New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
SUICIDE TOLD SAD STORY.
DIED after ELOPEMENT.
Han Who Hanged Himself SAID To
Be ", 4. King, of augusta.

The suicide who hanged himself at Marnaro-
neck last Friday is supposed to be William A.
King. of Augusta, Ga. son Of a wealthy manu-
facturer.
According to Mrs George E. Jardine, wife OF
an architect, who lives at Rye Park who iden-
titled the body yesterday young King eloped
from Augusta with the daughter of merchant
of that city and came TO New-Yorlx TO seek his
fortune Being unable to find employment and
provide for his wife King abandoned her and.
becoming discouraged because his parents had
disowned him he took his life
Mrs. Jardine's son, James. eerroborated his
mothers Identification last night. The Jardines
are well known in social circles along the Sound
They 1--we in q large house in Rye Park and are
known as philanthropists. Mrs. Jardine last
night told the following story of Kings elope-
ment and final restitution:
While I sitting on the stoop on Tuesday
afternoon" said Mrs. Jardine Il saw a young
man coming through the rain toward me- He
walked UP the porch and asked permission to
sit down until the storm abated. He looked
haggard and weak. While his clothes were a
little the worse for wear. still he bore traces Of
refinement His every movement signihed that
he came from good family.
AT first he was inclined to be reticent about
himself. but after I asked him into the house to
have something to eat he became more talk
ative. From his pocket he brought card bear
ing the name William A. King, Augusta, Ga
That's my name, and I'm the of mill
ionatre, although don't look it, he said My
father is at the head Of the King Cotton Mills Of
that city had been attending college, and
while there I fell in love with one of the most
beautiful girls in the South. Our love for each
other grew stronger, and my parents objected.
because I was only twenty. tried to forget the
ran away and married Then my parents dis
owned me. I tried in vain to get their forgive
ness
% Ny wife and had very little money, but we
managed 10 serape enough together to bring US
TO New-York where I sought employment. I
tried to earn enough to support US both. We
lived for time together, until things became so
bad that we were obliged to part for want Of
funds. Ny wife went back South. I tried to
brave it out in the city and make a living, but
it was Of no use. Things went against me, and
1 left the Young Mems Christian Association,
where had stayed, and started to walk to the
Berkshires, where my mother and sister
staying I am confident they will forgive me. if
I ever reach them
The young mans story interested me- con-
tinued Mrs. Jardine. and I questioned him
very closely to Augusta, and as TO his troubles
The more did the more I became convinced
that he was telling the truth He was so frank
and open in his admissions that my son took
an interest in him and also questioned him as to
his movements in New-York.
King told me- he had spent his last dollar
and the look that came over his face as he said
it shall never forget 1t occurred to me then
that my mother. who is always DESTROYS Of
doing some good in the world, had left So
bill TO be spent on some worthy person de-
cided to give il to King. He was profUse in his
thanks, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at
the money
1.-The young mans shoes, a pair of russets,
were ably worn out, so he suggested buying a
new pair and also having his clothes pressed,
as he wanted 70 make an impression with his
mother when he reached her. He spoke highly
of his parents, and never blamed them for their
action.
MY son told King where he could find a tailor.
and after the storm had duieted down he again
thanked me and left"
Mrs Jardine was positive, when she viewed
the body in Rollers morgue that it was that OF
the young man supposed to be William A King.
King was dressed in a square cut blue serge
suit Of good material He wore new pair OF
shoes, and had been shaved within few hours
before taking his life There were no cards
or letters found in his clothes that would lead
TO his Identification. It was learned last night
that the clothes that King had on once belonged
TO w w CaswelI q wealthy New Yorker, who
lives on Quaker Ridge, Manlaroneck- Mr.. cas-
wells name was found sewed on the inside Of
the pockets
Mr.. Casvveu called at Rollers last night and
identified the clothes having once belonged
to him. He said that in October. 1903, he gave
the suit TO his butler. named Otto. IN January,
1904 the butler left Mr. CasweIs employ, and
since then he had net seen either the butler or
clothes The suit bore a pawnbrokers NUM-
her ..343" which leads the police to believe that
King bought them second handed in some New
York place.
in the mean time Coroner Wiesendanger will
Try and find his parents