The Portland daily press., 1886-08-19
GRAY COMMITS SUICIDE.
The Body of the DefauItIng Treas
urer Found Near Boston.
He Kills Himself by Shot From a
Revolver.
The Weapon of Death Found Near
His Body.

BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-The theory of suicide
of treasurer William Gray, the Boston de-
faulter has been confirmed. 1t will be re-
| membered that on Monday he disappeared
| from his home in his carriage. This morn
ing his dead body was found on Blue hills a
few miles from Boston. He had shot him
self.
The search for Grays body began at three
o'clock this morning by detectives Wiggin
and Wood, accompanied by Boston reporters
and Others and the woods were secured for
mile in the region where the team was
found. About II o'clock an effort was made
to drag Houghton's Pond, but was given up
as the necessary apparatus could not be pro-
cured. The search had been continued many
hours when Tommy Young, man en-
ployed by the detectives drove up in team
with two ladies who had given him a ride
from the other side OF the HILL he was
Gray'S body, aud would show it to him if he
would follow up the path Tommy detailed
how he had found the body, beside which
he says he found revolver. This he put
into his pocket and hurriedly left the, body
to report the dicoyery to the remainder OF
the party. While the young man was talk,
ing. the searching path was making rapid
ascent of the hill. The party wasItortuous
and before the ltop was reached the party
was well nigh exhausted. The place where
the body was found was about a mile from
the road. The body was lying on huge nat
belderEin cleared place. the sun shining
full in his face, giving CHASTITY appearance.
The position was easy and llfelike. and only
for the CHASTITY pallor of the face there were
no indications of death. His tongue was
clinched between the teeth, and the mouth
was partly open. A stream of blood flowed
from a wound in the heart. The vest was
unbuttoned and blood stain was visible on
the outer shirt. The revolver with which
barrelled 80 calabre, with one. chamber
empty. From appearance the body OF. Gray
had apparently been dead several hours.
Behind the body, at the head of the rock was
partly smoked cigar. The revolver was
put back in the position in which it was origi-
nally found, and medical examiner sent for
to make an examination this afternoon. It
is not known yet whether or not Gray left
any notes or letters to his family.
the scene at ten o'clock and made an exem-
ination of the body. The pockets contained
little of value, about three dollars being
found in one pocket together with pencil.
knife, handkerchief, gloves and few car
tridges of larger calibre than those required
for the pistol found at his side. The blood
stained shirt with blackened hole in the
left side showed plainly the point at which
the fatal bullet took effect. The coat and
vest had been thrown open and uninjured.
The hole made by the bullet was found about
p inches below, and to the left of the left
nipple, the bullet passing between the sixth
and seventh ribs, penetrating the heart Dr.
Sturtevant decided an autopsy was unneceS-
sary. Willing hands then bore the body
down the path to. the road, and later it was
conveyed to his late home in Dorchester.