Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-01

account Tor every dollar That hau IasSeo
through his hands. The matter wasia
aside, pending further report from the
committees, but the charges wero too
heavy to be borne, AMI on Monday
morning his dead body was found lying
on the beach near the city. Later de'
yelopments disclosed the TACT that his
accounts are substantially correct
DRIVEN TO DEATH.
had Result OF u Council Committee Report
A Hasty Examination aud its Conso-
auouoos
Rncussrgg, \. Y, June 10 ,ioorpc
ID. Williams, Treasurer oi tho city ol
Rochester, has committed suicide. l'uf'
| iny the last seven months committee
of three, appointed by the financo Com'
miltse ui the Common Council, has been
examining tho books aud accounts ut the
| Treasurer. The investigation was insti
tulcd IN compliance with u resolution
presented to tho Council hy Alderman
NJ. u, Filxsinmons, chairman ot the Fl
nance Cnmmlitoe. There Was no init
nation or knowledge oi u deficiency ~
tho Treasurer accounts, aud ho had the
confidence at taxpayers aud officials
alike. The Investigation was supply or'
dcrcd ~ an
Advisory aud Precautionary Measure,
IA tho integrity oi Treasurer Williams
was ~ lar from being questioned that hc
L A IA, i...1 Al 4 Al
years each, aud had entered upon his
seventh year IN Treasurer, although n
man hut thirty.ivo years old.
Ono month ago Alderman FllIslmons
slyullicd tn tho Council the rcadlncss at
a majority at the examining committee To
make their report. In connection with
tins announcement he moved, two
weeks later, to increase the Treasurer \
bond from ils present amount, 500 WD,
To- slhO OOO Ito added that, although
ono expert on tho commitico was not
yet ready To report, the other two ga
periA had found IA tho Trcasurors RC-
counts "A
Discrepancy OF Boms 100000
in delinquent taxes, aud that thero
were othur matters which the hooks aud
aud accounts In tho Treasurcr's office
i,,lrd wholly to explain, In reply
Treasurer Williams addressed the Com
mon Council, saying that, while ho ioli
pusitiyc ho could account tuI every dol
lar oi the trus, funds that had ever come
into his hands II would br u hardship
ior him Ia aitumpt Ia, or tho Common
Council Ia ask that ho should, increase
A.. a., a., nunlnI
Moreover, It would bc an imposition on
his part to AJAX even his dearest friends
to increase their suretlos IN his behalf
at the critical period which confronted
him, even though ho might sco clear
way out oi II himself
There was . sad Tremor In His vooo
~ ho addressed tho Council, aud no
cause ol the confidence which every Al
d,rman rcposod Ia him the hoard de-
cldcd Ia refer the matter ot tho bond to
tho Law committee aud to take
Ia action ou II s board
TIL the third n,omhcr of the inyestigat'
ing committee should he ready Ia ~.
port As n result it weighed heavily on
the sensitive minl oi Treasurer VIII
hams, hut hn bore his trouble with ap.
parent iorlitude until Sunday morning,
when tho Tribune published ia advance
the majority report ot the Treasury ex.
aminers aud iulimatcd that the minority
report would contain much more oi vi
tai interest To the tax PAYERS. This
Proved Too Much Tor the Young Treas
urer,
and this afternoon AT one o'clock his
body was found near tho shore oi Iron
deQnoit Bay, about five miles northeast
ol Rochester. Where ho had evident y
committed suicide hy drowning
\ messenger Was dispatched 10 the
city ior n Coroner, aud tho news spread
like wilihrc. la l,ss than iso hours
after the discovery oi the body all Ro'
chester appeared to be discussing the
important topic, An inquest elected
the following particulars at the suicide.
AZ 10 turns out tn he: On Sunday after.
noon Treasurer Williams, like several
hundred other citizens OF Rochester,
went to lroudequoit hay Ia escape the
heat aud dust oi the city. la tho even.
lng he was seen walking slowly,
~ II IN meditation, along retired
portion oi the beach. Near the same
sINlt ~ hNNNh ttNir tWb
pIoys at the Newport House, adjacent,
who we're rowing boat past that point,
sas mans garments piled upon the
shore, tut did not 10 nearer Ia examine,
because they supposed the owner 10 be
bathing aud feared they might disturb
him, Soon after noon lion A. &. Hob.
hio aud Henry Walher, while walking
down the beach from the Newport
IL Iuse, came upon the clothing, aud no
tC,ng blood IN the cults aud sleeves ol
the shirt, examined closer, They
found the name Williams on the
linen and the bottom of one shoe
Casting about IN search O. the man they
discovered Ia the water. only . iew ieel
from tie shor', the
Body Of Treasurer Williams.
which Was readily identified ~ such
Lifting the corpse from the water to the
shore, they found that ono slight aud
Que deeper cash had been cut IN ihe
lett wrist The blood upon the shirO
cuffs and the discovery oi the Treasur
er's pocket knife Indicated tha, bclor'
| jumping into the water the dccesSc,
had attempted Ia commit suicide b,
bleeding to death. The pain oi cuttinl
the artery was severe. Tie had hacked
across the entire wrist. nearly eutting Il
oil, and then, undressing himself, had
jumped into the wate to
Mako Death Doably Sure.
The coroner's jury found in their yer
dict that he came 10 his death vithou
the interference of en- outside hand.
Mr.. Williams leaves q lovely family
consisting Of Q wiis and three httl
children. lie had and stiil has the con
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