The sun., 1894-10-20
SUICIDE Nv BROAD STREET.
Heal Estnte Dealer Morrison shoots Him.
seif-Wn- n Friend OF Ioang Titus.

In a At o. depression caused by business trou-
bles Julian ]. Morrison OF Montclair shot and
killed himself yesterday in his Office on the
third floor OF the building at 26 Broad street. 1t
is quite probable that the suicide of Elicit Liv-
inGston Titus at Sea Cliff ON Wednesday infiu-
enced Mr.. Morrison, he knew Titus, whose
place of business was ON the floor below Nor
rison was in the real estate and insurance bust
ness and WAS at one time prosperous his in
come being estimated at $500 TO $4,000
year. He was n bachelor. and was 35 years old.
or late his business had fallen on largely. and
he was making barely enough TO support him.
self and his mother and sister. with whom he
lived in Montolaii. Hoping TO retrieve his for
tunes he took to Specializing on the Consoli-
dated Exchange with luck that lately was
uniformly bad. Yesterday morning when
he came 10 the ofice he seemed In
very bad spirits. He occupied an inside
ONCE. and the ante-room adjoining is used By
his cousin. Augustus Nathan. Mr. Nathan OBJ
served Morrisons troubled appearance, which
was notioeably at variance with his usual cheer
ful manner, but said nothing about IL. At noon,
instead of going out 10 luncheon. Morrison stood
on the steps Of the building holding pipe. with
the bowl downward, in his mouth. To the greet
incs of his acquaintanues he returned no an
swers After returning TO his Office he went out
was was then hes he got IT the pistol On his % return M % IA.
than was in the outside ONCE, but Morrison said
nothing to him. He walked directly to his desk
in the far end OF the room where he sat quiet
for few minutes Then Nathan heard him
draw his chair away from the desk. few mo-
ments later he called out:
Good by Gus"
Immediately there was a shot. Nathan ran
into the room. blood on his cousins head
and pistol in his hand. and. rushing out in tho
hall, met a number of Others who had heard the
shot. He asked them to send for a surgeon and
this was done. Within a very short time Police
man William Edwards was the spot, and
shortly after a surgeon came. He made a brief
examination and said he could do nothing.
Morrison sat in the chair close up in the cor
ner. One arm touched the wall, against which
he probably steaded his elbow as he shot. The
pistol. 32-calibre weapon of cheap make was
clasped in his hand. On the upper right side Of
his head was the hole made by the
bullet He was breathing stertorousiy and
lance from the Chamb bers Street Hospital arrived
Drs. Taylor and Grandy shook their heads say
ing that IL was ubtful whether they could get
the patient TO the hospital alive. This they
barely accomplished. AT 1850 the ambulance
reached the hospital, and nt O'Clock Morrison
died.
Meantime his Uncle. Edward Morrison Of IFS
broadway. a well-known broker, had come 10
the Office, He took charge OF the suicides
papers which included an accident insurance
policy and letter which IL is said he wrote Just
before killing himself.
All OF MOrrison's acquaintance agree in
ascribing his suicide 10 business troubles Nor
rison used 10 be a member Of the Ninth ReRi-
menL He was man of quiet tastes. so far as is
known. Some Of the men in the building on
Broad street said that Morrison attempted 10
kill himself some years ago, but Was prevented.