New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
BROKER KILLS HIMSELF
IN ROOM IN CITY CLUB
Siegfried Hayman Ends Life by
Shooting While His Lawyer
Is Waiting for Him.
LEAVES LETTER FOR WIFE
Found in Chair with Revolver in
Hand - Business Troubles
Said to Have Been the
Cause of His Suicide.

| After calling his lawyer to the city
/ Club yesterday afternoon and telling
him to walt downstairs, Siegfried Hay
man. member of the Stock Exchange
| locked the door of his room and killed
himself with a revolver. Every effort
was made by the officers of the club to
shrOud the case in mystery. When the
Coroner arrived and looked at the body
he declared that Mr.. Hayman had un-
doubtedly committed suicide. for which
he had carefully prepared by the pur-
chase of new revolver and a box OF
cartridges.
Mr.. Hayman had an office at No. a
Broadway.
The man who is supposed to have been
the last to see Hayman alive is Harry
w. Newburger, lawyer, of No. Rector
street. Mr. Newburger said that at noon
Hayman rang up his Office and left a
message for him to meet him at the City
Club at o'clock. He went TO keep the
appointment and when he knocked at
Hayman's door the latter came TO the
door and asked him to wait for him
downstairs.
Fifteen minutes later shot was heard
in the brokers' room by a hallboy. The
boy went downstairs. according 70 the
story told the Coroner and told the chief
clerk about hearing the shot The two
then went up 10 Hayman's room. No.
503. Finding the door locked. they
entered through the next room by means
Of a pass key.
Hayman was found sitting in a chair
near the front OF the room. which faces
44th street There was a wound in his
temple and he was dead He had re-
moved his hat and coat. together with
his tie and collar and had thrown them
on the bureau. A few articles Of small
value and bit Of change were also on
the bureau.
The bullet had passed clear through
his head and then through one OF the
windows. breaking the glass. The re-
volver still hung on the finger Of his
right hand, which had fallen in his lap.
There were three letters found in the
room. one was addressed 10 his wife,
Mrs Margaret Hayman; another to a
brother. Hugo. and third 70 Mr.. New
burger. This latter was stamped, and
the Coroner refused 10 open II. mailing IL
in a nearby box, although Mr.. New
burger was in the club and demanded IT
in person. Mr.. Newburger said he be-
leved this letter contained some ex-
PLANTATION OF the suicide None Of the
memb Of the family would reveal the
contents OF the letters addressed 70
them or say anything about the case.
Hayman lived at No - Last 71th
street. II was said there last night that
his wife, 70 whom he was married in
March. 1910. and young son were away
in the country. II was said Mr.. New
burger that a sister Of the dead : I
was to celebrate her wedding ami
versary last night
Hayman had been A member Of the
City Club for two years but engaged the
room in which lie shot himself only
yesterday at noon. telling the clerk that
ne desired to use IL for a conference on
business matters.
MIR. Newburger said Mr.. Hayman had
probably killed himself because Of bust
ness troubles, but he would not say any
thing as 10 the way in which the dead
man was involved He had no partners
in the brokerage business He was
thirty-one years old.
The City Club adjoins the Iroquois
Hotel. in which W. II. Jackson was slain
a few weeks ago.