The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-19
WILLIAM II, PAGES SUICIDE.
.rn nv 1 yr4Lrnr sUTTOR or MS
bV'D surErHEiRT'S AFFECTIONS.

80. Marriage Engagement Broken
uuiam II. Pace. the station agent at
,n,uniruw the first station OF the Central
Vr,,,1 Of New Jersey in Jersey CITY, shot
p'.,if about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning. He
"'- ycof oxford. near Bolvidcrc War
w. county ~ j., whore some OF his relatives
r r,. He followed the sea in his
w.. AMI arerwarl found employment on |
Central rs lrakcn, u. Losing n
,oifr.1l accident. he l8dguishod a long /
in n losrual. The Clntrnl. after their
".,,m I'm "a Il casc4 iouud an easy job for him |
.,c.rmut. pnw station. Removed about pain
@S,on .rut hes at first. hut was CHEEKY and |
.'.s.,r, T., tho passengers who bought tickets
,.bo D,tl, hui assigned TO him. Then he con- |
,-...l 4, .et n cork leg. and learned to walk on
s..,ylri-kly. -u that at last there was only Il
.i,.s, linp uoti,cab A gradual change came
',-- him from this time. lie had been averse
,.o,i,ty. Sow. be- sought it.
Among the bright faces that occasionally pro-
,.r,sl themselves at his little window to buy
,l,te,s for New York one OF the brightest and
n.o., attractive was that Of Miss Lizzie Woods.
u.r grandfather was fisherman and oyster
man le,ore New York bays grew Gangrcncd at
Ite bot,uhng " thcr nests. and when Com
,,pirav was the quaint old fishing village that
Washington Irving described. Hcr father.
I,.ob Woods WAS brought up in the family call
nv He rotails lsh in that quarter of Jersey
.,y
Mss Lizzie Yves nurtured in thrift and indus
n. and. while adding to the family store BY her
,rsl. MS airessmaker she learned the art Of
marching herself hecomingly.
Pace il-~ai rom the condition or respect
hlalui'rrr uf tao acknowlc lgcd belle OF Com
runIfHw 90 that Of n regular attendant upon
l.r lH 4
:, ihs church and its -tlN.t.-. and tu the usual
round Of pirni'- md hop-. 4 wos undersi922i
nan; several days with him last summer in
Tstnrhi- friends ia Warren county. Ii was
sppar NJ i1 all who knew them that he loved
lb'u, six months neo wealthy citizen OF
Communiuaw. nAmcd Scth c.. Bahcock. VINO
ioes hu-inrs- in New York but has larg" land
"a possess rs IN Jersey City. and lives in y
rharming home on the bay shore. excited
Faces jealousy Miss Li2liss fathers resi-
telfa Is pretty white cOitUgc about midway
tatwaeu Coumuuipav station and the shore.
M Bilea's WAS attracted by her as h. passed
Nanl no a The morning aud evening, and he
t.gau in show her some attention.
Pace used some violent language when talk
INK with his friends about tie matter Hi first.
hut Dee finally became moody and refused to
tax on the subject A. Mr.. Babcork's attentions
became more marked Pace procured one or two
interviews with Miss Lizzie that ended IN BIT
hi- unhappy lot increased with time. A. he
AT In his little office and saw his rich rival
."p of the train ami hurry ny tn step,
toward the little cottage. which was hidden
From him 10y n nigh "mbankment and Thought
q the smiling face in the window, IN his heart
be cursed the rich man who had robbed lin Of
TIE one hope that A. had in all the world. He
would sit for hours on the bridge over his ttle
station after he had Put out his light and watch
TIE figures on the l'le stoOp a hundred yards
away. and then 40 OF 20 a beer shop and drown
his sorrows over game II cards. To his most
Treatment. and threatened darkly Of revenge.
ton to take his train Wedn, sday morn
ing. Pace borrowed his pst.l making a
lrifilng excuse in asking for Il. It was a four
Mrreled revolver, 81 Sharps = make. At noon
Jonas Smith. who Is employed in the oil room
IN The compnnys shops near 10y. stopped q mo-
ment io converse with him. Face showed the
ls'n!. saying:
tonight loull hear Of sensation in Lafay-
etc the quarter of Jersey City adjoining Com
mupipaw. .li.there's to be any shooting m
Heiook his evening meal at the usual hour,
10 Mrs. Nhitneys boarding house ~ LAFAYETTE
street and Paclic avenue, Mrs. Whitney says
there was nothing unusual in his manner. lie
returned To the station. and remained there UNI
al closing time. 90 9 o'clock. Part ~ the time.
tetwecn the trains. no stood on the bridge
with the railroad men. whose DWELLINGS,
are close 10y, and who lounge there
evenings. He talked pleasantly enough, but
aisiractedly. and looked down toward the bay
II aitrrward, by appointment, met his nephew
Edward HouEh. and young man named
HnzhcIsnr both 81 them employed on III,
rad. and the three strciied about and drank
icer from ,i tine 10 time They noticed noihnl
strange or unusual about Pace. They separate
shortly after / /. and his companions suppose,
be- bai gone To- his hone.
He went back 10 his fatal attraction, HI
bridge. Charley the swlt'htcndcr. seeing hin
sitting there in the croi IN II a beam. called GU
10 HIN from tie track below Pace told him t,
come up and III down. He did So. and thel
,haued Ter an hour Pace talked of leaving La
f.yrtie soon. He was tired and sick Il his llf
.Aere. on. cr OGrady happening along
oin.d in the conversation. Al nnou
o'clock in the morning sergeant sim
mons, making his rounds, PASSED them, an
allied out. Huuoo. iacnY. Face returned IN
greeting pleasantly. Then. bidding Charlie
good morning. ho and Officer O'Grady walke'
Mons toward his house, quarter 81 mi
away lie said That he did not think ne woul
Doc in Lafayette many days. aud parted WITH IN
~ = az Pacific avenue. where he had only l
me- -guarcto his boarding house.
Lafayette station at 3:2I a. VI. II took nm an
M'tM his brakemani not over lye miputes I
waln thcnee 10 Mrs. Mhiiney $. where they ais
luari. They entered BY the BASEMENT an
washed their hands preparatory Ia retiring
NJ Cali WAS ahead at the wash basin and tows
ltw.s very not. and he opened the back doc
AMI Stood on the stOop waiting until JOhnstO
V-.Ieady. Presently he called out:
Jack tnere man out herel'
lNu took tAcir lanterns, which had not yet bee
.AiAgishri ana went out The moon WAS shin
M.'ul. upln the urostrate form.
lLur-- rs Kruncdy' said Mccall. Ken
aely l~ another railroad boarder.
Th,v won't cl. ser and johnson touched tn
tl.y Win his foot. and, putting his lauter
$50 .. 500. said;