The New York herald., 1922-05-11
DIR. ROY KILLS SELF,
WORRIED OYER son
Fifth Avenue Dentist Found
by Sister With Bullet
Wound in Head.
BOY WAS LOST A YEAR
Disappeared After Canoeing
on Hudson and Later Was
Found in West.
BOY WAS LOST A YEAR

DR. Frank Austin Roy. a dental sur
geon with an office at 527 Fifth avenue,
was found dead yesterday in his bed
room on the top floor at so West Thirty
third stnset, shabby brownstone build
ing where he had lived since the death
of his wife several years ago. There
was a bullet wound in the right temple
made by an army revolver which lay by
his side. Relatives conceded that DR..
Roy had killed himself and attributed
the act to dependency caused by the
supposed death, in March last year. OF
his son, DIR. Harold Earl Roy, also
dentist Harold Roy disappeared after
padding out into the Hudson River in
a Canoe and was believed to have been
drowned. Nearly year later he reap
peared in the middle West in possession
of all his faculties. after long period
Of wandering of which he had no recol-
lection. He is now practicing his pro-
fession in Los Angeles. The father, his
friends said. never recovered from the
original shock.
DIR. Frank A. Roy left his Fifth ava
nue. office on Monday afternoon. His
office assistant. a young woman, ex
pected him on Tuesday. but did not see
him. On Tuesday afternoon his sister.
Miss Anna l.. Roy of Montclair, called
at the office. as she did frequently. He
was not there, pul announcer tcndnI ndl
seen DR.. Roy going out at s o'clock IN
the morning. He had given no expla-
nation of his absence to patients with
whom he had appointments.
Miss Roy waited until yesterday
morning, and as her brother was still
missing from his Office she went to his
little fiat in West Thirty third street,
not far from the McAlpin Hotel Her
knocking was not answered. She got
Patrolman Sullivan and he broke in the
door. They found Dr. Roy's body lying
across his bed. partly clothed. DIR. Santer
Of New York Hospital thought he had
been dead about twelve hours Miss
Roy tried to communicate with another
brother. James B. Roy, a broker. at 100
Broadway. living at 393 West End ave-
nue.. but he had gone to the country. So
after leaving word for him and tele-
graphing her sister, Mrs. Estelle Roy
Schmidt Of Nashville. Tenn, Miss Roy
herself made the funeral arrangements.
The service will be held tomorrow at
the Campbell Funeral Church, Sixty
sixth street and Columbus avenue
Burial will be in Mount Kensico Gene
terry.
DIR. Roy was 65 years old. He was
son of the late DR.. Enos G. Roy and
inherited the latter's dental practice. He
was graduated from the New York Col
lege of Dentistry In 1879. He was
member of the First District Dental So
ciety and of the Aero Club of America
After the sons disappearance in jan
uary of this year detectives of an in
surance company found in Kansas City
a man who fitted his description. His
clothes were rough. In his pockets was
some Canadian money. AS his memory
returned he proved to be DR.. Roy. He
telegraphed to his wife. who was in Los
Angeles, and later Joined her there The
insurance company believed that some
boat or ship which had struck DR.. Roy
and his canoe picked him up uncon-
scious. found him seriously injured, and
In order to cover up carried him to
Canada and left him somewhere along
the st. Lawrence River.