New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
C.. L. Wiener
Shoots Self;
Upbraids Kin

NCAkI1Alde aI OuClc. Named
i'll Note Found Near
Wounded Man in Hotel
Clarence l.. Wiener, member of a
prominent Philadelphia family and
said to be we'll known throughout Eng
Hotel Imperial to New York Hospital
last night after he had shot himself
below the heart with Il revolver. He
probably will not recover.
The man, who is said to have served
as captain in the American army dur
ing the Spanish War and in the same
rank IN the British army during the
Boer War, left two letters One of
these merely gave the names of those
who should be notified. The other,
which was addressed to Arton Tewson,
friend. of 1874 West Thirty sixth
Street, concerns j. l.. Ketterlinus. of
Philadelphia, an uncle. Mr. Ketter-
llnus is head Of a we'll known litho-
graph firm.
Letter Concerning Uncle
II wish to thank you," the letter saws.
for your kindness and considerate en-
deavor for trying to explain to j. i.
ketterlinus, my next of Kin. the dis
tressing situation in which l find my
self"
he adds that his unce's failure to
aid him is responsible for his plight
and continues:
My debts are only about $500 in all
and can readily be met out of funds
procured from the sale Of personal ef-
fects and securities in this country
Eve is to have all | have in England.
Tell her that l thought Of her to the
last, and only circumstances over which
had no control prevented our separa-
tion.
u only trust that the future will hold
much happiness and wealth for her in
every way: again thank you and
wish you the fullest prosperity in your
new newspaper work"
Mr.. Tewson, when he appeared at the
West Thirtieth Street police station
last night would not vouchsafe who
Eve" was. He said. however. that
Wiener had castle in England, was
interested in polo and had gone
through" at least $2,000,000 during his
residence there.
Wiener Attacked Munsterberg
The man registered at the Hotel I'M
perial on November 6. Yesterday eve
ming Charles Hines, a laundry boy, en-
tered his room and fount him lying un-
side him. He was taken at once to
New York Hospital, but had not re-
covered consciousness up to late last
| night.
Wiener appeared in the news about
five years ago, when, shortly after the
outbreak Of the war, he wrote to Har-
ward University threatening to omit
certain bequests to the institution from
his will unless they discharged Profess
man utterances. At that time Mr. Ket-
terlinus, when questioned concerning
his nephew's resources, said that he
probably was worth $1,000,000 and had
inherited several estates in England,
where he was living at that time.
Wiener spent one year, 1896 -97, in Har
ward. He is forty-on years old.
Mr.. Tewson said last night that he
had met Wiener in London and came
across him here few weeks ago. At
that time, he said, the maj, told Of
financial difficulties, and asked him to
| intervene with Mr. Ketterlinus in his
behalf
Il did so,' he said, "snd was in
formed by Mr. Ketterlinus that he
could do nothing in the matter. This
information ! passed on to Captain
Wiener. I approached MIR. Ketterlfmus
solely because Captain Wicner's re-
quest seemed to me to be so pressing
and because he told me he had no
contemplated any such act"
Fortune Was q Puzzle
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-Captain
Clarence L. Wieners threat to authori-
! H. Il w.t. 1<1, hot n q
they dismissed Professor Minsterberg
for spreading German propaganda he
would strike out Of his will the provision
giving $10,O00,000 to the university was
made in 1914. Doubt was expressed at
the time as to whether Wiener had so
much money. Investigation showed
Wiener's grandfather, Heinrich Wiener,
died in Philadelphia in the COS, leaving
fortune 4 So, 100000 to his son. Louis
Wiener. The latter died in 1885, leev-
ing S250,0OO to hisc widow, and the
remainder Of the estate to his son
Clarence. So far as can be learned At
was never revealed what the sons por-
| ton Of the estate was worth.
Clarence Wiener's mother In 1899
was married to Ludwig Amadeus Won
Gaertner, a violinist and composer, by
the Archbishop Of Canterbury. She
died in 1905, and Clarence asked his
stepfather FOR an account Of his moth
ers estate. Later he charged Won
Goertner with forgery in connection
with his mothers will. He was ac-
Quilted. Wiener failing to appear at
the trial.
Wiener was we'll known in Europe,
where he had string Of racing horses,
and at one time had thirty-six polo
ponies in Rome In 1908 he established
himself in Vienna while carrying on
negotiations with the Austro- Hun
patent he claimed to own on q heavy
ordnance invention. He built pala-
tial houseboat, 100 feet long, equipped
,v;th rorr. and sailed down the