The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-07
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. Suicide

: Suicide. 80
A man walked into Casmire's hard
ware store about 1886 p. m. Wednesday
afternoon, asked to see some re-
volvers, making some trivial observa-
ton thatthe cylinders did not always
reyolye when loaded, asked to haye
the cartridge put in. It was loaded
for him, when, taking it in his hand
he reyolved the cylinder a few times,
placed the pistol to his forehead and
fred, being q dead man before he
struck the floor.
The particulars Of this awful affair
as developed by the coroner's inquest
go to show that the young man was a
stranger in this: vicinity. The jury
sworn in were DR.. Hart, Dr.. Clifford,
H. Gear, A. Hartley, G. H. Bliss and
Jos. Pike, the examination being held
at once. Mr.. B. A. Casmire was sworn
and testified that he was at work in
the rear part of the store when the man
now lying dead came in and asked for
revolvers; father showed him the
stock; did not pay much attention to
the conversation remember hearing
father ask him if he wanted to buy a
revolver; did not remember the ans
wer, but heard him tell him that
the cylinder worked well; it was a
IS caliber Victor number 8; (revolver
shown and identified); heard the re-
port and heard the man fall; ran for
ward and saw the man was dead.
j.. Casmire testified that the man
now lying dead came in and asked to
see revolyers; showed him different
ones; he selected this one (revOlver
iqentiied); he asked the price; exam
ined it very carefully and asked me to
load it; did so and showed him that it
worked well; put in five cartridges;
told him he must not fire it off; said
he would not: he examined it awhile
longer, cooked it and again examined
it; put it to his forehead and fired, fall
ing sideways to the floor.
DR.. A. J. Fulton testified that he
was the same man I saw this MORN
ing; was in SteyensOn's store when
wagon drove up and man got
out and said there was a sick man
in the wagon; walked out and found
him suffering from the chills; asked
his companion if he had money to pay
for prescription; said he had not nor
had the sick man; prescribed for him;
his companion told me he could not
keep him as he did not have a cent in
the world and neither did the sick
man; told me he had picked him up
or fallen in with him on theroad; they
came here from Mo-; told him to 60 to
Mcdonald, trustee of the township,
who would help him; all this time the
sick man lay in the wagon.
About an hour and half afterward
I was in Stevenson's drug store when
the man who I prescribed for came
back, he had had the chills at the
time asked him if he had seen Nc
Donald, said he had not but the other
man had gone to see him and he
would be down soon; said he lived
near Carthage, Mo-. asked him where
the other man went and he said back
home; did not learn either party's
name.
Jno. Mcdonald said no one came to
him for aid on that day.
The jury returned their verdict and
the body was taken charge of by the
sheriff.
In the dead mans pocket was found
a handkerchief, small pocket pistol
loaded, an apple, pocket book contain
ing several recipes, key, and three
small checks. A valise was found at
Stevenson's store which evidently be-
longed to him. in which was found a
pass book containing the name of A..
w. Bra.lney. From what he told Dr..
Fulton it is supposed he has a wife and
children living near Carthage, Mo. a
correct description is as follows: about
26 to IS years old, five feet ten INCHES
high, sandy complexion, beard of four
weeks growth, dark grey eye; had q
scar from a pistol shot wound on his
right forearm just above the wrist.
The body was buried at lola by the
authorities.
Com m issiOners' Meeting.