The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-30
SWEETS SUICIDE.
Death ~ The Unfortunate Man wba
Teoh OPium Aneiher Chapter ~
Biitarness ana Niinperation
Fron Ills biars-A nas Who
Iias fiiied May Hea'
cradle p0siti0ss,

bo done 10 save tho unfortunate man, but
the dendly drug had sothoroughly psrmealed
his system, that II was Impossible " counter
net tho effects, and VI the hour mentioned hc
WIS relieved from, what was 10 him, world
Of woe by death, Tho doiofmily Of biz
nose, On which WIS GnnCGrOui sore, which
WINS cuusod by eryHprlas, was source 0i
much modification tohlmh
The papers, many Of which appeared 10 be-
Of value, there being several deeds among
them were taken charge Oi by Dr, Garter,
No inquest wna held aud tho remalna we've
taken charge Of BY T. W, LInskle, underta'
keE who awaits Instructions from brother
Of tho deceased, living ner Soyene, word
In ing bean sent 10 him, On searching
further through his papers lho following, IN
his own hand write WA found
"srMNG 'IhLp, No Aprll -, 1850,
mn now IN my sikly'scOOnd yrnr-bOrn
February II, 1875 have always hold n fair,
not Ia my n high petition, but Nh honorable
position In society have always been held
and treated ~ u gentleman never anything
olie, except here In Missouri, have never
Knowingly Or Intentionally wrong d any per-
son have always ondenyOrrd ~ DO Kind aud
liberal " Nil, Have for moro than thirty
years been, and M far NJ In mo lny, lived n
worthy Mason aud odd Follow II NIL now
nyalls mo nothing AL goes for nnught II
has cost mo Thousands, md In want or dis
trrss Inns never awaited mo anything, Ms.
sour Is now, and long hps been, cuHod--may
II be doubly sO lot there Nro few good
men In II, but not enough IN redeem II, God
besa lhom aud ennblo them ~ got out OF II,
What the future Is 10 ma shrink from
asking, Al looks dark, gloomy without
hope, All my affairs nrc tangled mp, nnd tho
tongue Of sMndur aud tho lngor-of suspi,
zion sre pointed nj me, My mnloftuncs are
looked upon M vices, God forgive such
Christian charity; II Gun DO no other than
Christian charlly,
Otcc my society WINS courtod; MI invited
II, Here IN Springfield | nm not only shun.
ned but tuduuod, aad looked upon with con
tempt. This il no fault Of mine. | have
done nothing wrong have contracted no bad
habit have none and never hud | know
how II ", have met with mislortunos
In business md have misfortune
which somewhat dolorm me, and this they
imputo to vice, because IL beitcr.suits their
Christian yiow, aud all this Ia why hey
would crush mo, 30 much for Christian
helm TO guide, WIN 'hat polar star of sound
morals and true charity Masonry -be found
as elsewhere, or IL II of the Missouri kind?
will not say. 1t may be- peculiar kind IL
appears like II H. II Is good in other local-
ti'si why should II not be here? Would
they bury mo Masomcaly If should die
here, or would 1t cost too much? | rather
think the Pottcr's field would save them
the expense. My God what falling OF |
SEES this as 1t was when Nil were willing 10
homer me--all sought my company and my
influence and advice? | nm 10 myself vet "A
man, am noty Yes, and TO scorn all hy-
poorly and contcmn all that's low aud vile
see it, May never forget to.
May ever love the good, the noble and
whole-souled and dignled, independents
minded man. have no sympathy with the
ignoragt blgot that looks
them by as you would dead carcass.
will say no more NJ present AT some
future time | may take up these thoughts.
Go TO tho poor house--such is the advice |
have. Bah! What, 60 to the poor
house. IMPOSSIBLE can buy and sell nine
out Of ten Missourians, am worth more in
actual money than they are. All the charity
| ask is TO be lot alone, and all 1 fear is that
they will rob me. They would cut my
throat for ten dollars, and yet claim to be
christians. All they are is one degree more
skilled in ut makes vice more depraved
than are the savages. They arc but one degrees
remove from the savage, and that is in vice.
They advance backwards, improve in
vice and nothing else, yet are the most big
oted and sef'mportant people on earth, and
think all Others arc fools. School children
90 to school armed with revolvers and dag
gers, and trustees cannot or will not prevent
it, 1t will be Gods blessing when they ex-
terminate themselves. Worthy followers of
old Kentucky the next most degenerate
State in the Union.'
The deceased was evidently man of fine
education and superior legal attainments.
A HERALD reporter met prominent cit-
zen of this city yesterday who knew him in
his b dter days, and who gave,him the follow
ing points concerning the unfortunate man
lie was admitted to the bar as practicing
lawyer at jacksonville, Illinois, in 1910, and
began his professional career with such men
as Col. j. j Hardin, who fell in the war with
Mexico ut the battle Of Buena Vista, Judge
William Brown, Josiah Lamborne, Senator
Yates, of Illinois, Senator McDougal, of CAL
iorna, and senator Stephen A. Douglas, all
of whom were then in the profession in Jack
sonville. In 1915 Judge Sweet removed TO
Iowa City, in Iowa, and at onne commenced
u largo and lucrative practice, making u
name and u fortune. In 1852, influenced by
the pr 'spects of large gain, he removed to
California, and in mining operations even lost
the labor of former years and returned again
most successfully to the practice of the law
Whlo he was in California he was raised to
the bench, and for many years had the re-
spect of the bar and the confidence Of the
country as Judge of the District
court, During the administration
of Mr. Buchanan no was sent Ms y consul to
Guatemala and returned most creditsbly to
himself and to the administration making the
There must certainly be
truth in the statement he makes in regard to
his property, as from deeds and other papers
he has in his possession, he has very valuable
properly in Texas and Missouri, both in
lands and ci,y property and evidences OF
other valuable effects.
The death of judge Sweet. when known
among those with whom he lived long years
past, will cause pang of unaffected grief.
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