New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-11
povr1y,s UNEXPLAINED SUICIDE.

yu,r,-c ttrvsrIr on THE DAY OF HIS INTENDED
uAppIAGr-yo MOTIVE KNOWN FOR THE ACT.
William c. Pontin shot himself, "Wednesday
afternoon about O'Clock, the fcrry-noa' Jay "ou
which he had taken at Twentythrd-st Nheh Vi" oo"'
&c ~ tlo middle 81 the river he went from the CABIN 10
tne guardrails threw his hat overooard' put l'o "
sis head fired AMI fell into the wafer lie was pcAeu
-, mi taken 70 tie station-house in Hoboktn where ne
soon died The address OF J. Crots. OF NO. ~ h'y
mond-st Erookyr was found IN his pocket ana 'ia'
gentleman Was sent Tor lie proved to &c the young
mau'suncle. ,
Young Pontin about tweity-iour years oiu ah"e
ploved as an assistant bookkoeper, by A. W. kechnm "
Co.. dealers in silks and aces, at No. 442 Broadway lie
os "a have been married the evening of the day oi HIS
death TO Miss r. H. Plant, OF No 307 East Thirty
st.. whom nc had known for over a year. Everything
was arranged for the marriage which was 10 take PaGc
st. Pontin was living with his uncle, VINO ma, had
MARRIED his moher' w sIItr II" po9iin his faith
mond-st ssns bGooA ebophonse. at No. Benson
ST. New-York He and his son have not been on
napticWIy bitter feeling between them Pontn had
furnished room in his unce's house Tor hiscil anu S
% GOOD snirifs me had been little depressed for two
weeks saying he should see the FAMILY ia nm,
81 i'm the evening. In the afternoon. Mr. CroIds received
a note at his place of business No. 3oi bfo"u""''
which read as follows:
"DEAR UNCLE Owing TO unsatisfactory courses peg 81
your family refrain frcm attending the COZ 49,
ding tonight about TO ont Of the city Tor some the
MIR Crofts Immediately went 10 ITOOkyb' Ie"ohlhs
nome about dark There he found Miss Plant III great
distress saying she had received an amnlSu9us ILL.,
from Pontin and did not know what TO MAKE Oh u. ,nc
had ION fine mole nj home, she said Just then dSpa!ch
came from the Cbief OF Police IN HooOhe aShliS a.
Crofts 10 20 there and identify the body OF man VINO
had commit suicide, supposed 10 DC tndt oi W. -
TIN Miss Plant sent home In distress aud ~.
Crofts went to Hoboken and recognized MS heFhe"
body. $50 -, =. !. ,,.,,.no,ro hy
The cause of the suicide is declared to he unknown ny
tho father the uncle. and the employers OF the you
man All SAY that he healthy anu happy goou
looking mad bad habits, no real troube-lOthihR' III
his IA ner was OF long standing and dd not alect MN
much He had written 10 ms iather askihg MN W
The wedding matter Of duty not particularly cllins
whether the invitation was acceptedor not IN tlc luao
ne said: Not knowing which title wOud ne hoSt
agreeable TO yor therefore cannot hcad my tlur ~
would wish take pleasure 10 Announce my marriage
fli JanuiTy g. and would ne pleased 10 nave
van and Your wife attend. Although DISC "Htd ~ Io'
father do Nith no motive ~ 10 hliaLccs 'Sh
nothing of you .u respect" on the back @i thc iettoi
written in PENCIL, was note addresses 10 our NJ.
pr,ncc" and saving: hope you VIII accept me en-
closed fee as token of respect w0uld nave Ikeu 10
have made II larger. but NY means would in permit
All DAY Wednesday POutn was with various lIlehaS am
was III the best of spirits. As late as r. il nc was WI"
-laW, who gave hin present. iOhtih 'o'h
This and went Mss Plan's house III O'Clock ne Shot
himself IL friends IN saying that something oc
cured between o'clock and 1. IAcy DtheNe he h"u
some trouble with Miss Plant OF her mother.
Plant "a widow. Inc Young lail htiscII, "
ia exceedingly pretty, met all callers AT ncr n"thei
door yesterday. She appeared 10 be IN That Stag {"
girf known stony and bret III her replies. 0he
caused Mr. Pontin to commit suicide. There hdd peth
no trouble; he not Jealous She only knew that nc
rad snOt himself. More than that she had nothing 10
say and referred nqurcls to MI C:Olis for parcnifs
Umer obokcn did not tnk 1t necessary to hoiu an III
quest.