The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-18
MERCHANT AGNEW ASUICIDE
SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH TEE HEAD
IN HIS RATHROOM


IN HIS BATHROoM
| TIE Cause or Death Net MsAe Public Untn
Twenty-feur Hosrs Aftsr the Discovery
eftho Body-He Had Been In Bsd Health.
Alexander Mcleod Agnew. tho wealthy to-
| bacco merchant who died suddonly">op FRI
| day morning as announced In the papert yes
terday morning. committed suicide THO facts
were made public by Dr. Jenkins OF the, Zorro
| ners' office. and afterward some OF the re-
porters. who heard him, say Coroner Hanly.
| whose case It was. said something about folks
not mindlng thoir own business.
Dr. Jenkins was the man who discovered
the fact Of the suicide. He says he
told Coroner Hanly. who visited the house
at "a East Twenty-1rst street while
he was there. that It was case Of suicide. and
that the Coroner told him he would send DR..
Donlln. his deputy around to attend to II.
The Coroner denied yesterday that DR.. jenkins
had told him that Mr.. Agnew had killed him
SELF He said he was very sure he did not tell
him. DR.. Jenkins reasserted that he did. Coro-
ner Hanly did send Dr. Donlin to the houee and
the people then told him that It was all right.
that DR.. jenkins had been there. Out Of pro-
| fessional courtesy. DR.. Donlin says. he said.
Thank you." and went away He did not
even ask to see Dr. Jenkins's certificate. II
he had he would have discovered that DR.. jon
being In his jurisdiction.
The facts Of the suicide as they were made
public in DR.. Jenkins's statement to the re-
porters yesterday. were:
EARLY yesterday morning I received note
from medical friend stating that there had
been sudden death at Mr.. Agnew's home.
Though the matter came properly under the
Coroner Donlin I went around to Mr. Agnew's
mousse about noon ana met several members
the bathroom, whom taking q bath The iall
] asked to sec the body. and found It
h sa tS% 0Isf f,Ii Tie T Sash
room. The body was lying, on the floor. partly
right temple. which resembied a 1brufse or
Ss that pleS 5s Srs sdS Ga
pistol discovered later under the body The
f 5eSs kay 5sas ana edI ~ s5s
Srinens Kin warm water 9ao ics s feot SasS ~
SsSs The #esnas no 10 PERMIT ios
Coroner ,Hanly said that he called at tho
While Dr. Jsnk was there spd that
's!SSss1 s sea said that IT wa. all
thas ass
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e! S1n Sent 70 &r asnsv
not BE- on: yssterday 1 nor soad ANYTHING
Hsnl S1a ssSws Tse s. 5s Pa T%sSsh
street was eating breakfast about o'clock on
tha ~ IN haGae MA fd S ~
$sd Ess ST. S9s ssFnfBR:
around to the house at once He said to Sun
reporter yesterday; a., u
iopnd that te was Ie extinct aS tn0 MfkV aaiS.
ssesa II o snysss e for spp in e sss
sag to m st OF 1S S yas n tine
but that It might be that the man, had died Of
cerebral hemorrhage or heart disease. and
ana ' and 'ss ae h 9 ZIG
No Dpes would
eli hat did not sse
How was the body laid out9" the reporter
"Neatly." replied the Doctor. Tho hands
a! 81 s ss
porter Visited MIR: Agnew's house; While Dr..
brother The sacde The Coroner and nsrfhX KS
SSdns1 XIII f" benefit Of the reporter The
e. to Be belief 3Hs that hsys tried
Mr.. Agnew. in the presence Of this gentleman.
T$$ ! ftSa H. asRs# saSe
."oh. no: nothing like that" replied Mr..
aS tsS s S EsS ss SHwns state
II was sent fer by my brother. 4: s. AGnassw;
was snoshsr
had died suddenly. He had been victim! Of
for eam and
saw him last alive, on Thursday. He dined
with my younger brother that evening and
whom did not know was called. and from his
"s q his aeasS ~ss ea
then Z; certsats of death was made out and
ing that ID. death was due to pistol-shot wound
not tsts AqSsw had $Pss
I portf eiio:f' WHICH '0A0" "'f' ''0Au :" lib
BOARD OF TRusrrEs ZEE NoHrHrss DIsrxNsAHv.l
Sept. IT,
nv DIA. Mr. Aoxrw; A. your medical adviser and in
view OF your present state Of health, think It incum
bent on myself to advise yon to withdraw from the
presidency Of the Board Of Trustees Of te Northern
Dispensary believing that tho responsibility attached
TO the office you hold is calculated reard your
recovery Sincerely yours, JoHS n. BEAKNAN.
III fhe Bo1rf NJ nj he Northern pispen'rry
GENILxsFs: 1t Is with extreme regret that feel COM
PEELED owing to inability from impaired health. to
Inform you that will be impossible for longer to
discharge ne duties pertaining to the post
ton OF President of the dspensary and hereby resign
the office into your hands. have been urgently adj
ysed to this step by my phycician Dr John B.akmsn
?. S-The resignation will take effect Immediately
6rPI. 80 1891 ALEx. Mel A0NEw.
Mr.. Agnew's brothers say that he left no lot
ter intimatinp that he intended To kill himself