New-York tribune., 1879-06-04
MADE DESPERATE BY TROUBLE.

A NUAlRFR OF SUICIDES AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.
An inquest was held yesterday the case Of
Adolph Bondy, age ffty-three, who died by his own
hand. Mr.. Bondy was merchant at No. % How
ard-st. and lived with a nephew in lodgings at No.
2f6 East Fifty-Grst-st. Mr.. Boudy's conduct had
for some time been marked by pccullarltleS Tor
which he had been treated by Drs Seguin and
Roth but without satisfactory results Strange r.
1itabiity. mental depression and extreme nervous
ness so grew upon him that he had often threatened
suicide. On Monday night he retired to his room at
the usual hour, but was heard walking about as
early as A. m. Three honrs later, as he did not
come down 70 breakfast, Mr. Pollock, who owns lhe
house, raped at his door, No answer came, ana tie
door, which was locked was Dur>t, "I11h. On i.t
floor near the bed lay tine body OF Mr.. BondY Wlth
piStOl-shOt wound in the right temple Inc cor
Oner's Jury rendered q verdict Of suicide WINE IA
boring under alteration of mind Nj. Bondys buSl-
ness is said 90 have been in perfect condition. lie
is said to have had no family. The funeral takes
Captain G. c. Gibbs, Of the steamboat w. W.
Colt reported at the steamboat squad once yestcI-
day morning that ut 10 D. IN. on sunday, among
the passengers on ms steamboat bounu lor oa9
Harh0r was noticed man about thrty-iye years
Of age. of medium height and dressed IN blue SUIT
who walked uneasllY about the deck ana hIIaly
was missing. All search fOT him proved uuaNalilip.
The boat was put about but no signs OF his bOuy
could DE found, although he Is supposed 10 nave
Jumped overheard. In she pocket If a coat which
ne had left board was found letter which Is be-
leved 10 have been written by his wife. II was
dated last SulNan, MAY TO- 10 - anu Ntio t''4-
dressed TO Captain Aaron Graham. schooner
Vixen. Salem, Mass" From this letter II
seems that the suicide had left family in poor cir
cumstances that he was the captain Of leaky
schooner and had tried IN almost every way to gam
an honest living.
Julius KOtu, age twenty-four, was arrested yes
terday morning by officer of the Eighth Precinct
I0r lsSu.ng forged checks, and was locked up in
cell in the Prince street Police Station. When the
time arrived to take him 10 court he was found to
have tried 10 destroy himself lie had cut cash IN
lIs neck and wrist with a broken lead pencil. lie
was removed to Bellevue Hospital, where he Is now
suffering. He will not die.
4 fireman on the tug-bOat Day Spring found on
the East River pier at tue foot of East twenty
sxth-st. Yesterday morning the hat OF woman
md the picture of q man. II Is supposed that thcy
were left there bY some suicide. Ihe property mas
been taken in charge by the police OF the twenty
first Precinct but vet uO olew 70 their owner has
been found Later a pTaYer-bOOk was discovered,
upOn the fly-leaf OF which was written the name
Julia Palmer go . -.
The BODY of an unknown man is awaiting identl-
fcatiou al Cranes MOTguc, HObOken. The man was
struck by the Dover Express on the Morris and Is
sex Division Of the Delaware. Jackawanna and
Western Railroad, near East Newark, SATURDAY
The engineer of the train stated Yesterday that the
man deliberately placed himself before the engine.
lie was evidently "A Frenchman, about thlrty-i1ye
wears Of age. with black musiache and dark
hair. La his pockets were found small key marked
" w. j. Mellen, 33 Water-st., and a large one IN
scrbed " No IL 1t Is thought he was resident
of this city, as three tickets for the metropolitan
Elevated railroad were foIud III one Of his waist
COat rockets.