The evening world. Newspaper, June 18, 1904, Page 12

WRITES NOTE AND CUTS HS THROMT ge Richard Spliler Commits Suicide In His Home—Wife Hears Sound of His Body Falling Downstairs. MYSTERIOUS ACCUSATIONS MADE IN THE LETTER. Wife Says that During the Six Years of Marriage They Never Had Exchanged an Unkind Guavsnoa JACOBS THELIGTOING Richard Spiller, forty-one years old, $ Jeweller, Itving at No, % Middagh , Brooklyn, committed suicide ‘o- by cutting his throat with a razor, Same peculiar features fn the case at Bret led the police to think it was a was lying in the hallway, In frst search by the police the weapon which the deed was committed met found, and Mrs. Spiller was to:bevheld as a wit- and ‘had.come home warky‘andhad gone downstairs duming might, She hear the sound of a + he polfeethen returned to the house @p4 made another search for the weap- Doey Gund t-under Spitier’s shoul- Bee piesa ho had. fatten on It. In a of his'coat they found the fol- fatter: Ids. May God forgive Know you are anxious to be you are free to I ever said to you 1 im anger, when goaded to it night after night and year after year. I hope you will make a Detter wife to my mazried lite erable one. DI i Nor was seen at and said she could not either the letter or her nusband's sul- cide. She said they had been married gix years, during which time they had been blessed with two children, that in all the six years they. ever exchanged one unkind word. Mrs. Spiller was discharged in Adams Street Police Court, the being convinced it was a case o} | TOMAINES POISON FR ML Young Woman Dead and Three Other Members in Peril After | Eating Canned Salmon—All 1. Rapidly Stricken. HARBOR, N. J., June-is.—DMiss Ficken, eighteen years of ago, 18 here from ptomaine poisoning by eating some canned salmon inner. Three other members of the re critically fll and it ds not they can recover, All the family ete the salmon at j@inner last night, and shortly after- : they were taken violently tll, : @octors were summoned, but ; Go nothing for Miss Ficken. ‘Where is only a slight chance of sav- members of the family, CHASING REGCIE, Cy had A bcanvate had the olice ute THE PRICES HIGHER Amalgamated Copper Was the Strong Feature of the Market, While the Other Leaders Show Fractional Gains. Stocks were fractionally higher all around at the close of the market to- day, with trading practically at a standstill. Amalgamated Copper was the strongest and the most consplou- out tssue of the list, tt finishing with a gain of a point, at 503-8, Southern Pacifio, after selling up to 461-4 on the early rally, dropped to 443-4 during the last ten minutes of trading, where it closed. Most of the dssues in the Industrial up were wholly neglected Led ‘The local tractions closed irregular, i : panuhiaee cheat Metropolitan and Brooklyn | belng up : t ‘fractionally, while Manhattan and 6 ; ‘ COTTON MARKET. curities were off 1-4 and 1 per cent., res 4 Osten strong and active to-| spectively. Atchison, Baltimore “and Ohio, St. Paul, Chicago Great Weatern, Missouri Pacific. Pennsylvania, Read- ing, Rock Island and Union” Pacific closed a share higher. ESS) Sond eee was firm, 18 tol les of stocks ‘were 76,700 shares and of bonds $885,000, opened swith the list 8 to 23 points higher, to the cables from Liverpool, were better than expected, and that certain Wall street inter- had become partial to the bull side. Bi: weather and crop advices con- favorable, new crop deliveries relatively stronger than old posl- The Closing Quotations. i Following the call July devel- | anh” cel ‘ohatves’ domftyand. glosine. prices aa we dropped prices or from last recorded sale are fol- ‘ uve face of otterings by trex | et 2" of 0 ry f tified with New Orleans in. mh “4m, Oe tf in July was attributed An. Rt dation by ‘outsiders through come Ag, 8 ty nm Merten ous: ton ng: By BF byt to giap: duly. she to Tit: august, 1 &3 Bs to 10.68: September, 9.89 offered; Octobe: we ot 4% 96h offered: November, $63 to Sol; oS Re 120 eomber, 9,58 to 9.58; January, 9.0 to #01 ae eR age t % SS 16) 16% 16% + MORE CUT-RATE IMMIGRATION. ae ge agt # SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 18,—| = iby abbyy abby The American line steamer Germante, way ne -1 which sailed from here this a” 1G IBN ys fr Rew one me Se stremaon a He te tf fate passengers. 55 ti q ———— 15% 146 1 25% 35! SHIPPING NEWS, ss a oT bf ALMANAC FOR TOW BR By . aiy: foR 2 fun rises. 4.28, Buin wets. 7.38) Sf00n weta, 11,18 | ¢00M fu Bays uo THE TIDES, He 21 21y ee Hie Water. zy 21g = 2 1 Hell Gate ary. 126 142 Tan sited a. at at+ PORT OF NEW York. + Advance ‘ are —————— WHEAT MARKET, ables than expected from rs on the market owing to dts dullni Corn opened firmer with wh New York's opening prices we wheat, 90 1-8 to 90 BeptemDe! Chicago's opening wheat, 84 1-2 NEW ACT B-Ar-N-G! And Another Criminal /Bit the Dust. STOCKS SLOW, BUT }***" ‘BANKER THROWN FROM RUNABOUT ee CHANGE ARTIST, BRINGS:WEWS 7O:JE ROME Tue-FURE HoLogR “3 BUSY AE 1S James McClenahan, Presiden Mutual Bank, on Way to Sta-| tion, Lands in a Marsh and Escapes Serious Injury. PORT CHESTER, N. Y., June James McClenahan, president of Mutual Bank of New York, was thr: from his runabout and barely escaped serious injury while on his way to railroad station, The horse took fri at an automobile, Mr. McClenahan accidentally dropped the reins and the horse dashed d a steop hill, The runabout was over- he turned and the banker was thrown out, | trander to save his dog, so when some | tak He landed In a marsh and escaped with | eM helped him out of the river he lay sight injuries, ‘The runabout was] 0M his back on @ pile of lumber and Bisa hGraalinters drank several portions of snake-bite ee es cure from the ready flasks of hie between union and non-union stru ironworkers on the Superior street duct Edward Lamb, of Dayton, .| David Jennings, of this oly lurin; ot. robably fatal: Attack by twenty. union “men on dose: Rocketel Pe ed ‘Sunday World Wants Work ler Building. hie RAS’. lelebiviel leleleieeieiieieiee rie bei-iero! Look for the SING BROKER WRITES THAT Non-Union Men Fatally Shot, LAND, June 18. —In a fight y in non-unionists employed on the E. Powers.) me TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION, ONTHEIR. WAY" TOTHE, HOUSE RESTING IN CANADA. A. ‘his Arthur Fountain young member of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, who has been missing from WHE-WORLD;. SATURDAY EVENING: JONE Te, 1908! IN THE GREATEST EVER. Continuous Performance Monday Night. MISSING BROKER WENT TO CANADA Fountain Westervelt, Who Disappeared Just Before Mar- riage, Sends Word that He Was Ill from Business Cares. aay he ae the home in Hackensack since last Saturday, hes been heard from. His family received a letter from him last night. Tt was feared the young broker had met with some serious accident. The letter was dated Tuesday, June 14, and ‘was written on train. Jultan Westervelt, missing man, gave the following state- ment concerning the letter: money, having been hard hit by the failure of several Wall street firms, which caused his suspension. This s0 preyed on his mind, in view of his ap- proaching marriage to Miss Biorence W. @ Canadian Pacific To an Evening World reporter a brother of the ‘Fount admits to us that he had lost Olmstead, that he felt he must get aw SLE VE, 80 JUMPS IN RIVER TO SAVE HIS DOG |Man Afterwards Takes Stimu- lants and While Drying Him- self in Lumber Yard Is Ar- rested for Drinking. ‘Yor whi At his t of B— the ‘own, John Ostrander, of No. 4 Ferry Ap- proach, Hoboken, took his yellow dog “Bum"’ to the foot of Second street, in that city, yesterday to give him @ ewim in the river. “Bum got caught in the tide and was being swept away when Ostrander jumped overboard and res- cued him. It took most of the tuck out of Os- bri the ight own saviors. The rescuers went back to work, leaving Ostrander stretched out in the sun drying himself, Along came Policeman Hopper. He t the dripping man, got vv ait | too best to do, For this purpose ray by himself to think matters over, that he could best decide what was gave as excuse the proposed fishing trip ¢o Amityville, L. % “He says he remembers reaching New rk City, but has no recollection of at ocourred thereafter. He found himself on a train bound for Montreal. this city he wae so ill he went to a hospital. There he realized what his absence would mean to his relatives and fiancee and concluded the best thing t> do was to remain away. Recollecting that he had an old friend who was located at Regina in the Northwestern Territory he concluded to go there and probably remain.”” As told in The Evening World on ‘Wednesday, the invitations for the wedding that was to have been a lead~ ing social event in Hackensack next Wednesday have been recalled. ‘The young broker was having e home bullt im Hackensack for himeelf and de, but the Building and Loan As- sociation yesterday stopped work on it. According to the young man’s bank account, he drew out only §76 on Gat- leaving behind nearly $200. This in itself makes his reletives believe that, his mind. was badi: ly mixed when for he could have Tett nome, en all. eee BANK STATEMENT GOOD. SHD DEAD CHLD BECKONED HIM “| Have Seen and Tatked-with Minnie,” Remarked Wiltam Emerson, “and I’m Going to Join Her.” FELL IN CONVULSIONS AND DIED IN STREET. Was Out Walking with. Wife, Who Tried to Laugh Away His Fears—Daughter Died Two Years Ago. . “T have seen and talked with Minnie T am going to join her before long,” said William Emerson, a wealthy pub- \isher, residing at No. 147 Bond etreet, Brooklyn. Minnie, his daughter, was drowned two years ago while attempt- ing a long-distance swim. An hour later Emerson was dead. It ‘was when he returned home from his office that he told his wife he had seen and talked with their dead daugh- ter. His wife tried to laugh away his fears and suggested a walk after din- ner, As they were passing the corner of Bond street and Atlantic avenue, Emerson suddenly stopped. ‘I see Minnie, She beckons to ma I am going to join her. Good-by," he eaid. ‘He fell in convulsions, His wife raised his heed and saw that he had fallen mgainst the curb. An ambulance gur- goon found tim: dead. ‘The tall bad caused concussion of the brain and he ‘hed died instantly. BY IS DROWNED ~ IN PAK LAE James Shelvey, While Skylark- ing in Central Park with a Companion, Upset Their Row- boat. 4 In the big Central Park lake the of James Shelvey, a which were he and Jerry Cunningham, ‘Young Shelvey, who lived at No Seventh avenue, and hind him came Wiliam in his boat. “The boat was overturned and Shel- vey had been drowned,” William Cun- early hour today, but it was futile, ‘The search for the body was continued to~lay, and it was recovered. —<——— CUNARD LINE CUTS RATES. The Cunard | lars to all its sub-agents announcing a cut of $10 on all east-bound steerage rates to Mediterranean ports, This ac- tion is taken to meet cut made by June 18 0 The Hamburg line announced a rate of $20 east-bound, w! with the \- Toad ded. to interior, Austrian and Hua to rate to Flume and Teste e sent) JAMES McGREERY & CO, Sale of Corsets, On Monday, June the 20th. Tape girdles with ‘‘stock- ing” supporters attached, Suitable for golf, tennis, ete, Sizes 18 to 22 inches. 95% Odd Corsets, Short or long hip models, $45. Value $2.00 to $3.98. Fine Corsets ,—arious shapes and matszials, in- cluding Ribbon models,—| at reduced prices, Does Ghis ihe Interest You? | who could get one Buffalo Times. To-Morrow’s World Magazine will publish a Full-Page Photograph of Miss, HELEN M. GOULD, taken on June 2 of this f year. It is the only one taken of Miss Gould in many years and shows this remarkable woman exactly as she is. Why Actresses Can’t Save Money. By Marie Jansen. Bankrupt on $500,000.00 a Year. Marquis of Anglesey. Doom of the Battle-Ship Seale Eight Days a Japanese War Prisoner. The Killing of “Bad Man” Sully. “Won by a Hea 9 Phyllis in the Country. By William Dinwiddie. To-Morrow’s | J a if 5 for a newspaper.— Many reasons interestingly told by a famous Casino favorite who is now bankrupt and earning her living “:y needlework, ee . The story of a profligate man who made the money fly| faster and by stranger than any one else ever tried. bet Marvellous. feats of the submarine boat Fulton, recently performed, which will revolutionize, naval ° © warfare, ? Thrilling experiences of the New York World’s special ent during his imprisonment ‘by the Japs, Illustrated with novel ¢ photographs, { of the West’ was wiped out afta * terrorizing cattlemen ©. years. World Reale