, 1873-11-17
SUICIDE.
A Congregational Hlantstcr Drosyns
E4iIMsclf i'll Little Rock Creek, KEN
dali County. ILL

A Congregational Minister Drown.
N1irnsclf i'll Little Rock Greek, KEN
dali County, I'll.
suectat Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
) PLANO, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-ThiH usually quiet town
was greatly excited this morning over tho an
nouncenlent Of tho suicide by drowning Of tho
Rev. Evan Williams, citizen ot considerable
property. He was in lis 9th year, and a retired
pqsef 2 1he 1ens tss s1ata
During tho yellow fever rage horo two months
sinco, Nlr. Williams loat q son, aged IT. .Tlia
evidently cauEed arrangement Of his mind.
Several iirneB since then ho has declared, q AMI
for me, for my doath-warrant is aoaled.H His
eldest and only son, Thomas Eyan WillianH,
slept with him 5 fow nights aince, because, dur
ing that day, his father had declared hls inten-
that night, his father was extremely. restless,
again doclaring. and ofton repeating, that
'''fhoro is no 1so; my dentG-warrant is sealed
Last Thursday evening he arose from bis chair
and said goodbye to tho family, saying, II shall
never be homo again." Whom they entreatod
him to stay, le finally consented, saying, ITO
ploase YOU all will remain tonight, but never
moro will be among you.' Next morning 10
that his spell Of deraugcment had passed away,
At noon he appeared atill better. and ut dinner
snid be was going to cheer up and not think OF
dying yet. Yesterday no was even, apparently,
~ nottoI stltAto Iuhi Hnuar. AAtn. nuiHuio "ao
Thomas to wait on her.
About o'clock this morning Mrs. Williams
woke, and hor husband then was to all appear
nuces, alooping. At quarter-past she again
awoke, mud, feeling for him, discovered that he
mas gone hut was not greatly startled, because
all bis clothes were In tho room, even to his Int
aud drawers. Sllo instantly called her son
Thomas, who Is u man grown, telling him of liB
father's absence. the son looked around tho
house, but, not finding him in house or yard,
and remembering his fathers threat. started
for Little Rock Creek: Ho had pro-
boy named Jacob Weavor, who was running
| towards tho house, cried out to him TINT Ills
father WAS in the crook, drowned, down by the
Chicago, burlington g. Quincy Railroad bridge.
| ,uaBteping to tho point designated tho stricken
,aon found Tint Mr. NcCullnm had first reached
| tho apot, aud brought hia fathera body from tho
water to the bank. They found lis jaws loekod
aud no sign Of life remaining. They turned him
on hia faco. and, violently rubbing him, Ills Dyes
onco opored but immediately closed. Dy thtA
time othors cano, mud among thom u phyaicinn,
wo pronounced him dead beyond hope Of ro-
Buscitution. Procuring covering, tho body was
conveyed to tho home Of his Borrow.strlcken
l faMily.
| The morning was exceedingly cold. Little
| Rock Crco IL half milo distant from the house.
HiB flight through the cold, aud plunge into tho
cold strcam, would alono hare been tfle death OF
any man III good health. Tho crock is not more
| tAun threo foot deep.
DR.. Littlowood, OF Millbrook, Coroner was
aummoncd striving hore at 10 4. m. A Jury
was impanncled, aud, after brief investigation,
facta. Tho funeral will take place at p. N. to-
| morrow.