The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-11
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We briefly announced, By telegraph dis
patel. yesterday, the death by suicide OF Mr.
Tim. O'Connor, OF this city, in St. Louis
The following we Cory from the Rsgls5lion
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Timothy u. 0CunnCr, who was found OIL
Tuesday morning in dying condition oil
Eighth and Poplar street, has since died al
the CITY HOSPITAL from the effect Of the CUR
shot wound he had inflicted on himself. The
following epistIe tound in his pocket, adj
dressed Coroner" ard written in q neat
calligraply, gives IN calculation 81 his
motives Cor committing the deed: -.
ST. LOUIS, No., Dec. CO. 1879.
hope my friends win not censure. me
for committing suicide. I;have not coa-
mi,ted it rash!y, without any premedAasien
am perfectly SANG and composed S4thing
would induce rae TO take M own life were
il not for the circumstances, which IRE as
follows: On the night of August ~: 1870,
got struck with stone, more properly a
fUCA. III TIC ti1u6S ID u siicufNhh5 SOWdtu,
cutting my lip and Otherwise injctiny my
jaw. Got struck in Leayenworth, Ksnass,
without any Just cause rwhxtevrE' only. 10
crafty selfish ambition. ", fhe nerve vas
so paralyzed that i was with tbs utmost diff
Gully that l could converse; could not go
into society on that account. ! have since
been perfectly miserable, and lave Iotscena
happy day. i feel q sense of pain at all times.
followed my avocation as ok-keeper until
November 6, 1S71J Wien ! coala'hU. lohgef
endure nv: saiisert;I quits Ecatae to st.
Louis to obtain surgical and medical advice,
without any effect whatever. saw my. case
was hopeless, and there vas no hope but the
grave. ! have many friends whom l regref
to leave, and leave tEo bro,hess living in
Leayenvo1,h, Maurice and Paul OConnot
and family connections. had no difficulty
in getting along through life. Lave been
kindly treated by every ons except the man
who is the cause of my committing this
rash act. regret that have TO resort TO
suicide and die an unnatural JealLru Every
d.y seems 10 be month, -aad ~ Ives Ssdy
to die Thousand deaths, -, ~. ~ u.
May God have mercy, On my soul.
--t p 20 TIM. ID. O'CoNNoR.
Tie circumstance, under which he receiyed
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worth PspeE', At the hiie. are as'at "a CT:
red in South I.eaTenwerih, and was supposed
to have ari-ed from, rivalry for The Esna Of
a lady. Al The time Of the cocarpensc the
deceased Was hook keeper Il Peahe Is Nassi-ss
H,sw,. !, ye,,.n,, mar Of ,r,eh won, -se ard
highly, rssnee:s al l,y ali whs krrx his.4 gas
IN. main; ta,e been L. ~ ti,l .I..s
civ for in.er,nent, and the funeral wiif'+ai:r
place ct I, e,aeek this . itsrressi.Gss
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a a., l'a ,i;D e. ,.s.,.ia,' -, he tr.fs
Of he various railroads a, Kansas City, en-
tered the cars OF the T. l.. & q. l.. H., and
commenced distributing; ny CARDS 9'sr.'d IRA,
'ory 20 lnasinS co.ie Su..n.or bo vas d..
coverd Inv Conductor Ransom, who prompt
IL and very properly drove hin ff'nh the
car: 1t Is stated that this oegssr zoe 10 .ne
es nO, ,ar anu and then nrocesd,
- , Iann room in the civ and inyes,sait.
Whether this Is true or not, this beggar nuI-