Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-10
SHOCKING SUICIDE.
Il Man Wades into a Mill Race, Shoots
Himself Through, the Head and is Buried
Under the Water.

Il Man Wades into Mill Race, Shoots
Himself Through the Head and is Buried
Under the Water.
Nashville, Ind, Special, Jan. 6.
Early this morning Rushville was greatly
excited over the suicide of one Of her best
known citizens. John NJ. Carr, Johnny, as
he was Familiarity known-has been citizen
of Rushville all his life, about forty years.
He was harness maker by trade, and at one
time worth considerable amount of money
left him by his father, the late Harvey Carr.
| OF late years Johnny has been hard drink
or. His appetite for strong drinks seemed to
get the better of him, and he began to real
| ize this fact, and about year ago resolved to
break off from his old habits and return to
his business with a clear head and O
strong arm. He was master of the situation
for months, but his cultivated habits again
got the better of him and he at once gave ND
| and told his friends time and again that life
was burden to him in his manner of living,
| and he thought it would be better for all if
he would pass from under, and that it was
| his desire to die before he had spent all his
money, as he didn't want to be burden to
any of his friends. He seemed to think that
| it was cowardly to take his own life, as he
had been a soldier all through the late war,
serving quite while without belonging to
| any regiment. He was man of the biggest
of hearts, not having known enemy.
For the past few days he has been drinking
very hard, but sobered up last night. This
morning he put on his best suit of clothes,
went to the barber shop and had his
hair cut and whiskers trimmed, and seemed
to be in the best of spirits. While there he
took from his pocket small derringer pls-
tol and remarked to Ed. Everett, the barber,
that it was the best; that it never had failed
him, and he was satisfied that it would do
the work, and that it was his intention to try
it. Everett demonstrated with him, and en-
deavored te take it from him, without avail.
He passed out of the barber shop, went down
to Cox d Pugh's drug store and handed Mr..
Pugh his watch, remarking at the time that
if he didn't call for it to send it to Ella
Ringle, of Cincinnati, Mr.. K. being nephew
of his. He then passed out of the drug store
and went south as far as the mill
race. He ere met some more
friends, shook hands with them, and told
them to take care CT themselves, az he would
not see them any more. He crossed over the
bridge, and went up the south bank of the
race about two hundred rards opposite, and
on the platform of .he CO house he took
out his pistol, examined i, stepped off into
the race, and waded il until the wafer struck
him about the waist. He threw back his
head, placing the pistol just above the right
eye, and sent tie ball whizzing into his
brain. He sank at once, and was soon taken
out by parties hard by. It was undoubtedly
his intention to finish his work by drowning
if his pistol had failed him. The parties
who had been in conversation with him as
related had heard of his suicidal talk before,
therefore paid no attention to it.