The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-16
KILLED WITH ARSENIC.
n Suicide Who "Hoped to Wake Up In
Heaven" but fingered Twenty-four
Hours In Agony.

Heaven" but fingered Twenty-four
Hours In Agony.
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John Campbell, aged thirty-six years,
committed suicide at his residence, No. II
West Fortieth street, by taking arsenic on
Tuesday night Campbell was a piano
maker, and lived with his wife and six
year-old child. He had been out of en-
ployment for some time, having been a
master mechanic, and became somewhat
despondent. Latterly he took to drink, and
at the time of taking the poison was sup
posed to be under the influence of liquor.
He took the fatal drug Tuesday night, and
fingered in pain throughout Wednesday
finally succumbing to its deadly effect
at about seven o'clock that evening.
Mrs. Campbell said she and her child
went to little private sociable at the resi-
dence OF a friend on Tuesday evening, and
before going she asked her husband to ac.
company her; but he had been drinking,
and sat near table with his head resting
on his hands, and declined to 20. She
said: swell, John, by and by you may
feel better, and you can follow u.s." when
he replied: "Yes, perhaps"
At about nine o'clock she returned, and
found her husband had laid down on a
sofa, and on her entrance pointed to COB
let, and said:
"There is tumbler II you want It,"
"What do want with glass?r replied
the woman, and instinctively picked 1t up
and put 1t to her nose. There was some
fluid In the glass with white sediment.
"Don't put 1t to your mouth.n said he,
and when she replied that II 1t was good for
him 1t would also be good for her, he
jumped from his reclining position and
cried:
"For.God's sake, Rose, don't drink IL.
Our child must have one parent" at the
same time striking the glass from her hand
upon the floor
She asked him II he had drank 1t and
what 1t was. He replied that it was pois-
on-arsenic-and that there was more of
1t in his vest pocket. He then took small
packet from his pocket and threw it into
the fire.
"Oh John,why did you do such thingp'
shrieked the woman in despair, but he
only resumed his position on. the lounge
and said:
II am tired, and thought would like
to go to sleep and wake up In Heaven"
He had frequently threatened to take his
life before, and she at first thought he was
only shamming suicide. However, she i'm.
mediately aroused their neighbors and sent
for their son, Eugene +. Campbell, who has
piano and organ store at Nos. 3s and 40
West Twenty.third street. When the lat
ter arrived, fully an hour and half after
the poison had been taken, he sent for a
doctor, who gave the man an emetic, but
the man suffered until he expired. All day
Wednesday he remained conscious, but
would not tell why he attempted suicide,
except that he was tired of living. Tues.
day night he was anxious to die, but the
next day was equally anxious to live, and
said several times to his wife: "Oh, Rose,
/ don't want to die yet"
Before his death he told his wife that he
purchased the arsenic at Freese's drug
store, on Sixth avenue, on November 81,
since which time he has carried IL, but had
not the courage to use it. He was a MEM
Der Of the Ancient Order Of United Work.
men.