The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-30
ANOTHER SUICIDE.

...s ANOTHER SUICIDE. ...
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News came to town on Saturday last.
that Win. C:ltlin, the man who pur-
chased Mr.. Shaw'sa place, il Dewwald
:Tewnship, had cut his throat. Coroner
Bennett being notified went promptly
TO. the scene Of tile tragedy. AS there.
were several witnesses Of The act, and
no possible question as to the manner,
and time Of the death, mo inquest was
held. We areindebted to the Coroner
for the following facts: .sssEE:: H..
+. Mr.. Catlm was d confirmed OPIUM
eater, and had for some time been III a
melancholy state. of mind. lie had
mortgagel his farm, and it is. thought
that the fear of being unable. to. meet
the payments falling: due, aud also the:
fear that hissupply of opium would give
out and lie would not have money to
purchase more, preyed upon his mind,
and drove him to the desperate act.
MI. q. was living with Mr.. Iytton,
and OIL Saturday morning lie left the.
breakfast table, taking a common
pocket knife III his'hantl. Mrs. Iytten
saw the knife and spoke to her husband,
who at once followed Cattlin out. Cat
lin saw Lytton coming, and instantly
made a thrust ut his own throat. Lyt-
ton ran toward him, sloutinga us he ran,
and C;ltlin ran around tho barn and
dropped upon his knees in 4 snow-bank.
Mrs. Dewey, Il neighbor, heard the
shouting and saw the men running, and
notified her husband that there was
trouble over at Lytton's. Mr.: Dewey
ran across us rapidly as possible. and
caught Catlin by the shoulders, willie
MIR. Lytton took the knife out of his
hands,. It was found that .Catlin had
severed the jugtlar vein, and life WAS
extinct within probably three minutes
from the time the wound was made.
lie was seen whetting the knife for sew
eral days, and his behaviour had been
distracted and singular: j.
Mr.. Catlin was about Sc years of age,
WAS Il wi'lower, and leaves II daughter
about II years OF age, who is living
with al aunt near where MIR. G.. lived.
He came. originally from New York,
and lived i'll boil. Illinois and Iowa be-
fore coming to Minnesota. Both his
grandfather and father committed sui
eide i'll the same manner; so that the
disease, madness, or whatever it is,
seems to have been hereditary.
MOBILES COUNTY HORSES.
THREE NORMAN HORSES - GRANT
PRINCE AND IRON DUKE.
We hope during the season to give
| some account Of I'LL the stations in No
bles County. For the present we con-
fine our article to the Norman horses
only, promising that we need not prob
ably give amy general account of the
Norman stock, rs their history and
value are well known to I'LL persons ill.,
terested in horse flesh. We have now
three Norman stations in this county,
all brought from Illinois.
GRANT.
The young Norman stallion "Grant"
was brought to this county last fall
from Illinois, Ivy I. L. Clark, of this
place. lie was purchased, we believe,
of the noted importer, Mr.. W. Durham,
of Du Page County. ''Grant" is pro-
nounced Ivy one of the best judges of
horse flesh to be one of the finest spcci-
mens'of the Norman race of horses, now
probably the most popular horse III
America. lie will he four years old
next June, stands lGlIantls high, weighs
1850 pounds, is iron-grey in color, u
very easy keeper, and gives promise Of
making Il ! 800 pound horse at years
Of age. lie combines all extraordinary
degree Of compactness and symmetry
OF form with Il beauty of appearance
and elegance Of movement seldom found
i'll one animal. lie was sired by the
celebrated horse Success" the first
Norman horse imported from France
direct to Illinois. With such q pedi-
gree, and such qualities, there can be no
doubt of his success" Mr.. Clark will
stand him during the coming season at
Worthington.
PRINCE AND IRON DUKE.
These two horses are the property of
d. j. Shriver, who came from Peoria
County, Illinois, and settled in the COL
ony last fall.
''Prince'' is one-half Norman and
one-fourth Clyde. His sire was "Her-
cules," who WAS imported from France
to the State of Ohio and brought from
there to Iroquois County, Illinois, pro-
ducing some of the finest horses raised
in that county. ''Prince'' was four
years old last fall, is i beautiful dappled
gray, welcomed, heavy set, with short
neck and small ear, and is well muscled.
His weight is over 1900 pounds. His
colts are in his own image. Mr.. Shriver
brought him to Worthington last Octo-
Der, from Iroquois County, Illinois.
''Iron Duke" is a three-quarter Nor
man, is nearly II hands high and weighs
1850 pounds. He is i dark ::steel-gray,
1 and is four years old this spring. When
matured, he will probably make horse
weighing !, 800 pounds. His sire was