Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-09
BUSTED.
President Runyon of the National Bank
of New Brunswick, N, j., Cuts
His Own Throat.
A Deficit of Over a Million Dollars il
the Cash Surplus Discovered
The Town Wild.
The President Willing Tool in tn,
Hands ola Designing and Spec
ulating Cashier

PRESIDENT RUNYoN KILLS HIMSELF.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Sept. S.
Mahlon Runyon, the president of the
National bank, cut his throat in the
water closet of the bank. He is inn
plicated in the thicvery of Cashier
Hill. Great excitement prevails.
THE PUBLIC AsToNIsHED.
New BRUNSWICK, n. J., Sept, S.
The excitement over the double sui.
eide of the president and cashier of the
National bank of New Jersey becomes
intense. The statement furnished by
these officials in June of the current
year showed "A paid up capital OF $3.50
coo; surplus, Sl25 coo; undivided prof
its, SIS, $50 There has been nothing
in the public history of the bank since
that date TO cause any uneasiness to
the stockholders. The suicide of
President RunyOn, while strengthen
ing the testimony of giant frauds in
the management, causes uubounded as
constituent TO the general public.
A KIND OF A NoNENrTTY.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Sept. 8 -
President Runyon, who committed
suicide this morning, was a farmer
sixty years old. He leaves wife
and four children. He had been pres
ident of the bank five years,
| Mr.. Runyon was not generally re-
garded as much Of financier. The
| late Cashier Hun had the running of
the institution pretty much his own
way, and Mr.. Runyon was not consid-
cred of much consequence. In Wall
street not much can be CLEANED con-
corning the dead president, He APP
pears to have been known by few
operators on Wall street
THE DEFICIT - THE TOWNHWILD.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Sept. S.
New Brunswick is shaken toits center.
Bank Examiner Shelly has discovered
deficit of over one million dollars in
surplus cash and securities. The town
Is wild. Men rush frantically to the
doors of the National bank only to be
told that the business OF this institu
ton has suspended for the present
President RunvOn, who committed
suicide, has $60,OW in government
bonds. Cashier Hill had negotiated
for the sale of these and it was consum
mated for three days before his death.
President Runyon knew nothing o
Hill's doings, trusting him implicitly
and the crash in Wall street in Nav las
took the bulk OF Hil's stealings. Pres
sident Runyon though quite popula
was ignorant of the financial matters
He was willing tool in the hands o
a designing cashier.
THE SUICIDE.
. At 9:i5 n. IN. President Runyoi
drove up TO the bank In his carriage
, He was accompanied by his two youn
daughters. "Good.bye, papa" salt
a Julia, the eldest, reaching out OF tn
carriage as Mr.. RuNyon descended [
the pavement, al hope all will be we'll.
at you do not see me before night,
he, responded, tell mamma ! wi
stick to the bank. Twenty minute
t later he sent the chief, Fitzgerald, VIII
g was in charge OF the bank, for a cop
1 of the morning paper, in which Tia
= story was told OF his completely IN til
= haha' downfall. Securing the papel
I ~ went into room OCcU
j. pied 10y organizing directors and bega
L TO read. a deathly pallor spread owe
u his face. and he exclaimed, "Mv Goo
II what will my children don passin
S his handkerchief over his brow, h
i threw the paper into the lap of d
d rector and eNcusing himself he wen
e into the toilet room of the bank.
3, minute later the sound of ia
Q was heard. The directors rushs
h TO the closet and dis covered the bod
n of President Rlnyon on the floor. u
4 blood oozing from a gaping wound
lie his throat. He was determined {
Is suicide. He had cut his wrists deepl
Is the blood squirting against the wall
c. the ceiling.
* ALMOST A RIOT.
lie The thousands of people OF
Side we're hoy.lf,d. "Shau \