The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-17
MR.. JAMES KINGAN'S DEATH.
TIE PIRTTfL BREfKING or TIE NEUS
10 ms SUFFERING WIFE
What Preceded Mr.. Kingnn's Loss Of Venson
Evidences of his Dernngemcnt Noticed by
BroIscrs-Thc Growing Belief In the street

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What Preceded Mr. KinGnns Loss or Henson
Evidences OF MS Der"ngemen. N""eeo ny
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1he mystery attending tno ulsappcar-
nnce and death of James kingan OF the Pro-
duco Exchangc,was the uppcrmost topic among
his acquaintanccs yesterday All reasonable
doubt Of the Identification having been set at
rest, attention was turned to tracing his move
mens for the few days prior TO his departure
Mr.. Thorpe. the broker with whom his relations
were most intimate. says that he noticed ner-
vousncss in Mr.. Kingan's dcmcanor dur
ing his last week in New YORK that
was in marked variance with his habitual
manner. This was 80 noticeable that he asked
others who were on intimate terms with him.
"Whnt IL tho matter with Jim Kingan2 He
| doesn't seem right" A week ago yesterday he
| arrived in the Exchange while the first call was
in progress. Lard had fallen below the
quotations OF tho previous night. and
was still falling, " We must stop this" he said.
to his broker Buy 10000 ticrccs." Tho
broker began 10 cxccutn this commission md
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prices wore oven lower in chicago. "I see that
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pIlV's "'o io"vi III N"l'"s0' no vNp'u,hVu 10
| Mr. Thorpe; guess I'll buy there" Mr..
| Thorpe cndcavorsd to pcrsuade him TO throw
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| his custom with New York dealers. but MIR.
! Kingan said he could buy cheaper in Chicago.
Thnr la oot,liy ,vro on, n ,,in,,ro,,, ort.rir,,
w. -. 49,, .,,t ,.'~
! the purchase IN Chicago, hut whether he trans
| mitted it is not known. Soon afterward he WAS
| in Mr. Thorpc,s ,,icc IT,, wen, on, from, ,hcr,
not later than 7. NJ. and was next seen making
| his purchase Of bonds Of the Wall street dealers
II, aid NOT return to tho Buckinphom Uo,al
The note to his co-speculators and that to his
WIG "vrc wr''''i' eisewn'r,' anu 'lc 'r"Nei'.nE
sm'hel ana clothing found with or near the
NJ Thorn.'s ono. an Friday ovcnin,, lost
''a, - i"'' ~ ''''N, va iiiN'y '''"'i- '''~
exchange that Mr.. Kingan is said to have
b,ught inst hofora HE doror,,re coul1
poush. lus' polor' MS departure 'oulu
not be traced TO any trustworthy source. Messrs
| Brown Brotlcrs 4 Co sny thnt hc did not uur-
cboso o,c,nn,,o ,,',., ,hajr ,.,,n,nr 7, ra,,nirs
ch"se eA'huhse o''t lhelr 'ouh''r' IL r'halhs
however. that ho might have purchased ii Of
any Of many exchange dealers. The custom Of
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value is to draw as mu II as Is marketable to he
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dcai.rs thr ,imso Jimms H. anc,ri anon, tr
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b,f"r" his dnrnrt,,rn '''''' II WAS Of sucG minor
| desiars "' "f'''"''' - "'' "a SUI" "'''''
Mr. Thomas Kipcon ,alerronhea N.ssrs
John sutrS H''S''. e. v.st.rIny that he mi ar
TIVJhu IN hSiiMr M az. GH Wu p'o'"'y re"'h
MnuT menh.r. - ihn Produce Txchongn
baiwsap boards y,sterdey sanXasssa ne my,i,,
h.n.f oitalnei t6at ho committad -Ii,ide. II *
not vicwcl as probable that deliberate murder.
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hrnd Viii, he hledte dcaih anj thsp ~ dr,, a,s
,hG iislgfs body ,S the raj; n, to 3 run oycr
Nmi,t"I M. thornm,1E srorh of thc hody yvbi,&
Would have rewaried them win nearly 5000
ana ioweIry'
| The efIeSt Of Mr.. Kingnn's death upon his
|
| Ind "A magnificent suite Of rooms In the luck
ingham Hotel About week ago Mrs. Kingan
| gave birth to "A beautiful babe and her husband
was overIoyed. Mrs. kingan was very sick. and
| he wat .hed at her bedside and scnnled ~ wOr-
| he dared not tell her about his LOSSES. II" kept
| ihrm To- himself LrOol.l over them and nt
length his rca5ou tlit.rrd. ON Saturday even
| ing last he did not reach homo ~ usual. His
! sick wife was solritous about him. hut the at
| tondnnis hale her wait. On sunday morning
| Mr. Kingan's letter 10 his wife telling her that
he was ruined and that She need moi rNp pet 10
500 him again was received but the attendauts
did noi slow it To- her. They tod her that Mr..
LuSinr---to try tn say. money he had lost
" But wis dldu't he come ana tell mef'
ON SgnaSy MN I'm r SnS bn, ruGdax ,6 MA r." @ GPd ,6
ali was not right On "Wednesday the news 0f
Mr. Kingan's death was received, hut the Ihy-i-
was put oil another day. On "Wednesday she
neither ate nor slept.
On Thursday the physician consented. and
| the attendants broke the news to the wife rs
! quietly as possible. They told her he hal met
| with an Incident and been killed. Her grief
iorierrd upon insanity. and, ~ a last resort
| the phy-iciiiu en,r her ouiata- under which she
| ,vos 'e.i,..,,int. r,,istlv v,stardny
WI Tbe S,p 81 HIM nNag Ncr. s,ys: s,ys:'''''
On Tuesday morning the engineer of tho
| Riyicrc du Loup express train saw man lying
the train in time. The man had no coat on and
! it was supposed that he had fallen from the
| Pullman ear on the night before md been
| Killed. He had gold watch and chain. nnd a
| roll of bank notes. amounting TO $4,000. was