New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-09
DR. 0. |. JONES SHOOTS
HIMSELF IN CITY HOME
Retired Physician, Father of
"Gen.' Resale Jones, Likely
to Die of Wound.
SUICIDE, ASSERT POLICE
Family, However, Insists 1t Was
Accident-Victim, a Wealthy
Land Owner, Is Rushed
to Operating Table.

nr Oliver Livingston Jones a wealthy
-stred physician. father of General"
posalje Jones, the suffragette leader. is
critically III at the Polytechnic Hospital, as
the result Of a revolver wound inflicted
yesterday in an attempt, the police say,
70 commit suicide.
Dr. Jones. who is sixty-three years old.
WAS rushed to the hospital from his home.
No u6 West I'D street. Immediately af-
,sr the shooting. There it was decided
,bat an operation was necessary TO save
tis life. but before he was placed on the
o,erating table It was said there was
little hope fer his recovery.
According 10 Policeman Goodyear. Of
the West 6Sth street station, who was
summoned TO the residence. DR.. Jones
s,oed in front OF a mirror in the bath
,oou Of his home when the shot was
6rsd In falling, his head struck the rim
of a batltub and cut his scalp. He was
IN STATE Of coma when the others in the
household ran 10 his assistance.
No notes were found TO indicate that
t;s act had been premeditated. and IL
was said that he had been in good spirits
~ the day. For several years. however,
,,s aced physician has been a sufferer
,you a nervous disorder. and was in
he Almost constant care Of male nurse.
The sound OF the shooting was heard
By a man who passed by the house. As
bs was about TO enter a servant ran
out and asked him TO go for physician
D. Herman {. Frauenthal. OF No. l+o
West I'D street. was summoned. and
with the aid OF Mrs. Jones and daugh-
ter Louise, Or. Jones was lifted 10
he'd When the Polytechnic Hospital am
bulance arrived Dr. Robert J. Carlisle,
Of No. A West 4Sth street. the family
physician. directed that the wounded man
he taken To the hospital for an opera
ton.
From a representative of the family
who arrived soon after the shooting, d
different account OF the occurrence was
obtained. The family. it was said, were
preparing TO go 10 their summer home, at
Cold Spring Harbor. and General Rosa
he Jones had gone 10 that place TO pre-
pare the house. Or. Jones. his wife and
daughter Louise were seated in bed
room. talking. when DR.. Jones, saying ne
wished 10 clean a revolver, went TO the
bathroom. The next instant shot was
heard and his relatives rushed TO him.
we think it must have been an acct
dent for he had no reason 10 Kill him
self" il was said
Dr. Jones. who was graduate OF
Bellevue Medical College. has been re-
tired for twenty-five years. lie has TOUR
sons and TWO daughters. one Of the sons
has been in d sanatorium. under treat
ment for nervous disorders, for several
years.
-Four years ago several misfortunes oc-
CURED in the family. Yesterday the oplh-
ion was expressed that they were the De-
ginning OF Dr. JOnes's neurOtc cohol'leh'
His large home at Cold Spring HarOoT'
containing more than one hundred rooms
and built largely OF old hand he"n TIM
bers. was burned TO the ground. ne
day before the ire. Or. Jones "ho 't"U
heen Worrying about the illness OF ms
son. Oliver /. Jones, Jr- disappedreu
from home, and after long search "aS
found wandering in the road. lie was
dazed and could give no explanation u
his disappearance
Through an investigation into vice con-
ditions in this city four months aiter
Dr. Jones had disappeared, 1t was learheu
that ne was the owner Of the Haymarket,
al Sixth avenue and Goth street An co
indenture was found in the Hall Of hec-
crds. showing that Or. Jones leased t me
Hsynarket 10 L. Brackcn Corey al ~"
a year. II was said at the time that the
connection with the dance nan mao
proved on his mind and had driven MN
nearly insane. ~
In addition 10 the Haymarket, III.
Jones owns many other parcels OF fedl
estate in the city and In almost every
state in the country. He owns thou-
sands Of acres on Long Island ana II was
one Of his peculiarities never 10 oiSp''e
Of any Of his realty holdings. he Is
member Of the ST. Nicholas society inc
Society Of Colonial Wars and the 9ea-
characterization Yacht Cluo. IilS
wife. who was Mary +. Jones oeio'es -
the Barnard club and the Society Oh ~