The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-07
Telegraphic.
KILLED HIMSELF
According to a Contract with
AFriend for $4,000.
i.t/EqL
A Letter Written by tho Suicide
Other News Less CHASTITY
But Of More Impor-
lance.


horrible suicide, which occurred there
Tuesday night. The body was found near
the wasEsand in the corner OF the room,
and from the marks OF the blood, II was ey-
ident that the suicide was leaning towards
the washstand at the time the shot was fired
and he fell up against it, and then rolled
over ON hi side. physician who eXamln-
ed the corpse. gave il as his opinion that
the muzzle Of the pistol had been filed with
water before the shot was fired, and that
the desperate young man bad then placed
the weapon In hi, mouth and pulled the
trigger. The work vas well done, ana
even after the remains had been washed,
the face ard head were so mangled as 10
render recognition impossible.
lie gave his name AZ Rufus ii. Eaton,
ana said he was from Baltimore. In an iu-
Side pocket " his coat was found several
without name name or date, and letter
written from Philadelphia, dated June /,
the envelope of which could not be found
any where. The letter read as follows:
DEAR IlARRY-lOurs received. OF
course would like 10 get back the money,
but don't imagine fOl u minute that | ever
intended that you should follow that crazy
plan you proposed; but guess that II is
not likely YOU will. You say that you are
tired Of living. Well, you have had
good time lately, have you not! Yours,
JIM.
II the name given, Rufus II. Eaton, was
the proper one. Henry must have been the
suicides second name. The initials on the
cover OF his gold watch, are X. II. E., cut
In a monogram.
The manuscript found in his packet threw
50 much light on the suicide that II even
left room for doubt. Eaton began without
date or introduction n follows 81 an
going 10 take my own life. having made u p
my mind to do SO more than alyear ago.
Although do not think that anybody cares
din about my reasons. yet 1t will give me
some satisfaction TO state them, and any
body who finds this paper need not read II
II he does not wish TO do so. | am
twenty seven years OF age, lawyer by
profession, but not very much so, a. far a
practice Is concerned. ! was born IN
Baltimore, and suppose that il more my
home then anywhere else, although | have
travelled all the way from Denver to New
Orleans. ] have ALWAYS been an unlucky
devil, aud the only thing that has kept me
from suicide long ago was the lingering
arr ved at the conclusion. however, thu
there Is not anything worse Z an what l
have gone through, and IN cDsnce { e
future state. But, IN not preach.
Two years ago met q young lady; II
don matter where nor what her name
WAS. She WAS pretty. l was, as usual, u
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liked me, think, but she had sense, and
she never let her sentiment run away with
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me- She said ..hnt her narents wanted her
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could nat disohsv n she had told The
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