New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

he attended a social entertainment at the Pres
byterian Church with The Knapps. going home
with the family. Before he retired he requested
that he be not called for breakfast This re-
quest was duly carried out. and when the break
hour arrived Mr.. Harter was not disturbed.
When the dinner hour arrived. the famiIy
thought 10 arouse him. They had not heard him
moving about except once between tn" hours
Of 5 and o'clock this morning, when he was
heard going into and returning from his son :
room. THIS was evidently when he went after
the wean1n. which WAS the property II the
son. and was kept In IN" latters room.
Mr. Knapp ripped several times at his door,
but receiving no response. decided to enter FOR
chilly the room. the family were getting dc-
cidcdly uneasy \ shocking sight was revealed
when the door was opened Nh Harter was
wing across the bel In his night robe. The bed
clothing near his head Was badly stained with
blood which had trckled from a bullet wound IN
his forehead near the right temple. \ revolver
clu,ched In his rgh, hand told the story Of self
destruction. on the s,Rnd were some letters. one
addressed H. his wife which viii not be opened
until her arriva! from Philadelphia tomorrow
morning.
som. information came to Hight this evening
which would indicate that Mr.. Iiatter had con-
tenrlatei the suicide and that II was not thr
result ~ temporary alteration. Yesterday
colonel Fowler ~ the Mutual Life insurance
Company. Of Now-york. In company with H. =
| On, ster the company's local agent. rai!ed upon
Mr. Harter with view 10 making out siVooVo
gold-bond policy which he had been considering
lie examined and approved of the policy, Dut
s.,,.t ., hesitate about closing the transaction
Finally ne turned t. Colonel Fowler and sa'u:
"col,na suppose should take out this poHcy
! today and commit irde to-nish'. wou'u NY
heirs receive the face ~ the policy?
Colonel Fowler replied that the courts III d"
such cases rad generally decided ihat the po''''
Van DO not ,hina there would be any quss- q
tion about that Colonel" he ptrs!a''u. -
! Colonel who was even then somewhat '''P'
! with hts dramatic and earnest nann,I' r,,",,.
/ Inn, in m. matter Then he called MI rha''e'
! L. one Side and asked him the ''IloWlb aa
! "Ghaster II y man has done as near r'sn, as
! he can all his nfe has tried 70 De sIua.r IN '',D
honorable in his dealings. Just 40 his feloW-iNeh
and In all things do as near the rsh, '','ns a.
/ he knows how. II he were 10 commit S"'''
/ would ne 20 direct TO Heaven
| Mr. Ghast.r assured him that according TO
! the belief hr had always entertained. ne Would,
/ Mr. Hartor seemed wcnderiully r'n'N'u anu
/ Ghastcr thought It decidsuIy S''nrt 'r',, hnaI-
time Then they discussed some prlFate puSi-
! nn0s matters but during the conversation he
/ recalled the suicide question OF no leSS til thai
four dincren, occasions ana a,'n',u ,ha, by
/
| would not be-. violating the viii OF or diSplcasins
| his Maker IL complained considerably NeS''i
| day of mains in his head. and had been greauy
| ANNOYED with insomnia
/ Vo d.nnlie arrangements will be made I'm re-
card tn the funeral or burial until Mt. h1r'''
/ and Robert Harter arrive in the morning ITO"
! Philadelphia
/ Michael u Uartcr was born A. Canton, ONO In
,SE and vas nearly MY years old at the time
/ q, his death For twenty years he had been prom
inen, IN Ohio politics. not always IN touch "!'h
, his rarty because of his advanced Ideas on the
/ ,ar.0 and finance He was elected to the Liza
! Congress whore he soon made his mark. being re-
! eardcd as one q the abcst men on the Demo
| cratic side and he reelected 10 the HiiI'
Congress- al tho close OF which he retired 10 pr
yatc life The steady opponent OF hish-tar'h 'aN'S'
ant-opuon laws and the free coinage of s.IVci ana
"A most earnest advocate oi civil service helor'n'
his speeches were brilliant fOrcihle ana conVlh',
| irg Hs occupation WAS that oi htnk'r anu
| maruflcturor and he a;nIssed n fortune n these
| pu-ai'ts In manner ne was quiet. unhssu'nlhE
! and gen,aL Siulou by habit. simple in his tastes
AMI direct In his methods, he was a man OF great
force In his party. and n strong ally 10 the pro-
grcsslye reform element w.inn r. lie was an III
innate friend OF senator sherman.