New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
GILBERT {. Jones A
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING
Son of Former Publisher OF
"The Times" Kills Himself IN
His Back Room Office.
A SUFFERER FROM LUMBAG0
Son Saws Business Affairs Fur
uished No Reason for Deed
Wife an Anti-Suffrage
Leader.


Jones. a former publisher Of The New
York Times" shot and killed himself al his
Office in the former home Of that paper, NO
a Park Row Yesterday afternoon
No satisfactory reason for the act has
vet becn brought 70 light His son George
Jones. ID who arrived on the scene fifteen
~ twenty minutes alter the shooting de-
clared that he had an intimate knowledge
q his fathers business dealings and knew
Of nothing that could have led him 10
commit the deed
Edgar A Tredwell M Jones's agent
and superintendent OF the building. was in
cifned 10 the belief that a prolonged attack
of Iun7haco had driven its victim 10 seek
80 desperate a relief
He has undergone a similar attack
shout once 2 vear' Mr.. Tredwen said. 'tor
many wears. The present one was parJlc-
uIariv severe L had continued for ABOUT
len 6az-s When saw him about an hour
before he snot himself ne was bent over
with pain It's pretty had he said TO
ne. pretty had But ne was always
cheerful through his suffering lie was
smiling as he spoke 10 me about il
Wealth Reputed Large.
Nj Jones was treasurer Of the Park
company, which owns the building where
he killed himself. He was said 10 hold
majority of the stock and TO he the pos
SCISSOR Of considerable wealth i was
learned that on the afternoon before the
shooting. in spite Of the pain that was
twisting his body then. he made a pilgrim
age 10 Wall Street. Yesterday morning a
letter came 70 him. mailed al the General
Posrofice at $50 O'Clock on The night be
fore. which seemed 10 he in the hanO-
writing Of woman. In the afternoon
thorough search was made for papers that
might give q clew u the motive but mel
7be- on his person. IN his desk nor any
where around the room was any found
Most Of the envelopes that filed the waste
basket We're addressed 10 Mr.. Jones per
sonally. Three OF them were in the same
handwriting as the letter Of the morning
Though i was held that nothing had been
taken from the room since Nj Jones en-
tered Il at 70 o'clock a m the envelopes
were enpry-the letters had disappeared.
So Tar as = known. Mr.. Jones spent the
morning in MS private Office reading his
mail alone. Tredweu and a stenographer
were IN an Office next TO an adjoining ante
room. about 1-15 O'Clock. when they heard
the report OF a shot. The superintendent
rushed tc the inner room and found Mr..
Jones upon the lounge. q revolver IN ms
hand The bullet had entered the mouth
and passed upward through the brain. Dr-
Wolfred Nelson. resident physician of the
Astor House. was summoned Immediately
He said that death had been instantaneous.
Coroner Pronounces it Suicide.
Pa-rolrnan McCauley. of the Oak street
station. closed the room until Coroner
Holtzhauser arrived. al o'clock The
coroner pronounced Il q case Of suicide and
issued a permit Of burial
Albert E. Jones was horn siXry-six years
ago IN this city He had a common school
education and was then trained in the me
chanical department OF the paper OF which
his father was founder and proprietor
Later he went 20 London and was for
some time connected with The Tines OF
that city. on his return ne assumed fun
charge Of the department in which ne had
begun his career. introducing there mum
Der Of improvements OF MS own design.
i lie became publisher OF the paper in 1S9l
u On The death Of his father. ana remained
50 until its sale some years ago 20 Charles
2. Miller and his associates. Since then ne
had been active il the management of the
estate. which retained possession Of the old
building when The paper moved
Ny Jones leaves wife and their TWO
sens. George, ID and Gilbert. The former
Is q lawyer. connected with the LEGAL aid
Society. the latter is a student a Harvard.
Wife Anti Suffrage Worker.
Hrs. Jones Is well known as g leader OF
TIE auti-sUtf-age movement. with which
she has been associated ever since i took
organized form il the New York State As
soc.ation Opposed 10 Woman Suffrage.
about fifteen years ago. Gecoming dissatis-
ed with the feeble methods Of this society
sor.e TWO years ago. she broke away 10
found the National League for the Civic
Education Of Women. under the presidency
Of Mrs. Richard Watson Glider. The
watchword Of this organization was -Ag-
Eression." Its sponsor arranged public lect-
rres. appeared j. public debate with suf-
CraCisrs and made extensive missionary
1cIrs f0r the cause
among those associated with her as
directors and officers Of the league are Dr.
and Mrs Rossiter Johnson, Henry Clews
tie Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott. the Rev Dr.
Charles X ParkhursJ. Mrs. Humphrey
Ward. Mrs. James Jerry Gardener and
1lrs Julian Heath. The honorary vice
presidents include Mrs Andrew Carnegie
EIis. Grover Cleveland, Miss Jeanette /
Il Green and Mrs Schuyler Van Rens-
Felaer.
AIr Jones was a member OF the advisory
board o. the society and his elder son j.
one Il The directors.