Evening journal., 1910-08-24
SUICIDES FOR
WIFE'S SAKE
FEEDER Ends Life That Woman
Might Have "A Better
Man"
PUTS HER PICTURE WHERE
HE SEES IT TO THE LAST

NEW YORK, Aug 24.-Because he
wished to leave his wife free to marry
better man, Bruno J. FEEDER, thirty
FIVE, Of Nos. 316 and 31S East Four
teenth street, manager of the Lenox
Labor Agency. No. 1876 East Fourth
street. killed himself yesterday in the
Grand Union Hotel by shooting him
self through the head. On the mantle
piece Of the room was photograph
Of his wife-a pretty girl Of nineteen
so placed that he could see it with
his last glance.
FEEDER was a native of Roumania.
college bred, and conversant with nine
languages. He registered at the hotel
Monday afternoon as Il. Brown, King
ston, N. Y" His identity and the rea-
son for his deed were made clear by
the contents of a letter found in his
room.
Dies in Prison Ward.
FEEDER was removed to Bellevue,
still breathing. He died in the prison
ward there forty minutes after his
arrival One minute later his wife
reached the hospital.
After registering on Monday FEEDER
paid for one day and was assigned to
room No. 439, on the top floor of the
hotel. At $50 o'clock last night Daniel
Carrahan, a hallboy. making his
rounds, got no response TO knocks on
the room door and broke it open. He
found the occupant stretched across
he lz-I - a1n q "a
in his right temple, and a big revolver
beside him.
Surgeon. Russell arrived in an am
bulance from Bellevue. He found a
spark of life and hurried FEEDER to the
hospital, but he beyond help.
The letter to The World and several
others left by FEEDER were found in a
suit case and on the dresser in the
room.
There we're letters to his wife, Mrs
Lena FEEDER, at the Fourteenth street
address; his mother. Mrs. Bertha
FEEDER, Montefiore Home, Broadway
and One Hundred and Thirty-eighth
street; his sister Mrs. Sidonia Kauf-
stein, No 535-537 West One Hundred
and Twenty-third street; the Coroner
and the policeman finding the body.
Kindly see that everything is ar
ranged satisfactorily" the suicide saic
in the last named letter.
Writes of Intentions.
His letter read as follows:
81 planned this suicide and will write
the following about how man feel:
when he arranges his last trip to h
You can use this h any way you
wish. / write this note Just before
using my gun. AT present / feel Z
little dizzy uphill. Now l feel good
I am not a coward, but determined tC
accomplish something that must b,
done so as to save a woman whom
dearly love (my wife)-and ] know
that / do not deserve her-to be free
free, so that she may marry a MAJ
who can give her love. luxury and hap
| piness. I Cannot do that | intended
to leave her, but then she could no
marry again unless she gets a divorce
! She loved me true, and | love her
| therefore | commit this act to see hel
in happiness with a better man thar
l was. God bless her and my chili
Ruth. Yours truly. B. l. FEEDER.
"P. Sit is $50 A. NJ. / am going
now"
On the body was found a letter from
| the Macarthur Contracting Company
No. 125 Wall street offering FEEDER s12;
a month and expenses to engage EN-.
ployes for them.
His Letter to Coroner.
In his letter to the Coroner, FEEDER
said he inclosed a SIC bill and a re-
ceipted gas bill which he asked should
be given to his wife. The Coroner
found only the gas bill On the body
was the sum of twenty-nine cents.
FEEDERS young wife was found las
night at her home with Ruth her four
year-old daughter, weeping in hei
arms and sobbing "Papal" She. sale
she married FEEDER five years ago. HI
was insanely jealous of her, she said
FEEDER earned $40 a week. his wife
said yet spoke sometimes of commit
ting suicide because he could not Civ
her the life she deserved He los
much money at cards. she said. Be
fore leaving home Sunday morning h
had a slight quarrel with her, sh
said. AS he left the house he pickei
up his little daughter and hugged ant
kissed her