The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-06-11
Mr.. M'CONHELL'S SAD DEATH
SERVED WITH A WARRANT FOR HIS
ARREST,
He Excuses Himself to the Officer, Seeks
Another apartment, and Takes
His Own Life.

| SNNiIViheht SATURDAY AFTERNOON
by the announcement that Richard
Brumby Mcconnell, president of the
late Merchants National Bank of this
city, had shot himself. The report
was quickly verified.
The unfortunate man committed
the deed with SO caliber revolver.
The shot was instantly fatal. The
bullet entered The head just above the
right ear, and came out just back OF
the left ear.
Mr. Mcconnell had Just returned
from New York and was dining with
his sister, Mrs. w. X. Mcdonald
There were present his wife, mother
child and others, and just prior to the
fatal moment he was noticed to be in
extraordinary exuberant spirits.
One anecdote followed quickly upon
another, and he kept the company in
a continual roar of laughter all the
morning. There was never q happier
family gathering.
The company had hardly finished
their meal when visitor was an
nounced, who was met at the door by
Mr.. Mcdonald. II proved to be Dep
utp United States Marshal James
! Clark, who asked to see Mr.. MeCon-
nell, and at once placed IN that gem
tleman's hands warrant for his ar
rest. The Inflated man asked for
few moments in which to consider,
which was cheerfully granted, and he
at once went to his mothers room up
stairs, closely followed by her, who
thought perhaps he might want
something in the way of writing ma
terial, which he did and was supplied
| by her Seeing that he was very much
agitated, his mother returned to the
dining room and requested his wife to
go to him, and in n few moments she
was at his side. As pretext to be
alone he sent her into an adjoining
room for an envelope, and hardly had
she left his side when the startling re-
port of n pistol was heard. The family
and officer rushed to him to find him
corpse. In his hand was fouad a
crumpled note bearing the following
| quickly written farewell:
Goodbye, my dariings Cod have mercy upon
me There is nothing else leit Tor me to do"
Thus ends the career of one who
started out in life in Ocala with the
most brilliant prospects of any of its
citizens, and who, until the close of
the bank on January ii, was one of its
most popular and highly esteemed
| young business men.
HIS CAREER.
When MIR. Mcdonnell was but Is
years of age he was made cashier of
the Ocala bank; two years later, when
it was made national bank, he con
tinued to hold this position. Before
he was % he was its president. 1t was
stated at the time that he was the
youngest bank president in the United
| States. He pulled tie bank success
fully through the great panic of 1898.
His reputation as financier about
| this time was so great that he was
made president of the Brooksville
! State Bank. He was treasurer of the
| Withlacoochee, Dnnnellon and Bout
der Phosphate companies, the La
| Criolla Cigar Manufacturing COM
| panv. and the Florida Bankers AssO-
citation, captain of the Ocala Rifles,
member Of the governors staff, an al
derman at large for the city, president
of the city council, president of the
Building and Loan Association, and
treasurer Of agencies OF the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, a member Of
the Knights of Pythias, Masonic fra
ternity and Grace Episcopal church.
He ranked among the most brilliant
| fiuanciers of this state, and was the
confidential and trusted friend of the
late John f. Dunn in his financial
speculations.
WAS YOUNG MAN.
He was b6rn il this city in 1867, and
at the time OF his death bad just COM
pieted his lhir;ieyh year. lie leaves n
wife, child, sister aid mother and a
large circle of friends aud acquaint-
ances to mourn his tragic death. Had
| he not had large insurance policies on
| his life, it is believed hy his nearest
friends that he would have left bis
family pennies.
The funeral services were held sun
1av afternoon from the residence 81
his sister. and al o'clock all that was
mortal of this once popular aud be-
loved Young Ocalian was laid to rest
in EdgewOod cemetery by the SIDE oi
his two sons and aged father, Rev. G.
NJ. GRAY officiating The funeral was
said to have been one of the largest
ever held in this city, while the floral
offerings were simply grand.
10 his aged mother, devoted vile
and afeciionate sister the Banner ex'
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