The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-28
BODY OF SUICIDE
FOUND IN RIVER
Eugene II. Sliney Disappear
ed February IL.
MURDER MYSTERY DISPELLED
Young Man Preferred Death to For
tunes FrOwn and Shot Himself in
Head Before PIunging Into stream.
Brother Identifies Remains at the
MOrgue-DiscOvered by Students.

Discovery Of the body Of Eugene Moore
Sliney. twenty-five years old, in the
Georgetown channel of the Potomac
River yesterday afternoon revealed the
suicide of the young man who disap-
peared from his home. 1923 Clifton street
northwest. on February II last,
A bullet wound through the head
showed that Sliney wanted 10 be doubly
sure of death, and had shot himself be-
fore he plunged overheard and was
drowned.
First Suspected Murder.
Unusual circumstances connected with
the body led the police TO suspect muir
der. and for several hours police head
quarters was in confusion over the an
ticipation of a mystery. Identification of
the body resulted in the Issuance OF a
certificate Of death by suicide by Cor
oner hewitt
The story of the dependency which
eliminated In Snney's sef-destruction
dates back several months before his
disappearance. Sliney was a draughts-
man and well known among members of
the craft But the loss of his position.
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other unfortunate circumstances caused
him 10 grow morose.
When he left home he said good-by TO
his sister, Miss Rose Sliney, in a voice
which was cheerful, and not Indicative
of his intention 10 end his life But the
smiling face of the young man was only
a mask. for in his hip-pocket he carried
a revolver with which he planned to COM
nit suicide.
Sliney had been gone more than week
when his sister discovered he had taken
a revolver from the drawer of his bu-
reau. The discovery filled her with
fear and she appealed 10 the police. \
search for the missing man awaited moth
ms
It was shortly after noon yesterday
when James Pier and Joseph Mccormick.
students at Georgetown University, were
padding a canoe below the railway
Bridge and saw something floating which
caused them to stop. 1t was the body of
a man. Decomposition showed death had
occurred weeks before.
Identified at lIorgue.
The police were notified. and an hour
later the body was in the morgue. I'M
identified. Assistant Morguemaster Ran
die discovered a bullet wound through the
skull and notified Acting Chief Of De
tectives Hartley. Detective Patrick
O'Brien went to the morgue and began an
investigation.
0'Brien knew Of the disappearance of
Sliney. The resemblance OF the body TO
the description of the missing man was
identical Miss Rose Sliney was notified.
and her brother. William Sliney, a mem
Der Of the District fire department, hur-
ried 10 the mOrgue.
That's my brother" said Sliney when
he viewed the body. Coroner hewitt is
sued the necessary certificate and turned
the body over 10 relatives. No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral
1t is the opinion of the police that Sill
ney went to one of the bridges spanning
the Potomac, perched himself on the
railing, fired a bullet through his brain,
and toppIed overheard. A gold watch,
S11. and a .S2-caliber cartridge were found
IN his clothing.