Evening journal., 1891-08-25
lpgNrIFlEo BY HIS eaorAeR.


James ID. Williams Committed Suicide
and Wrote Letter Previously to Ills
Brother.
There is no longer mystery connected
with the death or identity of -. r.
Williams, the man found dead on the
causeway on Friday morning Both have
been solved in the same breath and by
the same man, brother of James B
/ Williams of Chicago, who recognized the
body at the morgue last evening, aud
who had previously received from his
brother letter In which 1t was limited
that he intended to commit suicide. ~he
detectives had almost given up the case
as hopeless at the time that relief came
There is NO fame IN the case for any of
them, except 1t be for The Judgment OF
McVey, who all along held 10 the suicide
theory.
Harry F. Williams arrived from
Chicago last evening and went to the
police station to make INQUIRIES about ]
Williams, his brother, from whom he
had received a letter on Sunday morn
ing, mailed IN this city. in which 1t was
intimated that the writer contemplated
suicide
Mr.. Williams was taken to the morgue
and at first sight recognized the body as
that OF bis brother The following is a
sopy Of the letter he received
WILMINGTON, Del.
my Dear Brother: After thinking IL
over | have decided 1t would be better to
let you know where to find me-
II send papers and checks for my
trunk and satchel by this mail The
trunk is In Philadelphia aud the satchel
also
In looking over my papers to day
have discovered that there is a slight
haw IN the deed to my property on Main
street In Ogden
Il think 1t would be better If you do
not let the people in Washington know
anything of this. as 1t would be almost
impossible TO prevent mother from learn
ing of the manner Of my death
From BROTHER JAMES.
When Mr. Williams received the fore
going letter he made all possible haste to
reach this city, TO try and thwart his
brothers intentions When he learned
that he vas too late the tears rolled
down his cheeks and he cried in anguish
my poor brother.
The dead man, Mr.. Williams said, was
civil engineer in the employ Of the
United States Government, having en-
tered the Interior Department three
years ago. he was promoted regularly.
SO that now he held the position of a
chief Of one Of the corps. He was
usually stationed in the West, but did
not remain long in one place. His father
had died when he was young, and thus
he inherited considerable property. Be
sides this he was saving and industrious.
and had no possible motive, so far as bis
brother knew, for taking his own life.
Al the coroner's inquest last night Mr.
Williams was present, AID produced the
letter which he had received from his
brother. The coroner handed him the
effects found on the dead man, all of
which except the watch be identified.
The key Iing which bore the dead mans
name was, Mr. Williams said, present
from him. The jury then returned a
a verdict of death from a self-inficted
gunshot wound.
Mr. Williams gave instructions to
Undertaken Palmer to prepare the body
for burial, without regard to expense
The corpse was placed ia an air-tight
casket for removal 70 Philadelphia this
afternoon, whence 1t will be taken to
Chicago A search will be made ia
Philadelphia for the dead mans satchel
and papers. IL Is supposed that he
sent them there to conceal his identity.
The deceased vas an unmarried man,
% years old, and has a mother alive
He had been melancholy for some time
before his death, but it was not thought
that he would take his orn life The
pistol is still missing, but it is supposed
that som sbody supposing the man to be
asleep stole and then feared to return