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Show A BANKER'S SUICIDE. Ulaheljp Crela-htoa Mhnot Hlinielf la Ills onto In Mew York, NkwYohk, Oct. 28. HlakelyCrelgh-ton, HlakelyCrelgh-ton, a banker of No. 73 Broadway, was this mnrnlug found dead In his office, having shot himself during the night. The body was eold and rigid when found, death having evidently occurred some hours before. The dead man lay on a sofa, with a revolver with an empty shell In one chamber at his side. On the 0 ftlee tablo lay several sealed letter addressed to his wife. His partner, H. H. Hiigham, opened tliti loiter addressed, "To all whom It may concern," and read as follows: ' I have fought a hard business battle; have made a sijuare light, but have lost. My brain has given way, and now my body must go. Please break the news gently to my wife." George Crosby, the cashier, said: "I left him at the olllco yesterday afternoon after-noon happy, and hava never semi anything any-thing In his oonduct to Indlcato that he was low spirited. As far as I know his accounts are all right. He had no financial finan-cial dimcultles I think." An autopsy developed the fact that death wa nut oaused by the bullet but by poison. A large quantity of morphine was found In the stomach appnretit he had swallowed so much thai It f rndnfled a hemorrhage. Tbl account for presence of the blond In the suicldti's mouth, which created the impression that ho had shot himself there. , |