The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-28

which CanadRy used for a more strictly
| private business, aud in front of one Of
these TWO was a small cot, on which
he usually slept. After Canaday and
his partner separated on the street
the former paid social call upon a young
LADY whom he knew In North Carolina. He
took leave of her at 1880 o'clock, and re-
turned 70 his quarters and retired early, as
was his habit. About 5:15 o'clock this
morning, Charles II. Stevenson, ,an employe
In the fish commission, who roomed on the
second floor, just above CAnaday's rear
Office room, came downstairs,
HAVING BEEN ALARMED BY oUTCRIEs
which he at first though were nothing
more than the noise OF some drunken
roysterer outside. When he got downstairs
he found Cauadsy bound 20 the olcset door
In the room in which the safe stood and
across the hallway from his sleeping quar-,
terS The safe was open. Strewed over the
1oor was great litter of papers, and in the
fireplace was charred mass of burnt
papers. Canaday was bound to the
door with his hands bound behind him
There was no place to bind his feet to the
door, aud the twine with which his wrists
ana forearm were bound was of very or
dlnary stuff. such as Is used to bind large
parcels, SO that man of ordinary strength
ought to have been able to break It with
ease, as reporter did this morning when
similarly tied. In his mouth was a gag
made out of torn piece of his night shirt,
which was found across the hallway. 1t
was loosened 30 that he was able
TO MAKE AN oUTCRY.
Canaday's story was that some time after
2o'clock in the morning three burglars had
forced an entrance through the rear window
of the room In which he was found, aud,
going into the room in which he was sleep
ing, had bound and gagged him at
the point OF knife held over
his heart, and had then forced him to go
across the hallway to the safe and open it.
They had distracted a great part Of its oon-
tents and burned some papers, principally
negotiable notes, had stFewed others around
the floor and had departed, after binding
him in the manner in which he was found.
Canaday said nothing to Stevenson
about Houghtons $4,000. Houghton
was sent for, and TO him Cauaday related
the story which his partner refused to be.
neve. The window had been broken from
the inside, and very extensively, when a
burglar would have broken it only sufficient
to get Ht the catch fastening. A rolling-top
desk in the office shows evidence OF an at
tempt
TO BREAK IT OPEN.
The examination Of the papers showed
that considerable number of negotiable
u.
and that every book containing record of
Indebtedness against him had been de-
stroyed. Affirming his disbelief in the story
Houghton said that he would 20 for the
police and have the story investigated.
He went to police headquarters
for the detectives aud thence to the police
station. Officers Hodges and Gilbert
accompanied him. On his return to the
house the servant girl told them that she
thought Canaday had shot himself. The
officers attempted to effect an entrance in
side of the house, In which were Canaday's
private offices aud sleeping room, but found
the doors locked. The window at the rear
was then forced from the outside by Officer
Gilbert, and the dead man was
FOUND LYING IN HIS COT.
BE had killed himself after Houxhton's
departure and was lying on the cot as IL
resting, but his clothes and the sheet and
pillow Of the cot were covered with blood.
A 32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver was
by his side. The desperate man had pointed
it az his head just above the right ear and
had sent the bullet clear through his
brain. The bullet came out just above ths
left ear and dropped on the floor. Death
must have been instantaneous. In the desk,
written on q large MANILA envelope, was
the following note TO Miss Moore, the
young lady whom he visited last night;
Nj DEAR FRIEND-I am not guilty Of any
wrong. You may trust in me. People who
are prosecuting me are worse than am God
bless you always is the last prayer of your true
friend, CiNADAy.
The note addressed to Mr. Houghton said
that after Houghson's conduct this morning
lac (Canaday) had no further use for life.