The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-26

Theodore Hodges and Henry Johnson
Seth Take Thelr own Lives.

We spoke last week Of the suicide o
Theodore Hodges, but had not received
the particulars NJ tho time. II seons tina
he was visiting with his sister, Mr.. HsWey
At Diiloy, In Washington county. lie had
boon suffering considerably from epilepsy
anu besidos was quite dospondent over
some private affairs, Jio wrote letter
on Mondayor last week, and then going
Into another room shot himself with u
revolvsr,ths ball passing through his hoaft
anu lodging In hlS back. On Mrs. Howsy
going Into the room bo was csmplet3ly
dead. Ils wassbreught to Soap Crock,
"hsro his father Mr.. Drufy Hodges lives,
aud was buried on Wednesday. lie was
twenty ono or TWEEN v two years oil. md
leaves hany warm 'rend. - regret the
sad occurrence. Following f. uie letter
which "ns found nher tie shooting:
May IL, it5'.
bgAh FATnkR AID IoTiIEn .-~i ol
! have bsen good To us And love SOU for
u. ! OH tAso doue all goa could for nie,
srd nave been moro iron BILE 10 ySu than
All The rest OF the fAn.ily put thgsthsr.
Dear m9shor, weep not for mo, II viii do
no Soot, DoaF father, tRka wins. ia coming
10 uie aud pay my debts. | have St25 with
me. Take my pistol that Will Kill me
and keep 1t a. long a. you 1.-Two. and when
you are done with IL, give IL 10 Marcus.
Iell him tn Keep IL. Life IN misery TO
mo. l would like 10 threw sonIe lead In
ssn1e OF thom Soap Creek boys-lesIn
then 70 ksopthelr tongucs--bsiSre leave.
Dear brother Tenn, rameIuber mo, that
1 hM
be COED to father and mother. They have
been good To us. Stand by them. don't
want - cause any moro trouble in the
family. Seine Of thsm talk too much.
Tell every body they soc what ails me. ],
nave had IL thr9wsd up to mo On Soap
fotehed II all on myself.
Deb aud Em has boen good 10 me az
an y one could be. / thank them for il.
Dear friends, weep rot for me. Bury
mo whore you wish. wsuld rather be
Buried on soap Creek. Good bye to all.
TnEoDORE u. uoDdEs.
Among those who sat up With young
Hedges Ia Soap Creek was one of his
most Intimate frisnds, Henry. johnson,
brosbel OF Bud Johnson, OF this city.
lie attended hIs funeral aud saw him
laid la his last rosiing p.acs. Aftsrws rds
he started for Mr.. o. r. Adams, In syra.
cnse Precinct, in this county, for whom lao
hal been working. This was sn Thurs.
day, OF last week. Crossing the river In
= beat about s'clsck. into Linn county,
about miiSs north west OF l1illors Station,
lao prepared 10 fellow the example 70, by
his friend Hodges. Taking q shst gua
no had with him no placed the butt Of IL
on log and ths muzElS On bis lsll breast.
Then pushing the trigger with the rsni.
rcd ho discharged the contents OF the
gun into hls hOar.. shattsrinK Il In .
terrible mannsr, and dropped 70 The
ground Instantly, corpse. Mr. Jeffsr-
son Crosl' who was on the oppo sits aide
OF The river, hearing tho report, i'm mnaodi-
| Aisly crossed and en- sosing what had
| happsnsd, notified tho nearest nsighborn.
Word was Kont to this city aud our en-
cient Coroner, Dr. Davis, hAs.sasd 10 tie
scone OF tho suicide. A jury va. sum.
monsd, ard afsr proper dsliberAtlon
rend red The verdict thas "iIv cAin, to his
death By gun aho: wound discharged .,
Aia own instance" 1hs sau.o II ,hls
second suicide may - ~uItns .sI fro Ia
surrounding c1guuustAasss \ Ho.s Nas
found, which read, "no one i to blame
for this. Life is = burden 10 me. Father.
take charge Of my effects aud keep them.
Air. .. l.. Adanis 0wsa ms go. /" or words
10 that effect. On the back ol his si.tfr's
picture were tho words "lufy ns by
the side Of To de, - and on ths UAc< oG q
sailing card my Fanny, 10 nan hRa
ever died for you" Tho f.maias have
been taken TO Soap Greek and we're buried
the no1t day. Henry johnson was q
young naa Of 10. just starting out in life,
and IL il ts he regretted thai QUO 10 young
should nss: such En unilmely death.