The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-14
SUICIDE OF W. McCREARY.
A Former Eikton Business Man Ems Hi
Life at Towson.

A Former Eikton Business man Ems IL u
Life at Towson.
The funeral of William MCCreary, a
| Cecil couutain and formerly prominent
merchant of Elkton who committed sui
| eide on Friday of last week in Towson,
by shooting himself through the head
with pistol was held on Monday aftel
noon at one O'Clock from the hone of his
| brother Mr.. A. T. McCrea:y near Cherry
| Hill, the interment being at Sharps'
| cemetery. The Rev. Mr.. Fitz Simon
pastor of the Zion Presbyterian Church
offciated. The bea-ers were: g. Nj.
Boulden, r. G. Lewis, G, B. Finley, l..
| NJ. Haines, J X. Lewis and D. G. Work,
Mr.. McCrery ended his life ia one OF
the buildings in the lumber yard of the
| Towson Lumber and Coal Company, i'll
health being ascrited as the cause of the
rash act, and it is thought that his men-
tai condition was partly cansed by inson'
mia. No one heard the report, but
George Deintsbash, who is employed in
the ya-d, passing by the building, sa"
MIR. McCreary and gave the alarm. lie
was found 10 a sitting posture, the pistol,
a 80 calibre revolver, still in his hand.
| The body was warm, but life was ex'
| tinct. He had removed his false teeth,
| placed them in his pocket and flied
through the roof of his mouth, the bull.
let lodging in the brain. Blood was
flowing from the mouth and nostrils.
Justice Joseph Mitchell was sent for,
but considered it unnecessary to hold an
| inquest.
Mr.. McCreary went to Baltimore
county from Cecil in January, 1888, and
engaged in the coal and lumber business
in Towson and Lutherville. In October,
1892, he disposed of his business to the
Towson Lumber and Coal Company.
For several years Mr.. McCres.v had
| lived in Baltimore during the winter
months, and in Towson during the sum-
| mer. This year he had been boarding
| with DR.. R. c.. Massenburg. The Doc.
| IOr SUuo bliDO hdt hoblSCu ehoo AZ
McCreary showed symptoms of melan.
cholia, and on the 4th of this mouth he
wrote to that effect to Mr.. McCrery's
brother, A. T. McCreary, who resides at
| Cherry Hill. MIR. A. T. McC Gag arri.
| we'd in Towson, and he, in company with
DR.. Massenburg, was trying 10 fnd h s
brother when they heard the startling
news of the suicide.
| Mr.. McCreary balanced up his books
at the first of the present month, and
made a note upon the ledger that he had
left no will, but that he bad made
several wills ard destroyed them all.
Last spring Dr. Masse lberg advised Mr..
McCreafy to go to the Sheppard Asylum
which he did, but he renamed these onlg
short time.
He was highly respected 10 Towson
and was active in church lcles both
there and Baltimore. He was about
fifty years of age and unmarried.
Mr.. McCsesly was engaged in hos;
ness in Ell ION for a nlmber of yeas and
was an active and honoied member O.
the Presbyterian chr cb. He was W dels
known and the unwelcome news of his
t3agic death was received here will
profound regret. He was engaged in
various business pu suits il E,Lton a
different times. the most important be- ue
his partnership with c. NJ. Boulder
under the firm name of McCrea.y and
Boulder, merchants. The partnership
was dissolved in 1856 M. Boulder pur
chasing Mr.. McCreary's interest. Mr.
McCreary then engaged in tie lumber
business with yard on Bridge S,Iee
which he shortly sold and removed t.
Towson.