Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-01-06

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Mr.. Jensen, who was a member of
Protection Hook and Ladder Company,
the Red Men and Fraternal Order of
Fables, was born in Svendborg, Den
mark. He had been in this country
eighteen years, and spent most of that
time in this city. He was a past Sa-
chem of the Red Men.
He Joined Protection Hook and Lad
der Company February 4, 1902 and
would have received his exemption pa
pers next month. When Chief Mead,
this morning, learned of his death, he
at once ordered the flags on all the fire.
houses placed at half mast. Protection
Hook and Ladder Company's house is
being draped in black, and at the fu-
neral on Sunday, the firemen will at
tend in uniform.
Eye Witness's Story.
Sophus Nissen, better known as
Happy who has been bartender
for Mr.. Jensen for six months, saw his
employer shoot himself.
Mr. Jensen arose shortly after Z
o'clock and went downstairs to the bar
room and asked a bartender who was
on duty to give him two glasses of beer.
He looked well at the time and, taking
the two glasses in his hand, went up
stairs to the room of Mr.. Nilsson, i'm
mediately across the hall from his own,
aud, asked him to drink with" him.
Z Nissen, who was in bed, took the beer
and, after conversing short time, Jen-
sen gave him little chamois bag con-
tanning a watch and asked him if he
would give it to J. J. Deveny, the black
smith, today. Nissen said he would, but
asked Jensen why he did not give it to
Mr.. Deveny himself.
According to Nissen, Mr.. Jensen then
went to his own room across the hall
and sat on chair where he remained
for fully thirty minutes, with a vacant
stare on his face and breathing heavi-
ly, as if something hurt him. Nissen,
who was dressing, suddenly saw Mr..
Jensen take a key from his pocket, un-
lock bureau drawer and lift out re-
volver. Jensen. Nissen says, then began
to turn the chamber around rapidly,
with his eyes fixed on the weapon.
Nissen called to his employer to stop
fooling with the weapon, for fear that
it might go off, but the latter did not
seem to hear him. Nissen continued to
dress himself, when, as he glanced again
towards his employers room, he saw
him stand up and point the revolver at
his mouth Before Nissen could reach
him he had pulled the trigger and, with
the gun clutched tightly in his hand, fell
across the bed.
The eyewitness to the suicide ran
down into the bar room and gave the
alarm. A man in the room, who was q
friend of Mr.. Jensen s. ran upstairs and
found him on the bed, still breathing
and with the revolver in his hand. AL
though blood was flowing from his
mouth, Mr.. Jensen slowly opened his
eyes as his friend spoke to him, and
then without word, succumbed.
DR.. M. s. Meinzer was sent for at
once, but his services were not needed
Coroner Garretson, who was notified
later, made an investigation.
The dead man was unmarried and is
survived by a sister in Copenhagen
Denmark, and two brothers, one in
China. and one in Brooklyn. He will
probably be buried Sunday afternoon
at which time the two lodges and the
fire company of which he was mem
ber, will attend.
Recently Mr.. Jensen had acted
strangely at times and it was generally
believed that his mind was affected.
When Mr.. Nissen saw him this morning
he says he noticed that his employer
looked peculiar and hen one of his
friends spoke to him while he was in
Nissen IS room, he did not answer him.
The bullet which caused his death, en-
tered his mouth and lodged at the base
of his brain. In his pockets the coroner
found $40, but the deceased left no
note to explain why he had taken his
life, all of which gives rise to the be-
lief that he was affected mentally.