The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-21

And 4. .ISe,s Bark Went DOWE IN the
Dark waters of Death-Ihe Suicide
OF GapS. ISaCkeF.

| C. Crpt Rucker an old Missouri river steam
| boatman, suicided AT Kansas CITY on Tuesday
evening ny shooting. He was well known
here and his death Will be q source Of sorrow
1 10 the thousands OF friends along the stream
where he was known 80 well. The 7i.es, of
Kansas City, gives the following particulars
! OF his death:
Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday even.
ug l.. r kucker, sn Old time steamooat
"a ,,tsln ON the Missouri riYer, ,biew MS Drains
out wIh "A revolver at The residence of Dr
ComsucK, on Main stTett near SlAteenlh.
The deed ~as committed while the iafDiIy
were at suppet, aud when thty went 10 tue
I>tance oI the unfortunate man, lhe ne
I,l,, a Was o zing from a guasily wound In
Il,. I-fi It mi pie, Just over the ear. he sasp-d
ON q or IN. &c, drew qulcs short breath and
an was over. The facts onnected with the
SAD AFFAIR
are as follows: Rucker was formerly resi-
dent vi 1t. Louis and Kansas CIIy and was
owner of "A number of stestIn boats plying to
dIiiereLt point On the Mississippi and Miss.
OuTi rivers. He became broken w IN ls7U
aI.d went witt. his IafnIly To California. tie
leIuru.d L. . year, ago and tooK up his resi-.
8encr with hls brOIatT, who IL now city
Marshal OF FoII ScvII. soon after his return
10 Fort scott II Was sen t.at the dread dis
ee.sr e nsump ION, had fastened Its hold up.
on him. lie ITled this remedy and thai, anu
al 81 b>came acquainieu with DIR. .oIn-
stock.
and has nad him under nIs care ever since.
DtI the I'd of October Dr. ,OmsUock removed
10 Ia CiI. and VA, accompanied by Hue. er,
" no Id he would not De part. d from his
phy ysIcIau, ia ShOm lie had The greatest con-
Iiueuce. He :. em, q 10 be doing very well
until about month ago. At lnat time liz
I'D Ouc or isO nIeinb, r of the doctor Iarn-
Nv fHtt IL he Thought lie cOu4d not recover he
would
BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT.
Re reiterat. q mi. statement 80 often that the
family became alarmed and Ia duced hun TO
i've up revolver he kept In his trunk. On
uDday last II.e qu, stIOn of robber, came up
and the revolver ssa- given back 10 Rucker,
: no said lie cOu!G attend To any ToDbers who
Jared come aDOCt the premises ne cOntln- Il
lie TO grow worse, but the pistol was left IN Il
ais care a. he old not speak OF L. king his own
life, as had been his Gus, ON for weeks past. On
Tuesday Miss Com>iOck took tn5 sick man ms Il
upper, and asked II there WAS anything
Hore he wanted. lie said no, and she left
he room and Joined the family at suppe,
he mad hard y seated ber>etI when the pls
ol sLoI ~ heard tnat ended tie eNIsfe4.ce
II the man No mad fOr months suffered tor |
ursS untold. HIs aOdS was uIhen IN cuarSe |
- Mr. Meluen, the undertake., and " Ill De |
.eld unta the BROTHER at Fort SoOtL lie |
ieard from. AT the time Ui Ih. shooting h-
ts absent from home, and had Lot sent any |
L sage up To a late nOur last night.
Mr.. fuckers v lie ana one sob resided in |
alIiDTnIa, but a yOung SoE oi about 10 years
a. An the house II the .Ifne Of the suicide |
apLstih kGcEcr WAS SieHInDOatluS On the |
lI-suuri river Tor twenty two year, in one
dpacity and tn,. other. anu "A man of
rt..at wealth at one time. He was a polite,
fable gentleman, and wss well kOwII nom
he end Oi the Elvvr 10 the other.