New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-15
JAMES KINGANS FATE.

HIS BODY FOUND IN NEW-BRUNSWICK.
PROBABILITY THAT HE COMMITTED StlClDE-Hi'
JOURNEY TO HALIFAX AND THENCE INTO NEW
BRUNswICK-BELIEF THAT He WAS INSANE.
There is little doubt that James kingaH, the
wealthy Spectator lard and pork, who LEFT TINS city
last Friday, while aborng under excitement ana mental
disorder occaSioned by losses IN business las committed
suicide in New Brunswick SUPERB tcndent Walhng yes
terlay received dispatch from c. Moody, the Coroner
OF Richbucto. y. b., asking for description OF Mr..
Kugau who mad disappeared from this city. MI
Wanc Immediately sent Detective Wood to the Bnch-
iugham Hotel. where Mrs. Kingan is living, to obtain
the desired information. II promptly t"lcSfaphed
TO Coroner Mood and late in the afternoon the Snpcln
tcndent received another telegram from the Coroner
which seemed to show beyond doubt that MI kluSa
had commit led suicide, in any event was dead The
telegram stated that yesterday the dead body OF man
WAS found living on the railroad track Wexford sta
uon n b. on the intercOlonia Railway. The body was
removed to RchibuciO, where il was searched. Inc
name on a number of cards and on pOcket-book was
James Klngan, and the initials -. H." were on the
sleeve buttons and pocket handkerchief
Mr. Kingan had purchased, under the name of j. d.
Moore a ticket for England The steamship Scandl
nay;ap. which sailed from Portland Me, last Sat
urday and on Monday had left the steamship when II
arrived at Halifax The ticket for England was found
on lis person and also baggage check OF the ialiaH
HOTEL dated March -. 4 large amount Of valuable
property was also discovered upon The body. ana lLe
coroer said he would retain il subject to the oder ri
his relations or the proper Authorities and would Keep
the body az long as possible. The telegram
stated further That tie body answered in every patci-
lar the description Of the produce dealer who had d P
reared from this city and there Is no DOUBT that il Is tie
CORPSE of M Kngan. superintendent Wa'ln% lmHedi-
atey gave notice OF the facts to Mrs. Kngan and the
relatives OF tie deaf man. and instructions will he sent
10 nave the body embalmed Some OF the relatives Wil
proceed to Rcbucto anl bring tn remains 70 Ills city
The reasons which led Mr. KluGan to 20 away are yet
mysely, bat tue general impression is that his mnd
had become derangcl by business losses Yet he was
bv no means bankrupt His losses so far as known c0ud
not have exceeded lJO0O1 while he is believed to nave
! had more tLat Si0OoUO wlh which to pay ticu. Ills
tourney seems have been deliberately painrd 20: he
ei his iossrs TO the effect that he was going West
! and she would Linn 20 more. IiIS statement
| appears to have been maic simply to n,lScda' Tor
! he Immediately aftcr'gard took the Ncw-llaycn
! rain 10 Boston. aud tncncc 10 Portland. wHcrc
he embarked tor EurOVC what induced hi3, however,
! TO change his mind ana tAc steamer At Halifax
| cannot lie known. some believe that his mind was
affected and he therefore had no intelligent reasons i"r
hi, movements; others ihat he thought description of
iin would tie SENT abroad and he feared being rrcI
niz.d on the Oticr SIDE Of the Aunnt!c stll other,
that ne nteud,d 70 20 into business III Canada II Would
apncar from the dispatch that lie was Killed ny tli'
bus whether accidentally or by his own seeking IS III
Gould H. Tlorp produce broker, OF No l09 liroadsi,
! with whom Mr.. Kmgan has ua0 large deains ana
of money said very cI,hatically a TRIBUNE OTTER
Yesterday afternoon tiat Mr. kngan had d"iIaHd'G no
ou adthl his property half million dollar over
all losses HhicA lie mlglt have sustained James
Kingnn" Mr. 1hOrp, was the highest type OF Geu-
tlcnIn, and nothing but INSANITY WOulu cause MN 10
leave his family ne cd. He had very large u"is-
actions with us-indecd, were tue frn with
yich me did his PRINCIPAL bUsincss-&nd he owes a
consi rtblc sum cI money bu' Know. quite crr
tam that he was in no WISE UeaultIE The very llc
th3t be killed himself with plenty % money ubout his
pr,on shows that he have pccn cut Of h~ mind
when did H." Mr. IhOp wls asked II ne GaI IGiIt eli
ANYTHING about the missing before lie wcIt away
Which induced him 10 believe he insane. " Ncs, he
reupd "for TWO weeks before he went away nCiiccu
that ne acted strangely i'll the Produce Exchange ana
frequently called attention OF my friends 10 hls con
dulnu Bat can hardly nciiyyc' ne added, titt liz
mas committed suicide would not have been H1rpIisr
10 see AIn ydiA iutO Office TODAY iva! seemed
10 me a., II Xmg;td would come back"
Among Mr. kny;,ns friends TIE feeling WAS very strong
when his death became known 10 ihtin. gentleman
who called az TIE TRIBUNE office for information yes
tclGay afternoon deeply affected. ana expressed
Eoars that the would prove 10 ne "a niSId"e. ne
smiled when the possibility of deidcaliOn was men
toned TO n, and assured the reporter thai ME- hngt
gentleman OF tie stiicesi most scEupuIouS NON