Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-17
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.
Frank Shdeo. aged Is, deliberately shoots
Himself, and Lives only Three Hours.


FRANK, youngest son of +. c. SHAW, re-
siding on Ward Avenue, this borough, COM
mtted suicide by shooting himself with
musket yesterday about noon. The ciroum-
stances as we CLEAN them from his grief
stricken flasher are these: The young man
had been employed at HUMPHREY BROS. &
TTRACY's boot and shoe factory, and with
most of the other employees had to be idle
during the time occupied in taking the annual
account of stock. This seemed to produce a
kind of melancholy, although he was natural
ly light-hearted and cheerful. OF late he had
been inclined to seek employment where he
could get more rremunerative wages, and for
that purpose went to Elmira Monday, and
it Is understood got a job. Tuesday night he
stayed with his sister in Athens, and told her
that he should return from there to Elmra,
but appears to have changed his mind, as he
came home on the 10: Is train and went di-
rectly to his fathers house. He was appar-
entity in good spirits and asked his mother
for the gun which he had taken apart day
or two since to clean it. The pieces were
given him; he went to his chamber and was
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shot aroused some members of the family,
who went to his room and found him lying
on his bed with a CHASTITY wound, showing
that the shot took effect in the neighborhood
of the heart. The gun was an army musket
and the charge large shot. The suicide seems
to have been well planned, as the muzzle was
placed nearly over the heart. The charge
m ado n Ia aroah hnla N cib too
one Of his lungs in pieces. He lived only two
or three hours, and was conscious to the last.
He told the family that he committed the act
because he did not desire to live longer. A
post mortem examination disclosed the fact
that he died from hemorrhage, the heart not
having been touched by the shot.
Drs. PRATT and WOODBURY. were sum-
moned, but the nature of the wound was such
that no aid could be rendered. Rev. Doctor
STEWART who was paesent, thinks, as do the
physicians, the young mans demeanor indi-
Gated that his mind was not just clear, and he
was probably suffering from a fit of melan-
! choly, induced by the thought of leaving his
happy heme where he was the idol of the
whole family.
| The family are thrown into the deepest dis
tress by the sudden and tragic death of one
so dear to all of them, and whose usually hap
py, genial disposition brought Joy and glad
ness into the heretofore uubroken home cir
Gle. They have the warm sympathy of the
entire community in their great bereavement.
Had the deceased lived until the eighth of
next month he weuld have attained his 10th
birthday He was modest, Industrious, eX-
emplary boy and his rash act, together with
the stoicism and unconcern manifested as his
young life was ebbing out, can only be ac-
! counted for on the ground of IL sudden fit of
insanity.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock to-mor-
row afternoon, at the house.
The spirited pair of hack horses driven by
FRANK BOWMAN, and owned by WARD g.
DECKER, became frightened while waiting
for train at the upper depot, on Tuesday,
and ran down the street. They were brought
up on the corner of Main and Poplar street,
and came very near landing in the barber.
shop under the market. The only damage
was one broken strap.
-s-$--~--- .a.F
Policeman BURNS returned from Auburn
Tuesday night with SAvERCooL and lodged
him in jail.
WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR TODAY
Cloudy and rain, warmer.