The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
nh III, COMMIT SUICIDE?
-, ,rctEiRr MdT HAVE JUMPED
.r,.,potRD FROM TIE PLYMOUTH.

81. Left New York on the FAN River boat
Friday Night, but Ills Friends There
S.. Not Heard from Him-He IBID Not
..,,rc 10 succeed til. Rev. Mr.. Collier In
a.. Passionate ofthe Church orthe Saviour.
oslcarned yesterday that tho Rev. Sam
~ N,Clrary. assistant pastor Of the First
ue,,.r,an church OF Brooklyn, who disnp-
saI on Friday took the Fall River boat
r,"uou,h on Friday night. Dr. Francis OF
n''a,,nc. Nass. who attended tho Rev. Mr..
,,C,n,rywlcr he wns ut homo for short rest
. . vccNs ago. received letter from
Wv Yesterday morning. 1t was dated "On
n.a sounL," and contained money to nay
W. ,hysicinn for his medical services. Tho
Wv W.. wns written in lead pencil. and con-
. .,v nothing that indicated n determination
'"'' ,t, ,n,t OF the writer to commit suicide. It
w abort, Lusncssike note. and It was
~, a, Fall River at 80 o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon
'"' n Niet of $50 Charles street. Boston. a
,,hor.in.law 81 the missing man, reached
w. yok Yesterday morning before any clue
Nr NcClrarys disappearance had been
I,..,ysrsl. MIR. Millet heard about the letter
~, Francis at 4 o'clock yesterday after
'. VAN and wen, at once to che Plymouth.
nv rn, ooIcs,s Of the boat said that NO one had
,..n ropor.sd missing on the Friaay night
W.. . they did not hnve time. however. to
WI, n o,.r the passenger list OF that trip for the
Paw NJ. Mc('icary's name.
rNr McClcary were on board the boat with
,hs attention Of committing suicide. and did
ro,,,kes sa,croom. his absence when tho
Mont reached Fall River would not be noted.
Mr.. Nilrt thinks that his brother-tn-law
landed 4, Ial! River and wandered around for
1tov tl,A1 sttA Thn
host reached Fall River early Saturday morn
inc and II the letter had been left with the
,urse- to mail it would have borne an earlier
pcstmnrk
The lev. Mr. McClcnry was member OF the
clo.s of ~ at Harvard and ho has several
friend, in Fall River. Mr.. Mil!ct notified these
friends OF his disappearance. and also asked
the Fall River police to send out an alarm.
twas learned yesterday that Mr.. McCleary
scrt n number Of letters Just before he disap-
reared that indicated his intention Of COM
hitting suicide. NJ Mille:, however. believes
that he is still alive. and SO GO the trustees OF
sh tho Xii that H. may have taken tie iiymouth
i'.ht Lack TO \rw York. AM, his brother-in-
law has sent cut this description of him in
BROOKLYN and New York:
re-, 'i '. Si lfa: "S sos"s
mous@rgc ~,tea gray cape ovsrcoai. blue c!erira!
sag n SS axe Missing Since Dee e from
U.rs. stree, brooklyn. lilo is clergyman. slightly
aeurn'e'.
Mr.. Millet found yesterday in tho room that
his hiotherin Jaw rad occupied ut l24 Hicks
street s4tchei rarity pnSked ana lot Of torn
Nf,sn St vent away
md then concluded to tear them up They
were very vague and gave n, clue rs to where
them that no found him elf unworthy of his
task and H.. had concluded to so away.
S af bs OF an
on Saturday morning letter from him that
had soE mailed in New 1or tGs day sei"re
the doubts that he had OF him self. and said
h1 he wIs going away from hi his work a
MY son il probably at the bottom Of Ions
i islInd srnnI 1t WINS on Lriiay night that h
trntion OF coming to Boston. and we have no
heard from MIN since. have information
York. but when it reached Full liver lie wa.
missing. He had overwork ed and think thai
his mind . WIS rye HyerHaanfed. .. ,o ~,
noticed then that, no was III; We. urged him t.
come home for longer rest. and he consent
beard the loHt and darnc an attack OF brain
!rend OF the lev. il. lrice Collier. who recent.
the Of the First
resigned. and MS friends say that he had no
expectation Of being point ed to succeed Mr..
Collier. E.
rt yH sss s Ss Dss e: e: nf GS
degree nj the bvirity school less than a year
pastora! experienced was limited to the two
months during which he was connected with
1t vas rot generally believed in Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon that he had committed
suici!e. Thos" VIII" think, that the young
,tNI inrl Nnlii
Willow Place Mission Yesterday. The Rev.
Sion i"r two months. Many Of i6e Nom Ders Of
the First Unitarian Church attended tho mis-
sion Yesterday afternoon ami remained after
tho services 10 discuss the minister = disap-
r-4rancs and Suggest possible clues.
Mr. McCleary was very popular with the
i m"n S Of the con@reTaton and some Of
on 'hei" own account.
A thorough search has been made OF the
ne police Of both brooklyn and New York
have been instructed TO kecra sharp lookout
con n Ts"F hs First os tSu1s ss
suggested Il new explanation Of the minister )
81. MrCicary." he said yesterday after
noon. has been with us but two months.
me SugsGStion that he expected to succeed
's lisvi IL Price Collier as pastor OF tho
We. AMI worked with lin. lie had no such
idea II" has not been out OF the Divinity
charge Of :, targo church. Mr.. McCleary was
harvar graduate. II young man VINO had
rlGoN"i many advantages. and his experience
~ Ia~iurt. wurS was i'm tied 10 the two u onths
mat h. las Lrnn in BROOKLYN.
ii !" possible that his mind and health gave
WAY ani.r tho strain OF his mission work, fol
10 was Kept very busy. 1t /, also possible
mat ne. cam" to th" conclusion after "A tive
month"; lral that h" hnd mad. IL mistake in
chnosihE his lilo work. There ore snyern
Things that lead N" to hclieve ia this rX
D. anation. MIR. Nc l-ary lei. very dnsnnndeM
about his work. When he preached i" fei
that MS sermons were not up to the mark ii,
several times said To IN" that he was atrial,
thnt he was failure as a minister. A. "A mat
ter 81 fact. however he has been doing re-
markaL!y good work. am unworthy,' Il
has said to me. and am not lit Tor this work
On ono occasion ho talked vaguely abor
committing suicide. hut | feel confident tina
he Is still alive. Now, Is it not possible tia
this young man broodcd so mucn over whr
he thought to DO his unworthincss that /,
fnally concluded to simply drop his work an
lrhvcy'
SUI orintendent Drackett. who was In charc
Of tho Willow Place Mission yesterday aft.I
noon. said: Il am convinced that Mr.. Nj
i,leary WAS temporarily insane when no lel
newis frnil young man. and his work ha
been Very severe. One OF his friends receive
9letter from him the day or he lisa pprnre,
N Y Mr., Mctleary again spoke OF his NJ
soVhinnss. and smoke very vaguely n bout hi