Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
IOWA w BANKER A SUICIDE
e. Roushar, Of Victor, While Insane,
Eludes Guards in Chicago Hotel and
lnflicts Fatal Wounds With Knife
Was En- Route Home From Palm
Beach, Fla.

Beach, Fla.
Chicago, March 2.-J E. Roushar, a
banker and mill owner of Victor, Iowa,
developed symptoms of mental dis
turbance in Palb Beach, Fla, last
Tuesday. On that day, in company
with two friends who became really his
guards. he started for Chicago. The
three arrived at the Victoria Hotel
yesterday morning.
During the entire journey, and up to
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
he was to have left the hotel to take a
train for his home city. his guards
never allowed him out OF their sight.
But just before he was to have taken
his cab for the station Ne was allowed
to 80 alone into the flavatory Of the
hotel. Apparently he had planned for
that moment j'
stabs Himself With Knife.
While the friends waited at the door
he opened his knife and drove the long
blade into his breast three inches be-
low his heart. inflicting wound
which. it was stated last night, prob
ably would cause his death
The two friends who accompanied
Mr.. Roushar from Florida were n. j.
Hecht. of Truman, Mimi, and E. C..
Hyde. of Fairmont, in the same state.
They were looking over Florida lands,
but ROushar had taken the trip for
pleasure.
o11,
for some days, but we did not become
alarmed about him until Tuesday,
when he developed the habit of wan
dering away from u.s. said Mr.. Hyde.
"Then we talked the matter over and
decided we had better get him started
for his home Immediately.
Neither Hecht nor myself knew
Roushar intimately, altho we had had
business dealings. For this reason,
when we started north we wired to
Alexendar Grant, of Fairmont, who
knew him well, and asked him to come
on to Chicago and take Roushar from
Chicago for the rest Of the journey.
The trip to Chicago was made
without particular incident, altho Rou-
shar's condition never showed any i'm
provement. He was never violent, but
his talk and conduct were Of char
acter to make us feel the greatest con-
cern."
Gives 81 Tips in Hotel.
After the party arrived in Chicago
Mr.. Grant took Roushar in charge.
During the day the banker caused
some comment around the hotel by
distributing 81 bills as tips, and once
he got out to Michigan boulevard with
out his guard and was brought back
by policeman.
I'VE were just ready to start for the
train," said Mr.. Grant, when Roushar
said he wanted to wash his hands. We
went to the lavatory with him and
stood outside the door. We could see
him standing there, and while we
watched, his legs suddenly doubled up
beneath him and he fell to the floor.
We thought he had tainted at first and
then we saw the handle OF the knife
sticking out from h9 coat"
Rushed I" Hospital.
DR.. c. Pruyn Stringfeld. the house
physician. was summoned from his Of
flee at Ill West Jaclegon boulevard and
gave the man temporary treatment
His condition was so grave the doctor
directed that he be rushed to the Prac-
titioners' hospital.
When he arrived there the physician,
noticing he wore Knights of Colum-
bus badge. summoned the Rev. P. ].
O'Callaghan. who administered ex.
treme JUNCTION. -.