New-York tribune., 1879-09-15
ENDING DESpoNDENCY And PAIN

FDrNFZER HAWKINS, JR., CUTS HIs THROAT, JOHN
RrINFR HANGS HIMSELF. AND c. L. WARE SHOOTS
HfMsEIF-woHEIED BY \ sTrrMoTHER-
Ebenezcr Hawkins, jr, employed on the
farm OF his uncle Enenezer Hawkins. at Nssoquogue
L. j. left the house 10 do some necessary WORK about
the farm-yard yesterday. He did not return when c1-
peced and upon searching his uncle found his BODY In
n stock-yard situated IN about quarter OF q
mile from the house. The body was I'm knecling posi-
tion the head Resting the ground aud terrible gash
Was cut In the throat. jackknie was si cluched III
the right hand Behind the body lay his hat with three
pears IN It, and this spread his shirt which he
had taken Of leaving the body naked TO the waist He
leaves a wife and three children. and the only known
cause Of the act was trouble about loan of money
which he unable 10 pay
Cyrus /. Ware. age seventy years, southcrner by
BIRTH who had lived at Rutherford n. j. for some six
years. shot himself through the heart Friday night and
died In hour. He lived with his wife and his son'
laws family in Of the handsomcst houses IN the vii
iage and was very highly respected. Por some time
Mr. Ware had suffered from severe attacks OF neuralgia
and In the paroXysms Of pain lie frequently
wished that he dead,and even has asked
the members Of his family TO Kill hun. Fri
day afternoon lac was very III, and saying that Ills
neurolgc pains coming on went up stairs 10
his bedroom Subsequently he sent his wife for box
OF pills. and Just she entered the door with it she
WAS startled by the sharp report OF pistol Mr. Ware
had shot himself physician was nt once summoned
hut Effort made Ia probe The wound AS the bullet
had entered the heart.
The body OF John Rcncr was found by some boys
Saturday afternoon hanging IN the basement OF
deserted house Laurel HI. l.. I. inc house
stands lonely spot the DE Bcvoise estate, on the
" old wood road " leading from WOOdside 10 Laurel
Hill. The house, originally prctentiOus country
residence IS I'm the last stages Of dilapida
tlon. aud people say that II II haunted. Directly
opposite. the road, Is a pool Of sfnguant
water The body Of Reiner was found hanging fIom
beam IN n in the basement. HE knees touched
The ground, his head was thrown back and his hands
we're casped. The body cold and liioles-. II was
taken the town mOrgue and inquest was held by
Coroner Carroll. Of NewtOwn.
on the body OF the dead man was found II memoran-
dnm book bv which his identity vAs established. He
house painter by trade aud lived with his family
No. 20 MauGr-sf III This city. On one page 81 the
book diagram of the first floor Of the haunted
house and underneath the words In German, 81 come
II was I'm back this first floor that the body
OF John T. DAILY. the builder Of the Windsor Hotel.
round Lansin IN May. 1877. From tie sketch of the
floor in the dead painters book II seemed That he urd
sought this place with deliberate purpose to end his
hfe. From the position IN which the BODY was
found ~ thought not improbable that ne
had taken olson before hanging himself DAILY shot
himself rst. The cause OF the sucid" II heincr Is be-
leyed 10 be GespOndcuCy. arising from business ro-
bles. lie about thrty-1ye years old, and bad wo
and two little children. The COroners inquest was
postponed to Wednesday.
Adoiph Bernhard, ago seventeen, committed suicide
Yesterday by hanging the Workshop where
hc employed. on the fourth noor OF No.
m Canai-st. clothing house, Is married TIE .sec-
ond time, stepmOther not knd Ia min. and
Insisted that his elder brother should leave home
and 10 to live with an aunt.