Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-01
SUICIDE IN BASOc.
a Laucaster artist Iakes his Life.

Larcaster artist 1akes his Life.
The following dispatch was received at
the INTELLIGENCER Office this afternoon &:
LEBANON, Pa, Dec. IL. F. Malone,
4 young artist from Lancaster, Pa, com
n:;tted suicide, by raking Iaudanum, III
the Valley house, las: right.''
The subject of the above melancholy
tidings was we'll known in this city. He
was ar artist aud wrote considerable for
the newspapers. lie resided for time at
the BrickervilIe stock farms, managed by
Colin Cameron, and frequently wrote
from that place for the lNTELL1GENCER.
Latterly he made crayon portraits IN this
city.
Young Malone was not relative Of any
Gf the well-known families of his name in
this city. He vas from the northeastern
part of the county, his father having gone
West some years ago aud having not been
heard from since. While attending the
cattle at the Elizabeth farms and aiding
an artist to sketch the fancy stock Malone
determined to try portrait paint
ing and crayOning. but he did
tobacco packing in this city, and also col
OIL, but was never much Of q success
NANs AA''' C1h1hs A1o -" uouOO
been the outcome of 4 fit of melancholy
induced Ivy failure in his undertakings.
The only known relatives Of deceased in
this neIghborhood were his mother and
sister who. unit! recently. resided in Ian
caster, but arc supposed to have lately
removed herefrom.
u:s Dying Statement.
The following special to the INTELLI-
GENcER from Lebanon gives the particu-
lars of Malone's sniciie
This morning James F. Malone,
young man aged g, Of Lancaster. Pa.
committed suicide by taking dose of
landanum. The deceased was All artist
and had painted several pic:ures in town,
which were much admired. This morn
ing on visiting tho room the hotel people
found the young man lying on the floor
of his room, having on his boly
shirt, pantaloons ard stockings. His face
Was swollen and had partly turned blue
Oa a stand cioso to where the body was
found, the following letter WAS discovered
by Mr.. Boltz, which needs no explanation
as it tells it's own tale
LEBANON VALLEY House, LEBANON,
Nov. 3O.-Some people live while others
Only exist. Everything being against mo
have decided to live no longer. lam
very much in debt. certain parties lsav ing
entered suit. shall expatiate my crime
before :. jas: tribunal. had intended
paying visit to my folks at Lancaster,
but last night some one stole every cent
l had, four dollars now I have nothing.
l abhor nothing more than debt, yet was
nearly always q debtor. Imbued with the
idea that am a regular Jonah among
mankind, Il have resolved to exist no more.
wish my dear mother and sister to un-
derstaEG that l am MT lacking in ii!ial
affection.
| Signed. JAS. F. MALONE.
Coroner Spangler, at noon to day, held
an inquest over the remains and the jury
rendered a verdict Of " Death by lauda-
num-"
Family OF Deceased.
We have since learned that the mother
aud sister Of deceased referred to in the
above letter, still reside in this city. Ma
lone's sister, Annie, is married TO F1d. |
Rinchart, who until lately lived at M. 4i9 |!
West Orange and removed tkerctr"m to