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Family Is Not Content With Suicide Theory County and State Police Say Percival Chrystie Shot Himself Although officials, who have intragic chairman the board the Steel company, former president found dead gunshot Monday noon, that findings that associates claim this their belief they convinced that his death was accidental. Following closely on the death of the the First Bank High Bridge, its tinued operate during mainder the banking Monday afternoon, after the closing hours, directors the institution evening posted. One reads: bank under the direction the the charge Stewart, national bank examiner. Closed by resolution the board directors. signed Stewart, national other notice reads: be sition confer with any bank's customers after April 12th" and is also signed by Mr. Stewofficial statement would charge the closed bank. Bridge that the directors feared Mr. Chystie's death might cause on the of depositors might run and because this they action, closing matter and the indepositors. Following finding of Mr. Chrystie's body by employes the Coroner notified State from Flemington were During the Brokaw would not whether he would pronounce the death to accident later in the day, said his opinion was Flemington morning agreed with decision the family has differtheory. said husband gone out to shoot sparrows, which been regularly taking which other had been discharged hammers. had parently weeds and it belief Mrs. Chrystie and others wandering through brush. fell charing the load which killed Chrystie. the was found hammer down and the other still position be fired and the barrel was loaded. order conflicting claims, asked for oner's held High Bridge o'clock Tuesday afterChrystie born at High Bridge at death. late Taylor. the founder the Iron and company, which in operation since and which has made this country has After the his cation, started the ranks the plant of the Works, of the Tayand Steel company. His the then the the dustry position vice which capacity served 1923 Then succeeded nis the late Knox Taylor Iron and Steel