Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-22
4 SAD SUICIDE.

RieaoE@ - Who was Cowhidsd
Fohn - - Mt. Sterling. Ky,
Qoedea e 0e9peraeion by Reflections ON
- lale Persena1 Courage fuens His Hand
Upon Hinself and Dies suietde's Death.
LoOmyIILx. NJ, May 10.
3 A seqsation was caused yesterday by
sthe suicide al Superior Indpe Richard
Reid. at Nj eterIine ~ nn th. ,th
- = ~
ouoc neiu WAS convinced Dy
Jo4 y. Corne1lson, Q prominent barrister.
Id his law office at Mt. Sterling. Cor
nelson accused tho d;st;aenishad
;rr;st - a,,,,;e,.u :.
~ an lnpofsans
as" suit no essacked MN upon
that score. Judge Reid made
no resistance, ana iailed afterward to
call him to account. although fmportuned
to do SO by his wife and MANY Of hts
friends. He wrote care at the time,
In which he defined his action by de-
ca c,afing mat ne CONSIDERED It beneath
s tuuSlal ulsn'ey ana unDecomins
q SnElsuan seek REDRESS In
Pelsonai encounser. many ms
course was approved. Others charged
MIN WIN Ack OF manly courage.
s ans VIE VINO Is nlgn-Dred ana nign-
spiilted woman, IS well % 9 most am
-
oukeo MIN bitterly. 1t Is SAID she threat.
ened TO shoot Corneiison herself: All!
enese things weighed upon the spirit OF
tne ]urist, and to-day the analr
ended In q pitlable tragedy he
killed himseifs ct nine O'Clock this morn
Ang be walked into Mthes once
OF Judge Brock, at MT. Sterling,
ano tolo the Judge tnat ne was suue[ I.,
from severe neadacne, ana Wouid IKE
20 go up-stairs ana ne uoWn. 0uuSe
breck told him 20 go ahead, ana tnought
no more ABOUT IL, Dutz went OUT INTO tne
street, and after the lapse OF an hour Went
upstairs to wash his hands and was hor1
rified upon discovering Judge Reid dying
sIreechea OUT Oh Tue noor, nls neau iy.nS
q 49, ~, " xD.oI a1 ~. 49, Az h;s sida
Tasmns onp pc 60 tha o1aru and in q
fa,. n,nn,ants ths ,aonio ancLsd 70 the
offsca tn v;a,v tho cod Srana
UNIV w VIC" .ne o"u 0e
BULLET IN THE BRAIN. -
It is believed that Judge Reid stood up
before the looking glass, put the pistol
behind shis right ear and fred, falling at
full length on his back. The ball had
passed straight through MS Drain, ana
struck the wall some distance from MN;
Coroner Jesse Orear was called In, ana
summoned the following jury: VIM. Nit
INCL, -. ~. !" o1 :" ~ m
A; .. .hawnngss w. II. fletcner anu q. !.
Wyatt, tnelr vernct Deing saas ne ne. came ne
70 MS oeatn ron pis.oi snos ~
ms own manu-. iae iVilomlns nose, VIII
yen on tne PACK W 1usi1 less eaI pn mss
Iouno on the bureau Al 0uose oreoAS
room:
MAO, mao; forgive me- oear "ne' sno
love the boy
~ - not signed, but 1t IN the maud
writing OF Judge Reid. 1t is singular
pistol. The weapon used by Judge Reid
ne to
iosdsd.
THE GRIEr-srRrckEs WIFE.
The family can hardly stand up under.
this blow. His wife is at home sick, and,
received the sad news with almost I'M
bearabie grief. The people stand In
AD10fable act
He had been mt on an electioneerine
tonr over. the district and returned only;
d Ne days ago. His friends met him
hd and after d consultation and the
lag out of work, be started out among
the with whom he had been raised
wiz tight hopes inspiring the thought
t5 awouid be the nominee OF the
iAg with his fellow men. shaking