The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-21
CIGAR IN HAND AS HE
ENDS LIFE WITH SHOT
William r. JOralemOn Calmly
Decides on Suicide While
Working in Office.
GRIEvED AT SONS DEATH
Was Working on Books of
Hastings Building and
Loan Association.

HAsriNGs.rPoN. .HUpsoS. July 2c.--Will.
lam T. Joraiemon. secretary Of the
Hastingr Building and Loan Association
and confidential clerk Of the National
Conduit and Cable Company. was
found dead In the ONCE Of the
latter company here early this after
noon by worknen who had heard
pistol shot and forced their way
into the office. 4 revolver was found
close to the body. One chamber was dis
charged and the bullet had entered
Joralemon's right temple. In Jora,emon's =
left hand was u partly smoked cigar.
Coroner lies Of Yonkers said the man
undoubtedly committed suicide.
Joraiemon went to the Office In the fac.
tory about 10 o'clock yesterday morning
to work on the booka. Nothing was seen
Of him until I o'clock In the afternoon.
when workman In the yard adjoining
the building heard IL shot. With several
others he ran to the Office door on the
second floor. hut found II locked. a win.
dow was open and they entered. to fnd
Joralemon on the floor near the safe.
Calmly D~Iiberated ssirid~.
The man had apparently calmly de.
liberated suicide while working over his
books In his upturned hat on the desk
the key to the building had been tossed
after he locked the door. The revolver
was a few feet away.
The workman summoned the police
and notified the Coroner. Or. r. r.
Lyman. who lives near By. was called. lie
said Joralemon had died instantly. W. H.
Lewis. a vicc-president Of the National
Conduit and Cable Company. and David
Fulton. a director Of the Building and
Loan Association. were unable to offer
any reason why Joralemon should kill
himself.
Joralemon was about 3S years old. lie
was married and had a wife and three
children living at III Ludlow street. Yon.
kers. Mrs. Joralemon and the children.
one siri about ~ years old and two boys
aged 10 and 1? years. went to Rocka way
Beach early In the morning to spend the
0sieveA 0vss seas Death.
Mr.. Lewis and Mr. fulton said tina,
JOralemon had srieved over the death OF
a son q short time. ago. Mr.. Fulton said
he had been employed as confidential clerk
by the National Cable and Conduit Com.
pany for seventeen years and had been
secretary OF the loan association for a
long time. He said II could not be de.
termined whether or not the dead man had
any business troubles or financial dim.
culties. Mr.. Fulton had not examined the
loan associations books. he said. and
could not advance any theory about tn.
case
Mrs. Joralemon became hysterical to.
niGht when she returned home and learned
OF her husbands death. She too said he
had grieved over the death Of child and
denied rumOr that there had been do.
nestle troubles In the family.
The Hastings Building and Loan Asso.
citation 10 a local investment society. which
includes among its members large mum.
Der OF the people Of this and nearby
villages. II is chartered by the State
It 70 not particularly Identified with tire
National Conduit and Cable Company
although many of the employees Of the
company have money In the association
and hence the ofsices Of the association were
in the company's building. David Fulton
1
directors. and Frederick Zinsser vice.
president II was said tonight that the
association IL very prosperous.
Joralemon II said to have come hert
from Harrison. n. j.. where his mother
and two sisters live.
Friends Of the dead man think ne wal
murdered because the ONCE window wal
open and some one could have shot hin
and Got away down to the railroad tracks
Police Captain Croneil. who investigated
the case with the Coroner. declares Jorale
mon committed suicide. The officials sa,
the revolver found in the once was owned
by him and had been kept In the com
pany's safe. Edward q. Perot. presiden
of tho conduit arm. said Joralemon did no
handle any Of the cOmpany's funds.
According to a despatch from Alban,
the State Banking Department has no,
heard Of any trouble In the building asso
ciati0n. tho official name Of which Il
given az the Hastings- Upon Hudson Build
Ing. Cooperated Savings and Loan Asso
citation. The association at Its last re-
port had assets Of $4,000. undivided
profits Of 3l.7oo and cash on hand o,
| $4,000.