, 1873-09-04
SUICIDE

A Young Man In Dcc0rnh, 1OWns
Takes Cyanide of Potnssium.--A
Iowa, Commits Self.Destructlon by
Drowning.
Correspondents " Tho Chicago Tribune.
DkuonAH, Iowa, Sept. /, 1878.
At about o'clock Sunday, Aug. 81, Mr. Il.
N. Collar, about 10 years Of ago, formerly OF
Belot, Wis., aud who has rocontly boon ut work
for hlr. A. ". Adams, photographer, of this
plnco, took three grains Of cyanide Of potassium,
and at Q o'clock Was doad.
The circumstances arc briefly theso, Collar
had with o friend, boen indulging in LIQUOR
somewhat through the day, and, OF about 8
O'clock went to tho gallery whore ho WAS em-
court Hungorford, by bis employcr, to sober
OF. After Alr. Adams won't home, Collar TO-
quested Hungorford to got him aoma chloroform,
which ho declined to do. Collar thon went into
about throe grains Of cyanide OF potassium, and
told bis friond to taAo it, which he did, only
touching his tongue to It, however; but Collar
Hoomed to be alarmed nt tho act, and immedi-
urged Mungerford to drink somo Of It IS an anti:
doto, stating to him that he did not want two dead
mon there st once. Collar tnen took tho gold
studs from Lis ehirt-boaom, and handed them to
tho hand, telling him to keep them in !emem-
brance of him. "a ho was the enly friend he had.
Thon quickly seizing the bottlo, ho drank down
tho fatal potion. The effect WAS instantaneous,
as he required holp to gain sofa which WIS
upon tho other aide Of the room. Il aeoma that,
up to this timo, Hungerford thought Collar was
ehamming; butt from tho violent Symptoms that
| were at onco manifested, he became alarmed.
and rushed out after help. It Was about twenty-
five minutes boforo doctor could bo got thoro,
| and OF course nothing could then bo done, and
| ho died about 6 P. N: a Coronors jury was
summoned, which rendered q verdict In accord
auce with Tho faote.
Nothing doanite is known in regard to tho
| cauao Of tho raah oct but, from remarks that
| wore mado by Collar bofore and aftcr taking the
poison, 1t Ia thought that there was woman At
the bottom Of It:
Tho body will be sent to hls friondB in Boloit
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 9.-The Rov. ". P.
Watkins, pastor OF thu Mothoaist Episcopal
Church OF this city, Weat Side, committed sui-
oido ty drowning in tho Codnr River last night.
e now being hold. Ills wife bud been lying
dangerously i'll, and it is supposed TINT ho was
rendered temporarily insane by his family
a1lction. He Bont the following letter to hia
wife:
DEAR w1rx we have parted to meet no more. You
hhyo been faithful aud loving companion to Yor
will hnd my noor body In tho Cedar River. God best
me for my W pat lie. md that wo Vii meet In Heaven
Tel! 1tla!nto to oo good @ boy Az the money had
saf 81 s at s'f' + hs psF
Mrs. Watkins WAS taken dangerously III laal
Thursday, since which time no had had but Ut
tlo rest day OF night, being intensely anxiou.
concerning her. He had also beon striving
against tho use Of tobacco, habit that he hut
practiced for years. Yesterday le gave up al
hope of his WHO'S recovery, and, being exhaust
cd with his suHerings, committed the rash act
Tho vordict Of tho 0oronor'a jury Is that b.
'camo to his death by drowning him8olf during
q state Of intonso menta1 excitement, conae
quent upon tho loss Of sleop aud suffering dur
Ing tho dangerous illnosa OF his wife,"
ST. Lou1E, Mo-, Sept. 0.-Adolph Andrew
WAS to-day found hanging atone-dead from
bolpoBt III bis room, at the boarding g-houHo oor
nor Of Bremen avonne and Fifteenth streot
Cause, unrequited love and aieknoas.