The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-14
DELIBERATE SUICIDE.

A Young Man Whose Domestic Troubles |
Were a Greater Load than He Could Bear
Deliberately Plans and COmpasses His /
Own Death After Arranging All the Pre- /
liminaries.
Troy, N. Y, August 8.
J. Knickerbocker GriswoId, whose pa
rents live in Toledo, o., came here three |
years ago and found employment at Wm. |
II. Frear's dry goods store. He was af-
terward placed in charge of the kid
glove department His wife accom-
panied him here, and soon after their ar
rival a son was born to them. The cou-
pie did not live happily, and in few
months Mrs. GriswoId separated from
her husband and returned to Ohio; but
Griswold contributed regularly to
the support of the child. In February
Griswold took policy of insurance on
his lie. Recently he learned that his
wife intended to institute a suit for
divorce. This weighed heavily on his
mind. On Saturday he went to Smith
& Welington's law Office and
had his will drawn, bequeath-
ing the insurance money TO his
mother and sister, and in the event of the
death of either one of Them before him it
was to go to the survivor; or should
both die before him, the money was to
be paid to his cousin, Mrs. Kate NJ.
Faye, who boarded In the same
house with him in Lansingburg. The
money to his credit in the Lansingburg
| bank and his personal effects were also
bequeathed to Mrs. Faye. Yesterday
afternoon GriswOid complained he was
! not feeling well, and obtained leave oil
| absence. lie went to his boarding house
| and alter the fami had retired, he made
| careful preparations to kill himself. He
| penned kilograms to his parents aud
! others, saying: "John mas just snot
| himself. Win write you soon" To each
| OF these dispatches he signed his cousin >
name. Then he undresSed himself, and
| took out the suit of clothes in which he
desired to be laid out and placed them
| on a chair. Then he took his memSran-
dunn book, which was afterwards found
on the floor in his Cousins room, and
wrote in it a letter to his cousin, of which
the following is copy:
AUGUST ,, 1884.
| DEAR KATE-When you read thi l VIII ! Q
| CT Id and lifel IS EOtgive me Dear hR to.
| GO1 alOne knows what 1 su : | lt1tO
| in bans, anu Whatever chang nave Is III
| my poe. G book. See Mr.. IownSend and give
him SIC; n o thank IN for all his pas kind
| ness. Have aim break tue II ews TO S-r trehr
and explln matters. l haze la 1T the
cIothcs would Ike to be nd Outil. would
tn n test SEMI my ,ma.ns Wet On.
Mt, f oIid on ee2 away fIom this
TaSn acc, t [ no.. / know you W II
feel tl no e than / shal. feel the p = !.
| los Kate, you have bee 1 mot Ter a-d s.
ter to me, and our Heave " Eatner
bless you with or. .ghter fe tn N l nave
been permitted 10 enjoy. Good bye. I'm OIL
JOHN
1t is supposed that when he finished the
letter he placed the pistol to his breast
and fired, killing himself instantly. I'm
der a towel on the washstand the follow
| inc letter was found:
LANSINGBURG, August 4.
forgive the woman 1 once loved, you have al
| beea very kind and thank you tor m any ia
Vors received from your hands. The ca use
is i'll health and domestic trouble, ami now
must bid you Ia t gCO1-by. Break the news
e0'-'-' JOHN.
1t is SAID the suicides wife reached
Troy yesterday morning, and that Girls
void learned of her presence and feareC
unpleasant scenes. For a long time las
night woman carrying a satchel an'
umbrella lowered in the vicinity of Girls
woid's house, and so strangely did sh
act at times that persons asked if the.
| could be of any assistance to her. Il
each OF these she curtly replied: "No
| sir; | need no assistance. l know wha
/ am about" 1t is thought that this per
son was GriSwOld's wife. No trace of he
can NOW nfa fouDd