New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04
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TIE DICKs OF YoNKRGs SEARCHED IN VAIN Fo r
MELANCHOLY sos OF An IRISH LORD.
letter wa received yesterday at The TRIBUNE
Office bearing the Yonkers postmark, purporting to be
written by a man who mcd ated suicide. IL bore no
signature but in it the writer expressed his intention
Of drowning himself lat evening at the foot OF Main-st
in leeren, Dock Yonkers I lac following is the SUBJ
stance of The pstle: " am a ct one of the most
respectable lords in Ireland. and came here for the
benefit of my health. / am getting worse every day.
and think death is the easiest. Sy father don't know
where am He was and is bad to hi- poor tenants
and often think the has fallen his only son.
Nv mother i dead two years That was the first OF
INV bad health and since her death | cannot live.
have been to Confession and Communion on Sunday :;
| am a Catholic. and am prepared to die. am now
preparing to 20 down to the dock ana Jump on: 40
not wish my father to know anything about II. My
last thoughts about my loving ssters-tiod forbid
they should hear of 1t. ON my body will be found
- 900 which. expect, will be spent my nterment
and given the Church. St Mary's, lonkers-l mean
what will be necessary tor decent funeral and the
remainder to the Church. Ny clothes. which are
valuable. TO be given to some poor man the rest |
have given away-my gold watch and jeweiry TO the
benefit of the Church.
May Goa have mercy on my soul.
" Goodbye life.
search on Beegens Dock, foot of Mnn-st."
tribune reporter last night called on Father
Mciloughlin the assistant pastor OF 1t. slary's
Church. lonkeis, and showed him the letter.
" don't know what TO make of it. he said - There
J. II
way answer descriptions of this man. The letter Is
ncohcrent and to his statement about going 10
Hoy Communion and Confession, he must De funny
Catholic who Wohld expect 10 find rest by committing
surcde after receiving these sacramento
Sergeant Osborne was next seen At the police station
" If any such man there he. he said, be seems 10
think that Miss MOrisin shouldnt be the one solar
system Nunkers around whose existence all curious
people wish to reyoye Although the son of
respectable lord he to be affected strongly by
the republican institutions OF this country. don't
know what reasons he could have for destroying his
precious lite
The reporter next visited the docks and inquired II
around but nobody had heard any melancholy splash
in the water. A suicide would have ltfle chance
There said sailor as the tide j. fast ebbing
IxuIessman Armstrong. in the employ OF the Hudson
River RAILROAD Company. Keeps stables at Beegen
Dock and lives there.
a dead man /" he exclaimed Maybe he'd be
cnmn' back To tormnt me in tn cawld nights. Here.
vel thfy and give TN poor fellow warmer bed ana
NJ took hi- lantern and with the reporter made care
fil hut ruiess search lie even about to explore
the comfortable stables. until assured 10y the reporter
that rl-e. 81 drowning invariably Occur IN water.
"Oh forgot" said he " blt sure no nan III think
oi KILN hm.cll snch fine night Then the eN-
pressman went to bed and the reporter came home.