The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-25
CHARLES BROWNS SUICDE-A WOHAN IN
THE CASE


Ar Editor Some two or three weeks ago your
columns had an account Of the suicide OF Charles
w. Brown, OF Greentown, the act having been
done at Akron, | have read Of an Eastern sultan
who claimed that woman was at the bottom Of ALI
crimes or accidents, directly or Indirectly. In
Charles W, Browns case this seems 10 be 80,
Brown committed suicide on the 7th of April
atAkron, He was married to Miss Mary @. GorRas
OF GreentOWn, last August Prior to that event
he had followed lecturlng on temperance for q
time with considerable success After his mar.
riage he went into the manufacture Of cigars and
was very industrious and did well and was highly
respected. Last fall, however, he fell from grace,
and his first lapse at Massilon cost him $780, Al.
ter this his drunks were frequent, but his wife
chung 10 him, hoping to reform him About the
first Of last March, at Canton after spending all
his money he pawned his coat for more whisky
and returned home in fearful condition, whom
his wife, worn out with hopeless endeaVor refused
TO live with him till he would reform. After this
he went To Akron found employment, quit drink.
Ing and took to lecturlTg again on temperance
His good spirits returned, and hope frightened
the future with a reunion with his wife. But too
soon a cloud came over that future A mischief
maker poisoned his mind, and In his weakness
and despair he committed the rash act that he
soon repened Of, but the penalty was death and
the king Of terrors soon came It seems he con-
tinued sober and In good spirits until he received
the following letter, when, discouraged and dis
heartened he again yielded to the tempter The
poison in the letter is plainly to be seen:
Greentown, o. March 81, rs.
FRIEND CHARLEY II received your letter last
week, and would have replied sooner, but did
not have time, We will move into our own house
tomorrow, and have been very busy. thought
you had quite forgotten me when you did not
write for so long. was little surprised when
heard that you had written TO Mary and to your
friend Bedal and guess you could not get word
from them. Then you came back to your old
standby am glad that you got place to work
so soon, and do hope that you will be steady
| and prove yourself able TO be man yet. can
tell you that John loss few friends by taking you
to Canton that day, but after you was gone We
found out that you had few more friends here
than we thought for. Mary is living In the part
of the big house that Mrs. Bair occupied and she
| expects TO run the shop. Mont Shane is working
for her, She is Well and don't seem to fret about
| you. asked her If she was not sorry for you
and she said she pittied you little but that was
| all that she could do for you, do not see why
you fret so often about her, for she does not care
| a straw for you and she never did. She onlymRr-
| rled you because she wanted man, and you WaS
| The only man that she ever could get / have
heard great many folks say that you ought to
be glad for you had got rid Of bad job. Mander.
baughs have moved in the Graybil house, and
Doc went security for them, My sister is here
from Akron and she says she heard you make
your first speech out there She says you are to
be pittied | will write more another day when
have more time, John sends his love TO you and
says he would like TO See you Come down to see
us when you come. John says l shall tell you
that he had big spat with Docs boys about you
and that he almost whipped them, ha sallie
says that you must send her that little cigar
Write again and tell us how you are getting along
| now. Your Friend, MRS. NJ DAVIES