Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-27
COLONEL CANADAY DEAD
The Well-Known Politician
Commits Suicide.
HAD NO FURTHER USE FOR LIFE

He Claimed to Have Been Burglarized
But His Partner Disbelieved Him
and swore Out a Warrant for His
-Ex-sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate Member of the Republican
National Committee.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Colonel w.
p. Canaday, ex-sergeant- alarms of the
United States senate, committed suicide
this morning by blowing out his brains
In his room, 712 Tenth street. n. W.
Since his retirement from the senate,
Colonel Capaday had been engaged in a
general brokerage business in partner
ship with j. Q. A. Houghton, who fur
nished the financial resources Of the firm.
Mr.. Houghton said he was awakened
early this morning by colored boy who
brought him message that Colonel Can
aday desired to see him at the Office.
Since his connection with Canaday and
the business Mr. Houghton said he had
invested $l7, 900 in the concern, So, 900
of which he had placed in the safe only
last night His suspicious were aroused
that the message had something to do
with that money, and when he arrived
at the Office he found he was not mis-
taken.
Said He had Been Robbed.
Colonel Canaday stated to him that he
had been awakened by three colored
men. between and 3 o'clock in the
morning, who, with reVolvers at his head
compelled him to open the safe The
burglars, Colonel Canaday said, had OBJ
tanned entrance by breaking the window
pane with a railroad spike. After secur-
ing the money the other robbers gagged
the colonel, using for the purpose piece
of his night robe. They then bound him
to the door Of the Office after tying his
hands and feet.
Houghton was skeptlcal.
This was the story told to Mr.. Hough-
ton, who promptly declared his disbelief
Of the tale and left after warning Colonel
Canaday that he intended to procure a
warrant for his arrest
How tho Colonel was Found.
The story, as told by Mr.. Stevenson,
whose apartments in the house are above
Colooel Canaday s Office is that sometime
before o'clock this morning he was
awakened by a tapping sound and imme-
TO come down stairs. This was repeated
several times. Mr. Stevenson hurried
down to the room below and found Colo
mel Canaday bound to a closet door in
the room. In an excited tone he asked
to be cut loose This being done Colonel
Conaday bound was asked the cause Of
his unusual position. He replied: Rob
bers. Look on the floor Mr.. Stevenson
glanced down and saw a number of char
red papers Colonel CaDaday told him
that robbers had overpowered him and
burglarized his Office
The police were summoned to whom
Colonel Canaday related the same story
An examination Of the premises showed
that the window through which tn,
burglars obtained entrance, as claimed
by Colonel Canaday had been smashed
into fragments. The thongs used t'
hold him TO the door were pieces Of bind
ing twine tied loosely about his knees
ankles, wrists and elbows. The gas
was poorly arranged in his mouth an'
he had no difficulty in raising his voic
so that he could be heard by the boarde
in the story above.
Colonel Canaday, after giving his ver
sion Of the story to the police repaired &
his private room in the rear Of the Ofiic
and dressed himself and sent the mes
sage to his partner, Mr.. Houghton
The Warrant Came Too Late.
After the scene between them he II
turned to the Office, and about 7.30 b
was found by the police who had com
to serve the warrant sworn out by MI
Houghton, stretched on a cot in corne
of the room with a bullet-hOle in hi
head The bedding and floor about tn
cot were a pool Of blood The bullet ha
passed clear through his head and wa
embedded in the wall.
"No Further Use for Life"
A note was found written by Colon'
Canaday to his partner, Mr.. HoughtoI
saving: after your conduct this mori
ing have no further use for life"
Another note was left by the suicid
said to have been addressed to a woma
which the police have and will not NAL
public until the inquest It is said thi
the charred papers found on the floor ,
the Office represented notes, bonds, stool
aud other commercial paper Of the walt
Of 100000.
Looking for the $4,000.
Colonel Canaday has been separate
for several years from his wife who wit
her only son, a young boy, lives at w
mington, n. c.. and rumOr connects
name with that of young woman WI
has been in his employ. The police a
looking for her in the belief that she mi
be able to tell something Of the wheI
abouts of the s., 600 that disappeared la
night.
Colonel Canaday had been in fnanci
trouble for some time II was the eau
of his retirement from the office of Sc
geant-at-arms of the Senate. He was
native Of ofNorth'Carolina and after the W
took a prominent part in politics For
number Of years he was member of I
Republican national committee, servi
until the Minneapolis convention.