New-York tribune., 1908-09-28
T. D. YUENGLING DEAD
A PRISONER IN BELLETUE.
Brezcers' Son a Victim of Drink,
Doctors .Sau.

After being arrested on a charge of issuing
worthless draft for $40 for automobile hire,
Fred D Yuengling the son of David G. Yueng-
ling. jr., the we'll known brewer living at NO
West Goth street, died last night in the prison
ward of Bellevue Hospital from chronic aico-
hoIisr, according to the doctors. Although well
known all over the city about fifteen years ago.
none of his old friends at his BEDSIDE When
death came On the little white cots in the
ward where he died persons charged with
all manner of crime His body was taken 10
the Morgue. Coroner Dooey will make an IN
vestigation in connection with Yuengling
death
Following mis- death two Of the ambulance
surgeons at Bellevue Hospital make serious
charges against the keepers at the West she
court prison. They said that if they had beeh
permitted to take him to the hospital when the
ambulance was first called to the prison yester-
day his life might have been saved HIS I'M
prfsonment on SATURDAY. night and his sunse-
ouent commttal to the West Side court prison
Yesterday morning where he was locked In a
cell. proved too much for his condition, they
said
Two weeks ago.Yuengling was arrested on the
complaint of Benjamin Goldfnger, OF the
Thomas Flyer Renting Agency, for using an au-
tomobile three and a half hours and oelns uh-
able to pay for It, Go!dhnger also complained
I
for previous use of an automobile, and that the
draft had been returned to him not honored
In the West Side court at the time Magistrate
Droege held Yuengling in $500 bail for exaHnina-
ton last weak. Bail was not Immediately forth
coming and Yuengling taken back to the
prison.
James Dwyer, night keeper, said last night
that when Yuengng was in the prison two
weeks ago he acted like raving maniac. The
Sta liphf
going to die and asked Dwyer if he would take
letter to be delivered to his wife in case he
should die in the cell Dwyer said he would, and
last night showed the letter which Yuengiing
had written in his cell It was addressed to
Mrs. F D. Yuengling. No. 81 Hawthorn avenue,
Yonkers, y. Y. and read as follows:
Take care of the bearer. Mr. Dwyer Dr.
Walker will tell you the rest He received
$4,000 in connection with the rest
Dwyer said that Yuengling left the prison the
next day after writing the letter, and that he
had kept it.
When Yuengling was released from the West
Side court prison at the time of his arrest, two
weeks ago Henry Bolter a lveryman, of No 229
West 18th street furnished the bond Yuengng
did not appear at the time set for the examina-
ton and Magistrate Barlow adjourned the case
until yesterday to allow the bondsman to pro-
duce Yuengling in court.
| Fearing that Yuengling would not appear in
court in time set for the examination, Bolter
surrendered the bond on Saturday and sent word
to YuengIing to come to New York from Yon-
kers When the latter arrived he was arrested
by an officer of the West Side court. When
Yueneling learned that he had been rearrested
he tainted He was arraigned in the West Side
court Yesterday morning and committed to the
| prison connected with the court in default Of
| $500 bail
At O'Clock Yesterday afternoon call for
ambulance was received at Bellevue Hospital
from the West Side court prison. il West SD
street Dr. Bradley went to Yuengling's cell and
found the man in serious condition. Dr. Brad
ley said last night that he told the keepers that
he wanted to take the man to the hospital, but
that the head keeper refused TO allow him
do So
II told the keeper said DR.. Bradley. that
| the man. whom I did not know at the time,
! in a serious condition and insisted upon TAX
ing him with me back in the ambulance I was
told to go ahead and fix him up, and was as
sured that he would be all right after a WHILE
II told the keeper" continued the ambulance
surgeon, that the man likely to die at any
| moment, that his temperature was very high,
and that he required hospital treatment. No
attention was paid to what 1 said, so did what
could for the man and returned to the hospital
without him.
Yuenglings condition continued TO grow worse
and he was finally removed to Bellevue at
o'clock where he died two hours later.
! Fred D. Ydengling born in this city forty
two years ago. He educated in the public
! schools and was graduated from Columbia Col
lege. For several years he worked in the brew
cry owned by his father, and later became man
ager for the Lion Brewing Company, of British
Columbia. Following his return to this city in
| 1850 he was arrested the charge of having
embezzIed 1887 25. belonging to that company
by selling machinery. His father came to his
rescue. AMI the charge suppressed.
For several years Yuengling was well known
! along Broadway. He spent money freely. and
was always willing to help beggar. Frequent
" he would hand a coin to every man in
/ FIeischmann's bread line. AT that time he had
the reputation of being heavy bettor, willing
to wager on anything where chance was con-
cerned
About fifteen years ago his name got into the
public prints when he married the divorced wife
Of Baron Blanc. Then she appeared in a play
called Diplomacy" 1t for year and then
Mrs Yuengling went the vaudeville stage
where she remained only short time. The
Yuenglings soon disagreed, and Mrs. Yuengling
obtained a divorce in South Dakota.
From that time on, according to his friends
Yuengling became a heavy drinker and went
down rapidly. About four years ago he moved
TO Canada. where he married a second time. A
year later he returned to this city and was ar
rested on a charge OF abandonment. The case
was finally settled out of court
According to one of his relatives his father
refused to have anything to do with him after
his first marriage.