The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
WIN. B. KENDALL A SUICIDE.
PREsID ENT OF REGELoN CARPET
ooNPANT CUTS mrs

His Physicians Say That the prooh,v, vii.
nesniro wns Iusane-He p,ea en- r,,a,x
OF n Wound s~eIr-InnIctcd u Week Ar.-
tho Facts Were Coucenied Several Days.
coroner Delap OF WILLIAMSBURG notified the no
lco at tho Brooklyn Central Ohlco last night that
the death OF William II. Kendall Mt his home. "a
First place. on Friday was duo to a sclf.innioted
wound In the throat, Mr.. Kendall was Preeidont
OF the Bigclow Carpet Company and was rated N
millionaire. According TO Information furnished
toa SUN reporter last night Mr.. Kendall cut
MS throat with n razor some time between IA
O'Clock noon and 1 p. NJ. last Sunday night. DIR.
Enward Chaplin. who was summoned, found Mr..
Kendall unconscious on his arrival. DIR. Chaplin
sent for DIR. Jarvis 8. Wright. ST.. Of the Long
Island College Hospital, and together thoy
sewed the wound and inserted tubes In the
wounded mans throat,
Efforts were made to keep tho true cause of
Mr.. kendalrs illness socrot; all inguirers ,yero
told that Mr.. Kendall had boon stricken with
apoplcxy. When Mr.. Kendall died on Friday
DIR. Wright called his friend. Coroner Dclap. up
by telephone, and asked him to take charge
Oh the case. The doctor, 1t Is snid. re-
auested that publicity be avoided 90
much ms possible. Coroner Dclap, il "a said.
was not inclined to handle the case, because
Mr.. Kendall had lived In Coroner Burgers
district, but DIR. Wight prevailed on him TO hold
On autopsy. Coroner DeIap went to Mr.. Ken
dalrs house on Friday night and there met both
doctors.
The autopsy showed that all Mr.. KendalI's
organs wero In good condition. Death
was due TO tho wound in tho throat
After the autopsy Coroner Delap returned
to his homo intending 10 ompanel a
Jury yesterday. AS he was leaving his
home in Herbert street yesterday morning he
received q telephone message from Coroner Bur
ger. his associate, asking him IL he had in hand
the death of Mr.. Kendall. Coroner Delap replied
In the affirmative and gave his reason for taking
charge OF the case, Both Coroners met an hour
later. and were Joined by DR.. Wight, who OK.
planned to Coroner Burger why he had asked
coroner Delap to handle the case. ~
Whom the Coroner went to Mr.. Kendalrs
house to arrange for holding an inquest he was
men from the Hamilton Club. Of which Mr..
Kendall was T. member. were sworn In as Jurors.
night. Drs. Wight and Chaplin gave it as their
temporarily insane. Tho funeral will take place
years was at the head Of the Bigolow CARPET
Company. He came to New York from New
England more than thirty years ago. and took
Camille matters. He was a member OF the
Chamber Of. Commerce, and at the time
OF his death was the Vice-President OF
the trustees OF the Brooklyn Library
and at one time was the President Of that instf
tuition. He was a member Of the Brooklyn Club.
the Apollo Club, and tho Hamilton Club. He
gas a member OF tho Merchants Club OF New
York and q life member of the Long Island His
torical Society.
He served several years ago as n member Of
the Park Commission, and was identified with
dnli was connected at one time with the Second
Unitarian Church.
HeCoqneu. racior Of HOLY Trinity Episcopal
ChurSh ,lIStAc.at Viii bc held Mt The house
bearers will be Alexander X. Orr, Henry w.
Maxwell. Gen. Il. 7. Christensen. Justice Edgar
M. Cullen. James w. Alexander, Charles Fair.
banks. John Sloane, and Walter Johnson. The
interment will BIO In Greenwood Cemetery.