The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
GEN. DUNN's SUICIDE
His Career in Denver Has BeeA Marked Sy
Business Failure.


Business Failure.
DENVER. Aug. 13.-Gen. N. Gano Dunn. who
committed suicide here yesterday. had led q
quiet life He was peculiar man. and soon
after he came here he engaged in the insur-
ance business representing the Union Com
pany Of London. His affairs grew compli-
Gated In time. and he quit doing anything.
friend OF his said to-day.
He had reached the and Of his string. this
was all. Too proud to gage in any business
requiring manual L., or. his career ended
when his money gave out"
About four months ago Cen Dunn moved to
the house whore he died. He had been living
. few doors away. but tho tenants OF that
house had given up their lease and moved
away. The General occupied the two rooms
on the first floor facing the street
"He was always very quiet" said Mrs. Mar
tin. the landlady. Il never knew him to have
any company In his rooms. and he was not at
all inclined to talk about himself and his
affairs. He was little behind in his rent, but
supposed that that would be all right"
When Gen. Dunn shot himself he was sitting
in An old fashioned armchair. His head was
resting against its back and his hands hang
INK down when he was discovered. In his right
hand was the pistol. a 32-callbre Smith &
Wesson of an old pattern. Two Of its cham
pers hold empty cartridges.
The second bullet entered the right tom pie.
and tho flesh around the wound was burned
and blackensd. showing that the pistol must
have been held very near his head. Although
conscious when he died. he refused to make
Willis living in Denver he interested him.
self little In politics. On several occasions
Without SUCCESS His mode II ie Wss ea.
cesdinRly quiet and how he ever managed to
become entangled In lore episode is mys.
. The woman denies ever having been more
than merely acapainted with him. and ex-
been written as Gen. Dunn addressed to her.
This is the letter Gen. Dunn left. addressed
e Mrs.; Barnes sometimes known as Mrs
~ fisnny; y0ur often .speatsd assertion that
Whish We both erred. '''''' ''''ou' IN
t asa M Ss TGu ID
unhappy. but what doyou By mo. and yet " yos
"Bosh with such After left with horror at
the strangely impudent question you put to
could haSs den. would hSe beon ksxs
left letter for me- but you left none and yet
"a sf bes sHy noPGing but quarrels between
. letter from, me. This week the same. Let
us stopit. You arc humiiisting yourself and
can't stand It Adlsu. Besides. I am 60
ing s out to. day deliberately to see friend and
pe,,s,Gbti; true to you when you loved me. but
Gen. N. Gano Dunn was well known in this
CITY some years ago. But he separated from
s .!sd fa sGn W.. Th0 sna
his whereabouts was unknown to his friends
until the announcement OF his tragieal death
disclosed It. About tho causes that led to the
separation his widow and eldest son. Gano s.,
declined 70 sneak Yesterday. but some Of the
and was the son Of froi Nathanlsl Dunn, Who
tho SON was three years old the family Memovea
to this and IN thn sonrss OF tine the boy
This Was before ths close Of the rebeiion' and
he enlisted and won't to the front taking part
i9 tn. decisive battles which broughtths great
Retnrning to ths city be became an ofneer Of
%s SS OF, Of the 81 o ID Guard no was Also
Upon the election of John A. Dix to be Gov.
Se Ss as
gate to the Eepubllcan NATIONAL Convention at
county and State conventions. He was
MSs.p an sar ~ his career took much in
'e He made q spssiaty as /. lawyer of insur.
case no received a fee Of s25, 900, Until his
Wss veil s Gn ana
amen 81 tho Thfssss cs a
instructed her son, aano T.. to Telegraph the
punn''s body Will be brought to this city for
burial.