Show BUSINESS MAN MANOF S AN OF N Y V SUICIDES I Former Collegian andI and I Tennis Player Leaps to Death NEW YORK April 16 fEy 16 The Tho Associated Press Telephoning his mother that he was going to step out for tor a little while A Leonard Beckman Belkman young Philadel Philadelphia phi phia business man and son of ot an anold anold anold old and prominent family plunged from the eleventh floor door window of ohis his apartment Friday and was In Instantly killed He suffered a n nor nero nervous ous breakdown several months ago and had an appointment for tor examination by a nerve for final decision about entering a sanitarium WAS AS TE TENNIS PLAYER PLA En Mr Beckman who ho was wa widely known as a tennis player while Ito ho was Wa In Princeton university and after had to give up his business as partner In the tho stamping con con- concern concern con concern cern of ot Paul and Beekman several months ago ao because of ot poor health lie camo came here bore at that time and has been living In the tha Hotel Rock Rockefeller with A B Carver a for tor- former for former mer clas classmate mate on the tho floor above his parents suite Friday morning after arter Carver had tad dressed and gono gone out out Beckman called his mother Im going to step out for a little while ho said better come up and see me When Mrs Beckman Dekman B ekman reach reach- reached reached ed her sons son's rooms she ahe was greet reet greeted greeted ed cd cheerfully It feels sort of ot cold In hero here lie he said Will you turn on the heat LEAPS pS TO DEATH While she was doing this the Son lion went Into the bathroom and locked the door A A moment later there thero was a a II scream cream and the mother nother looked out a window to see her herson's herson's sons son's body lying tar far below Beckman Beekman was the third business businessman businessman man of ot prominence to end his life lito in this manner during the past week |