New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-23
HOW WASMR. BAGLEYKILLEDi
MYSTERIOUS CASE IN HARLEM.
PISTOL WOUND IN THE TEMPLE AND A HAsrY
BURIAI-IS IT SUICIDE


BURIAL--Is 1T sUICfDEf
An old and well-known lawyer Of this city,
Sargent V. Bagley, OF No. Wall-s, formerly Of the
firm of Niles Bagley, carried out OF his house No
$40 East One hundred yfourtbst yesterday,
with pistosho through his temple, and buried In the
Cemetery OF the Evergreens The day before at a. No.
Undertaken Bramman whose place Of business Ia at No.
23Os Fourhave. had been applied TO to prepare the
body for burial and had sent a man TO the house
Tor that purpose. This found the body,
fully dressed, lying the bod in the second story
front ROOM The bed soaked with blood. The right
temple had bean penetrated by bullet. which had ap
parently passed through the head
The man informed that Mr. Bagley had aceidently
shot himself. His family. consisting OF his wife, his
DIR. Harold Bagley and two daughters were
in the house. The story OF his family
was that the house having recently been
sold they were about to and things had been
removed. On Monday all were engaged in packing. At
O'clock the family sat down to dinner before the meal
was finished Mr. Bagey left the table and went upstairs
just as the clock strking7 heavy fall heard
and the son. running up to the front
room found Mr. Bagley the floor,
the blood flowing from wound In the head and self
cooking revolver lying the floor beside him. He was
breathing heavily AMI before assistance could reach the
house he dead The members OF the family declared
II was Of accidental death, the pistol having I'M
doubleday exploded by chance while Mr. Bagey was re-
moving it from bureau drawer preparatory to packing
1t away.
The neighbors OF Mr.. Bagley some OF whom not
aware last night thai he had met tragic death that
he had suffered reverses in Specializing IN grain and
that lie had late depressed In spirits. The
Rev. Dr. Cornwall who lives on the same block and who
Oiliciatcd at the funeral said that the family had
not Informed him how Mr.. Bagley had met bis death
One OF tue neghbors said that Mr.. Bagey had drank
heavily since meeting with his business losses.
Al wine room known az Ruppels. popular resort
IN Third ave. near Observation-Disclosures -fonrthst
Mr. Bagley was in the habit of topping daily on MS way
nome, after leaving the elevated railroad
train at northumberland twenty -nfrh-st. There
death OF Mr. Bagley one Of them deputy collector in
the Custom House, whom the others adiessed as Gen
erh.' was familiar with the recent history or
had committed suicide. man named Coles" he said
induced him to speculate and he got that he did not
me that no could make his living
ont of these gambling operations He , had
lie mOrtgased his house and the house was od lately
. " The statement thot has been made said Ruppel,
that he drank too much Of late Is lie. saw him
every day and know II isn't So"
Mr. Bramman the undertaken In response tOinqniries.
said: Tine Of Mr. Bagey Is doctor. believe lie
came to our place at o'clock Tuesday morning. ana our
nnn went TO his house and laid the body on.
cotoner's certificate OF death was gwen 10 me
and on that obtained burial permit don't know
what coroner IL that signed the certificate don't
know whether any inquest was held All know Is mat
the certificate which my son received was taken 20 lne
Boari Of Health aud burial permit III the usual FORM
brought back"
mtted suicide r. was asked.
81 did not form any opinion about Il. The family
seemed Ia he distress and asked them no que
tons They said he had accidentally shot himself
Tnrre was hardly any furniture In the house. Every
thing had been moved ont except "a lev Things. Inc
family was moving away from the house.
Robert l.. Niles and Alexander Tnan. who were sue
Of him AND PeVprrsscd The 6@iei that II no
committed suicide business troubles bad caused H..
In the Northern part of this state. He studied law
with Judge Piatt Grover. In schenectady. Whiis a
young he to this city and pretised law here