New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-20
CRAZED BY OVERWORk.
CAPTAIN CHARLES J. CHATFlELD' of
MOUNT VERNON. COMMITS SUICIDE.

HE WAS PROMINENT GRAND ARMY Man '''D
rprr MAsoN-IoNG HOURS AT HIS PLACE IN
TUE cr.sroM HOUSE BELIEVED TO
HAVE UNBALANCED HIS MIND.
Can,ain Charles J. Chatied. ffty-fve years old'
q prominent Grand Army man ana 'o",'i'"'''o
~ Farnsvorth Post No 10 OF Mount vernon
oo,,r,,,,od su,cIde a, Cowans Dock. East Chester
=, o.c,ock Yesterday morning. by shooting NM
coli through the head The bullet pierced the p'a''
and lodged In the skull ,
Captain Chatfeld was one OF the h'o'' lr"'i'
mont and popular residents OF Mount vernon
was no apparent cause for the suicide except ",'
his mind had become unbalanced Dy hd'u
Cap,ain Chatneld had been employed FOR the last
o,.aor years IN the Custom House. His place was
,bot ~ "lIouidator' in the Naval Office put re-
cortIv he was assigned to the "Withdra"ai be
partment The clerks in this department W."
confined TO their desks until late at hlsht io' ~
eral days after the new tariff law went l''o en-
and CAPTAIN Chatfeld had remained at MS deSN
until nearly midnight every night. re "'' 800,
warned by his friends that he was doing 100 '''uc'
I'm, no snniv smiled and said: well, rs got 10 De
done and we VINO know anything about the WORK
have got to do IT, ~
Captain Chatied left home at the usuai noun
on Monday morning. but failed to return 'hd' ''e.'
or on Tuesday. on Tuesday. however Ms wiz
received letter from him dated at New-KocheHe'
which inclosed money ana te" u'eo.'o"'
about some private affairs. The next heard from
him was that he had shot himself on the Da'ik
OF East Chester Creek. about mile anu d MAJ
from his home about o'clock yesterday morning.
He walked along the bank about 800 feet hor'n vi
Iockwood's Bridge and back OF the home OF Johh
Morov where he took off his coat ana waistcoat
and folded them neatly before laying them on the
ground then he put his handbag on top OF them
opened an umbrella and secured 1t firmly over the
clothing. and then deliberately shot himself. MT
Moloy heard the shot and went to where captain
Chatned had fallen into the creek ana pulled
him out. but he was dead coroner Mics Vi io"'
kers was Informed and began an inquest ,,
Cantain chatneld was born In Painted Post. this
State and was great grandson OF Is't. "a -
who was private IN caPtan Hr,ificers
,alsrI IN It ~. cbusetts Captain Chat
acid wen, To- the civil War in the 18th Regiment,
Connecticut Volunteers. serving In Hancocks corps.
and securing commission as captain Tor saNSn n
he went 10 Cornell University, taking a special
course and was military instructor there Tor time'
aeh vas commander Of Farnsworth Post. Of Mount
Vernon companion OF the M:iinry order OF Loyal
k knrhs r Te%par member Of Havana Lodge
and Mount Vernon Chapter 81 free MasGhs OF s ene
OF the Revolution. and secretary OF the Mount Yer
non Annexation Association. lie was also prom,
men, member OF The PTesb by ChH5Sn ana
Major j. II jenkins. chief clerk OF the CASHIERS
Department OF the Custom House say, yesre are
with his business associates on SATURDAY last IN APP
Pareny the best Of spirits ana IN MS usual 9iPps s
home Monday morning last II Is beloved tor thS
resumption OF his duties AT the custom house' ana
was the sal announcement which mas Just reachci
MS % his death He was a man o. exceptional gpoI
habits. always In cheerful mood. ami was man
who never failed to max friends wherever ne went
he had hosts OF friends at the custom House "no
were, greatly shocked at the announcements OF MS