The Globe-republican., 1903-09-17
Cause Of Malcolm Conn Suicide
Will Never Be Known.
CARRIED MUCH INSURANCE
None Of Which will Go to His
Wife...Ten Thousand Left
to Administrator

There Is still no solution Of the mystery
Of Malcolm Conn's suicide and II II
probable that there never will be. Mr.
Conn carried a large insurance and none
OF II was carried In his wlfe's favor. OF
the amount $4,000 goes to bis mother,
$1,000 to relatives aud friends, 81 200
to his son and nearly $4,000 to the ad-
ministrator. A dispatch from Lawrence
says. "People seem as much mystlfled
over the Conn suicide as they were the
morning 1t was discovered. All sorts Of
theories have been advanced, but most
Of them have been punctured. Six years
ago Conn married Miss Edna Halderman.
Of Neosho, No., and as a result OF this
union two children were born. While
tile parents were most afectlonate to their
children 1t is generally known that the
relations Of the parents themselves were
considerably strained two or three years
ago. During the past two years they
seemed to have settled down and have
, been extremely happy. Their pastor
says they have lived as happily together
as any couple cou.d wish. This upsets the
theory of family troubles notwlthstand.
Ing the fact that the wife was rot be.
queathed any insurance direct. At least
some people take this view Of 1t. Conn
was somewhat In debt but 1t was in no
shape to cause him any worry, He bor-
rowed about $l7,5O0 on bis hotel and
about $4,000 on his furniture in the hotel
But none Of his paper was due. Besides
this be had been gradually decreasing
his Indebtedness. He pared IL down
nearly $4,000 during The past year. The
property is worth double the amount OF
Indebtedness and be would have no troll
Bile In extending the mortgage He was
conducting a ranch near Dodge City in
partnership with J. G. Quinn, and 1t was
rumored the day after bis death that he
had met some heavy loses OF account Of
the decline 10 cattle prices. But 1t has
developed be didn't have much money in
the cattle business; that Quinn owned
the big end Of 1t and that Conn was rum Y
ming 1t fora per cent Of tue profits. y
Recently Conn ran moving machine !
In the hot sun on the ranch for several
days. He came home sick, complaining
OF bis stomach. His father died Of can
Ger Of the stomach, and be had always
expressed a fear that the same disease ;.
would strike him. II 10 the theory of y
,ome Of bis friends that when his stomach y
began to hurt him be thought 1t was the :,
lancer trouble and that rather than en- V
lure prolonged sick spell finally result :,
ng In death, be would wind up the job n :,
n hurry. He and Mrs. Conn were out :. :.
Irving with DR.. and Mrs. Anderson, W
heir bosom friends, the night before the y
ragody. They drove until 10 O'Clock. ~ ~
Atter the Conns allghted from the buggy, W
in. Anderson asked the doctor If be had -
oticed Conn's eyes. He said be had w.
OF. Mrs. Anderson said they looked I'M
,Ild and gave Conn the appearance Of q,
,aniac. Conn was very reticent that
vsning, something unusual for him. NV NV
noticed that. But Mrs. An W.
srson was the only one who noticed bis l"'
lid appearance. His suicide is great ''' '''
lystsry and the people believe that the '''
Iystery was sealed with the body In the
rave and will never be solved" sei