The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-22
guicide.-Guv ", NORTH, Of Plymouth

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guicids.-6uy W. North, of Plymouth,
aged about IS years committed suicide on the
morning Of the 18th inst, by shooting him
self thfough the right temple, with re-
vOlver. he had been living in house,
alone, and taking his meals, At The Johnson
House. Not coming % breakfast at the
usual time, ths18aalOFd wspF 10 see if any
thing vas wrong. and pushing open the
door, which had net besn locked, went 10 his
sleeping room, hdFoe hiu extended upon
the bed gaspiIg. Tie pit5l gfasped in his
right bard and the lnusEle resting against
his right templs. Tbal2ndlOrd Immediately
Turnisd 81 4 doclof. but On isthfbing, poor
Guy was dead, When, ,-Es saE him few
minutes later, s. lay Sihstbe position above
described, except bat the pistol had been
removed froa bis hand, and 1ay upon q stand
Al ths Sd 3 81 ths bs, '1lls 6lesd had Been
ivashs ,fisu his face, his jaws sisa uP, sud
be sssslsa q tlisnsI 5slis gslsspiBg. Up.
% stsnd .gsaE. .abs FiBdvY l4g q nOse witt
ten ID 3 ~ 4liag bad sEideRtg Just BE-
fore 81 ~ deed was committed. Il read aS
follows: "Fdends farsvenT Forgive
viii God have q cbnsf Fam drove
10 ihisI'e 30 pame was appended. tS
Mr. osh VS. .. so1 d one Of the oldest
settlsss ofthat 4hsighbOrhoOd. wien ibs
gold exsitewsat broke out IN California, she
wsutlh eEss epsst some } ears io the county
.aecumulated some Pr0pettyy but had his
health badly shattered By disease, Return
ed home about eight years ago, but grew
worse, and iiuslly nearly blind. About
i've years back be attempted to murder him
self. hyiuuttiBe kis throat, and very nearly
accomplished his purpose, IS be was nearly
dead when found, but by careful nursing be
recovered. Altar his recovery from that, he
seemed to grow better Of bis other malsdiss,
and cOhtentsd I've. About year ago his
fstber died, BO~eTef, and be was appointed
administrator Of The estate /; be engaged in
patent rights, soDeEhar, aud is supposed to
have lcgt largdIy emba1Fpssiug thseststs
His financial troubles, added 10 his distress
ing physical condition, is supposed to have
prompted thsres0lSe
"To take arms seainst s sea Of troubles,
And, by opposing, end them"
then face the perils Of 3" that undiscovered
country, from whose bourne no traveller re.
turns, Whssvsr thsesusA POoT, laisguid-
ed Gay, row sleeps the sleep that knows
ne wsking,a and mourning friends drop the
tesr of pity over bis uuhODOred grave.
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Inflammation Wanted. lillian Lind
sey of Oberlin, Ohio, wishes 10 learn s, me-
thug asto the Wbersabouis Of his son, Joel
Lindsey, Who lei home on the 25lh day of
DecembeE last saying that he was gong to
TlIyde in search Of employment. He vas
seen here by an sequsintance on the 9sth
Of DscenbsT. aicea which iiue his father has
heard nothing of him. The boy il describ.
cd as being fifteen years old last July, of
medium Size, thick set, abOut Eve feet in
height, dark brown hair, round face with
smiling expression, he'd on when leaving
home, brown sack coat, grey vest with
blsck pants and black velvet esp He had
for sOrue weeks beOu rpnuipg on the cars as
nsSsboy, between Cleveland and Toledo.
The latherWrites thlt be is sixty three years
old, cripple and very poor that he lost
two sons in the army, std this, his only re-
/ manning one Il his sole denendenoe' it