Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-06-13
Sudden End Of Abner Nc.
KinIey at Somerset, Pa.
Remains Taken to Canton, Ohio
Funeral 2 P. N. Today.
Was Brother Of Late President Mekin-
lw-peath Was Due to eright's
, Disease from Which He Had Been
!; Suffering for Three Years.


Kinley, brother Of the late President,
was found dead in a chair at his home
at s O'Clock, Saturday morning. Death
came without warning to his family.
A negro servant, who slept in Mr.. Nc
Kinley's room. was up with him at
O'Clock, and it is not known at whata
time Mr.. Mckinley got up again, as ne
did not awaken his servant. Mrs. NC
kinley walked into his room at O'Clock.
and found him sitting in chair cold
and apparently dead. A physician was
summoned, who said death had proba-
bly, occurred two or three hours before.
The body will be taken to Canton TOT
burial beside his mother and father.
The widow and other members OF the
family accompanying the body, will
leave Somerset, Sunday evening, and
while in Canton will stop at the home
of Mrs. Ida s. Mckinley. widow Of the
late President. The funeral services
probably will be held at o'clock, Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. McKinleys death was due to
Brigl1t's disease, which developed short
ly after the death Of his distinguished
brother. three years ago. Since then
Mr.. Mckinley has devoted nearly all
his time in a vain attempt to overcome
the fatal malady. consulting the most
eminent physicians and travelling from
one climate to another.
Two weeks ago he returned from
Tampa, Fla, where he had been for six
weeks, and placed himself under the
care Of DR.. Henri /. Marsden. The
sufferer was not confined to bed, and,
Friday afternoon, took a drive into the
country, accompanied by his wife.
Abner Mckinley was a younger
brother of the late President Mckinley.
He bore such a striking likeness to MS
brother that he was frequently taken
for the President, and he had long been
known as BRO. Abner."
He was a lawyer. with offices in New
York city, where he made his home Tor
a part of the year. He lived at at the
Windsor hotel at the time that build
ing was destroyed by fire.
His Washington connections made
him Of exceptional value to his clients,
but in cementing his friendship with
them by substantial services he made
enemies of the heads of rival concerns
which suffered by his inside knowledge.
lie Is SuppOStu nave hie@uS
money Just before and during the war
with Spain through his alleged connec-
tion with army contracts and at one
time there threatened to be a great
scandal.
1t is said that Senator Hanna called
the attention Of President Mckinley to
the harm that might result to the Re-
publican party and that the PresidenUt
at once called his brother off from GER
tain lines Of endeavOr.
Abner Mckinley was always on the
best Of terms with President Mckinley,
and he and his family were frequent
guests at the White House. The Presi-
dent and his wife visited the New York
McKinleys.
He was born in Niles. o. He studied
law in the office of Judge Baldwin. and
later in William McKinley's office. Al
ter Abner's admission to the bar, he
entered into partnership with his
brother The sign wv. & A. Mckinley
attorneys and cOunsellors at law is
still to be seen in Canton.