The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02
CIIAS. ?. DEVLlN'S SUICIDE.
HE HdNSs HTMsELF WITH RTBBOy
TIED TO MS BEDpOST
His Illness Amer Having been sunaruet
Three Years Aro-Chccrnii yet Nervou,
Just Hefore he Hnde hts WIrs Gond Nlnha

His Illness Amer Having been SIM .tru.s
Th-e. Years Aeo-Checrn,i vet Nervn,.
Just Before he Bnde hts w lie Good Ntoh.
Charles j. Devln. contractor, OF 2O7 Fast
Eiehty-second street. son Of the wcl-known
contractor. Charles Devlin WIS found dend n,
tho sido Of his bed at G 4, o'clock Yesterday morn
ing. He had n sunstrokc about three years ago.
and had never fully recovered. his father said.
His nervous system seemed to have been shat.
tered. and although il could scarce have been
said TINT his mind was ever thrown from its
balance still there were times when he appeared
promo to exnggcrate the importance Of trivial
annoyanccs and to give why TO degree of OK.
element foreign TO his nature before he was
sunstruck. His wife and sister and DR.. Alex.
andcr MADDEN " 50 East Fify-nrst street re-.
port that he had been ailing during the cntire
winter, and had suffered much with pain in hs
head. Disease Of the base OF the BRAIN" the
doctor denoniinates tho malady Nothwith.
standing his condition. he resisted s,outly the
nroads OF the disease, and srove 10 keep at his
business. As n member Of the nrm Of Devlin K
Kelly. contractors he was much in the open
air. and II is believed that in no small degree no
has suffered from exposure 10 the nclomcney
OF the weather, as well as from the annoyauc,s
of business.
On Friday he was much excited over tho ac.
tion Of n street inspector in rejecting a lot q
stones which he was using in ning street.
paving contract. In the evening he went 10 his
fathers house. at 81 East Fiity-sevcn,h street.
aud took ten there. lie then snnmod cheerful.
10 his own house in Eghty-sccond street
There he busied himself for someti ing over an
n;s tIe W ouin, 66E nrlv,e
chill in the day, hut said that he had got over il,
end was. us he had been at his fathers cheer.
iul. but nervous. Aftcr completing his work he
wont M 10 his wife's room. whore she was In
bod. nnd lying down beside her. engaged in
pleasant conversation with her. Mr.. D,yin'4
house hns three stories and basement. In the
In the next. at the back. is Mir Deyn'4 room,
md in front that Of his wife. This separation
from The TACT tR@t Mrs. bcvn has lad IN hStt
old MIR. Devln inid himself on the outside u
the bod. looked Ut the child and talked with In.
mother until about II o'clock when he kissed
his wife. said Good night. and retired to his
II was han past G o'clock in ,hemornine when
Mr.. p"ylin awokc. being half an hour later
tnnn her husband usually called her. Sha
oallod his name. and hearing no Response.
arose and won't - his door, Her husband WIS
dcld b. side h- bed. lie had taken q epal
ribbon which one Of his daughters used tplIul
o9aa r. Tp7 %nG bad 5r @S Fne
s'lf forward. His knees almost touched THO
floor. and his elbow touched tho side ~ the bed.
Mrs. Dcvlins screams quickly brought other
| members of the household 20 her aid. AMI tho
| body was raised from the lOor "a The bod Late
| n the day an inquest was held by Coroner
Tie parors were filled with members u The
| family md friends Of Mr.. Deylin when Mrs.
| Ammo Dcylin testified;
My husband had been SICK with elins and G',or some
tine @ni fr pr llld icp w dsy' a5o Aescsk
about in the room ADJOINING mine A. Ice Gid not
swer. entered h. room ouni lin knecnns al li.b,i
side. went 10 linn. and a.l Touched hm Dee i, Hn
scro.. tie way
Coroner woltman-,Mrs. pevlin. It is impera;
| tive in this cns' that get the whole truth. Did
you not tell DR.. Doran that you found your hus-
band hanging by the neck?
Mr. DHinL swear os e, G94' Coroner;
my. husband was dead was feeling the body
! chilled.
Mr. charles Dcylin the aged father caught
/ Coroner Woman's arm and said: For GODS
sake. Coroner. prove what sh" ilsrorts, II only
! 10 save the honor % the family
! DR.. CUshmAn- ! can easily grove that by ex-
Mr. Dcviin-Wait until Or. Hidden comes.
/ nnl will Hhnlc 10y what M SAWS.
DR.. HaIden ill not arrive until o'clock. In
| ~, ni,3,ht 'mr It wac az rrinip, NAT Pr D9ran
! hni tuld - 'luY pr"n"f g. l-'lmlll that Mrs.
| poNlin had told him that sho had found her
husband hanging 10y the mock,
" II it's suicide Dr. Cushman said, II Il
| the most rcmurkab" cas- On record 81 family
doing III in their power to defeat the ends Of
ON the arrival Of DR.. Alexander Haldcn.
| Coroner Woitman orlerelhis clerk TO subprua
alury., Il was dinicult to find one
| intimate irlend, ot Mr.. Drvlin, then drrw Uark
| the pail. II" quickly unbutt ned the shirt 'ul-
! lar. aud turning the bend aside. showed thick
/ black brus on the skin near tho lusulAr y"n,
/ At the back Of the neck was "A rlrarl, defined
/ rel mark. showing where the cord had ut
/ through HIS friends shuddersd a.. d.. tush-
! mum said. This is q case oi strangu lutlun
Dr. John Doran Of 2O6 East Eighty second
| street then testified;
wa, callei TO Sc Mr. pcviu at haltpastG tins morn
] IN found him lying uu Tie bed Un ui, haDA found
that be WI, dead Mrs pe, i'm remarAgd To- me boa an "
Sht then added. hastily ION. MOT found him kn,sing
bed side rcuurfrd Irnffi
| nOdschuutt. thuSins h would have charge the
DR. Alexander ualden VI ljj East Fifty -lrst
street testified
| have hocn Mr. peVhn's phy stefan over Nrar%
| lie MAS SUBJECT lately t. nervous affections He cou'
linupd OF liz ln,us much muu,t. and Nas 90 tnts et
| hrous. called IN here al - u,iu'k. lls
| was dead rul was blns on the twr li,
| face hvid, and siffu>.d lln lIi
been i'a some hours spoke IN NJ Dc,Nn about ms
death, AMI when size hHctult lictrt n-'trtuVi NAT
s hri found her Husband hAu.ing lt Tue nrck ,l.prul'
ct ht l> lHNurie t, ia I.li.r sNlAr ,lh stafi WAS
tod tshuA round s uD aud last n, 20 GOO t' u'ni ue
lcl lie hsi Oh, I'm ID down aud was sirans'i 10 eaA
The lurys verdict was that Chares L. Dow
lin committed Suicide whl.c SUI fins from tem-
| pQrtty insanity.
| Mr.. DcNhn leaves lyo small children. the
eldest three OF them girIs. It's thought that his
estate Wi! not amount TO any considerable SUN,