Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
Sudden Death-Was it a Suicide.

Last Monday between five and siS
o'clock in the evening, two we'll dressed
young men, formerly citizens of this place,
but recently of Valparaiso, drove up to
Col Poe's drug gstore, in a buggy. when
one of the men, Ed. Stowe, jumped out
and huTriedly went into the store. He had
Q ounce phial in his hand, and asked in
cheerful and rather bantering manner,
what Poe would charge to fill it with
laudanum. Poe said "30 cents" Stowe
thought that was too much, and said he
had only paid 20 cents. for filling il"
Poe then told him to 60 somewhere else
and get it-feeling little indignant at the
low price put upon his goods. Stowe
told him to fill it-which he did-and as
Poe was about to put an appropriate label
on the bottle, Stowe objected, and said it
was not necessary. Poe insisted, and said
no man could get poisonous drug from
him, without warning label on it. The
label with the words "Laudanum-poi-
son--be careful was pasted on the bottle
Stowe jumped into tie buggy again, and
the young men drove off. About nine
o'clock the same evening, Drs. Reynolds
and Confer were called to the residence OF
Mr.. Crippen, relative of Stowe. When
they arrived they found Stowe in bed, in
a comatose condition. They used the
means known to the profession TO coun-
teract the effects of the poison, but it had
taken too deep hold on his system. He
never rallied, but remained unconscious to
the end. The Doctors left their patient
about twelve o'clock. He died about one
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
From DR.. Confer, we learn that the de-
ceased had periodical attacks of headache,
which were very severe. Some three OF
four years ago he was thrown from bug
Icy and severely injured about his head
and since that time he had been in the
habit of using morphia and laudanum 10
iquiet the pain, which was sometimes SC
severe as to almost drive him frantic
After he had purchased the laudanum or
Monday evening, and taken large dose
| if not The whole Of it, he went to Mr.
Cnppen's and asked for an apple, which
was given him and he ate it. Mrs. Grip
pen made him cup of tea and set supper
On the table for him. He drank little
tea, and ndsrtook to put some butter CT
piece of bread but could not manage tC
bring them together, and very soon after
he became unconscious, when the ply
sicians were sent for.
DR.. Confer thinks that il was not tn,
Intention of I'll e deceased to take his OWL
life: but that he had mistaken the quaint
ty or the stren.-th of the lau6anum-o
that the pain in his head Was so intens'
that he became reckless OF consequence
and would have iak en- any dose that offer
ed relief
He had worked 1 IT Mr.. Geo. / can, a
the Railroad Eating House in !his city
before he went to Valparaiso, AMI contin
ued working for him there until las
MONDAY, when he cai ne to this city. til
left $50 in Mr.. J. Los. Us hands that day
telling him to keepit 1or him in case any
thing should happen. 1t is also said tina
he told some of the girls at Mr.. Bean
that he intended To kill himself. tits al
so reported that he left word in Valparai
so to have his clothes given to the poor
He was much thought of by Mr.. Bear
and by his associates.
His remains were buried here, on Tues
day.