The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-05

THAT old man as he was generally called, FOR
his name, DR., Gilbert DEp,y, wda seldom cali
ed rightly, Is dead. The death vs. sudden and
mysterious, His son. Frankie, a3Uu; Ii years OF
are found him. IN his Office on Sunday evening
about half past five o'clock, stretched out Oh his
lounge, dead. His father lot returning to dinner,
the boy with his sister Mrs, F. c. CuStJn,
rad gone 20 the office IN suaryh Of L,ut. finding
the door locked and smelling ch'nrolorm, they
called to him, and rccoyug no answer, the boy
climbed into The room through the ransom. lie
ut once unlocked tAe door, and Mrs CluXton en-
tered to find the doctor, rs stated, dead. Near him
they found a tin stcw.pUt containing about an
ounce Of chlorolurm, aud also 4 note, withou,
signature, but rs sworn to 4ltcrwugd, ay Mis-.
Cluyton, IN the doctor hand-w ling. she q.
once sent for a physician, the summons being
answered by Or. Bascom, whose opinion only
confirmed that OF the first visitors, tpa. tue doc.
tor was long since cyond the aid Of medicine.
The coroner being notified made his appear
ance, and impanel,ng his jury, held an iaquo.t
on the body in the Office the same evening. Mrs
CluXton and the boy Frank We're examined, but
nothing different from the mere facts Of their
finding the body as stated above, Was elected
eXcep. that for some time past the dcccase ed had
been considerably depressed in spiri;., hi, bust
ness not going % suit him." The only reliable
testimony then appeared t he The note he had
left, which is as follows;
OTTAWA, % April, ls,1
Having fallen from chair upon which was
standing in order % reach the high part of the
curtain, hurted myself between the PIT of the
stomach and the navel on the corner Of the Ia
I In .'p
The diaphragm, will take cyanide Of potassium,
but as it is Il treacherOus poison if die am the
only one responsible for my death.
took the cyanide the pain was les, but it is
coming stronger.
took it again, but the pain does not yield.
take chloroform ! feel better, The paiu i
coming intplcrabc. II must take more.
feel dymg-LduS Deo
DR.. Buscom being asked, made an examine
Con Of the body and failed to find any bruises or
other evidence showing hint Of the charactor
spoken Of tho he did not presume, he SAID to
say tina. there hal been none, nor 10 express
an opinion on his internal condition. Itappcars,
outside Of the examination at the inquest, that
le had received such hurt on the Thursday
previous, he at least having talked with several
person, about it. At any rate there is no doubt
that lie took the cyanide aud The cAlorofprm, %.
lie. The jury having no other evidence, in their
verdict said:
We believe he came 20 his death by taking an
overdose Of chloroiorm and cyanide of uotas-
stun, taken TO relieve pain, as stated in Z. note
found by his body, which note we believe To be
in the handwriting Of the deceased"
The note above quoted was apparently written
each paragraph at different times, in a small but
plain sci ipt, excepting the "Laus DeO," in alto
gether a different style Of handwriting, evidently
showing delberation, the letters being perfect
and carefully shaded and written down in one
corner OF the note. This tracing Of his symp.
toms and condition through his torture (for
cyanide is terrible poison TO take) is said to
have been very characteristic of the man
He was born and educated in France-Pars.
According TO his circulars his medical practice
extended over a period OF about 10 years in
France, Germany and the United States, and it
may be interesting to physicians to know that
he wrote his prescriptions IN English. His age
is yariou>ly put at from 10 TO - years. He
leaves wife besides the son and daughter men
toned above; and was buried on last Monday
afternoon.