The New York herald., 1871-12-29
A SAD SUICIDE.
A Young Clerk in Wall Street Bank Shoots
Himself Through the Heart.

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A Melancholy Case Neither Love nor Liquor
nor Lack Of Integrity
About halfpast twelve O'Clock yesterday after
noon the clerks and officals OF the Bank or New
York, corner OF Wall and William streets, were
working diligently In their quiet, methodlcal way,
when they startled by the intelligence that
OF their number had done deed OF violence upon
himself within the precincts OF the building few
moments CONSERVATION ana excitement prevailed,
after which an ominous stiffness pervaded the es.
tablishment Soon afterwards the Coroner's office
at the City Hall was entered by stupid police
man OF the Broadway squad, detailed for
private duty ct the Bank OF New York.
accompanied BY physician, who occasionally gets
summoned from the Astor House to attend ex-
tremei cases. Both were so utterly unnerved, or
80 overcome by other incomprehensble feelings,
as to be unable to give more information to
Coroner Herman than that his presence was re-
quired for some purpose Or other at the corner OF
Wall aud William streets. After vainly endeavOr-
ing to extract from this precious pair even one iu
tegcnt reply to long strlag OF questions Coroner
Herman, accompanied by Deputy Coroner DR..
John Beach and the HERALD reporter, proceeded to
Wall street, Entering
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
they were met BY the officals OF tnat institution
who whispered mysterlously that clerk OF the
establishment had committed suicide up stairs In
the water closet Of the building. Thither the party
proceeded, and found the victim stretched at full
length on the oor OF the toilet room. He was dead
but no marks OF violence appeared. DR.. Beach re-
moved the unbutoned 'front.' OF tho shirt OF the dead
man, and found that the unfortunate. after unbut-
undershirt into his heart the ball entering inch
below the lett nipple and an inch TO the left OF
mcdi an N line Inc IN ront OF tne sernnm. From the on'
ceased,
HANDSOME Young FELLOW,
was an assistant bO0kkceper In the bank.
named Rufus Ripley, aged twenry-three and q
native or New Jersey who had FOR some time
who had mentally suffered much In consequence OF
the recent death Of hts iather from sotcning OF the
with MS mother and sister, whose sole support he
thus became. Young Ripley was evidently gene
rioyes many M y or OF whom vainiy endoavored to keep
the tears from burring their business transactions
during the afternoon. the Coroner and his Deputy
maize the necessary examinations, after which
Jury was sworn and an inquest promptly held The
following letter. found on the body OF tho deceased
aud recognized as In his handwriting, was read-
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stouiy he: mo better than hs ought
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The above was written In INK, with the exception
OF tho datecss heading, which was printed In cop
perplale. on single leaf OF etterslzc paper be-
longing to The bank. Then followed these words in
pencil:-
10 s s a.. IN :. ss s be s.:
ding. 4 f"~
After this came tue folio wing, written in INKS
srv. no, nu, .,v o. u, or.91': 1so ss -is,s
"siossi od" Tie certified which among sne%; The
FEW EXPLANATORY WORDS
should be added to the above melancholy produc-
ton, the aliuslons 70 his morning doscs,' arc cal
In the habit OF imbbing larger or smaller quantity
or INTO x!catng liquors In the morning as panacca
previous night Suoh. however, was not the CASE
Deceased wes strictly SOBER and abstemons young
us
doscsS @ he speaks or 10 MS farewell letter aies
every morning immediately after the arrival OF the
Boston mails at the bank. Tie Mr.. Leverlch and
bered i are the President and Cashier Of the bank.
and the other apparently inoomprehenslble expires.
are ae sang np used
THE EVIDENCE
evoked by the inquest
nsA sr ons IN asy
;, , n,'nan Tas s"n sosS oIs nc,
S seaS
@ p % s
@ cose so g. n be- n . s
heard report similar e .ha. q pistol; went % the
sSts Sysr
b e. Of s 09 s
y co. 20 c.. se up with me-
trance was effected By the anitor through the window,
DISCOVERED THE nopy
lying ss nov scent know Of no reason which would cause
ito sHe s %
Ss e bis 1S fa o
hsss ssss Vice ,sa
''f sis g: employed this BANK
hs S pains e.: n . on s
Quite. lighters BE- 81. ssa.n. assan.
have heard S ANY 70
father abou. ago. which, think, had greatly
TO do with the depression OF his spirits
Edward F. Hulst of Ncwtown, L. l., IL clerk In
this bank; deceased was also clerk The bank;
have assisted deceased in hi. labor.: be- hSs
NoT oARE wHHTnER me- LIVED OR MOTT;
this day he appeared unusually llvey he asked gen
cman FOR tho key OF the water closet and that was the last
time saw him alive.
Az the conclusion OF the testimony verdict was
rendered to- the effect that deceased died by his
hand while Iaborng under an affection Of Tue brain,
after which the body left IN charge OF deccased's
aiiicted brother, who Is also . clerk IN tue samo
bank.
COLOMBIA NOT BANKRUPT.