The New York herald., 1869-04-25
SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE.
A Man Shoots Himself in "a Carrias se-Aber-
ration Of Mind the Cause-Investigatioa Be.

Man Shoots Himself in Carriag e-Aber-
ration Of Mind the eCause-Investigation Be.
fore Coroner Flynn.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. George I. Dalton,
formerly stock broker of wealth. committed suicide
IN a somewhat singular manner Mr.. Dalton, it ap
pears had been unfortunate In his business affairs
and, although having q competency left his
reverses had depressing effect upon him. For
weeks past his particular friend, Mr.. Gilbert l..
Beekman, or No. IL West Tenth street, ana others OF
his acquaintance observed what they considered
temporary alteration OF mind in Mr.. Dalton; but
no serious result was anticipated. About two O'Clock
r. NJ, Mr.. Dalton being at the New YORK Hotel,
took the carriage OF Mr. George Murray, g.
ing In Harlem, with the view OF gong 10 the
Manhattan Club House, corner OF Fifth avenue and
Fifteenth street. Soon alter leaving the hotel
William Bradley the driver, heard report some
what resembling the discharge of pistol; but owing
10 the noise anu confusion Dy which he was sur
rounded IL seemed impossible for to locate It, aud
his suspicious OF anything wrong were not excited
At OF Tenth street and Broad way the driver
heard similar report TO the first, but before
was unable 10 tell from whence 1t proceeded Brad.
ley drove on 10 the Manhattan Club House and
stopped for Mr. Dalton to aight but as he failed to
do so the driver Jumped from the box, and open
Ing the carriage door was h0rried TO see Mr. Dalton
ying on the BACK seat In a pool OF blood
with revolver beside him, and apparently
dead Bradley immediately reported the matter to
Mr. Edward II. McOrea a friend of Dalton's, then IN
the club house, VINO caused the carriage to be driven
into the carriage house In the rear OF premises No.
West sixteenth street. where Surgeon "A. II.
Henry, OF AZ East Twenty first street, was sum
moned. on examining the body OF Mr. Dalton life
was found to be extinct. further exam.
ination showed that deceased had placed
the muzzle OF the pistol under his chin aud dis
charged IT, the ball passing upwards into the BRAIN
through ithe skull ana escaped from the roof OF
the carriage There were marks OF only one pistol
shot on the body, but two OF the chambers OF the
weapon were empty. During the evening Coroner
Flynn, who had been notified, appeared and held an
Inquest over the remains, which developed tne
above state OF facts; As far as could be learned
there seemed TO be no cause for the COM
mission OF the act except reverses Of fortune.
The case was gwen to the jury. who found that
deceased came to his death by a pistol shot wound
OF the head while laborng under temporary aberra-
ton of mind.
Deceased was about thirty.nve years Of age ana
is said 10 have been native OF Massachusetts, lie
has left an invalid widow and three Children
living at the corner OF Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue. Mr.. Dalton was an educated, genial
gentleman. only few years since was quite
wealthy, but stock and other operations In wall
street made financial wreck OF him, which was
more than be could bear. DE ceased has LETT many
Kind relatives aud friends to over his untmey