Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-15
SUICIDE.
Il. n. Remington Shu0cs Oft His
Mortality ny Taking Poison.

an old resident Of Civil Bend town.
ship, this county, had taken poison
and died from its effects. Coroner
DR.. j. G. Comfy was notified and on
Monday morning he summoned a
jury and the following are the facts
brought out at the inquest: 1t ap.
pears that Mr.. Remington and fam
lily, which consists of wife and
two children, one daughter and one
son nearly grown up, have not got
along smoothly for a number oil
years. Some two or three weeks
ago there was fresh outbreak, and
Remington was ordered off the place,
which, 10y the way. Mrs. Il. holds in
her own name, and he left as his
friends supposed, who knew nothing
about how matters stood at his
home, for a visit to his old home in
Wis. On last Saturday morning
he returned to this city on the early
freight train and the writer was one of
the first to meet him and shake hands
and he seemed to be in his usual
good spirits. During the day he
went down home, which is about
5 miles south of town, but apparent
ly not being received very cordially,
| he returned to town, and was around
here until nearly dark, when he
went over to Uri Woods and got
him to hitch up to one of his bug
gies and take him home. Mr..
Wood testilies before the coroner's
jury that Remington unbosomed
himself to him going down, telling
his grievance s and how he had been
treated by his family and he seemed
to be very much moved and several
times cried like a child. He told
Mr.. Wood that if he should happen
to die he would like To be buried by
the Grand Army Post Of Elk Point
of which he was member, and
gave instructions in detail how he
would like to be dressed and placed
in the coflin.-He wanted a rosette
on lis left breast and small flag
placed in his right hand. Mr..
Wood took no particular notice OF
these Things as he thought Reming-
ton was a little under the influence
liquor and was talking just to hear
himself talk. Mr.. Wood left him at
a gate some SO rods from his house
aud came back home.
| The testimony of Thos. Reming-
ton, his son, showed that his father
came directly to the house and ask
| ii he could come in and stay all
night and on being told that he
could, he went into the house and
at bed time went to bed as usual.
4 In tire nfurIrfTrg tie got ols-easly and
sat around the house until break fast
time when he was asked to sit III
and have some break fast, but he
said no be did not want anything
to eat. After break fas., the boy
went out to do some chores, but il
a few minutes he was called into
the house by his mother who said
his father had taken poison. H.
went in and asked his father if he
had taken poison and he answered
him and said that he had. The boy
asked him why he had done it, and
!. he said that he did not care abou,
living any longer, and told him he
had better go and notify the neigh.
bors of what he had done. The
boy did SO and in short time Mr.
Tucker, one of his nearest neighbor.
made his appearance. Mr.. Tucker
says upon his examination that Mr.
Remington met him very cordially
and they conversed together upon
various subjects for twenty minute.
before he mentioned the matter O
poisoning to Mr.. Remington, ant
Mr.. Tucker says that he was under
the impression all the while thai
there was nothing TO it and tha
Remington was trying to scare
his folks. He spoke to Remington
and told him that it was all non
: sense, he had not taken poison
: when Mr.. r. said, "John, you know
l never told lie" "see here" ant
he exhibited a little phial will
"Strychnine" marked on the label
and at the same time putting hi
hand to his mouth and said, 9TH
is the second dose" They then be
: gan to realize the fact that he hat
taken poison and tried to get him i
take some remedies tn countpraf.