The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-28

wAsuryGros, D. c., Sept. 27.-The
end Of a decade of wild speculations Of
n hazardous kind, in the hope, always
delusive, that each successive scheme
would bring large wealth, came some
time between 6:3O and 7:30 this morn
ing in the suicide of William 2. Can
aday, of North Carolina, formerly ser.
geant.at-arms of the United States
senate and known to politicians
throughout the country for years as one
oi the leading Republicans OF the
south. The suicide was as full Of sensa.
tional preliminariea MS any story alleged
as the basis of fact for u dime novel.
Prior to the suicide there was
n scene about daylight with the
dead man, who was bound by
slight cord iastenings to door,
which iastenings he told the gentleman
who had been alarmed by his outcries,
had been bound on him by burglars,
who, at tho point Of knife, had forced
him to open Il safe and had then
abstracted therefrom most OF the con-
tents. Following this scene was another
in which J. @. A. Houghton, a captain
on Iancock's staff during the war, and
partner OF Colonel Canaday's, told his
partner that he did not believe the
story and would have it investigated by
the police Captain Houghton accused
Canaday OF an attempt to defraud him
IIoughtonl. Subsequently TO n re-
porter OF the Associated Press, Captain
Houghton said that yesterday evening
he had put 5000 in bills in the safe,
the combination to which was known
only to himself and Colonel CanadHy.
A WOMAN IN IT.
The third scene was that which was
visible almost an hour later, when Cap
tain Houghton returned with Police
man Gilbert. who broke open window,
the doors having been locked by Col.
Canaday inside, and, found the former
sergeant.at-arms OF the senate lying in
n bath OF blood, dead from the effects OF
pistol wound through the head, ex-
tending from ear to ear. A letter on a
desk showed that the aphorism that
there is never case OF this kind with
out q woman is in it had substantiation
in one additional instance.
Captain Hougbton says he deposited
$1,000 in the safe last night. The money,
he says, was in notes OF the denomina-
tion OF s., SO and SO. This safe was
in the rear or second room from the
front oil the house. In this and the
front room most OF the general business
was conducted. After Colonel Canaday
and his partner separated on the street
the dead man spent about half an hour
with Miss Moore, u fairly good looking
young woman OF about twenty.one
years OF age. About 5:l5 Charles Ste
venson, an emplove OF tho commission
firm, who roomed on the second floor,
just above Colonel Canaday's rear office
room, came down stairs, having been
been alarmed by outcries. He found
Colonel Canaday bound to closet
door in the room in which the safe
stood and across the hallway from his
sleeping quarters. The safe was open.
Strewed over the floor was great litter
OF papers of one kind or another, and in
the fireplace was o charred mass OF
burnt papers.
Colonel Canaday was bound to the
door with his hands behind him. The
twine with which he was bound was OF
very ordinary stuff, and could easily be
broken. In his mouth was q gag made
out OF torn piece OF his night shirt It
had been loosened SO that he was able
to mako an outcry. His story was that
three bnrglars had forced an entrance
through tho rear window OF the rear
room in which he was sleeping, had
bound and gagged him at tho point Of a
knife, and forced him to open the safe.
They had abstracted a great part OF the
contents, had burned somo paper and
had departed after binding him.
A SUSPICIOUS STORY.
Capt. Houghton was scnt for, and to
him Mr., Canaday related tho story
which his partner refused to be.
lieve An examination OF tho papers
showed that considerable number OF
negotiable notes made by Mr.. Canaday
had been burned. Affirming his dis
belief in the story Capt, Houghton said
he would 90 for tho police and have tho
story investigated. Officers Hodges and
Gilbert accompanied him on his return
to the house. The servant girl told
them that she thought Col. Canaday
had shot himself
The window at the rear was forced
and the dead man was found lying on
the floor He had dressed himself after
Captain Houghton's departure and was
lying on the cot rs II resting, but his
clothes and tho pillow were covered
with blood. A S2-ralibrc revolver was
by his sido. Ho had pointed the reyol-
YER above his right car, and passing
through tho head the bullet came out
AZ tho LETT side. Death must have been
instantaneous. The body was removed
10 the undertaker's rooms. On desk
IN large envelope was the following
noto to Miss Moore:
MN DEAR FE;TSp: nm not guilty Of any
"'ons. 10Y may tTust IN me. Thc people who
Gtu pcIserguHg me are worSo than lam. lIO Is
a villain OF the yeEy largest kiui. God bless YOU,
VIC last prayer oi youF true friend.
4 note addressed to Capt. Houghton,
said that after Houghton's conduct in
the morning he lCanaday) had no fur
tier use for life"
The policemen are investigating tho
statement OF Can't. Houghton. that he
put :, 600 in the safe yesterday oven.
ing, How Canaday could have made
away with 1t under tho circumstances
ts difficult question to answer. Mr..
Stevenson, who discovered him bound
70 the door. saysthat Col. Canaday told
nun that no money was gone and that
S!hly papers had been taken. Miss
Aoore, whom Mr Canndnv viaitnA ras.