The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26
Case of Suicide.

On Saturday evening last Dr. Macarthur
was hastily called to see a man at the Ma
tional House in this city, who was repre-
.ented as in dying condition. The Doc
tor soon saw that he was laboring under
the effect of some powerful narcotic poi
son, and beyond recovery. He called in
Dr.. Hard, however, as counsel, who was OF
the same opinion. Indeed, in an hour at
forwards the man was dead.
The name of the man, it appears, was
Levi c. Hammond He came to she Ma
tional House some three weeks ago, IN
company with woman whom he repre-
scented to be his wife He conducted him
self irreproachably for a while, but then
went to drinking, and having ceased to
pay his board bill, the landlord said he
must either pay up or leave, upon which
he left a watch in pledge for his board
\ week ago on Sunday, the woman left
him. He seemed to drink the more in
consequence until last Saturday evening,
when he was found in bed in the above
condition
On looking about the room, the doctor
/ found an empty ounce vial labelled lauda
mum, and inferring thence that the man
/ had committed suicide, further search was
made, when the following letter was found /:
Letter directed to H. B Harris, Dorrence,
Stark county, H.
OTTAWA the Il, 50
a have Just taken , ounces Of lodlom
hope that it will put an end to me. Good
by give my love to all Of my friends if you
think it rong of me to come and git my
close and send them to my mother | wish
you would.
INV heart is broke and must iy tell
aunt Sarah that l hay not for gotten hun
nor Rebecca-
Il have picturs in my satchel here
which | want you to send to my mother
:. ! hay ben sick with the ager ever since
left | hav got % dollars in my poke
box now They were not found.
Il. c HAMMOND
Good by harry write to my mother Set
tie up my debts and send my trunk home
Il Just benn down stats and got son
more psper
Il want you to come down here AID &c
nv close Here follow minute direction
for the disposition of his effects about hi
person and at Dorrence.l Don't forgit t
send these pictures that is in my satche
here Won VIII no them when yOusee them
Coed by | am Citing 80 sleepy that
, cant write ery more.
tell Rebecca that have not for goteI
, hur, nor never will till l draw my las
breath. | told hur that had rather di
than TO liy without her. She thought tina
did not love hur but If she could rea,
= my heart l think she would change he
mind ! do not now whether you can rea
tlt;s - not l hav had shake Of the age
. this morning and I am very mum and ca
II hardly set up and / hope this the Is:
= time that I shall ever set up again Eo
viii not git this till next week and hop
that ! shall be under the sod before tn,
. time. can not write eny moro
= from your friend Levi c. Hammond
l. Don't fo-g;t 10 send these pictures :
my mother
- AUNT sarah has used me like moth
: ! love her and respect her as n mother
d but have made & fool Of my self.
lg To this letter was tied slip on whil
t: was written:
pat this Letter in the post Office # y
10 please
> In his satchel was found the foIlowir
- - written On a slip Of paper, in coarse le
1S pencil, as all the above was written:
~ I took . ounces Of Iodlam on frid
80 Evening and ounce Of opiam on SAturCI
s. Evening ! want that letter pint in the oft
Il or took to II = Harris it IS - miles irc
st tislselwa and 20 from henry
% The r-n died about 10 o'clock on ST
day morning. y coroners jury was ST