New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-14
j. W. CONRAD COX A SUICIDE.
so SAYS THE coRoNERs JURY oFvIcTomA.
tut SOME PEOPLE SUSPECT FOUL PLAYA
CURIOUS CAREER.

CURIOUS CAREER.
Victoria b. G, Oct. l3.--Thc coroner's Jury in
the case Of J. W. Conrad Cox. OF New-lork whose
body was found near the George Road yesterday. re-
turned verdict Of suicide while in condition OF
temporary Insanity. Thomas Atkinson. the engineer
with whom the deceased stayed while here year ago
said that Cox Lad informed him that he had graduated
in medicine al London and was president OF the
homeopathic Medical College In Ncw-York lie as
serted that he owned farm In Ncw-Jc?scy and con
siderable NSwlITh r"1 c,taG lie came M 20 20
which was found. and Suspicious Of foul play are
entertained despite The verdict Of the jury.
james william Conrad Cox disappeared in the
summer OF 1891. His home AT No. 42G siXthst..
Brooklyn and his Office was AZ NO IL Ncw-St.. New
York. where he engaged In business rs an expert
accountant and translator After his disappearance
he charged by the American Horse Exchange for
which he was auditor. with cmbczzng $4,000 Of 1t,
funds Detectives followed him to san Diego. CAL.
from which point all trace Of him lost.
Cox Englishman by birth and a scholar In
tastes. lie graduated double first at OK
ford and received the degree Of Bachelor OF Arts from
the University OF London In $50. He devoted him
self to medicine for awhile then studied theology and
ordained a Methodist Episcopal clergyman.
From England he went to the West Indies and from
there to Brooklyn about twenty Ave years ago.
He received diploma from the NcwYork iomoe-
opathc College and prctlscd medicine for several
years. In the Of his studies aud travel, he
became an expert nngiist, being able, Ii
Is said Ia speak nine languages nuenuy
and TO read and translate twenty five. lie
finally opened business Office In this city.
Mr.. Cox cstranscd from his TWO daughter. vino
had become Roman Catholic7. and his Conrad
Cox. who is an electrician in Philadelphia. Ills
friends say that his domestic troubles prcycd upon
his mind and perhaps unsettled IL. lie Is described
rs Il man Of strong will and uDsynpathetc cmpcr;i-
mcn yet capable Of feeling deeply any real fanccd
injury. He devoted 10 his books, ard he passed
much Of lbs life his solitary studies In hi, library
which filled with ana valuable volumes. H."
became well known expert accountant. and WA,
trusted implicitly Among the organizations for
which he WAS auditor the American liorsr Ex
nounccd by Mr.. bronson, the treasurer, that CoN's
accounts In unsatisfactory state and showed
an apparent shortage OF &lGsOO An attachment WIS
sued out before Justice lnsraham against the prop
crty Of the missing man I'm this Stat,, which
sisted simply Of his ohcc and house furniture and
few hundred dollars In hills for services. The fur
ulturc sold at auction and proceedings begun,
which az -tlll pending, 10 get posse .iul oi nam
which Cox owned ~ Nneland, NcW-Jcrs,y. The
missing man MOI supposed 70 haV" taken mucI
money with him, bui Wien the detectives. sent out
" his assistant. Frank /. StOtt found him im Lower
California, he WAS looking at property for the Iur
pose II Investment. ~ soon h, rtCOsTliZcd
he disappeared again. and II thought be had gone
to Australia. George T. Hall. r.. photographer at
no 10 fuon-st.. l. an intimate friend OF the family
day that under the circumstances the family would
probably do nothing In the matter.