New-York tribune., 1913-07-26
THIRD SUICIDE IN WAKE
OF GIRLS ELOPEMENT
Like Wife, Who Ended Lite Al
ter Daughters Act, Robert
Schroeder lnhaleS Gas.
SON-IN-LAW TOOK POISON
Runaway Match with Advent
urer Who Called Himself
Baron" Won Arkovy Cost
Heiress Dear from Start.

Initiating his wifes action OF three
wears ago. Robert Schroeder. siNty-seVen
wears old, a wealthy retired broker ana
brewer. committed suicide by inhalinG gas
in the bathroom Of his beautiful home at
No. 4s West 69th street early yesterday
morning. the third instance OF self-de-
struction I'm his family since the elope-
ment of his daughter. Elsa, with an Hun
garian adventurer named Arkovy. First
Mrs. Schroeder grievlng over their
daughters unfortunate match, ended her
life. Then Arkovy. cast of after his VIE
had spent almost S20O, 600 on him, poisoned
himself in the Carlton Hotel London
about a year ago. and yesterday MT
Schroeder committed suicide In the same
room and in the same manner as MS Wlle'
The family's sorrows began when blsa
Schroeder. a mere girl. met the man VINO
STYLED himself Baron" Won Arkovy' IN a
vaudeville theatre Although at the time
he was a clerk in a cigar store the
baron" told her marvellous tales of his
noble family and his castles in Hungary
and persuaded the girl TO marry him.
Shortly after Elsa Schroeder's elope'
ment her mother was found dead in the
bathroom OF her home. with the gas
turned on.
nv Mrs schroeder's death Elsa in
herited stocks in the Jacob Norman
Brewing Company worth 10000. Income
and principal went largely to Arkovy. and
the pair fitted between New York and
Paris. living in lavish style.
But in December, 1884, after he had
spent about 100000 of her fortune, the
bride arrived in New York without her
titled" husband and said she was tree
OF keeping him. Moreover. she had
learned that he was not a baron at all
but the son Of a Budapest dentist. Inc
father had refused TO recognize his SON.
in-law, but became reconciled to MS
daughter when she decided TO have noth-
ing more to do with her husband.
Mr.. Schroeder made careful prepara-
tions before ending his life. He carried a
fur rug from the parlor Of his home TO
the bathroom on the second floor Then
he collected several sofa pillows. small
gas heater was also transferred from an
other room Of the house to the bathroom
After closing the windows and locking the
door ne turned on the gas.
When the master OF the house dld not
sppear for breakfast yesterday morning
Gertrude De Brugin, one Of the servants
became anxious and told Mrs. Arkovy.
They detected tho odor Of gas coming
from the bathroom and tried TO get In
Finding the door locked, Miss De Brueln
climbed up a fire escape from the outside
and entered tho window. She found Mr.
Schroeder lying half dressed beside the
partly filled bathtub. Beneath him was
the fur rug and his head was resting on
the sofa pillows.
It was the opinion Of DR.. John n.
Drury. Of No. 112 West seth street. who
was called about o'clock in the morn
Ing, that Mr.. Schroeder had been dead for
several hours.
Robert Thompson. friend OF the fam
ilv. whose home is al the Hotel Plaza
said he did not think Mr.. Schroeder's sui
eide was so much the result Of despond-
ency over the approaching anniversary OF
the date on which his wife took her life
as over recent financial troubles that had
come upon him through real estate specu-
lation in The Bronx.