Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-08
KILLS HIMSELF
AFTER QUARREL
WITH HIS WIFE
Robert L. Windholz. of East
Orange. Suicide In New
York Hotel.

Robert L. Windholz. who formerly
lived at $50 Eighteenth street north,
East Orange, killed himself by TAX
ing poison in the Hotel Longacre. 157
West Forty-seventh street, New
York last night. He had threatened
to do so.
lie left East Orange about a month
ago. after long period Of qunrreling
with his wife over money matters.
He told her then she could have his
property, which consisted OF the one
family house In which they lived, and
the lot surrounding 1t. She sold the
piece last Friday and went to live
w'&h relatives on Long Island.
-vindhoiz who had few acquaint-
snces In East Orange, was known
there as a promoter during his years
residence in the place. He was
machinery salesman, forty-six years
old, who had not done much business
for a year and whose funds were
nearly exhausted. He tried. but with
little success, to figure In furnishing
supplies to the allies.
The present Mrs. Windholz was a
second wife. and he was her second
husband. Both had grown children
when they were married about FIVE
years ago. but his children lived with
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relatives on Long Island
Lack OF money is believed by East
Orange neighbors to have been the
cause Of the trouble between the
couple. Mrs. Windholz consulted
Police Recorder Francis A. Mott. jr..
about 3 divorce some time ago, but
old not retain him to secure one
She said that her husband drank a
lot at times and was abusive when
under the influence of liquor.
When she demonstrated with him
and threatened TO go away II he did
not do better, she said, he would
Become very repentant and threaten
70 Kill himself should she leave him.
She said that she feared he might
kin her. although he never had
threatened 10 do so.
Later she told the same story 10
Chief OF Police william O'Nein and
asked his good offices in getting her
8, s,a-a ~ stop drinking and also
from abusing her. This chief UNDER
but WindholZ re-
sented bis interference, and within
-, l.. 40 - indholz left home, tell
.nx lin wife she could have the
io,lse, and that II was all he had TO
i've her.
IN vent to the Hotel Longaers
assa teid friends that he had had
: trouble az home, but probably
vould patch matters up In a few
a. $ Tn March 39. however, he gof
q letter from his wife, saying that
sac had = chance 60 sell the East
Grange place. and asking him to
ssgn papers which were enclosed
conveying his claim, as he had
promised to do. The letter. COM
nancing 'Desr Bob" was found In !
nls erects last night
1Yindhoiz signed the papers as he !
had promised, and sent them back to |
nis wife, but immediately CON- |
menced TO drink again, and told his 1
friends his domestic affatrs were Z
hopeless. He was very despondent {
ever since, and his friends were not !
surprised when they learned OF his /
death last night
In addition 70 the Dear Bob
note. the coroner found a note ad-
dressed 10 the manager OF the hotel
asking that Louis II. Windholz, a
brother, who lives In Baltimore, be !
notified. The brother said over the
telephone he would start for New !
York at onee and take charge Of the
body.