The evening world., 1894-03-06

found Lulley lying on the floor between
the bed and the window. The carpet
was saturated with blood, which had
dried up.
a ffew inches from his right hand lay
the, revolver with which he shot himself
The bullet had entered his head pene-
trating the right temple. Death must
have been instantaneous.
The landlady said that she knew OF
no motive for Lulleys suicide unless IL
was III health. He had been ailng for
some time. and had been irregular in his
attendance at the Aqueduct Comms-
sioners' .,ffice.
Mr.. Lulley. who was about thirty-seven
years old. and unmarried. was last seen
alive Sunday morning last, about 3
O'Clock, by the servant who found his
body this morning.
She met him IN the stairway, and OBJ
serving that he looked pale and agitated,
remarked:
You are not looking well.'
II don't feel any better than I look"
remarked Lulley.. He hastened down
K the stairs. passed out into the street
and was not seen again ~ any OF the
servants or Inmates OF the house untIl
/! Fis dead body was discovered this morn.
The landlady. who refused to give her
: name, said to an Evening World" re-
been an inmate o. the house for about
four years. She said:
II never heard him speak OF any rela-
tives or Intimate friends. He was an ex-
ceedingly quiet man. and very reserved
In his manner.
''Ecven iLy servants were almost un-
acquainted with him. and l have never
succeeded In engaging him In conversa-
tan.
81 had observed the last month or SO
that he appeared I'll; ! endeavored to
refused to tell me.
He had beer. very nervous for several
days past. and l believe he was suffering
from aberra ton OF the mind.
II do not whether he left any writing
Coroner Dobbs arrived at the house IT
the body gave permit to Undertaken
G. A. Benedict To remove the body to
Is establishment at GO Carmine street.
In the opinion OF Coroner Dobbs life
had been extinct for at least twenty
four hours.
An overturned chair, lying across the
body. seemed to Indicate that the man
had sat down facing a mirror in order
to be accurate in directing his aim.
He had removed his collar and necktie
pS about S. neck arSf he nsn
OF saving his shirt from being stained.
He was dressed in his best suit and had
arranged with scrupulous care every, de-
tail for the success of his terrible deed
On the bureau. beside a picture OF
Senator David b. Hill. was a razor
which he had taken from trunk and
placed within arms reach In the event
Of the failure of the revolver to accom-
plish his purpose.
Three unopened letters lay on a chair
which had been received Saturday. Or
,he bureau was a package of openet
letters, among others being an invitation
from Gov. Flower to his reception at tht
"a tNyA h ataar To- Ia.
Continued worry over business affairs
and chronic Illness are said to be tht
causes OF Mr.. Lullley's self-murder.
Everything goes to show that Mr.. Lul
ley had for some time contemplated put
ting an end to his existence, and tha
ne made preparations for mis- death il
He was punctilious and systematic il
everything he did. and he went abou
preparing for his death with the SAM
careful detail as though he was prepar
ing IN official report for the Aqueduc
Mr.. Euiley had been ailing with tn
grip for a month. and he was a chron
sufferer with dyspepsia.
He was an uncomplaining man. an,
while he said nothing his friends no
ticed that he was unusually sad for tn
past two weeks. and his strange &C
lions led them to believe that he wa
losing his mind.
were more than remarkable. The stor
is here told In the words of one OF tn
clerks in the office of the Aqueduct Com
mission, who was associated with Mi
Lulley He said:
saturday morning / walked into tn
ONCE and was surprised to see MI
Lulley sitting at his desk Ii was sur
prised because / did not expect to fin
him there.
"He did not come in through the sam
door he always did. He let himself in b
side door He was sorting out hi
papers. and when he looked up | wa
startled.
"It was not the same Mr.. Luiley ha
than pale-it was white altogether blood
less. His appearance in other respect
was as II he was dressed for his coffin,
He wore a white shirt and a blac
neckte and n black suit OF clothes
Il handed him the payroll to sigl
and then he signed a voucher for III
Proctor. As he handed IL to me he saiC
This Is M; last efficial act'-and Il
MIR, Lulley was a thirty-third degre
Mason. a member OF Mystic Shrin
Lodge. and Financial Secretary OF Lodr
OF Perfection. Council OF Princess of IL
rusalem. Rose Croix Chapter and N
Consislory OF City Of New York, all SEQ
tish Rite Masonic lodges.
He had resigned as Secretary from an
settled his accounts with all the lodg,
except Rose Croix Chapter. 1t is b
iieved that II was his Intention TO Ii,
Until he had resigned as an officer fro
that lodge at the meeting this weel
but that the strain On his mental ar
physical system was too much and l