New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
SUICIDE AT THE ASTOR HOUSE
WILLIAM T. WINsOR SHOOTS HIMSELF IN
HIS ROOM
HE WAS WEALTHY AND APPARENTLY HAPPY AND
coNTrNTEp-uIs FRIENDS COMPLETELY
PUZZLED OVER THE CASE-THE
RAMBLING LETTERS WHICH
HE LEFT

Temporary insanity may have caused the sui
eide Of William r. Win.or at the Astor House
early Yesterday morning. He was a man OF
means who lived with his family at No ~ Hal
sey-st. Brooklyn, in the winter, and spent MS
summers at a place whicn he owned In Mar
garetvi.le Delaware County. He was only
thirty-two wears old and was apparently in Wig
orous health His acquaintances said yesterday
that he was not known to have any business
trouble. and that his family life was most happy
but before he shot himself to death he wrote le'-
ters declaring that he had burdens which were
too heavy for him to bear His wife was III
Margaretvile at the time and was sending teie-
grams imploring his return to his home
Wnsor went to the Astor House on Wednes-
day and hired roOm registering hiihsei d.
from Margaretville He went about the ci'y on on
Thursday and Friday ana saw nuno,T r.llDr oi n,'
acouaintances among them Richard "lesncr
the tailor at No. | Barclay-st. lie appcareu uu
be in good health and spirits. Winsor was o'si
six feet tall. and weighed about 2O0 Ipuhds ~
one time he had beeL addicted - Grinklng liquor
rrooIv but for a wear or more ne had been TEN
perate on Friday night Winsor sat up iatt %
in his room writing letters. servah, IN ti'e
hotel who was called to tn room shortly oeior'
nidnieht noticed the letters lying on the taDir'
and asked If Winsor wanted them to be niailen.
Winsor said NO" He locked hirisef IN the
room after the servant went out.
yJals an hour before noon yesterday a. tele-
qranh messenger went 10 the hotel with teIe
gram from Winsors wife in Margar"tViile I'M
nIoring Wnsor t. come home. The door o' W III
sor's room was still locked. and there was n,
response 10 knocks. So the clerk or the hote! mac
the door opened Winsqr's dead body lay on tn'
bed He had shot himself in the right temple
with n new revolver. which was still clasp"d u
his right hand. He had been dead several hours
Four letters which ne had written were louh'
in the room. One was addressed tn his WHO a
Margare.vllle. two were for Mr.. Wesner ana th'
fourth was for r. r Ediowes. the photograph
AT No 355 SiNih-ave III the room was ur
box containing number of securities. while u
| the. pockets Of the dead man were gold water
and chain several trinkets and over Sloo IN cdsh
| The letters were written in rambling way IN
| dicating mental trouble. The writer declare
| that he had burdens which were too great io'
| him bear. .
Mrs. Winsor. when informed OF the death o
her husband. telegraphed that she would star
| for the city Immediately. Mr.. Wiesncr sal'
! that Winsor had been married twice. ana hl'
second wife was n widow before she was mar
! ricd To him Winsor owned houses In Brook
! Iyn and the place in Margaretvlle. ana was
| supposed To be worth about SIoOVVp
4 v Woodruff. n merchant OF Fuiton-st ah'
| Bedford-avc Brooklyn. was nj Mr. Wleshei
store. and said he had spent part "i Angus
! AT the home Of the Wnsors In MargaretNiIic
| The place was a fine one, Mr.. Woodruff said
and The family had many Visitors DURING '''
summer Winsor appeared TO be happy con
/ tented and thoroughly devoted 10 his FAMILY.
H. T Andrews. n lawyer at No. 25l lfroad
way who had transacted business Tor Nlns1r
was called to the hotel before Winsors bodl
was removed A reporter who was presch
thought he heard Mr.. Andrews say u 81, en
ncctnd this. It's all through that woman. bu
! Nr Andrews denied that he had made sucl
a remark. and said that Winsor's fainiiy III
| had been happy.