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Show MILLIONAIRE IN ILL-HEALTH KILLS HIMSELF OKMOND HlOACII.l Flii., Feb., 3. (I'D While society discussed Iho shocking suicide of,,' William Wood, millionaire anil former president, presi-dent, of the American Woolen company, com-pany, preparations wer? made today to-day to ship the body to Iloston for burial. The 08 year old million lire motored into Iho country with Lin chauffeur and valet yesterday, alighted from the machine, told bis servants to drive on and then, placing n pistol lo his month, fntftl-ly fntftl-ly wounded himself. His sop'ii'its heard Iho report of the qnn and rushed back to find htm dying, lie had been in 111 health for several weeks, It was rojiorted at Ills home. Wood was dead by the lime his personal physician, Dr. A. D. Griffin, Grif-fin, was summoned. A short time Inter nn Impost conducted by Magistrate V. A. Hich, returned a verdict of sute'de. The late manufacturer and his wife, Helen Ayres of Jlost.m, came to Onnond Beach some weeks ago for the winter. Mrs. Wood said Inter Wood had been In poor health for some time Wood committed suicide, after he had won grent wenlth and ft commanding com-manding position1 In the business world. The son of humble Immigrant Immi-grant parents lie went to work as a mill boy and by. zeal and ability rose to be n dominating figure in the worsted nnd milling Industry. During the strike In Lawrence In 191,2, Wood was Indicted for conspiracy con-spiracy In a dynamiting plot but was acquitted. During the war his concern con-cern was Indicted by ft federal grand jury for profiteering but the Indictment later was quashed. |