Sharp County record., 1878-02-22


of alcoholic poison. He drank two
quarts Of whisky on his last spree.
Chester Mann was frozen to death
near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while in a
state of intoxication. He leaves a wife
and seven children in destitute circum-
stances.
Mrs. Catharine Pasana, of Balti-
more; Mrs. E. V. Clark, of Grand
Island, Neb, and Phineas Grindle, of
Yellow Springs, o., all came to their
deaths by the upsetting and explosion of
kerosene lamps.
Henry Summey, aged %, an en-
ployee in stave factory at Flint, Mich,
while working a circular saw was in
stantly killed. A bolt came in contact
with the saw, throwing the same for
ward, striking Summey on the right of
the neck, nearly severing the head from
his body.
The fatal shotgun: A young son
of Peter Cullin, living near Kenton, o.,
while rabbit-hunting accidentally shot
and killed himself.-John Myers, of
Lawrence Township, Washington Coun-
ty, o., in getting over a fence, while
hunting, accidentally discharged his
gun, the contents entering just beneath
the ear, passing up through his head,
producing instant death. He had been
married onlytw weeks.-Frank Adams,
of Allegan, Mich, was out hunting, and
while standing upon log the gun slip
ped to the rear between his legs and
was discharged, the entire charge pass
ing into various parts of his body
Frank Hunter, an attorney of Lansing,
Mich, accidentally shot himself through
the left arm. He had just returned from
his bridal tour. He will lose the arm
At Newburyport, Mass, James Hen
messy, aged u, intending to frighten
some girls, took loaded gun, when it
went off, instantly killing Rosa Farrell,
aged 6, and wounding two otherS.-Ed-
die Swalley, q boy aged II, was acci-
dentally shot in the head and killed by
the careless handling of pistol in the
hands of playmate, at Erie, Pa.
-Curiosities of suicide: Alexander
Fortner, a cabinet-maker of Evansville,
Ind, blew his brains out with shot
gun. He went to bed with the weapon
and pulled the trig ger with his toes
Matthias Strodel, one Of the Oldest and
most prominent German citizens of Fort
Wayne, Ind, hanged himself in an out
house, and was dead when found. Mr.,
Strodel was large real-estate owner,
but was pushed for money. His pecu-
mary difficulties, it is thought, unsettled
his reason and caused the suicide, He
was about 80 years old and leaves a
large family.-William Grundmann, a
cigar manufacturer of Milwaukee, aged
sc, was found dead in the basement of
his premises, having hanged himself by
a rope, suspended from joist of the
upper floor He had indicated to his
wife and intimate friends that dull busi-
ness and being unable to col
lect outstanding accounts depreSs-
ed him very much. He leaves
a wife and four young children
Robert Foster, a we'll known farmer,
residing at Heltonville, Ind, y miles
east of Bedford, committed suicide at
the latter place by jumping from the
third-story window of the Courthouse.
When picked up Foster was in an insen-
sible condition and lived but few min
utes The deceased belonged to large
and influential family and leaves q wife
and one child. No cause is assigned for
the lofty leap for desth.-Grove Camp,
a well known resident of Birmingham,
Conn, cut his throat after having taken
poison. He had become monomaniac
upon the subject of money matters, fre
quently expressing fear that he should
be sold out by his creditors, notwith-
standing which he was worth some
$4,000 over and above all his debts.