New-York tribune., 1886-07-14
THE CRUCY SUICIDES,
NO MOTIVE FOR THEM DISCOVERED.
INTEREST At TWO ExCBANGEs-PREP-
ARATIoNS FOR THE FUNERAL

ARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL
A white flag with narrow border of red and
monogram in the centre OF the color. which nut
tered in the breeze half up tho pole tho tower OF
the Produce Exchange the outward indication OF the
chief topic VI conversation tho floor OF the exonanRe
yesterday. The tag mark Of respect TO the mem
Org OF Adrian Crucy the strange circumstances sur
rounding his death aud that OF his sister appeared 10 DC
OF to the members than the state OF the
market Crucy we'll hno the dealers in the OK
change and, although he had few intimate friends among
them was held In high esteem and the knowledge mat ne
had taken his life caused univ er,al SURPRISE Pres
dent James McGee who had known Crucy ior many
years said that positive that the suicide was nut
prompted by business dbicLlties must have peen
worth fully 100000 II he bad been forced 10
withdraw from busines, could readily have secured q
profitable position through his many friends in tho ex'
CHANGE The announcement OF the death was bul'ethed
at the Office OF the Produce Exchange Gratuity Fund IN
the executive the second floor and SUBSCRIBING
members we're informed that assessment No. los was
due The sum that Will to Crucy's beirs II any be
to 82 but in heirs appear IL IS
uncertain wnat Will be done with tue money as no rule
In the order u distribution has been made to cover such
cases.
On the Maritime Exchante bulleton board was
back.5oarded etterhead tearing this inscriptions
The president iulls VainIul duty by Announcing to
the association the death OF our late fellow nemOer
Adrian Crucy on the night OF the llth inst a hlS Ia'e
reslrnc In this city.
as matter OF news for long before IL was posted tho
members knew all the story and discussed IT from every
point
The house the OF Lexington ave. and
Twenty fifth st. which the Crucys had lived for thlrty
years object OF interest to throngs OF nqusitve
people yesterday. The green blinds at all the windows
closed and the itself presented picture OF
dc-oiaton The bodies OF Adrian and his sister Lucle
in ce-boxes IN the second floor room where the
shooting had taken place and in hs hallway below sat
Patroman McElroy OF the Eighteenth Precinct, 10 whom
the Punlo Administrator hal intrusted tie care OF the
property h tue house. lie reu ed admission to all ex-
cept whose presence necessary. At O'Clock
ho relevei by Patroln,n Mouahan Kate and Rose
Kelly the servants the only other persous III The
aud they went about their duties very much as
though nothing had occurred.
Vatabe Tor whom Dai left note requesting tIat
they have Doie OF himself and sister placed III the
family plot at Calvary Co .eey, called early ana D-
mrdat-ly set about making arrangements Ior tle
tuner al All sermed greatly grleved at the uealn vi l,
friend but could give no lhforinalon which wouu %
thr,w light the motive. From lnr papers ouuh
in the where tho deed committed IL was evil
dent that he thought OF death nai been npernost Ia
,oi sister for tiInr Ga the centre
book of twelve ciOsely wii;ten pages fored
OF or iiuAry note paper sewed together slvihS l.ue
directions To tIo hisposltlOu or some minor onocs
IL Is written in French ami 1t opens with these wcrls
The papers tue cemetery In tue mihogany box
The journals c0ntainlnS tho ANNOUNCEMENTS Oh our
doAtns are Ia tue wardrobe OF papa al tue Iet III green
enveoue. The dates blr hs are III the mahogany
adlre OF Clark (tne uuder;aker) Is 2o9 west
la the caDer Jf AdIlau aud 1p0n tho dressing tDie Oi
his little chamber Tue keys ut tnst table OF ths niue
chanoer are III my pocket upon the manteplece ln
mammals The linen, the shees. the napkins are III
the between e two cnawners Everyt"ins tnat
In coffin VIII Do lOuu IN tue
closet mamn's cn,mber tho left hand SIDE, aso the
put win me Things III those neces 'ary To d' es5
mo- ch as e black box and the csket that lie III
tnr drs drawer OF mammals dressing table, also all that
inrre Is Ia the lttlo white envelope tied with u red
rboOn the FIRST drawer Ot the WARDROBE also az "hlci
papa with the exception OF two crucdxes and
tns
The epst,e then goes describe with equal exact
ness tue places could be found all the clothing,
housenod utensils silverware, linen, Ierso"ai etters
nd papers seeds nd sand Tor the BIRDS and closes VII
tue direction that Fdhery, the gardener OF Saisary
Cemeery, he pail 30 yea III a1vahce l"t taxing care
OF me pnria plot an the kinds OF flowers he shall plant
there. The greatest diIcty when inc riehls ol .le
Crucys have nteed III their preparations iot tue
funeral been the ON OF the Roman thurch lOF-
bidding the burial OF suicides In consecraed ground hd
with religious ceremony. ENceI IONS nave neeh naho
whrre has Oecn reasonaole supposltion tht te
deed committed while the person was lusane;, St'
Father Humbert assistant pastor o the chutch ol 81
cant ught that evidences this were TOO
plain hat sicle had been cooiy contemplated fa'no
Mctilyun. OF st. Stepnen's Cn1Ich SAID: ,, ,..,
I'm attempting to punish suicides the Catholic Churoh
acting full accord with civil law In thlS stare a.
tempted suicide crime and IN England an ancient law
at einps punish the suicide even ator ueath NY cVn
nscating his property AMI In many wayt hrowIns us
been to exercise enlency and il there is any reason TO
believe that Mr. Crncy and nA sister were insane az une
time il probable that permission Will DO given ior
Arcn"s On Corrgan is out of the city and Monsignor
Preston whose dut7 1t will be to decide whether tne
Crucys may buried in Calvary, could not ne seen yes
tcray Indert John Cl rk VINO mas charge Vi ine
bodies will petition for the required PERMISSION tou
feels confident that 1t will he granted rue
VIII prouabiy take pl CO ON Thursday a a. M ~ % to
nous. and will attended by representatives VI the
ProlLce. Mariiimc aut Metal Exchanges 3. cr
Mr.. Bronson OF the PnDlio Admlhistrat9r olnoo,
assisted by Me.srs Msrsily, Ptou and Vaable made
search of the ,use late yesterday di'ohoon
ia hope OF finding "A will, but were unsuccesSlh. - A.,
The crucv tragedy has caused peculiar pnhrreI III tno
C,roners Office nd Cor0hers Levy aud Messeio az a'
over H. rne latter claims that the 'aso Pe-
lunged to him and that Coroner Levy assLmeu uu"nt AZ
rasbe authority in Interfering. Coroner LoVy' on uo
haud holds he ia entitled TO tue case ospeoi
ally as his deputy DR. Jenkins, who Ives oI psno tuo
Crucy house, first on the gro nj anu h'u oos'" "
yestigatlons bet ore Coroner Messemer appearou'