New-York tribune., 1895-01-08
BTAWS ACCOUNTS SAID 10 BE ALL RlGHI
THE SALESMAN OF THE PRATT & WHITNEY TOOL
WORKS OF HARTFORD. SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN TEMPORARILY INSANE WHEN

THE SALESMAN OF THE PRATT & WHITNEY TOOL
WORKS. or HARTFORD. SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN TEMPORARILY INSANE WHEN
HE KILLED HIMSELF
The suicide of $ T. l. Byam. the New-iork sales
man for the Pratt 81 Whitney Tool WORKS o.
Hartford Conn yesterday morning. was sur
prise to his acquaintances and TO other men con-
nected with the company. There was said 10 pc
no known motive for his suicide. and his recent
conduct and his health had been such TO cause
no suspicion that he contemplated self-murder The
company by which he employed opened a
salesroom at No. l3s riberty-st about a year ago.
Byam. who had been long employed by the COM
psny expert toolmaker. was placed In charge
of the room. His salary 80 week, ana ne
found a home for himself and mis- wife at NO -
Tesca-st.. Newark. y. j.. where he lived in a mod
est way There were no children in his family. and
he and his wife appeared 10 be devoted 10 each
other
Byam got TO the salesroom In Liberty-st at $50
a m Yesterday and opened the door himself as no
body else employed there had arrived. The sales
room is on the ground floor Of the building Isidor
Hammers klag. who has cigar stand at the en-
trance 10 the building heard three pistol-shots n
few minutes after Byam had entered the sales
room. The shots were fired at intervals % two or
three seconds. fammerschiag ran back through
the hall and looked into the salesroom through q
glass door which was locked He saw Byam lying
on tho roor with blood flowing from the right side
OF his head
Louis Inman. the superintendent OF the bulldin@.
MAS called before anybody allowed 10 enter
the salosroom Byan was insensible and dyin :.
He had fired shot from a revolver into the
floor. probably to make that the weapon was
in good order Then he had shot himself twice
I'm the right side Of 'he head The first bullet had
passed through his mouth and out through his left
check. hfit the second had entered his brain.
An ambulance was summoned. and Byam was
carried 70 tho hospital In Hudson-st He died soon
after reaching the hospital Information or his
death was sent 10 his home IN Newark. and about
room Mrs Ryan went 70 the hospital. obtained A
pcrmit from a Coroner. and had the body shipped
TO Newark She said she could not account for her
company. was at the salesroom in the afternoon.
and he said ~ n Tribune reporter:
! feel sur, that Byams accounts were all right.
He had been here the salesman for the com
pany about a year. and II he had been inclined TO
ha dishonest ne could have stolen more than
500 T do not believe that he was dishonest He
had been complaining hat he coudsnot make good
sales for the company here. and he wanted 70
have a larger salesroom where more business couli
be done came here this morning expecting 30
talk with him about that matter, but when ar
rived learned that he had shot himself. He prop,
have heard that on Friday ard Saturday he ap-
pcared to be absent-minded. He had no family
trouble I am informed. and ! think he must have
become insane suddenly. That is the only way
| can account FOR his suicide
Byam was forty-cight years old. lie was ap-
rarcnty In good health when ne lc!t his hone,
md he had rot complained OF Illness lately: His
acquaintanccs said that. while he drank liquor
occasionally. he had not been known TO he In
toNic0tsd