The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-10
Oftice Of J. NJ. B. ROBINSON, 100 East I25ih st
Residence US5 Fast 1851 St
AGENT KING sHOO7S IIIMSELF.
His Accounts Straight. But II Is Said He
Had Lost at the Races.

His Accounts StrniEht, But II Is Said He
Had Lost at the Races.
Charles H. King. the Newark agent OF the
United States Express Company. again ere
ated sensation yesterday. after n shorter dis
appearance than tho enc OF last October.
He left his boarding house at Park street and
Park place at noon on Sunday. and did not re-
turn 10 1t again, although he attended to his
duties ut the express office on Monday morn
ing. He then disappeared. His associates
were puzzled about him until yesterday morn
ing. when they learned that he had tried to
kill him eff.
Ex-Alderman George Il. Sardford The cashier
OF the United States Express Company in this
city, lives ut 22S Mount Pleasant aIeaue New
ark. He is one Of Kings WI NEST friends.
After O'Clock on Tuesday night. while Mr..
Sandtord and his vito were sitting on the porch
Of tie house, 3lr, King walked slowly 10 the
front cato and leaned heavily upon it.
He was dust-grImed and weary. but not
under the influence OF liquor. Mr.. Sandford in
vited him to come in, and he went in and took
q seat on the steps. He acted queerIy and
spoke only in answer to questions, After be-
ing there an hour he snid he was almost crazy
and nearly Hrad, and Ina ed 10 20 TO his board-
town ,r. Sundfold told him not to 70, but to
make use o. oua Of his spare rooms over night.
il
tue family. He snOko quite cheeriullv then.
though at nm car ter hour IN The evening he
lad made some remark about killing himself.
anu WAS rgproveL by Nr. SANFORD for think
Ing of such deed. shortly before 6 yoster ,,ay
morning .Ir. Sandford went to the door OF Mr.
kingn bedroom and told him 1t was time to
get NJ. King responded cneeriuIly. saying:
" Al rIsht: viii be d9Tn IN moment
fast the whistle OF Clark's big mil! blew. md
mnGie with the sound was the report OF
That sounds rs If It was in this house said
Mr.. Sandiord. Mrs. SANFORD thought It was
in the street. Mr.. Sanford looked out OF the
front door and then ran up TO Kings door and
called him again No answer being returned
lo rushed tho door open and saw his guest TO-
rev ovor in his hand. and his head lying In a
great blood stain on the ped. hing was alive
HnM nEGmnanG enyy 5nt ne Was
upon ha,ty examination, The attendant came
70 the thq the pl had gone
there was hole Just above the tight temple
and another at the BACK Of the heaG. he was
that tho bali had traversed the skull, Just under
head. The surgeons said the inner and outer
tables Of the skull were fiactul ed but that
kiug had Il good chance OF recovery.
At tho express, Office it was said yesterday
afternoon that the accounts OF the agent were
all right, and that they cond not be- otherwise
owing Ia he manner in which they were kept.
They could not account ior MI hingF absence
man. nearly 81 years oil, an unmarried. He
has several timos shown that no WAS OF II
ago when he went III with Ives and Young
Woodruff to corner Mutual Mon Telegraph
stock. and WAS badly squeezed In the attempt.
noiorcty hy buying railroads with the rail
roadS' money.
Whom King disappeared on oct. 1i5it was
said he was not diseipatod but that no was
mentally wrong. Ills arcounts were examined
aud found correct Mr George Is. SANFORD
f1und him thcu NJ the house OF NJ. J. HoaGland
in ills CIV aHd took him 10 .,cwar". He WAS
tY the cNpress company.
Ii WAS Snia yesterday that King attended the
Monmouth races on saturday and lost heavily.
which NAV nrcount 70" his deTrHsSiOh, and TINT
rrcurilv he had herL living hCyCni his means.
His onlY SHOWN relative is his mother. who
lives somewhere IN Illinois.