, 1879-07-16
SUICIDE.
solf-Drstructlon Of q Elmo Arcl,it cot amt
Cultured Citizen of Dctrott-Other
T1naf1,A.

solf-Dcstructlon Of q Elmo Arol,st cot ami
Cultured Citizen of Ictrolt-Other
Deaths;
6tsciaf Dsspaseh 10 7as tribune
DETROIT, Mich, July t5.-A tragic and mel
anchoy casa Of aucldc occurred hero to-day, the
victim being Henry T. Brush, q promising
young architect. Doccased partook Of dinner
at the uhual hour, but appeared to be low
spiritol. After dinner he retired to his bed.
room, where ha was visited shortly after BY his
wife and found TO bo engaged In drawing. sha
Loft him to give directions about household
matters. About 3:l5 sho heard pIstol.shot,
which sounded quito a distance OIL, and ono of
the scrvnntA With her remarked: THAT
must be out III tho alley" FIJI
teen minutes later tic wife wont up-
stairs agaln,- and, on opening the door Of her
husbands room, to her horror discovered him
lying fiat on his back, pistol n'one hand, a,,d
atill another on the floor beside him. Ills head
was literally ono mass Of blood, tic features
boIng hardly dlat!nguislIablo. The horriaed
Wtfc gavo tho alarm, and d.. nrodlo was SUM-
moncd, ans1, Oh examination, It was his opiulon
that two shots were arod Of the sans ttme
wh srhtd 9o in,a imasza' n, Of tls TssRons oot
mouth, and! caused instant death. Brush
had boon IN poor health for an1no time.
This, combined With tho fact that l,c bad
tug idea tllat th,a business , was ny 20 neana
contcmplato suicide. This theory was borne
out by finding q copy Of d book. Mhska Torn
On" Mtth maTkud PASSAGES concurniug tho tartly
~ educated, cultivated gentleman, and rcal
artist, and held place In the hearts OF hun
dreds Of friends. Tho Public Lt,rary Building
here Is , monument to hts ~ satll q al architect
MADISON, Wis.,. July l6-A man about 90
Teara old committed suicide at the Railroad
House, in thlselty, this 4tternnon. by taking
morphine. ~ ri found thls evening At half
I'd 70 tho Wofsilpiui Ma.tefa Of the Nasoaio
Lodges Of Madison, Wis:
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nsy Il. espsdsa st 10 no unneses,s1y an s.,t es r..
s; Ssn;p ind T.s,aS H. will comply " T. kSs
ov.ns 2n 'ss snYG0Rs sss e E. pops5 W. hs
sss:. danss eaesD. :ps.,1a9. ,sn ny f" Call heart
Another let,sr, addressed to tho proprietor Of
the Aalroad Hotel. was as follows:
e.! 'sep'as aSy I Mi 'n ySs
b. Y. CORNELL k1Dp.
There WAS nothing ID, show The cause OF ll,s
suicide. Tic arrived In town at Q Yesterday Of.
tcrnoon, walked In tho Railroad House, dutms.
lied his 1atchol on settee and wcnt Out again,
ret urninE about nooo, and called for II roun.
1lo mada bis appearances In tho syouing aud
acted quits straugply, tut tlnallY went u. bed.
uo. Eot up thIs lior,llll. anl ulI,lo I'm town,
tetltnE tho proprietor liz was Alex. When he
returned 10 the Railroad House no iu-
medicine, and desired to rsst during tho lay.
Consequently, he was nos disturbed, Al 8:HO i.
H., whcn The chasnhcrani'I went 10 nuke hls
bcn, boy wns sent 10 his room, and 10 WAS
found rigid III DEATH. Several largu tlosea ot
morphine were found on tho stand at hts bedside,
IIs rea.ste te,sd b.. n.Ine y T. Oosnoll Davtqn, o
Dayton, III the hotel letter-bor this morufug.
No money or vnluablus Mere found on Ills pCr-
son. His satchel contained nothing but lew
sptltl clothea.
ClsC1aAAVI July 1b.-Daytl Carmtpe, a
prominent st1eet-bguker as Uellshort,, Ind,
comnitscd suicide by hanging. Samuel N.
l}ooker aged 23, committed euiclde at Ksahsnr.
ton, lnll., BY hanging. Too much har,l work.
AAsttn T. nusll agsa n, 's!es'nan for ]. ],
Greenfield, Q.