The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-11
WHY PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE.

Ten people die IN this country OF suiciue
to one of yellow fever, smallpox or any
other malady. There Is not day but 'hh'
the papers record irom one to dozen OF
cases while from the secret way IN which
many make way with themselves, hall The
cases are not reported. 1t would DC
curious and possibly profitable study which
we are not aware that any one has even
systematically undertaken, to evolve from
a years careful record the prevailing
causes that impel people to sell'murder
We give a few of the more notable cases
occurring within the past few days;
G.. Norden, an intelligent Swede, engaged
IN teaching, committed suicide at Engle'
wood, near Chicago, on the 81 inst. Inc
papers claim that he was an illegitlinate
son OF King Oscar, of Sweden, and having
been raised in the lap of luxury" anu
finally banished, his sudden descent to his
| low estate drove him To selfdestrnctlon.
William Hatfield, of New York, pat
riot Irishman," became so wrought up
over the troubles of his native country that
he had to be sent TO the insane asylum,
where, on Sunday morning he imagined
the Fcnians were after HIM and killed
himself
Archibald Il. Dunlap, q resident ''
Dwight Illinois, tor the last 20 years and
largely engaged in stock raising shot him
self las. Sunday morning. lie was man
held in the highest estimation and quite
wealthy. It's supposed ms mind was M.
settled by recent losses on heavy shipments
of hogs and cattle
The wife of George Rclssner, boot and
shoe dealer in indianapolis suiclded on
Saturday morning hy Jumping from
second story window and breaking her
neck. She had become insane through
religious excitement.
Thomas W. Tucker, a wealthy farmer OF
Albion county, Iowa, hung himself on
Sunday, on account of business Difficult
ues'
G.. w. Karnes, a passenger on the ran
handle railroad, near Pittsburg, on Satur-
day became suddenly insane and shot him
self He had been a business man in
Venango county, Pa, and was returning
from visit to Kansas
The wife of Rev A. B. Allen, rector OF
Grace church, at Taylor Ridge. II miles
south Of Rock Island, committed suicide
on Saturday morning by drowning herself.
She had been in poor health for some time
and of late had labored under what the
doctor called "hysterla MANIA" caused by
religious excitement.
Officer John Wall, of Chicago, who seri-
ously wounded an innocent young man
last week while defending himself against
a crowd OF roughs, learning that the young
man would die, was SO affected that on
Saturday he killed himself.
On Monday James Talnter, coal dealer
at Milwaukee, hired a small boat, pulled
out into the lake, pulled oil his clothes
and jumping III drowned himself lie lelt
a note in the boa, simply directing that his
clothes be taken to his home. HIS family
was absent from the city at the time.
Michael O'Keeie, on Monday, shot him
self through the head and died IN the Gem
e,ery of the Holy Cross, Brooklyn, n \,
on the grave of his mother. Cause; grief
Major William NJ. Beeby, an cmploye at
Washington Of the Signal Service, having
been IN the army with General Hazen,
committed suicide on Monday, Cause:
excessive drinking
John Shick, quarryman at Union Hill,
n. j., quarreled with his wife on Sunday
and threatened to shoot her, whereat the
woman got frightened and ran away. Re.
turning next day she found her husband
dead, having hung himself IN his bedroom
on the door knob with n bed tick.