New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Rroker's Wife Near Death
Following Attempt TO
End Life at the Ansonia; /;
melancholy for Months
Once Leader of
Sufragist Cause
Herman PAUL., Wall St.
Commission Merchant,
Rushes to Mates Side

~. gnms PAUL., fifty years old.
..t,S into the lounge Of the Hotel
ar.ops on the Broadway side Of the
hslydlne soon after o'clock last even,
iur wearing a sealslin wrap over her
evening" gown and jewels, seated her
eli On sofa. drew revolver from
hsr handbag and shot herself three
anss in the abdomen, inhieting critical
lsjnres
The shots threw the room into an
uprosr. Several men in evening dress
rushed toward the divan upon which
NJ. PAUL. had fallen. Women
Arleked and covered their eyes. Mrs.
Ian Wallace. however, who lives At
IA AHsonia, had fastened TO the side
II the wounded woman and reached her
kfore any Of the men who started 10
hr assistance.
The mar Who was next 70 reach the
ilyan found the half-unconscious wom-
An In the embrace Of Mrs. Wallace,
NO supported her regardless Of the
crimson stains that were spreading
sver her gown. He picked up the re-
volyer from the floor and handed II
10 william Grace, assistant manager Of
he hotel.
IDr. Richard Townsend, hotel ply
deian. was called. Some one stopped
limousine which had just left q
couple III the hotel, and as soon as
nr Tovnsend had examined the
wounds the woman was carried TO sne
vehicle and taken 10 Roosevelt Hos
pitsi. Or. Townsend recognized her
A once as the wife Of Herman PAUL.,
= commission merchant Of 76 Wall
Street
Long Subject to Melancholy
M PAUL. and his wife had lived at
.he Ansonia for several years. Mrs.
PAUL vas subject 20 spells Of melan-
eholy which had become more pro-
rounee8 q late, DR.. Townsend said.
Her Husband took her % Europe sew
cral months $50 In the hope that the
trip would be q benefit 70 her.
On their return they took an apart
nstnl a the Apthorp, az Broadway and
SeYenty-sghth Street, Mr.. PAUL be-
lieriEf that the care OF home OF
hsr oTn might arouse his wife's In
seTsst
Mrs.. PAUL. recognized the physician
also When he bent over her.
I've shot myself, Doctor" she said,
vita a gesture toward the bullet
voondf. ats the old melancholy"
Before entering the lounge Mrs.
Pluli had gone 70 writing room Of
iks hotel, where she seated herself at
dssk and wr te FIVE kilograms. She
alled Martin Connolly, bellboy, who
recognized her as a former resident
q the hotel, and gave hin the mes
nges with instructions 70 hand them
va porter and have them sent at
once. With the telegzams on their
vuy she walked into the lounge and
itkted herself on the divaa.
Within q few minutes after the incl
dent she was az Roosevelt Hospital and
Ter husband was hurrying to her side.
Although the shooting took place
about o'clock and the entire hotel
vas ngog over IL within few minutes,
\ waa not until almost 10 o'clock that
he police heard about it, and then II
vas through a newspaper that fney
pined their information,
Press Notifies Police
Some one telephoned TO the news
paper that Q woman had been shot ~
he AnsOnia and that publication
sought further information at head
cuarters. Headquarters knew nothing
ahout X and a patrolman was sent 70
ihe hotel from the West Sixty-eighth
Street police station.
He reported that he had been told at
tAe hotel that nobody there knew any
thing about any shooting. The same
iasver vas given to reporters inquir-
iag about the affair. II was admitted,
lsvever, that the assistant manager
fll al Roosevelt Hospital.
Detectives nernan and Cronin we're
efs 10 the hotel and managed to get
q. hare details Of the incident.
hn. PAUL. was placed on the operat-
q hble soon after reaching the
,tFlsl, where information concern
SAe case also was refused. 1t was
~ tsvever, that her chance Tor re-
~ vas slight.
n Herman PAUL. was leader IA
aale Of woman suffrage IN this
tt did not discover until 1914,
1 ~ had exercised the franchise
e',a6. that she WIS an alien
.',,iH Il he fact that her husband
en ilns had not taken out citizen
~ gn.
.. ~ PAUL. was placed under arrest
~ hospital. charged with violation
Ii Sullivan law. Her husband SAID
~ M ,,d been for walk with him N
iisfnoon and seemed to be IN good
-lA They returned 70 the Apthorp
e.ss : ?. m, he said and Il WAS 10.
'a o'clock when Mrs. PAUL. failed
!, tpptar at dinner and was nor
y icund IN the apartment that ne
s-s % suspect something Was wrong.
s e,o not know where she had oD-
'' 'Ae revolver, he said.