New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-14
Suicide OF AN OFFICIAL.

LONG ISLAND ClTY'S TREASURER DhAD'
touy Il. MORRIS FOUND DRowNEp-hls ACCOUNTS
RELIEVED TO BE CoRRfCI-A M" 'o'' LIZA
TON IN THE CITY's AFFAIRS
Tive long-unsetted finances OF Long island tliN
were nyOved IN deeper tm'9nH'S,re, IHm Il
MGrr1s. For about years lac had h'fl
that office, first beng appointed to ,n ah Il, q
80 Mace Ills whOie Lille had been spent II,
Astoria. where he was born and he was conSide'eG
n man of urcproachahc character. lie hau nrr'
many public offices, such as Collector justice Wv,
The c,iN charter requires 500 900 bond IRON us
Treasurer, and THIS amount ne iC"""S r,Iit
taxed. No one ever gave MN ,,t ti'G ms
honesty and financial integrity were, ~
ouc,tlOncd. Even when tho ClllzenS YIN t,,
lnlttec began their searching eN.ili''n' -, .,
Offices AT the city Hall, to oniy. Vndih Nv .. n
rested against Air Morris was hIs lhcompc e"'. '
nn>S;b.c excess OF authority IN alioMHs S sup ,h
oucers TOO great freedom WIN '"o oo''' 70 Wv
~. Morriss death Yesterday was great surprise
even TO those VINO questioned ms h'l'esS Ioi S't
= r.osur,r's office. II has cen hc S'tlVV .ui"'
he mad "A great deal OF uoup!e Nl'i.lh
:. wear OUTSIDE of business relations li'1
health formerly perfect, had bcch uuciI'''Vu any,
with n his disposition had also chi"-ci', "a -
while ne.nncr 90 the Methodist Episcopal Ollu-V -
he was cursed Nljh Otd temper WHICH "o az
Ler,cd from hls father, and ia !dih u"llsi V,i "
I'm. sou: ana II Is an, latter circumstance "A!OI
,ansed his greatest troubles lis puS Slch p'lI'
wer,. 80 severe within few weeks that lie Wa uu-
abe to Sl SS1ct an" 16c house or out OF
doors Tor an hour or more. ms exercise go
tl, oAv reAci &c could obtain. III WAS 10 Su'I'''
tuercIo,e, to lis Wl4c yesterday hoiH'Hs' -
l.tt ms room al - O'Clock and. dressing AiHSo,i'
weni out Tor a walk. she slept uhtlI hc'IiS ufS
ignt. ana was iIIshicned When silo I"unN Vi"' A..
LI-i.aud hal NOS returned. inquiry a. i.SS
sons house showed that nc Hau MOI
he. ther, and the son went 10
tnc CIV Hall. expecting to ma MS Id'Htl III
t's ,ft,,' commissioner OF FUbAc Works Wight
was iaNcd To assist III iIiC s'"4' ~ - -. - f.,,,l
Anont : o'clocN an. body o. Nil Morris was louhu
noa.mg IN tho Ids. nINer among tlc Io,''N a.
San. furu's Point near his mousse lie wore Ht'h
Dit.s suit ANA lad On mshO shIf'' sho" iHS 40
ME win winch he mad dressed. lue
h Ia.,I WE, We're io.ded IS if the dead
man haG been praying on lhe VIZ ,.'
before ne cnied his lite by jumping III tne li' oi'
rae appearance Of tne "ody 80 soon a,i 60 iii
ai.riouleI 10 On, stirring 81 the WAGER at 10" 1'"o
ny ne passing OF thc oouli OoA,s' lac
nOIy was ued TO IoW-"o"' i "nu
tahca 10 IA per. Ii was not hIoMn
tLDIhe man VS. al nrst. although he resemblance
10 al, LIty Treasurer VAS noted ny all "ho "a" Tue
body Alter suOtt time IL was lecoeHlA, u' anu t'ir
1,,,ts as convened , MI. MOIIisS home Coroner
hotl.i>on. Oi Long Island CITY, was al one III
1or,.ed of the death ami lNpauehrd jury,
a winch Ponce Commissioner II. Nj lies IT, -
t,r,u,u incV viewed tnc body, ANA IL Was re-
MAYED 10 Ihr iate home OF the treasurer lLo III
Ul,.t will be held on next Tuesday. mere were no
Iapers IN the pVcAo.S auU ONLY Il sh"4l d-o''I' VI
Al Inc City Hall a dag waving at haii-maSt above
the Office Hhc MI MOTHS hdd Dcch Il. WORN o li
t.I
1Y.o had cutlcscu his Oilclal acl rs OF hdu Ic4 /
hur. at III, growing parudIiy III Inc ,p.A HcHu VI VI
Warrants iorEot tIcir bitterness, ana thclc NcIc
on, sind WOlaS Tor tine " squire, as ne Was lbiI.l'-
jaIiV clle. IN their cndc&NOf 10 snow tud' TIC az
Il, ..lf-murer was not prcmcdltdtcd, ANA 10 shlcIu
ms nam. from any disgrace. many tIlcd 10 IeiheHlDC
t.,cs and tIu,s when showed cOncluslNcly 10 turIr
lstlas tAC certain Insanity OF Mt. MOTIFS. MS
account, ere siiu to be correct, aithCueh 'HcIo
VA. 40 ,xauil anon OF the hOONs made yesterday
IN, obi, c was opened III the morning ny the Deputy
Treasurer William ii. Morris, tde son Oh the lIc"s-
MGR lie dld mol remain long, nut LETT hush SnhiI
ms fathers Chltf cI,Ih, III charge OF the once;
Aator ryose IA cOnN cIsItOn III the afternoon sdIu
I.al he had nae every confluence III NJ. MOTIFS ;
1t he MAS OIc OF the most Wluci4 known lhc!l III ne
comfy. and had Iuduc a LUOu treasurer lie H'u
uuAced The IrcasuIers growing NERVOUSNESS ana
had seen HIM WalGug about lho once
- half distracted manner, ana
was suie ho had committed suicide Wheh
aot III tull u, ssgssOn OF his senS,s lie cOuIu no.
~ WHAT u.IJn the bOICs.ucn or HE common
council would take with reference 10 tue Once AT
present or as 40 the successor % tnc late Treasurer.
liz sid ma, he mad uOthlLS NhatcNcr 10 90 WIN
III oiIic. Dut was sure ,heIe Was no u.ilcuItI
whoever WIN the books. HE bondsncA WIN
th,,,I respective amounts, are as follows: