Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-03
ADOLPH AMANN,
KEARNY OFFICIAL,
KILLS HIMSELF
Found Dying With Bullet in
His Head on the
Meadows.

With a bullet hole in his right
temple Adolph Amahn. an Arlington
real estate dealer, was found in a
dying condition about midnight. He
was lying on the side of the Belle
vile turnpike a short distance north
of the Newark turnpike in the Kear-
ny meadows. a revolver with one
cartrldg Xploded lay a few inches
from his right hand After keeping
an all-night vigil for him Mrs. Am
ann was apprised OF her husbands s
death shortly after o'clock this
morning She collapsed when she
heard the nws.
. The body was first discovered by
party of automobilists bound for
Jersey City. They notified the troll
ley inspector at the trestle which
spans the Lackawanna Railroad on
the Newark turnpike. The inspector
sent word to Thomas Hanley, a
Boulevard policeman, who lives in
Harrison. and who was on duty at
tn Hudson county boulevard. Han
ley hurried to the place and after eN-
amining the body decided the man
was dead.
In the meantime NJ. u. Marx, a
real estate broker of Market and
Washington strets, this city, hap
pened along the Belleville turnpike
on his way to this city. He saw the
body and ran his car at full speed
to North Arlington where he inform
ed Chief of Police Frederick Riepe
The latter in turn notified Patrolman
Harry Bell who telephoned the re-
port to his brother, Sergeant Philip
Bell at headquarters.
The ambulance with Roundsman
William Magee and Patrolman Ed
ward Davey was dispatched to the
scene DR. A A. Mutter, of Airing
ton, was called by Sergeant Bell and
he started for the turnpike. On the
way he met the ambulance and
climbing aboard examined the victim
and pronounced him dead. Tho am
bulance was driven TO the Harrison
morgue and DIR. Mutter again climbed
into tn wagon He put the light
close to the face of the body and il
was then that Amann's identity was
discovered. The body was placed in
the morgue. This was shortly after
. o'clock.
Amann lived with his wife and two
children at 123 StuyVesant avenue
Arlington. His place of business was
at 1856 Midland avenue. He also did
considerable business in New York
He was a member of the Kearny
Board of Assessors, and 1t is believed
he worried over the recent criticisms
hurled at the board for alleged laXitS
IN the performance of It's duty. His
real estate business Was good, tseeord
ing to his Office force.
He was in the office yesterday
mornin9 as usual and did some work
He left the place and no one has YET
been found who saw him alive since
that time. There is a possibility thai
he rode to the BeIleville turnpike or
trolley car and walked to the scene
of the shooting. He could also have
reached the place by walking along
the turnpike from Arlington
Amann who was president of tho
Arlington Board of Trade and a jus
tice of the peace, had lived in Airing
ton for seventeen years. He had 8
large host of friends and was held II
high esteem by those who knew him
The revolver with which he ended his
life was a new one and of 32-ealibre
There was only two bullets in the re-
volVer originally. One had been dis
charged. Money found on his person
amounted to seventy-six cents.
DR.. Henry Alters, who is deputy
county physician, viewed the body to-
day and granted burial permit. The
body was removed to the undertaking
parlors of John ID. Crane, 332 Harri.
son avenue, shortly before. 1T will be
taken to his late home this afternoon