New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Emil Meyer, Husband for
Whom Former Beauty
Became Outcast, Dies.
COUPLE, ONCE RICH,
SLEPT IN STREETS
Despite Relatives Pleas, She
Would Not Leave Him-Never
Regretted 1t, She Says.

day, after eight years OF aoJect pow
erty, in which she often roamed the
streets because she had no place TO
sleep, she stood by his coffin in little
undertaking establishment at 21s Alex
ander Avenue.
II loved Emil" she said. Il never
for single moment regretted that
married him :;
Tho half light which filtered IN
through the snow covered WINDOWS
seemed 10 veil the lean years OF ner
life and TO bring out the days OF her
prosperous past. She was dressed IN
n, III fitting black coat, with Loosely
tod black bow at her throat, WIDOW 5
veil and a new black hat, but she wore
the hat the way Alice Foy. 1.-The beie
of The Bronx" wore hats when she set
the fashion in her neighborhood'
Twenty-Five years ago she had her
mansion. her servants and her stables
She had driven her tandem in the PARK
A popular brand OF cigars was named
Gov her. In the last decade she has
silent in parks, Railways and stables
sometimes riding all night on subway
or elevated trains to keep warm. But
she was always with her husband and
sbo was always apparently happy
Emil Meyer was the son OF Professor
John Michael Meyer, supervisor OF Ger
man in the New York public schools
Thirty wears ago, when salaries were
much less than they arc to-day, inc
father was earning $4,000 a year. lie
co. great store by his son and gave
him The best education he could Inc
con always a great lover of horses, be-
came a Veterinarian. and his mother
purchased a prosperous livery pusI-
ness for him. When he married Allce
Fov. then seventeen year. ora anu
famed throughout The Bronx Tor her
beauty, the couple to2k big mouse III
l36th Street. They both had ehtrs'a-
CANT tastes. but they could snofo 10
indulge them.
.ost $4,000.
Then Emil. inheriting owe for
sneculation from his mother began 10
dabble in real estate. lie purcnaseo
row of houses in East Fist street
without investigating titles or tne
mortgages on them. HIS qeaIing ii,
brought him into touch with wall
Sweet and with some real estate sharp
crs In three weeks he lost So2,OOV'
Tscb time he came into some money
be tried to recoup. but things always
turned against him. lie ran through
s72 600 and finally lost his business.
when he had money he spent Il;
often making gifts that he could III
eeord One of the little knot Of loyal
women who had known Mrs. Meyer IN
her rirlhood. standing with her yester-
dav as she said her last farewell 70 the
man she had loved so well, sald that as
recently as last Thursday the TWO ouV-
casts had taken meal in her mousse
"a Ar Never had returned later in
the dav with an expensive shirt, when
he insisted her husband should accept.
MANY times the pair were hailed INTO
court for vagrancy. The husband was
I'm and often had to 60 to the nos
ni,al hut the wife never lett HIM until
the authorities absolutely refused 10
lot her remain. Her wealthy relatives
tried time after time TO persuade heF
10 leave him. but she would never con
sent. 81 shared his prosperity. VITA
him." she would say. Il viii STICK D.
him in the days Of his adversely"
Husband Found in Street.
Three weeks ago some of her family
arranged for her to take her meals at
little restaurant in The Bronx. They
made 10 provision for the husband.
SATURDAY. she left him TO 90 for her
dinner. while he went to an old friend s
for his. Monday morning a policeman
met her walking along In her usual
businesSlike way. -,
where arc you going, Mrs. Meyer -
he asked. e -;
7 haven't seen him since Saturday. she
answered.
The officer told her that her husband
had been picked UP on the street Sat
urday afternoon and had been taken TO
the Lebanon Hospital She hurried 10
the hospital. Her husband had died a
few minutes before she reached there.
Her lifelong regret will he that she
was not with him 81 the end.
The little funeral yesterday was as
fine as Alice Meyer could make IT,
Through the help Of friends Nj
Meyers small insurance had been kept
up. and she used II all 20 bury him as
gentleman should be buried. II was
she who selected and placed on his
casket the only flowers it bore. 1t was
she who directed that he be put 20 rest
in the burial plot of his family in the
Lutheran Cemetery. in the shade OF tbs
granite shaft that bears his family
name. u was she that stood alone by
his open grave in the snow, while tn,
rest OF his family stayed in their com
Portable homes.
What she will DO in the future she
does not know. The Bronx is ner HON,
and she will not leave il.
Il married Emil Meyer for better OF
for worse she repeats 81 do not re-
greet one minute Of the years ] spent
with him"