The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-25
SUICIDE AT SEVENTY YEARS.
A SBOT ON THE CONTINENTAL,s DICK
AND A SPLASH ALONGSIDE
A white-headed Caue and EyegIa sses Found
-Identined as Belonging to n. A. Bins,
ex-Postmrster nj Hitch ncld, Conn.

whtte-headed Cnne and Eyegias sos Found
-Identined as Belonging to IN. A. Bins,
ex-Postmnster nj Litchn cid. Conn.
Just before the steamboat Continental Of tho
New Haven limo left the foot Of Peck slip at IL
o'clock on Thursday night q forid faced man
OF seventy years. moro than six feet tall. and
weighing over 200 pounds. got aboard.
He was we'll dressed In black cut
away coat and trousers. and woro
standing collar with black tic encircling 1t.
He was clean shavcn. and his air and manner
OF dress suggested to somo who saw him that
he was priest He walked as though trine
lame. In one hand he carried white headed
cane. He had no baggage. and bought merely
passage ticket. His name was not entered
upon tho purser's books.
About IL o'clock he asked tho purser for
some muclage saying that he had written
eome lcttcrs in tho baggage room. ono OF
which he had opened. and that he wished to
seal 1t again.
room. In his coat pocket were stuck half
dozen letters. and some one present COM
:. Yes. i have q, number Of them" snid the
&c gentleman. but will soon get rid OF
He. asked Bartender Henry STANCE what kind
glass. he surprised STANCE by flling the glass
,We" said the old gentleman as he paused .s;,
With that NJ emptied the glass; loft the bar.
About an hour later he went back to the. bar
and asked STANCE what was the cheapest cigar
and the old gentleman bought it. STANCE did
not see him again.
bsG ns 1 e the "a nn
| asked him to- mail the half dozen letters at
MT hsyn in the syf6 tia. he
| were addressed to people in Winsted and West
One was s addressed to a local paper in Win
at the Astor House in New York, On one OF
q blSck f marenai line about one. fourth Of an
letters Lines took. and Is said to have mailed
About bali an hour after the old gentleman
had purchased the cigar. as the boat was near
noiss s on the deck ABOVE him.
hSuRS lad Sady Rs S Se
soon after this he thought he heard II SPLASH
StarCe looked out on tho main deck. surprising
SsSs Sss s sSS e. ES ssmgS boat
named sewell. found tho old gentemans cane
revolver with two Of the sartridses discharged.
|
! There WAS n missing passenger and 1t was the
| old gentleman. In tho morning. STANCE says.
| spots of blood and a thin stream of blood were
| found on the deck.
At the Aston House nothing could be learned
message from Winsted says that the Epsnin0
| Citizen has not received the letter sent there.
and that who is missing has not been ascer-
| tanned.
New HAVEN. June N.-Attorney Charles H.
| Hayden has identified the cane and eye
glasses eft on board the Continental by the
| man who committed suicide, Mr.. Hayden
says that they belonged to his friend. Henry
A. Bills. who for the nast two years has been
| an insurance agent In New York city. Bills
formerly lived IN Winstsd and Litchaeid. and
He was also, Postmaster at Litchneld under
Cley.eapd's AdministrHiion and yell known in
WISsTED. June 24.-Mr. Bills has threatened
several times to take his life. and has heen
the Westford House. and his friends have
been supporting him. While divorce proceed
she died. He had no business in New York.
and was probably looking for netting to do
| there.