New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,SlcIp, OF WILLIAM C. KNEELAND.
HE SHOOTS HIMSELF N us OFFICE, oN ACCOUNT
or BUSINESS TROUBLES.

g$lCInf OF WILLIAM &, kNbbLAND'
HE SHOOTS HIMSELF N MS OFFICE oN ACCOUNT
or BUSINESS TROUBLES.
William G. Kneeand age about sixty years.
AT one time q very wealthy real estate owner ~ TINS Guy
and At Babylon L. comaitted suicide yesterday alter
noon by shooting himself ia the heid. vita revolver,
AT No $40 Hndson-5t. Mr.. Kneeand had the lease OF
a number Of stores and houses In the neighhorhood
which belong tn Trinity Cdurch corporation ana ne
occupied a small oice The third story of No 80 ii-
sonst He had been living for several years vita n'
wife and siep-daUghter on farm AT BaDyon' J."
l.. but within the past month had boarded III
West Twenty-;hird-st lie was in the hao't
OF visiting his Huds1n-st Office about once a
veeE to receiye rents collected ny his agent John
Flower Of No. 2s6 sprngst lie called at NJ fioWef
residence at o. yesterday aud found Bis agent s'A
In bed They talked together for some lime about pnS-
ness frrs and Mr. Knceiand expressed some regret
that certain rents that due him had not been pd
He tben sat before the FIRE for nearly hour without
spe king and seemed much depressed In spirits tha'
he WAS not disturbed when he arose 60 go, II was no'oi
that he wore hasgard AID gloomy look on his iAce
Mrs. Margaret Malsrd, who lives at No 3l6 Hudson
st. noticed. about q. III, that the door OF Dr. hhe'-
lands Office WAS partly Open and looked ill., she saw
The body OF Mr. Knceland holt supported ny chair on
which he had been seated. Blood dripping to the
floor from bullet wound in his head near the right ear
and revolver with empty chamber, lay al h8
The body stil warm ana had fallen against
low table which lay seal a letter, aofo'sed 90 MIS-
W. C. Kneeland, OF james X. Place, corner OF Pno
and fronsts" No one the building had heard the re-
port Of pistol The police called in and sent Tor
Coroner Woltman, who, when he arrived, opened 'h'
letter IL dated yesterday, and read rs ioilo"S;
ROY. II. 1877.
MY DEAR LOVE: shall never youc beautiful ana
to Mo haliOWed face again. The aci as nave pctH
quite OF my mind distressed with care 4ua any,
ietT for more thar eighteen months S.hVo ~" -.
fire burned nome, with all the dtopf t''u th,to,
the fuTni'grc that made ootioriane aug the Put ~
that made bean uisiuce linen everything appf-e ~
~ esfpr dawn down, d0Uu1rm. lots. houses, htoi
ana rents, the little rents ronLsel ar ny pai.
give up the struggle. God bless YOU ihJ uehr WIZ ,
com you IN this aflii0iiOn W. - "a
Coroner Woitnan took the testimony OF Mrs hal'ard
and one or two other persons VINO had been caliod III
after Nj Rneeands body discovered lie then Ieit
the aOly in charge OF policeman uu tho friends % the
dead man could DE- informed OF mo iragtdy Ms hhri-
land who j. al Invalid. remained 90 her boarding Ao"'e
In Twepty-rhr,.t last evening, ignorance AZ Nbat
had occurred. II feared by hei l1ehdN tnaI w
news wond pr0Ne 10 great shock Tor hef III her Pio''
Nh Kneeiaud was very wealthy about tvcuty years
ago. bard and losses caused is tune 10 40
crease until al tie linc oil his ucatA he rs on ~
0i b fnhruptcy h' was man 81 ~ 'H'i' l'''+''
has been engaged In he suits pr seve al years 't
suit Of .or years standr% NV .ln, Sbou 20 i'e
~ decided against nan p5 lir. fchci' 80 N-uh 80
referred, Aupjhcr involving Jhe oNu"r-iip ~ 40
lois he TcIno, Of the Eycrgrctns on Long j. ana
Is sin udiug, aud 10 Is said mat il hhtt .a"G ny.
nearly given Ip an hope of proving ms tc lis mousse
IA Babylon was burned about eighteen months aS0 ad
other losses recently compelled BIN 10 mortgage is
anty served TO de- pen the gloom when hung oNt Nm
In personal appearance Dir. hneclapd N.S si.iH anu
SLIM clean shaver face AM sea ity gray EaiI. LIS
features hat ila. bui NJ G pc d7lt "A
appearance lie very entertaining ~ c"uNeisdtol
H. hld good edncan"n fe1l nl.I, tnn wa ~ he
twenty as one 81 The pest business meH ~ 'S
cy de Ie-sou PLAINLY, and Wac yc1 economical sho
regular M his habits. iut boy VIII DE- FcmoFtH l3da!
by hs friends, and Coroner Woitman VIII hold an III