The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-08
.THORNE A SUICIDE.
Sheets Himself While in His
Fathers House.
DespondeIt and III Because OF
Business Troub Q.
The Fact that He Took His Own
Life Kept Quiet.

Although William S. Thorne, jr., presl.
dent of the Red Star Manufacturing
Company, Of 239 Water street, and jun.
Tor partner Of the lubricating oil firm o
Dinpcl Il co.. at the same address
committed suicide early yesterday az
terno5n. the facts In the case were not
made public until this afternoon.
Thornc sent a bullet crashing through
his brain while at the home of his
father, 1876 East Seventeen street. late
President of the Second Avenue Railway
Company
The reason assigned for the taking
of his life Is SAID to have been melan-
Cholia, the result Of worry over bust
ness complications. The worrlment. 1t
is also said preyeI so heavily upon MIR.
Thorne that his health had been under
mined.
William $, Thorne, jr, was thirty-ive
years of age and lived with his wife
and two children at lyS Washington
avenue, brooklyn. Mrs. Thome Is the
IT,. r. Bedford. Of Thompson & Bed
ford, department of the Standard OH
Company, OF New York, 12S Pearl street.
was a brother-ln-law Of the suicide:
the utmost secrecy has been main
tanned on the part OF the friends and
relatives Of the dead man.
The senior Thorne, II is said. Is lying
close to deaths door, and was In the
house at the time his son killed him
self.
Believing that the shock would kill
the aged man. the sad tidings have not
been broken to him.
MIR Thorne had not been to his Water
street office for several days. Satur-
day he left home and went TO pay n
visit to his father. He remained over
.,l.r usn hnt h1t Gtpr
day until 100 +. NJ. when he said he
woull 20 to his room.
Not long afterwards a pistol shot was
heard, but no attention was paid to 1t
At about o'clock. however, some one
of the family went up to Mr.. Thorne' =
bedroom and found him lying in the
room with n bullethoe in his head and
the revolver lying near him.
NJ. II. Dingel was seen at his office
this afternoon by an Evening World"
reporter. He declared that his brother
in-law had died suddenly from disease
Of the heart. Mr. Dngee would not
admit that Mr. Thorne had committed
suicide.
Office last week. said Mr.. Dingee. How
did such a re!ort as that Mr.. Thorne
committed suicide get out?"
When Informed that the news came
from the Coroner's office. he said
II don't know any OF the particulars
IN the matter ] received a note from
Mr.. Thorne TO come up to his father
house, but | haven't been there YETI
Were Mr.. Thornes relations with his
wife PLEASANT"
"Ihcre was no trouble between them. I"
Mr.. Dingee declared that Thorne's
financial affairs, as far as they related
to him, were all right.
The dead man was interested in some
bicycle attachment manufacture. and It
Is believed that his troubles were in
connection with that.
MIR. Thnrpp secretary nf n West
tern ralrOal for sixteen years bef IRE
he came to this city.
An Evening World' reporter called
nt the former home Of william s.
Thorne, ir. 1893 Washington avenue,
brooklyn, this afternoon The house
was closed M tight and the blinds
drawn across all tho windows.
The ueIghbors said that nobody had
oCCupled the house since MIR Thorne
went to the country, three months ago.
They knew nothing about the family.
nor was anybody found who cou.l
throw any light upon the case.