Emery County Progress | 1905-10-07 | Page 3 | Wealth Alone Failed to Satisfy Travers

WEALTH ALONE FAILED RILIO TO new york millionaire with apparently everything to live for tire tires of life and sends a bullet through his brain new york william B travers a millionaire man of leisure son of the celebrated wall street operator wil will committed suicide on a ilam A travers friday by shooting himself through he head in his apartments in mad eon sort avenue the suicide Is inexplicable mr travers being in the prime it df life in fair health and the posses por of a large fortune when mr travers arose friday morning he appeared to be in excel lent spirits and after breakfast told his valet he would not require his services during the day shortly after noon non a maid found mr air travers lying lead on his bed with a revolver b his side 14 he had placed the or the weapon in his mouth and sent a bul let et through his brain he ile left several letters all relating to business affairs and giving no clue to the cause of the suicide mr travers never engaged in any business except when about six months ago as an experiment he became a partner in the banking ouse of hugh eddy the aff affairs airs of which however engaged little of his time mr travers who waa was 49 years old was a member of the knicker bocker the new york A C the ten nis and racquet and many other clubs