The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-17
O|CKERSON BEFORE
SUICIDE H|NTEO At
EXPECTED TROUBLE
"0ther Things Are Coming" I"
Business Man Told His
Partner.
IN ANSWER TO QUERY
ABOUT WIFE'S ILLNESS
Man Found Dead by Strangula-
tion Silent as to Why He Had
Become Despondent.

A touch of pathos was added today to
the story of the suicide of George A.
Dickerson. Broad street business man,
was too ill to attend the funeral. She
is sick with scarlet fever at the home
of relatives of her husband In Brook
side, just outside Morristown.
An element of mystery surrounds the
suicide OF the man, who was found
hanging from q bedpost in his room
early last evening by his business as
sociate. Emmanuel Hanson. Dickerson
had been associated with Mr.. Hanson
in an upholstering business at 843 S45
Broad street. Mr.. Hanson said today
that there were no business troubles
that might have caused his partner to
take his life.
1t is generally believed that the con-
dition of his wife last Saturday, when
he found her down with scarlet fever
after nursing their 12-year-old daugh-
ter, Mary, through the disease, had
choly.
Tells of Dickerson's Melancholy.
Speaking of his partner today. Mr..
Hanson said that he was very moody
on Monday upon his return from
Brookside. His actions were even
queer. This excited Mr. Hanson's at
tention and he asked him what was the
matter
"How's you wife?" he inquired
"Oh, not very well, besides there are
other things coming" came the slow
reply.
He then walked away with his head
down. and Hanson did not prosecute
his questioning further. That was the
last reference made to Dickerson's af-
fairs
When Mr.. Dickerson did not put in
an appearance yesterday Mr.. Hanson
became alarmed. in view of the con-
versation he had had with his partner
the day before. 1t was very unusual
for Mr.. Dickerson to miss a day at
business
Mr.. Hanson, when he went to the
Dickerson home late yesterday found
the doors open. There was no sign of
life about the place. Receiving no re-
fsponse to his calls, Hanson started a
search of the house. When the search
er opened the door of Dickerson's bed
room, the sight that caught his eyes
startled him. Fully clothed, except for
a coat, even wearing his eyeglasses,
Dickerson hung from bedpost, dead.
His body was pitched forward. a loop
of clothesline with which he had
strangled himself, had cut into his
neck so that il was removed with diff
Guilty. Around the top of the bedpost,
to which the clothesline was attached,
was wound an old shirt. which, it is
thought, the suicide placed there go
that the rope would not slip.
Was Churchman and Lodge Member.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not as yet been completed by Charles
Wolff, of lie Third avenue, and Thomas
Wolff, of 1888 Summer avenue, brothers
of Mrs. DiclSerson, who have taken
charge of the body Mr. Dickerson had
been in business at the Broad street
address with Mr.. Hanson for eleven
years and was considered successful
in conducting the Globe Carpet. Clean
ing Laying and Upholstery Company.
He owned the house in Garside streei,
where he died. He was Mason and
belonged to the Knights of Pythias.
He was a member of the Centenary
Nj. E. Church and especially interested
In the work Of the Bible class.