Show I RUIN AND DEA TH Prominent Pr BroKer Broiler and Society Society So So- Man Han SeeKs Relief in Self JACT ACT WAS DELIBERATE CT i V AND PREMEDITATED Chose Ch se Time When Wife Was Enjoying Herself V at a Reception I XE V YORK April Apri 29 Following IS he be suicide last lat night of Charles Coster p. p L prominent blok broker r and society man he stock exchange firm of Cost Coster r. r Knapp Co Cot c of ot which Mr Ir Coster was p. p member ann announced its is suspension today today to to- day on the tho floor of tho the New York stock tock iY exchange V The linn V was a prominent ne and ad had done an extensive busi busi- CS A statement statement issued by bJ a morn mcm- bet berof the firm says sa-s V On to tho of fr Coster an tho the consequent condition of the fr firs fir's JB affairs it i has has' been deemed advisable advis- advis is al able ble to make a general assignment assi for lh j benefit of all al creditors This step was R taken at the tho suggestion of most of oC th ce creditors and Mr lr Werner of the law Jaw 11 firm o oL of Simpson Werner Cardoza The assignee asiMe e has las already started in to Iraj straighten Out affairs s so as to be a in a 1 position to make a correct statement to i alI aU parties artes interested as cady as 38 possible ble ble J Mr Coster who was rated a as a millionaire mil mit- mi had for his voluntary 4 death eath with wih a coolness and thoroughness l ch proved beyond any doubt that the act was premeditated lie le selected n. n fm time when Mrs Coster was at a reception reception re re- re- re I cepon and after preparing himself for bed telephoned to his family physician that Mrs ls Coster had a severe cold and aua hk tasked d him to come to the house at once after the arrived arrive Coster Coster re- re tired tir d to his room and sent ent a bullet bulet through his The shot hot ho rang through h tho the house just justas as s Mrs Irs Coster Cosler lans entered returning from tho tuo reception receptions and she rushed to her husband s room At tho door loor of the tho loom o m shoo sho mt met th tIu family lama ician who thad found her husband dead dean with the smoking revolver rc in his hand Today oay J J. M. M Knapp of the failed rm firm irm issued a a formal statement in ho declared that Mr lr Coster Costel had been speculating heavily and that this peculation n brought about the suspension l sion Ion lon of the thc firm |