The New York herald., 1921-11-01
E. H. HARRIMAN'S AID
FOUND DEAD PARIS
Louis +. Zimmerman, Once
Secretary to Rail Magnate,
Had Heart Trouble.
WAS ABROAD FOR HEALTH
Registered at Hotel as Joseph
Carpenter, Though Papers
Indicate His Identity.

Special Gable 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1891. by TIE NEw YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Buresu.
Paris. Oct. 81. }
The French police to-day asked INC
American Consulate to aid In establish
ing the identity of an American found
dead in bed in the Hotel Brighton on the
Rue de Rivoli this morning and believed
to be Louis r. Zimmerman, New YORK
lawyer and secretary and treasurer OF
the Western Maryland Railroad. Papers
found in the mans valise tend to verify
this, and give Mr.. Timmerman's resi-
dence as 2sO Central avenue, Leonia,
N. J.
When he arrived at the hotel several
days ago the name inscribed on the
register and police notification slip was
Joseph Carpenter, lawyer. New York"
The police and doctors called in by the
hotel manager ascribed death to natural
causes. the victim showing evidences Of
q heart arrangement Of long standing.
The dead man was about 81 years
old ana spent most Of his time in the
hotel reading room. When he passed q
floor servant in the corridor the night
before his death he remarked casually: !:
IT am going home as soon as can get q
boat to take me-" Several times he gave
the hotel clerks the impression that ne
had been disappointed in business trans
actions for which he had come to Europe.
According to the mail clerk he had not
received any letters and had telephonea
but once, and on that occasion 1t was
said he used the name Carpenter.
Louis F.. Zimmerman, Jr.. said at
Ills home In Leonia last night he was
confident that 1t was his father who was
referred to in the Paris cable to THE
New York HERALD, as he had known
HIS father would stop at the Hotel
Brighton while in Paris. The news o.
his fathers death came as q shock
to Mr.. Zimmerman, because he was
preparing to meet this morning his
mother and sister, who are returning
from Europe on the steamship Ro.
chambeau. Mrs. Zimmerman and
Miss Helen Zimmerman had been in
Europe all summer and were 5oineo
late in September by Mr.. Zimmerman,
whose health compelled a trip overseas.
How the name "Joseph Carpenter
happened to appear on the Paris hotel
register and on the card turned over
to the police was something Mr.. TIM
norman could not explain. In the abb
sence of information to the contrary he
was inclined to believe his father had
assumed that name to give him greater
yseclusion because of his impaired
health.
Louis Feliz Zimmerman, Sr., was con-
ndential secretary for years to the late
r. II. Hartman in the directing of the
Union Pacific Railroad. He was 81
years old and was a. graduate Of New
York University. He entered the rail-
road business as young man and by
his work soon attracted the attention of
Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Zimmerman became
secretary and treasurer Of the Western
Maryland Railroad twenty years ago.
His health became impaired about a
year ago but he continued with his exec
utive duties until late in August when.
upon the advice Of HIS physicians. he
found 1t necessary to make the trip to
Europe. He sailed from New York Sep
tember 10 on the steamship Savoy.
The younger Mr.. Zimmerman has not
heard directly from his father since
then. He said, however. he was GER
tain his father had not engaged in any
business transactions. as the main OBJ
jcct of the trip was rest.