The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-24
From th.. Ohio Statesman.l
WHISKY'S VICTIM.
End Of a Wrecked Life-Death Of E
A. Mcintyre at the Poor House.

On Sunday afternoon Edward A. Nc
lntire. we'll known TO the people OF Co.
lumbus as an old prominent plasterer.
was arrested for being found drunk aud
on the verge of drlirium tremens lie
was taken To the CITY prison and locked
up. Yesterday Mr. Mclntire was in such
a terrible condition that il was found
necessary TO remove him to the county
iniirmary, where he would receive better
treatment, and more comfortable lOdg-
ing But death was drawing nigh. All
nf last night h. passed IN suffering thou
sands OF imaginary tormrnts. The terri
ble demons OF death played with their
victim like a cat I,lays with poor m"us~
when wounded aud t.rroriz-d beyond
self control. Al an early hour this noT
ming the poor man found rsst-died. The
ircra>ed wa about forty five years old.
lie came To Franklin county while yet -
young msn. and taught school at Alton
and ia Madison township tor number
Of years H.. then harmed the trade of
plastering under on. Harris. a prominent
plasterer OF that day. alter which h- de
parted for the West. In few years he
returned, married lady OF this city, and
then moved to Chillicuthe. While living
there. his wife did. lie then returned
~
worked for William @. Gulick lie then
went into business for himself
and for some years carried on
very heavy paying business. About two
years after be returned from Chillicothe
he married again. and by his second wife
he had three children. Some years ago
the deceased became partner Of Mr.
Gulick. The first contract that the firm
took was the plastering OF the City Hall.
4 few years afterwards the contract for
plastering the Central Hospital for In
sane was awarded to Gulick 4 Mclntire.
but before the firm had purchased any
material for the job Mclntire sold hisiu-
terest in the contract TO Gulick for the
sum Of 50 600. This ended the partn'
ship. and the deceased again entered the
field for himself, taking contracts here
aud there and Keeping in his employ
ment large numbrr. OF men
About three years 20 Mclntire com
menced drinking. aud soon brclme a
frequent visitor To certain saloons in this
city. After h.. sold out his interr-t in
the Central Hospital Tor Insane plaster
ing contract. hr became worse than rvs',
and ia less than tSu years went through
everything in his possession About
three months ago his wife found u nee
essary to leave HIM. as il was impossible
to live with him any longer. She took
with her three children and went to live
with her relations Since that time the
poor man has been going q. " AMI down.
IN Il lite ecIme - blank. IL wss o - con
tinual drunk, from morn till night II
morn again. Liquor was destroying him
inch by inch. until the being passed b
yond self control AZ we stated abov
last Saturday the man was picked W
while suffering from drlirium trernens.
and wp- taken TO the poor house, where.
after suffering through day and night.
he died
The deceased was we'll known in this
city. and all those who ever had any
dealings with him, say that they never
dealt with a iAirer and a more honest
upright man than Edward A Mclntire
lie was, b-iurr liquor male him its vic
tim, considered by all men OF businrs-.
an educated. trustworthy man. He was /
always very kind to his employees. aud /
seldom ever had any trouble wbith those /
with whom he had dealings. The de- |
ceasrd l..avrs a brother here. who Is the /
present Steward of the P-nitentiary. also /
a brother in Madison county.