New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-28


Washington Sept 27-The climax TO decade
Of wild adventurous speculation came this morn
ing in the suicide of William F. Canaday, OF
North Carolina, formerly sergeant-at-arms OF the
United States Senate and known 70 politicians
throughout the country for years as one OF the
leading Republicans in the South
The house in which the tragedy occurred Is one
of two three-story and basement, narrow brlcK
houses of which the lower floor was used for office
rooms and the floors above were rented ont Tor
lodgings Their numbers are 7l2 and ia Tenth
st. Colonel Caraday had TIE entire first hoor lor
office rooms He also had cot in one oil the
rooms on which he slept at night. Captain D. Y
A. Houghtor says that he was partner OF CoIonei
Canaday, but his name does not appear on Tue
signs. He seems TO have been the man VINO iui
nished the money last year for enterprises VI
which Colonel Canaday was the promoter Inc
business carried on besides that of Launching Varl-
ous enterprises was that of a general pension ana
claims agency the loan of money on secnri'ies o'
A. character such as banks do not readily TAKE
and the insurance of p1tents this laet Deihg ooe
nndcr the name of the Patent Guaranty Com
psny.
Yesterday evening TIC two men were together
for a short time about O'Clock, and wenr OUT
topetber Pefore LEAVING Captain Hcughton says
in the rear. or second room from the front OF
honse No. 712 Across a narrow hallway were
doors leading TO two private rooms and. in one OF
these was small cot on which he usually Slept.
After Colonel Canaday anl his party separated 'he
former called at o21 Gst. upon Miss Moore 1t
was about 40 o'clock when hc left her houS.
About a quarter after > o'clock this mornlne
Charles H. Stevenson, an employe IN the ISL
Commission. who roomed on the second hoof just
above Colonel Canadny's rear Office room. cau''
down stairs, having been alarmed hy ou'cries'
He found Colonel Canaday bound 10 closet
door in the room in which tho safe stoou anu
across the hallway from his sleeping quarters
The safe was open. Saewn upon the hoor was /"
great litter Of pererS. anf IN the fireplace was I"
charred u ass of burnt Tapcrs Colonei ahau"S
was bound to the door with ms handS oeiiiiu
him the Irvine being ordinary stuff which couli
have been broken with ease. In his mouth "a
a rao made ont of a torn piece of his mgn'
h;.s ,,h;cb ,yaS found acros the hallway. II
had been oosened so that he was able 10 MAKE
an outcry. .;.o
Co,one, CANADIANS story was that some time
after . o'clock in the morning three BURGLARS nae,
forced an entrance through the rear WINDOW, nav
hound and GAGGED him at the point oi N"il'
held over his heart. and had then forccn MN u.
onen the safe They had taken great par' VI
it's contents had burned some Papers prlhclpa,N
negotiable notes; had strcwn others arouh" ','
floor. and had gone after binding nm III u"
manner in which he was found Mr. stevenson
learned this story after having cut the twihe oi'
inc with an eraser 50 FIR as Mr.. Stevenson tolo
the Story. nothing was said by toioAei 'an"""'
about So. .0Ol having been in the safe.
Captain -Houghton was sent for ana Y" nun
Mr. tanaday related the story. which his partner
10 sai
IT. Unavoidable The glass of the wlndow
,nnarentIr was broken from the inside, anu III
many rlac4e, when all that was necessary was -
., at n small latch. A considerable nu""el vi
necotiablc notes made by Colonel 'ananay h'''
t.en burned and every book containing rccofu
~ indebtedness agans him had been deS'r'Se"'
Cantain Houghtor then went for the pohoe,
IN his return TO the house the servant g'fI ,o'''
thcm that she though Colonel Canaday ia" s'o
himself The officers found the doors iocN'''
Tbo window was forced and the dead man was
fonnd living on the cot. lie had dressed hi'i'soii
.ftnr Cantain Hough'on's departure. and was
,;,, IN tho cot AS if resting hui his clothes ana
,bn sheet and pillows of the cot were covered WIN
,Jood revolver was by his side lhe o'N
-ora,. man had sent bullet clear through Ms
80 De,tb must have been nearly mS'ah-
,aneous The body removed TO Chuer'"h''
cneors rooms and an inquest VIII ~ iei'' va
+. desk. written on large manila en'eiope' wac
the followlnI note u MIS- Moore w.
NJ ncar Friend 1 am not guilty Of any wrong. you
.y ,-ust in me- The people who ore perSecutlhe INV
""' - ,h,n nm He t. a villain Of the very largest
ca hs.s YOU always the last PRAYER OF yonf uue
goa DICE ''' CANADAY.
note addressed to Captain IIoughton said tha'
.ftar Honcbton's conduct th> morning. ne VO""-
odar, had no further use fol life
The police are investigating the statement u
-
yesterday evening How Canad'y made away wiz"
,. .,dnr rho circumstances, is difficult question
% answer. Mr. Stevenson who di.coVeie1 MN
hornd IN the door, says til Co nnc CaDadtS @ toi1
him that n. money was gone anu IN ~. oi's n's
had been taken. L. as captain i1outn1on 'o ,y
so ga COO haG been pacc in the safe, ana Is now
TTo;Ssing il seems remarkable that the dead mah
said nothinq about it, Captain liohsUtoh aSN : . .
e%a. he advanced Colonel Canadav from 'lhc 70 10
simo atout 81 > OOO and that there was dcstr0E"l
shont SlO0 OOO. stock of the llougltoh Macn'il ~,
Manufacturing COMPANY. ard also cer'inca,ea I' VI
anS ether entrr0:i~es. Captain lloughton is de-
scr;hed snG in the City Director, Ma hinist
William 7: Canaday was porn ,o.na IN ar,. and
,,s rc,rcd ON q farm When the war broke oit
he entered tic Confederate Army, ana, II Is saiu'
ho,raI himself TO i've brave and daring. At t.c
close of the war he settled in wilmington ana hd
was elected town marshal and Mayer Ihen ne
was appointcd collector oi customs OF the por. M VI
Wilmington on the ec"enu '1io, M The 81 rrcasry
4 warm friendship for the Senator was SHOWN ~
Giun, canadav aud at all times he did evcy-
tbinr that he could to advance his political in
tercsts. -, , c.. clor-,on that
I,oio,ai Canadav was elected Sergcant-at-ArmS OF
the senate. In this position he showed himself
capablc and efficient ~ -.
While still prominent politically as sergeant at
80. Of tho Senate and the representative OF ms
State on the Republican National Committee Col %,
onel Canaday became engaged III q nunper n OF III
Unrtant enterprises in cre OF which, the lorna,
on "f the National Crcosote Company he enlisted
the financial interests of Senators Jones; OF Ne
VIC @a. cameron. Plumb, Malone and Palmer, OF
vkb;oan This company failed h0pees:ly in its
srora oa" To- put on the a-kc' the crcosote atsmpcd
- hc made In North Carolina under its patents
Co,oUsi Canaiay was threatened with htigation