The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20
GEORGE II. M00RE'S SUICIDE.
THE CORPsE IOTND LT fTBEEIK ~
THE IONKERS BOULETIRD.
Mr. Moore'- strange Behavior for Weeks
Previous to his Dcnth-iti. services ~ an
Uunorcd school Teacher In New York.

Previous to his tscnth-itis services an
UOnorcd school Teacher In New York.
A neweboy named Courtney crosses from
Yonkers to Mount Vernon every morning 10
get the newspapers that arc thrown from tho
first outgoing express train ON tho New } ork
| and New Haven linilrond. Al about 81 OF 81
o'clock. going eastward. he drives down a little
incline md round curve in the Yonkcrs Bou-
/ lcvnrd leading up TO West Mount Vernon sta
! ton on the Harlem Railroad. That incline is
| about three quarters Of q mile from the Mount
| Vernon depot. and quarter OF mile west 81
/ the Bronx. just there, the space on both sides
Of the road ia wide, particularly on the south
| side. whore there is n bare cXpanso Of sun
! baked earth md loose stones. Beyond them is
/ aErassy bank. surmount'd by n fence. Yester-
| day morning Courtney saw n wcll-dresscd man
| lying ON that bare piece Of ground, seemingly
nsccp. He hurried on. got his newspapers.
and. fastening back. found the man still secm-
ingy asleep. lie sprang from his light wagon.
and ran to the man. and touched him. The
man was dead. A bullet hole in the base Of the
skull. n wound on the forehead, n pistol lying
near an outstretchcd hand. blood spattcrcd
| over the stones and in pool beneath the head.
| told the story Of a suicide. In the dead mans
pockets Coroner Hughes found receipt from
the Mount Vernon Chronicle for $50. paid by
George II. Moore. and Hermann Bchrmann.
who keeps hotel not far from the West Mount
Vernon depot. identified the man. Mr.. Behr-
mann said
"Iknow him well. He was in my place last
night. He is Principal 81 n New York school.
and lives here in Yonkcrs."
Mr.. VIM. McCollcm. Poormnster who lives
opposite the West Mount Vernon depot said
that he heard the fatal shot fired between 8 and
O'Clock Yesterday morning.
Coroner Hughes. having had the dead mans
| head laid up on big stone and turned parallel
with tho road-for. as found the feet were at
the edge Of the road and NOM niarly liable to
| he run over-irove into Mount vernon TO om-
ploy Mr.. Burr Davis. the undertak"r aud IN re-
| ply To- the Coruners question Mr.. Davis said:
ra II fT9 rHb Hs2 go 81, g. In New York spn
| iidly educated. and one of tn" finest and most
cs,imable men. in every way. thai We have in
the county. | met his VII" and eldest son
coming down street. on their WAY to the depot
this morn M. He had not been home, and Mr..
Moore WIZ very anxious about INN. She sup
York ana expected him IN the 7:i2 IRAN. She
WAS going 10 meet him. Intending 4 he did not
come 10 90 To- the city. TO hi- school"
Alter the first shock Of TIE news Mrs. Moore
sent TO New York for her father. DIR. Cook. Her
husbands body was taken To- her home IN tho
afternoon, and the Coroner impancllnd jury
md ordered the inqucs, ut 10 o'clock this morn
Mr. Moorc- behavior had for some time poet
boon such n 10 rrcHt" doubts ot his sanity. lIe
had been for some time assiduHu-ly reading
! law. with a Wow To- being admitted 20 the bar 40
an early day. ana II Ia believed that he oNcriaNed
Mr. q. H. Cameron Of Mount Vernon wns talk.
ing with Mr. Moore recently roneerning ms 90
~, r'.oJ mn now l,,rina. thn vae,on 'nnj
III your-gli for rNauuauon;' Mr. Moore. pass.
know what j. the matter; can't ilN my mind On
it, haye tried. and cannot DO qnyihips.,
ON u" night previous TO his death Mr.. Moore
talked strangely. and il - also remeu hered that
~ TIC past two cor thr." months u" d.Vri"prd "A