The evening world., 1913-01-18
MISSING MINISTER
|SFOUND |NHOTEL
WITH Wrist CUT
Clerks Tourniquet Saves Life
of Rev. r. w. Z. Merington
of Essex Fells, N. j.
"DIDN'T TRY SUICIDE"
Declares fIe Awoke to Find
Artery Slashed, Then
Rang for Bellboy.
"DIDNr TRY SUICIDE"

The Rev. Richard ". Ernest Nsrins.
ton. pastor Of It, Pstsr's Episcopal
Church. EsssH rsiis. N. j.. ana prssi.
dent Of the Board Of Education q hat
village. 10 accused BY the police Of at
tempting to commit suicide BY cut.
ting tho artery in his left wrist ~
the Athens Hotel on East Forty-sscond
street. early to-day. Ills life was sAvsd
by the prompt action Of J. N. Torrsy.
the hotel clerk. who made hasty tourn-
iquet above the wound and summoned
an ambulance to take the unconscious
clergyman TO Bellevue.
DR.. Merington had been missing from
his home at No. 100 Noseland avenue.
Caldwell. N. j.. since Thursday morn
Ing. when no went away. telling his
landlady that he would Be back In the
evening. Members Of his parish. grow
Ing alarmed ct his unexplained and
continued absence. had appealed 70 the
police to assist them In nnding their
pastor and . general alarm was sent
out by the Caldwell police last night.
When Miss Margaret Merington. a
playwright and magazine writer. and
author Of the play Captain lettar-
blair" In which 4. II. eothern starred
who lives at the Students Inn. No. 10
West Fifty.sighth street. Waited her
brother In Bellevue Hospital. he swore to
her that no had not attempted suicide.
and said that he had no recollection OF
what happened to him after he regis
~ - ~
MY brother has told me-" said MISS
Mcrington later. shat he does not know
how he came by the wound on his wrist
and that after noon yesterday his Nom
DRY was q blank until no swoke early
this morning In the hotel room and found
himself almost too weak TO move ana
with the bed sonked with his blood
Then he pushed the button for ass'st-
snce and fell back unconscious.
He has not been wei, Of late and he
attributes the temporary loss Of men,
Org to that fact He says that he has
no reason to take his life and that .ul-
eide would be the last thought he would
have. The whole terrible incident 10 Q
mystery to him A. well a. 10 me-"
Despite tho clsrsymsn's statement. he
~ under technical arrest on the charge
| Of attempted suicide. Broken glass and
pair OF biood-stained shears we're
found In his room. besides the razor
CLERK SAVES HIS LIFE WITH
roURNlouGT.
A tall, distinguished iookins man ~hs
wore tho "ciericsis" OF . man OF the
cloth registered at the Athens yester'
day morning and was shown TO room
No. All. lie was not seen about The
hotel for the rest Of the day or last
nisht. A few minutes after oclocb
this morning the indicator at the clerks
desk downstairs showed q call from
room No. al. Torrsy sent 0sorE'
Casopauius. . bellboy. to answer the cali
The boy came running downstairs ex
cltcdly a few minutes later to say tina
the man In No. Ell had been murdered
Torrsy rushed 10 the room and foun.
the guest lying unconscious on tho bed
~ he had fallen after pushing the but
ton to summon assistance. Blood wal
pouring from . deep cut In his LET
wrist and . razor lay by him on thu
bed
Torrcy twisted . towel above thu
wound. and when DR.. Waters Of New
York Hospital came with IN smbulxnc'
he said that the clerks quick action M,
doubtless saved the mans life, for h,
WAS far gone from loss Of blood. \
Bellevue Hospital he revealed hi, lden
uty. but would make no further state
mcnt
The police notified DIR. Merlnaton's TIVE
sisters. Ntss Merington and Mrs, 0eorg
A. Rogers. the wife Of physician WIZ
live. at No. ! Wallace street. Newark
after the clergyman had reyained con
sciousnsss and had whispered thsl
names.
WAS MOST POPULAR MAN ~
HIS COMMUNITY.
DR.. Merington has seen pastor Of 81
Peters Church In Essex Telis for twelv
years and was the most popular ma
In the community. His election to tn
presidency Of the board VI Education
some time ago was unanimous and rep
resented the esteem In which his fello'
, townsmen held him.
Members Of his congregation sal
when they heard he was accused o: at
tempted suicide that the affairs OF tn
: church were running smoothly and the
no incident had arisen In DIR. Merinston'
, pastorsts to cause him embarrassment,
n Hts congregation vast unit In his sur
4 port
). Eighteen months ago his health bega
4 to fail. He laborsd along despite mel
n vouse trouble until last summer. whe
. q purse was presented TO him and
: went away for rest. lie remarked
y several that ne no longer could give IN
. church all II was entitled to. He SCENE
0 10 fee. this keenly. and his friend
;. sought TO cheer him up In vain.
r The clergyman lives with the famil
Of Mrs Oscar Simchan at No. 1893 Rose
. land avenue. IN Caldwell. lie 10
n bachelor.
hank Reserve s:I.IOs.8OO.
The statement OF the actual cond
! tion NJ Clear ring House bauks nd trus