The age-herald., 1901-11-28
Stuart R, Young, Treasurer of Louisville, Fires Bullet
 Through His Head
EXAMINING HIS ACCOUNTS
Newsboy Tries to Sell Him a Paper Containing the Story-He lm- medlately Walks to River
 and Ends His Life.

Louisville, November 27.-After being offered an evening newspaper by two newsboys which said his books were un- der examination by expert accountants, Stuart R. Young, city treasurer of Louisville, this evening went to the rear of a warehouse at Sixth and Nelson streets and committed suicide by shoot ing himself behind the right ear with a pistol.
 A great sensation was created late this afternoon when the last edition Of an evening paper appeared with story say ing in substance that accountants were at work on the books of the retiring city treasurer,a Mir Young. and that it was reported that discrepancies had been found in his accounts.
 Immediately the friends of MT. Young began to look for him, not believing the reports. They were surprised at not be- ing able to find him. They hoped for the best however, because the reports could not be substantiated, and the expert accountants refused to make state ment.
 Shortly after p. m. MT. Young was seen at the ladies' entrance of the Louis- vile hotel in Main street, between Sixth and Seventh, where he lived with his bride of few months. Two newsboys, Charles Afford and Ed Healey, who knew MT. Young-for nearly everybody in Louisville knew Stuart Young-ran up and said:
 < MT. Young, don't you went paperG It's got your picture in it.
 eIancss 1t Paper.
 One glance at the double column head lines told MT. Young why the paper had printed a double column picture of him. Instead of entering the hotel he walked down Sixth street towards the river, the uewsboys following him on the other side of the street. Just after passing Nelson street MT. Young turned off be- tween some box cars. The boys feared to follow him any further and returning to the Louisville hotel, described MT Young's actions to "Kid'' Johnson, a hackman, whose carriage stands in front of the hotel. Johnson was acquainted with MT. Young and following the direc-
 
 tween the box cars and brought up in a cinder covered drive way in the rear of a warehouse of J. M. Robinson, Norton & Co., at Sixth and Nelson streets, just east of the Union depot. There he saw MT. Young lying face downward in the cinders his right arm under him. John son shook the form of the man, not sus- pecting he had killed himself.
 Seeing a bullet hole behind MT. Youngs right ear, Johnson turned the body over. Then he saw a pistol in MT. Youngs right hand Life was extinct
 Johnson ran to a telephone and called LID the residence of Young's father. Col. Bennett H. Young. Mrs. Stewart R. Young answered the telephone but the hackman called for MT. Young and told him the news. Colonel Young immediate ly went to the scene of the suicide with some of his sons friends. One of these, who is one of the most prominent busi- ness men in Louisville, walking up and down the cinder driveway, said with tears rolling down his cheeks:
 Friends Would Have Saved Him.
 If his friends could have found him
  If money was needed we should have supplied it."
 Other friends of the dead man said they had spent the afternoon looking for him.
 The corpse lay in the cinders clothed in fashionable garments. including light tan overcoat and gray Alpine hat. The aged father of the dead man, few of his friends and policeman lifted the body into a coffin and it was removed to an undertaking establishment under or ders of the coroner for an inquest
 Stuart R. Young was 35 years of age and one of the most prominent men in Louisville. He was a graduate of Princeton University, a son of Col. Ben nett H. Young prominent lawyer and ex-Confederate soldier of Louisville and a brother of Lawrence Young of Chi cago president of the Washington Park Jockey Club He married last July Miss Bessie wymond, one of the most beauti- full women in Kentucky and daughter of L. H. wymond. Four years ago Mir Young was elected city treasurer and under the law was ineligible for re-elec- tion. his successor having been elected on November D.
 Finances Are Unknown.
 Nobody can make an authoritative statement tonight about the accounts of Mr. Young as city treasurer. Under the law a board composed of two expert ac- countants appointed by the retiring Mayor has been examining the books of all the city officials preliminary to the nfYicea heinz turned over to the officials who were elected on November 5 and who took charge of their respective of hces on November 19.
 There was some delay in Mir Young turning over the treasurer's office to the