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Show DEATH CLOSES OVER FAILURE. A Boston Banker and Broker Driven to Suicide by tosses on the Street. I Sr- Cook, N. H., Oct. 16 Irving A Evans, j son of Hon. Alonzo Evans, of Boston, com-hiJf com-hiJf 6uicide this morning by shooting Bostox, Oct, lfi.irving A. Evans, whose suicide is reported from Sun Cook, was a well known banker and broker. The suicide created considerable excitement on Wall street. Evans had been losing money on both sides of the market for some time and had become embarrassed. It is understood un-derstood that Evan's liabilities will be met by connections of the firm and that there wnl be no failure. Evans of late has been so despondent over his losses in the stock market as to have been mentally unbalanced. XewYoek, Oct. 16. The announcement of the death of Irving A. Evans caused intense in-tense surprise on the New York stock exchange, ex-change, where he was well and favorably known. The firms who acted as correspondents correspond-ents of Evans & Co. state that the firm had a large cash balance to its credit In both oflices. Rumors are current, however, that Evans was largely bliort on the market through other offices. |