Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-23
DEPOSED BANKER
COMMITS SUICIDE

NEW York Special Friends .
oc Charles T. Barney. ceposed presi- .
G-nt ~ the Knickeroocker Trust Com
many. who committed suicide yesterday
Il, rnn PARK Avenue mansion. declare
today that worry over hls marital re-
ia1eus had uO doubt prom ptca MS AcL
as much as broclinC over the loss OK
financial prestige. The rstran cement
between AR. and Mrs.. Barney has rA-
.sted for long time. ana after me
marriage % thelr youngest uauEnteF
they separated The bankers 4ften-
ton 20 a Sew York society woman j.
satd % have been thc cause % the
trouble.
~ ~ sad Mrs Barney had already
Instituted suit for divorce IL would
Ihrra been an urlerended action be-
. fore 4 referee win AL The papers seal
ed ana only the bare decree on the
pcblc record. The name or me Coz
resrondent would never have been
gained from any 20 the parties to the
case and 70 is understood that she was
, referred 90 in the paper under me
title 90 Jane Doe or a woman UNI
known"
In me hour OF his adversely the
|"orher woman" upon whom the bank
er had sh0wered many rich presents.
would have no more q him- As the
clouds thickened about him. and his
despair increased. Mrs Barney W~s
moved % pity A few days ago she
returned u him with the oner. q -
said OF every penny OF her PERSONA
fortune - q would serve % tide MIN
over. HIS friends declare that AFTER
this unexpected generosity his despair
became tinged with rsmorse- AZ any
rate. u was MIS-. barney who sootaeo
/. his tast hours. holding his head in hel
I.a1 until The SURGEONS game and added
: & rnerciful ansesthetic-
III - 40 zoe. that Mr. Barney had
sroedee dsepiy ever s -, -. re =.
instituted aEAtnst hiHh Se-nsss ~
The ckerbOcksr deposltors a. Ue
lciGred today that the closest INV ~
Iraffo- had revealed nothlng OF a crlm'
lfnsI nature Tbe fact that also TIA
iv~fth lie loss o. his fortune AR. Barney
~uin vas made clear in "a Statesmen
~ Master and Nichols, the late nhAn
lcfar's personal attorneys, who snow :.
that his fortune stiu vas more ina
s2S0oo0o
After the examination ~ corone
HGrourger bad been eoin P-etee. ne s1
tDr~sssd ire optnfou that Il rss a cas-
q 81 suicide and said Mrs Barney "a
maze THIS statement n regard 70 N
bands room I ran IN there anc 50
him standing upright ne Eel 70 n
eoor as 7 was about reGchtnG htra-
: took his head N my lap, ! hsAre ei.
, say nothing that would incie2te Lhs
: be had sonmi.ssa saie;ae &c &c a1ss &C
: had just seen that re had fallen
ehe r00r In great pain
= Il - said Mr.. Barney tried 20 g.
. rnit suicide last Monday ~ Jun.
% cut cf a second story window a. "a
house u was also reported n va
- street that Mr.. Barney had tries one
y before 10 take his lifs-
n Representatives OF AL Interests cor
u cerned iu the E1Iekewsocker Cempar
fsoIred IN saying that nothinE oornec
= ed VIA ais tns2ra<lon BIAS been foUr
d WI ich put him g &n5 teopArey 70 q
extent OF committing suic44a
lfeorEe I. Nichols. PoreoHA attorne
OF the late Charles =. Barney. IN 5
tintervieW with a representative of q
- Hearst News Services to-day. err peet
- caffy Gensed the report shat Mrs "a
~ ney had ever contemplated bringing Z
~ action OF any kinc against her Ia
= band