New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-05


those who have taken their own lives. He shot
himself at his brothers Office, apparently from de-
spondency at the return of a disease from which he
thought he had recovered. Additional facts in re-
gard to ID. A. Baldwn's railroad complications were
gwen. Carl G.. ID. v Schmitz's suicide was shown
to have followed lovers quarrel.
RELIEF FROM DISEASE BY THE PISTOL.
EDWARD A. NANCE WEALTHY MAN, SHOOTS
HIMsFLF IN HIS BROTHERS oFFICE-rFMPORARY
INSANITY on ACCOUNT or INCURABLE DISEASE,
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE.
Edward A. Manice, gentleman of fortune,
and wei known IA representative Of OF the oldest
and most respectable families in NowYork committed
suicide yesterday the law office Of his brother Will
liam DE Forest Manice, No. As Pine-st. No one was
present when the decd DONE the occupants OF
the office beng temporarily absent.
I. NJ. Kellogg. clerk, left the office about 1850
O'Clock, and locked the door. When at Nassau and
Pine-sts he met Edward a. Mance, who saluted him
pleasantly. and appeared TO be in good spirits
Mr.. Kellogg noticed that he walked with a shut
ding gait. If he had a chill. to which
Mr.. Nance had been subject for long time When Mr.
Kellogg returned To the office at o'clock the door
locked but entering the he discovered that
Mr. Mance's hat and coat the desk A morning
paper lay by the chair ne had evidently occupied lie
opened the door leading into small room adjoining the
his head dropping and his eyes closed By side was
small revolver. Mr.. Kellogg tried 20 arouse him. hut
failed He then called upon Mr. smith, from the next Of
fee 10 remain with the body while he went for DR. W.
H. Harrington, at the Aston House The physician
pronounced Mr. Manice dead. and thought he
had been dead for AN hour The sui
eide probably took place about noon soon after
Mr. Nance reached the office. The page OF the nowspa
per he had been reading devoted deaths by sui
eide and his friends think that. suffering disease
and dshcartened because u did yield O his continual
treatment-for Mr.. Manice was a yaetudnarian and
excited the suicides or which he read he
took down from drawer in the desk the revolver which
he knew be kept there. and deliberately took his fe
Tie bali entered the right side OF the head and lodged in
the BRAIN and the wound closed up that drop OF
blood flowed Ia his reclining position he looked
Ike "A man in peaceful -umber.
Mr. Nance was "A OF De Forest Mlnce and resided
at No 40 Ftlye. He leaves wife aud four chill rem.
lie for. give years old but his gray nair and beard
gave him the appearance OF much older man. His face
showed the effects q a-ue. For long time he acted az
his physician and DE resored % every eXpedeut nc
could mud that was SAID 20 be cure or maiar Dis,
Fora few weeks De had been free from cnlis, and
was III Eouu -pilt9. % 81 l'iF' hr va, tlch',t il'
ami appeared Dee particularly apprchcnyc of Nedn
day hich day, he told Mr. Kellogg, Was the unio Tor
his next CHILL Becoming hopeless Ot Cheering trIht
nent cure it Il thought thaC his mind became
unsettled perhaps led IN tie direction of suicide b
the Reports in tue newspapers "it 1i', w ""1 ~
previous meditation he acted under thu impulse OF the
aul SHOT himself lie tOOh iie pftcdulIu,
ever OF fastening the spring lock Oi the Ouer door, and
closing tightly the inner door. He left no message,
written or verbal for his family friends, so that
the motives that mpeled him 10 suicide can
only bee c1uiectured. HIS domestic relations were oI
the pea-anfcst character. and lie passiuuatey de-
voted his wife and children. IL - stated that he had
met with pecmary losses, and had not engaged 10
any enterprise for year, Tie room winch he
selected suicide il Immediately over tAc room once
occupied bv William e. Gilman, the scrip fciger; the
/ two men bad been intimate friends.
Mr.. Nanees habits OF .fc are reported 20 have been
exceptionally correct lie had not tasted drop oil liquor
for years. mau OF large fortune estilBaftd al
%2JOOOO. lie followed no regular business Mr>. Man
zee the mother OF the suicide Is Lady eighty years
old il feared by the family that tie INTEL gcuce
sons death VIII prove serious II not fatal blow
to her.
Coroner Woltman viewed the remains during the after
noon. ard took the testimony OF Mr.. Kellogg ami Dr.
Harrington. given above. William De L. Mance tes-
Titled brother had suffered, for three months or
more. from maIrill fever, and very low spirited.
He had been bad health for some time. know OF no
other trouble" Mr. Mauice said. that ne had He called
at Any office eserday Monday ahd remained FOR about
two or three hours. lie dll not complain q
/ ANYTHING; in fact he seemed 10 be somewhat
better He left the office at about o'clock
To-day 1870 D. NJ. was going down To my Office and
me M clerk at the front door He told me TO prepare
FOR e worst. he further stated That my brother was
very sick upstrs win my clerk. and was there
informed that my brother had shOt himself can a.
sign no excepting his sickness AZ she con
cu-iOu az the Coroner Examination, the body was re-
moved 10 Mr. Maulce's late residence