The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-19
DIR. WTsHARD's Suicide
For Ten Years m Opium Eatcr-An india na
Mystery Cleared Up In New Orleans.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE excitement I'm
Franklin over the troubles OF the First Natipn
Knightstown Henry county, 10y rcason Of inc
unaccountabl" Disappearance of Dr. VI. Wish
ard, Superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans
Home. Ho has been missing since Thursday
afternoon. He cnme 10 Indianapolis last Wcd-
ncsday night to make arrangements for tho
visit OF u Legislative committee To the Home and
to transact some private business with Hanna
man Smith, INSURANCE agents and brokers'
IL lodged in the Hotel Bates, and left ther" on
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. saying that he
WIS going TO the depot to return home. Since
that time nothing definite has been heard Of
him. There is no stain upon his strntiOn
OF the public trust conlid d to him..
About the. middle Of last month Dr. Wlshard
started for Minneapolis. whore ne has business
interests. but WIS Frustrated nv an attack of
pneumonia IN Chicago, and was forced to re-
turn home. He has since during his conva-
lesrcnrc cNpreescd his intention OF again start
Ing for Minneapolis. but has been dissuadrd by
his family. Ii il known that the Doctor drew
$4,000 in currency when h" started for Miuno-
found that he rcdeposit'd it, the presumption
il that he still had this money with him wncn
here on Thursday Last IT, has wife and
State Normal College at Tcrrc Hautc, and son
ut college at Princeton. n. j.
Prom M Mo- Orle,m Time.
On Wednesday morning. at o'clock. n man
was found weltcring IN gorn in one oi the closets
of the st. James Hoo'l. He was borne Ia the
hospital. but ere many ,squares had been tray
ter. written only II short time previous to his
being found in tho agonics OF death. told the
story.
Late SupFIlntt ni"nt
Orphan Home,
knisht-town,
am ravine dear for my sin Opias, il the cau- oi IL
all Write Dr. iiannaman some one, phase, when am
gone.
hu' Whcnc, IL ci hold Of the ~ stem It Is too late
cNtrstiuy nuusnt ip Il" stcd Nri taken
IaN. Whoft shall nNt come out alive. God MY the
oiiuui eater An almost past gong now.
FthfuHt, H. 1871
In the inside Of tho shoot. evidently written
wnil .n"rving himself to commit suicide, was
the following:
oh that had been wi-r W the dnv NJ t- visitation
have ttuf hofs furettrN"-- Co. ~ o.. lat
90 with the 10 sus ration that ainu-t rrsi me and when
nearly We'll. would hHsanr H.NHniHrrd AMI 10 back
g-.lu NJ, dear family J. my Uert uh' That had
tltu bad better wife aud cafl me- nlau ever
NNN cruel hn't he0u ~ ti.Nl.h It-i,- hinul. Al.
tIH. have been rreat sinnfr. WIS go much iutnN
Gated D., opium tlat thoulitl was Christian. but
opium hHft WIS CONTRACTED moro t1An ton years AKA.
tlu.h n"t tuphins uutl only aiout 'izht sim e.
lN't. which hsNo little hope, would ch,Uriuily
sttNt them. | fear my vile AMI little dead
in.ame. God Know, cannot recall my life.
Tho hotel employees say that att O'Clock with
rr'at brarin.s and deliberate moVrin 'uts. he on T.
trrd the hotel and straightwly SOUGHT the
clos {. \ Knit" md a pair OF surgical scissors
convey tn r,'@t ~ tao cAapt l.. He n.st ut his
throat with a penknilc aud then. in-vrting the
i-~nr- into the wound. tr,Dd o. -,Ntr the main
artery. hut before h. ue-ompl. shed his purposa
he fell exhausted 10 the floor.