button on
were two railroad tickets, one from Or
ange to Newark nnd the other from Or
ange TO New York. He had also some
pencils and comb, and In one pocket was
a New York evening paper of Fridays
issue. The police are inclined to the be-
lief that the man killed himself Friday
found is In a secluded section of the
abandoned quarry hole at Mill and Quarry
streets, and 1t is not believed he could find
MS way 10 tne pidce ut night
When II was believed the man was
Adams John F. Flanagan, chief ranger of
Court General Phil Kearny, Foresters of
America, In Belleville, went over to the
address in Eighth avenue, New York. He
found Adams's sister. Mrs. William Laub.
The two came out to Kunzs morEae late
last night When they reached there 1t Is
said that Kunz would not let them view
the body, claiming that 1t had been fdenu-
fled as Neumann. The woman went over
to the Orange police station and with a.
policeman went back again to the fnorgue,
but permission was again denied The
woman then returned to her home in New
York.