The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-15
SUICIDE.
DEATH OF DIR WIN. GRAHAM, OF
Mt. CARMEL.
At HAVE TAKEN THIRTY GRAINS
OF MORPHIA.


The citizens Of our town were mex.
pressibly shocked on Monday evening last,
in learning that Dr. Graham was living at
the point of death, his situation superin.
duced by large dose of morphine. which
he had taken, as he himself stated and as
he Informed his friends in a note that he
left on his table for the purpose of end.
ing his life He had gone to his office
with his brothea, Col Graham, the latter
passing into the house to tea as the Doc
tor failed to come to the table, his brother
went into the Office between five and six
o'clock, where he was Mortified by finding
him under the influence Of morphine. A
note he had written stated his purpose
and gave directions as to the disposition
OF his body, and an intimatioh that the
death of his beloved wife, several year.
since, had left him nothing further to live
for. Everything that medical skill could
do, aided by the unhagging attentions OF
circle of friends, was unavailing; he
quietly expired about halfpast twelve
o'clock the following day.
What the immediate cause of the
committal of the act may have been is q
subject of conjecture the predsposing
reason was doubtless as he himself stated.
Few men in our community would be
more greatly missed. His genial desposi.
ton attached to him many warm friends,
while his foibles were not of that charac-
ter which aroused enmity.-Ofthese latter
a morbid sensibility was the greatest, and
through it his feelings were at times sore
" wounded ; and what shock they re-
ceived, which caused his dreadful resolu-
ton to cease to bear the ills he knew, but
rather dare the others that he knew not of,
many never be known. And surely, we
cannot wholly blame the act of him who
can never more define its provocations.
Each heart must to some extent measure
its own limit of suiiering and "what
Coto did and Addison approved may not
always be utterly blamed.
DIR. Graham located and commenced
the practic of his profession here in 1869,
we believe When the war broke out he
went into the service as a Surgeon, and
remained in it until the close of the rebel
lion, when he returned here and married
his wife, who died several years ago. He
was about forty years of age at his death.
He has constantly enjoyed a lucrative
and successful practice here, and took pc
culiar pride in his profession, particularly
in the surgical branch of 1t. He had also
a refined love for the beautiful. His Of
fee was adorned with rare plants and spec
linens of natural history, all arranged with
the incest taste, and surrounded by these
objects of his solicitous care he breathed
his last. He was of generous disposition;
a genial, entertaining companion; true
friend. His casual associates Of Monday
saw nothing unusual in his demeanor so
well he kept EMBODIED, the miseres of his
bursting heart.
~ was child, and she was a child,
In the kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with love that was more
than love-
and my Annabel Lee.
u
For the moon never beams without bring
ing me dreams
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee,
And so all the night tide, lie down by
the side
OF my darling, my darling, my life and
my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea,
In the tomb by the sounding sea-
Let us consign his memory to that chat
ty which 'thinkcth no evil
The following j. the note referred to:
Oct. 9th, 1871.
As it is necessary that | explain the
cause of my action, ! will do so. do not
wish to live longer ! prefer to die. | die
| by my own hand, ] do not wish any post
morton examination Of my body after
death. / know that ] will be considered
as insane but if am insane ! have been
SO since the death of my wife, as ] have
meditatcd this suicide ever since, but it has
never completely taken possession of my
mind until to-day. / desire my remains
to be placed in metallic case, and placed
by the side Of my dear wife. l would like
II box large enough to contain both cases
A. we toere one IN life, let as sleep together
in death, and together come forth IN tn,
resurrection. ! desire that the Rev. q w
Hughcy should come here and preach m.
J fuheral, as he understood me better thar
any one else.
! do not think that my life has been il
, vain. have prolonged human life an
relieved human suffering, and have pei
feet confidence in just God rewardng m
ia the future.
= l have take(n) so grains of morphia