Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-13
Center IA We Packard 81 maj.
Suicide of a New York Merchant.

The community Was Startled yesterday
morning by The inteli sence that Mr.. @ NJ
Is-upp. lcSslias leather merchant in The
Swamp. and one of our most respected
aud esteemed fellow ci,izrDs. had persisted
by his own act. TIE meIonchulIy event
orcnrtei a. his splendid resiJencs At the
corner of Twenty fifth stree, and Madison
avenue. "Wednesday evening. at about halt
past six o'clock.
Mr.. Leupp. was of a nervous aud ex.
cisable Temperament, aud for several
noa;Ls pa has been subject To intervals
% great mental depression. To his inti-
mae friends h. had once or twice express
ei his apprehension that he was b-caming
inssne. These 4 acks became more aud
more frequent ami severe. aud within the
past i've or SIX ~eeks they have been At
tended with Strange haIlucina,ians. as for
Instance that his house was in danger of
taliinS down, that ho Was the object Of
some mysterious con. pi .tcy. and lha' he
MAS watched BY Policemen. His friends
had become 3D. much alarmed Ly these
manifestations that measures were abont TO
be taken Tor pincIns :,iln for lime under
restraint
o" Wednesday. from nine in the mora
Ing NIL four In The af.c posn. Mr.. Lrupp
WAS AT his counting ro m at No % Ferry
Street, engaged in business. Thence he
w.at home aud took timer. al the usual
hour. with his Two daughters During
the meal Mr.. William f. Cox. of Geneva,
an acqiain anc and friend called AT the
house aud SAT down at the :abls with the
fanily. Sir. Cook noticed a inguar wild
ness and strangeness OF alanner on the part
Ut his host. and being several lines urged
10 remain over nj sht. at last decided mat
II would be best 10 accept The invitation.
SOON alter dinner Mr.. Leupp went 10 his
rom and changed his coat. Not lony af
forwards he came into the room where Mr..
Cook and the ladies' were In conversation.
Kissed his daus hters with unusual ferver,
sad then returned to his own Apartments.
lE about FIVE minutes the report of gun
WAS heard. aud upon !iurrying to his apart.
ments the uBfbrtuiiute man was found w.
iny on his back stone dead, and the weap
on WI II which he had slain himself lying
ACROSS his body. TIE veapon was dou
BILE barreled fawIing piece. which he had
bsen iuithe habit of keeping in the house
loaded with shot. He appears 10 have Sal
down in \ char. opened his vest. ard
placed lire n,uzzls OF the gun against bis
breast, and then pulled the trigger by
means os ramrod which was found b,
his sile. The grea;er part Of the charge en-
terin. The heart sad causias ias,anlan-ou.
death. A physician was summoned. bu
of course no'h hing could be done. excep
To notify the coroiier aud the rela ioas AM
immediate frieuds-of the deceased.
: He WAS ena Of the promoters Of the Eli
railroad enterprise. and formerly one %
the directors of ne company. lie was al
So director IN the lMachauics' Bank il
Wall street. in the Tralesmen's Bank
in eisof the insurance companies: an.
Kindred institu 'ons. His surviving fam
lily consists of three doug iers. aud hi
father and TWO brothers aud two sister
are also still living He has ief a lars
estate-sutfirien to meet all his iiabilitit.
and leave lis children well provi led for
e v. T. LsraLd