The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-22
ONE PISTOL. ONE Rooy, rWo SUICIDES.
Gilbert Bishop, Following the Example Set
by his Friend, shoots Himself

The partially decomposcd body OF Gil.
Bishop. n man with an international reputation,
was found in little room he had occupied. in
n tumble down wliamsburgh tenement. on
Tuesday last The fact that he had shot him
self with the same weapon that his old compan-
ion Tom MacNamara had used in the same
room n year before attracted tho superstitious
curiosity Of the neighborhood TO nigh degree,
Their stories are somewhat similar.
Tom Mcnamara was for years engineer on
the Havana line OF steamers. and on one OF his
trips married woman In that city. She was oil
quick and jealous temperament, and after a few
years OF married strife they separated. she keep
ing the fine little girl that resulted from their
union. Tom gave UP his position after the
separation. drifting around from one place
TO the other. but always keeping up t9.
drec, communication with his family; send
Ing frequent presents TO his daughter. on
whom he conferred all his affections and aspira.
tions Through his conviVial HABITS ne Sam
lower and lower until out OF regular work h,
fell In with GIL Bishop. and they lived together
In Wiiliamsburgh at Third street and Nortt
Third The several engineers on the line KEEP
Tom informed of the condition. OF the wife ant
| daughter until the winter Of 1876 and 1877. IL
was always anxious to learn Of them. bg
| for some months no one would furnlsi
| him any particulars. At last. and III
day before his death. one OF them sal,
Tom you must know sooner or later. SO u
toll you. Your daughter has become an aban
doned character in Havana. and is rs bad a
| they make en-" 80
| The old man never spoke but once again. II
went home TO his wretched apartment. sat ul
| all night brooding over the destruction OF a.
| his hopes. md the next day borrowing Gi
| Bishops pistol. an old fashioned two-barrelle
concern. put an end 70 his existence
| Gil got his pistol buck after the INQUEST an
| took good care OF H. He WAS born in Nester
| New York. and coming TO New York city Will
| young man, achieved some notoriety by M
| inventive skill. his most remarkable inventio
| being saw for cutting veneere. lie marie
soon after this discovery. and the frailt
| Of his wife proved tho turning poll
! in his career. He obtained deed {
| separation from her. and then ioinin
10 himself partner went 10 Eng land 10 pus
| his patent. While there he was heated out {
everything. Returning TO New YORK he a.
quired another competency 10y his mlneri
paint. an article he patented for metal and M
rine uso--especially coating ships bottoms II
then married another woman from the wester
part of the State. and his unicuadc
jealousy led TO another separation. She r
turned 10 her parents aud Ill commenced h
downward career. going from worse 10 wors
until almost pcnntless he Tell IN with Tom VI
Samara. Ever since Toms tragic death Gil
bert brooded over II. and being almost six
years of age. fit Of sickness last week an
several glasses Of liquor brought on a nj Of III
spondency that terminated in the second su
eide with the same pistol In the same rool
| Gi's brother the engineer of the Chrome Ste
| Works gave the poor fellow decent intermcI