New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17

for liouor and 1t ruined him. lie was never ~ leu
OF expelled from the conference for h's fauit os
simply delivered up his parehments 4 ai'et"""
knew him in Newark. There he was very intemper-
ate In that city he met his present VIE, VINO re-
claimed him. About that time Bishop Foster tneh
n clergyman in, this city, invented remarkably
ingenious lock. Mr.. Mobiles offered to take 'he
vention from Mr.. Foster and push 1t for him. ihis
was acresd TO- and q manufacturing company was
7or,ned Itliyed few months and then collapsed.
leaving ali the persons concerned at loss. Mobiles
then. believe, went to Atlantic Highlands and was
empioyed by the association to act sort of real
estate agent l have understood from all
of his acquaintance that he was making
money quite rapidly. / preached at ire
Highlands Sunday before last, and not seeing nm
among my audience. inquired OF his WE where
he was She told me that ne was home and tna' ne
had been unable to attend church because OF severe
pains in his kidneys. He was man OF extremely
sensitive nature. and 1t needed but little 10 mako
him despondeat yet know of nothing 10 winch
to attribute has suicide"
The Rev. DIR. Buckley was not in town when
reporter called at his Office at No. SO3 broadway'
THE WORD THAT A NEPHEW RECEIVED.
David Collins, a nephew of Mr.. Mobiles, and
dealer in real estate in Newark, n. j., called at
THE TRIBUNE Office yesterday and said that he had
received letter from his uncle by the O'CLOCK
mail from the city informing him that be intendea
to commit suicide and begging him "fcr Gods
sake to break the news to his family. A lew
hours later he received second letter
corresponding word for word with the one
cant TO the Editor of The TRIBUNE. A postscript
said that THE TRIBUNE would, IN all probability,
be able to give him some informauon apoue s nls
unclcs Ieafh II concluded by saying thas oeio iS
MT. Collins received the letter he tN9biesl woaId
he At the bottom Of the East RIVER" MIR. Collins
said that be was almost certain that bis uncle mao
been Led e take his the 1s most hsppy
and could have had nothing to do Win
his suicide. MIR. Mobiles, had for some years
been engaged in large real-es,ate transactions az
the Atlantic highlands; in fact. he was one OF tne
corpOrators of the association. Since the beginning
OF 1881 his speculations had been unfortunate. ana
within the past few months he had become Elk
fremelv disconsolate. MIR. Coins saw his uncle for
the last time on Wednesday, when he was his guest
S 4 5Ss Spsn'SE Wss q
and had been married twice. When be ieit Mr.
Collins on Wednesday ne appeared 70 De
To b.ye foreottsn bis business troubles. In one Of
his letters Yesterday Mr.. Mobiles told his nephew 70
call vt the Merchants Hotel and get package con,
9ive 20 his family. Mr. Collins called at the hotel
aud removed bundle containing gold watch anu
chain set OF shirt a tsn Ms"t to Atlantic high
lands where Mr.. Nobless family Is living, ana tola
his uncle's wife of the matter.
WHAT is SAID AT THE HOTEL
The register at the hotel shows that Mr. MOBILES
has been guest there three times since the night OF
the celebration of the opening of the Brooklyn
Bridge. when he first went there. tThe nght-cierk
ut the hotel says that on Friday night, when MI
Mobiles arrived, he asked for a good room
and without any conversation went to IL. he rose
early the next morning, about O'Clock. and catied
for pitcher of ice-water. He dressed and. going
down stairs. occupied the time before breakfast in
reading the daily papers On Saturday and Sum
day be spent the day ia reading and writing. Inc
porter says there was g light in Mr. Nobless room
an Sunday night, and frequently he heard MN
walking up and down his room. de rose early
agair yesterday morning and went downstairs
about o'clock and after cbeerfully greeting the
clerk, passed out into the street. he held Ia BIS
hand three or four sealed letters