Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-30
DIED IN DISGRACE.
Col. Canady, Ex-Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Z. S. Senate, Kills
Himself.
Blows Out His Brains Rather
Than Face Exposure of
His Deeds.
Led Too Fast a Life = Note
to a Young
Lady.

WAsHISGToN, Sept. 27.-CoI. w. p.
Canady, for many years scrgcant-at-
arms Of the United States Senate,
blew out his brains this morning. His
written excuse for the act was his
partners implied accusation Of theft.
1t seems that when Canady was re-
licvcd from duty in the Senate because
OF suit brought by Senator Malone
and others to recover money advanced
for business purposes he started a broIt-
eragc business. Shortly afterward he
fell in with ]. q a. HonghtGn, who
had placed with him 100000 in
stocks and bonds To he negotiated.
Last night iionghton, who has Il clerk
In Canaday's office on Tenth street
near q, put s. 900 in the safe, Of which
Canaday had the combination. This
morning Canaday was found in his
nightgown loosely tied with a strip
torn from it to the door knob, and with
an insecure gar in his mouth. When
released he told low his room had been
entered during HE night by three ne
grOcs, who, nc said had dragged him from
his bed and, thruotng Il revolver into
safe: that he had refused and they had
beaten him and showed the revolver
still farther into his ear, twisting the
weapon like Il screw driver. Another
negro had pressed a razor to his throat
till it had cut the skin and he had still
refused until he heard the omnOus
click, click IF the hammer as the holder
Co It.I he. IN
his own life he sand he had complied
with the demand and opened the safe.
Then he told how, when they had
taken the money, they for some unac-
countahlc reason had taken from the
safe Mr.. lloughton'S books and all pa
pcrs showing Canatiay to he in any
way financially obligated to lIon~htnn.
and had burned them ON the hearth.
The charrcd remains were there, In
Guiding an unlnrncd piece of note
for 800 600 which Canaday owed ilough-
ton
About this time Ilought ton put in an
appearance. Canaday repeated the
story to him, but somehow IIoughton
fancied he detected u fishy smell to it.
He also sarcaStically remarked that it
must have been great hardship for
Canaday to have stood up III the cold
night when he might have lain down
but for fear of breaking the strip OF
cloth that bound him to the door.
lIonghton then discovered the charred
remains Of his books and papers. He
ceased his sarcasm and rushed
for the police station. He re-
turned in few moments with
officers. The front office was empty.
Houghton feared that Canaday had
escaped and SO he had us far rs IIough-
ton and the law were concerned, for in
the inner room, lying on blood
drenched lounge was Canaday, dead
His face was red with blood, which
poured from an ugly hole in his head,
from which his brains also prOtrudcd.
Ills eyes We're opcn and becoming
CLASSY, and his lips We're parted in a
smile. In his right hand was 4 small
revolve., and 4 note lay on the desk,
telling that since lioughton doubted
him he did not care to live.
Another note was left by the suicide,
said to have been addressed to a lady,
Which lHC ponce Nave anu Will uOb
make poblic until the inquest. 1t is
stated that the charrcd papers found
on the floor Of the office represented
notes, bonds, stocks and other com
mereial paper OF the value Of 500, 900.
Police are investigating the state
ment of Captain Houghton that he put
$1,000 in the safe yesterday. How
Canaday could make away with it IS,
under the circumstances, 4 difficult
question to answer.
Miss Moore whom Canaday wished
yesterday evening and to whom he left
note, is young lady of excellent fam
lily and good reputation. whom Col.
Canaday knew in North Carolina. She
lives here with Mary, her sister. Cam
adays calls We're always brief social
ones