The age-herald., 1900-10-01
He Shoots Himself Through the
 Head With a Pistol.
CAUSE OF ACT UNKNOWN
The Bullet Entered the Roof of His Mouth and Pen etrated the Brain-Lingered Four Hours
 Remains Shipped to Louisville.

William M. Newbod, superintendent of the South and North and Birmingham Min. eral divisions of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad Company, put an end to his own life yesterday about noon by sending a pistol bullet through his brain. No cause is assigned for the act.
 He was in his office at the Union Passen- ger Station yesterday morning and seemed to be in the best of health. He greeted the employees in the office pleasantly, and on returning to his residence in Twenty-first street, between Seventh avenue and Eighth avenue, spoke pleasantly to the two serv- ants in the house.
 Thirty minutes later he lay unconscious on his bed robed in his underclothes and with bullet hole through his head
 The report of the pistol attracted the attention of the servants, and they ran to MT. Newbold's bed room.
 One of the servants ran with all haste to summon a physician. He went to the residence of Dr. Charles Whelan, half block away, where he found George H. Clark and J. M. Lansden, both of whom went to MT. Newbold's residence as soon as they were made acquainted with the tragedy. Maj. F. '. Anderson, who lives next door to MT. Newbold, had been in- formed of the shooting, and arrived few minutes after MT. Clark and MT. Lansden. Drs. D. F. Talley, T. L. Robertson, T. D. Parke, w. D. B. Davis and Cunningham Wilson were hastily summoned, and did all in their power to save the life that was fast ebbing away.
 The Death Wound
 An investigation showed that the bullet, fired from SS-calibre cap-and-ball Colts revolver, had entered the mouth and ranged upward and to the left, coming out through the left temple
 The brains were slowly oozing from the wound, but the fact that he was breathing easily and that his pulse was almost nor nal lead to the hope that life might be saved. In a few minutes, however, he be- gan to breathe harder and other symtoms indicated that life was nearing it's end.
 The fatal shot was fired about 1:So o'clock in the morning, and death came at S:53 o'clock in the afternoon. He did not regain consciousness after he shot himself.
 The City Shocked
 The news that MT. Newbold had shot himself spread over the city with great rapidity, and soon a large number of his personal friends had called to verify the reports that had reached them and to ten- der any assistance they might be able to render.
 All sorts of rumors were circulated and various causes were assigned for the act, but all appear to have been without founda- tion.
 MT. Newbold had gone about the act with deliberateness and careful prepara- tion, judged by all appearances, but left no word or other evidence to indicate why he had taken his own life.
 It is stated that he had been a sufferer from insomnia, and it is believed by some of his friends that this condition had grad ually undermined his health and tempor- arily unbalanced his mind.
 Deliberate Suicide
 As MT. Newbold left his office about Il clock, 1t is stated, he picked up his pis- tol, and, wrapping it in paper, placed it under his arm, and in that way he carried it home with him. He had a pleasant word for every one whom he met, and nothing unusual was noticed in his condition or conduct.
 On arriving at his residence he went to his room, undressed, took bath, and then lay down nthe bed Lying on his back, he lifted the pistol and inserted the muzzle Into his mouth and pulled the trigger.
 When the physicians reached him he was still lying on his back and firmly clasping the pistol in both hands. The muzzle was about an inch from his mouth, while his breast was slightly powder burned where the cylinder lay.
 His Great sorrow
 Mr. Newbold had been much depressed in spirits ever since the death of Mrs. New bold last spring. For long time prior to Mrs. Newbold's death her health had been very unsatisfactory, a fact that gave MT. Newbold much concern and worry. He was devoted to her and when she died his sor- row was almost unbounded.
 TO his intimate friends he poured out his grief but was inconsolable. He could find no rest In sleep, as sleep did not come to Hull him into forgetfulness of his troubles. He went for several nights at time with scarcely any sleep until his nervous sys- tenn was seriously threatened. During the summer, however, he appeared to grow bet ter, but the old grief was still there, and three or four weeks ago he began to suffer from insomnia, which greatly depressed his surits He continued to discharge his du- ties as superintendent of the Louisville & Nashville, showing but little evidence to his business associates of the trouble he was suffering.
 Popular With Railroad Men
 Nothing but words of love and respect were heard yesterday concerning the dead man. He was universally liked by railroad men, and those who served under him were the men that loved him most. The death of no other official could have cast