The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-15
BODY OF MAYER FOUND IN HARB0R Man Missing Since April IA Evidently Committed Sui
 eide by Drowning
 That Night.
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
After Being Placed in Bed in Il Friends House He Arose and Left Without q Coat
 or Hat.

A peculiar disappearance that occur red in this city four weeks ago, was cleared up last night with the recov- cry from the harbor of the body of a man identified positively by friends as that of William Maier, sign painter, of 32 Olive street. On the evening of April IA, Maier disappeared from the home of a friend Charles Meyers, jam itor at Elm street, without hat ori coat and was not seen again alive. Yesterday a man named Brown In government vessel cruising in the har- Dor found body floating on the sur face and brought 1t in to the City wharf Thence 1t was taken 10 Dunn's undertaking rooms on Grand avenue, where II was identified during the evening by two friends Medical Ex- amlner Bartlett was called and after examination rendered the decision that the case was one of suicide.
 On the evening of his disappearance Maier acted very strangely, He was in the company of Charles Meyers, with whom he had been friends for several the similarity of names. Maler appear ed to be suffering from melancholia and seemed to be under a nervous H. fusion that some one was after him. As the two were walking up the street some one who knew Meyers passed and nHAragGaI nH him hp pg WharattNAn Maler, said: There. they are all after me That fellow knows my namc but don't know him" Meyers assured him that the man had addressed himself, but his companion brooded over it.
 When Meyers started to go home Maler said he was not going home that night. Then Meyers persuaded him to go to his home. After eating good supper Maler wanted a glass of beer, but upon being refused said he would go to bed. Meyers showed him to his room. saw that he went to bed and was wrapped up. locked the window and the door and left him 10 go 10 sleep. About ten o'clock he made his tour of the building in his care and upon pass ing through tho house to go to bed noticed door of his guests room open | Going in he found the window wide ! open. the bed entirely topsy-turvy and i Maicr gone without hat or coat. That | was the last he ever saw of him alive according to his statement last night
 The body when found was in badly decomposed condition especially about the head, but the Identification was very positive. Maier attempted suicide | once before about two years ago. when 1 he cut his throat with razor. He recovered after quite hard fight. but l his friends feel that he has had DC. l cular streak of melancholla about him ever since They emphatically de- clare that he was not a drinking man and was not under tho influence o' liquor at all on the night of the sul- eide.
 Maier was never married. He worked for August Oekert as n safe palnte, and earned good pay. so that thcrC
 were no financial worries SO far as ll known He had been guardian for hi! his two ncphews. William and Johr
 Gasso, up 10 the time of his death CT the application of August Ockert. Pro. batlon Officer Louis Leyezapf was ap
 pointed guardian in the probate cour
 Wednesday afternoon in the place q
 MaIer, who had been missing a month
 Tho younger lad lived with Maier il
 Olive street,
 Maier had purchased a motor boat
 few weeks before his suicide but 1t hat
 never been launched