The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-11
III EACH OTHERS ARMS.
a Colorado Physician and His Vile Mutual
~ determine Upon self" estruetions

DESyEB Col. Nov. 7.--At -GLds, Col, Or. J. II.
Nona1ca er and wife committed suicid in novel
manner midnight On Tuesday- They planned
their suicide Tor a week arranged their business
aIsirs. snd. at the hour designated lAy down ona
he'd placed pistol az their temples, and when
The CLOCK struck y they pulled lac triggers. The
bodies were found on the led dreuehed in blood
next day- The ysman's lace, shsstly and disig-
UrCd. stiI wore frightened, appealing look. Her
right sall hal held pistol pointed toward the
Temple. Tie Doctors Ia-e va set aud deter
mined IL expression. He had shot himself
through the head and thepistol had dropped from
MS hsud. Nonamaker lef. q long statement adj
dressed % Edito- McKinsey, OF the Salida News,
aMY DEsR 1IAc-When n : reaches you aud
try dear vile WI be Il eternity. Know the peO-
pie VII BE shocked and as We both have been
around to-day as usual tie community VIII Won
der ut the cause that led IL 10 this fatal deed.
VIII therefore avail myself % your columns 70
He then states that the doet vas not committed
on account Of insanity nor nnancial ersbarrass-
ueri, but imply because they we're weary OF the
world. he speaks Of some money which he tTied
Il vonsIe-ed over inc matter fc- few days ana
finally concluded thai nan tha, could command
30 LITTLE confidence had better die. told my vile
sosnrlit si.ier6e ske expostuislei With me for
feVeraI isys Tut would not rccc.ie from my pur-
pose. She then told ne that Il was dead she did
not want 20 I've, and she would
me buried. knowing her VIII power. I
agrecd That We should die Ia each others arms,
cad with this agreement staring Is in the face We
f.aFc been arranging, our affairs, and a few days
agC we 81 the time for y O'Clock on Tuesday
night Whenever The clock strikes - Ye win each
susl the triggers Ofour t-usty pistols The time
j. fast approaching. The thought that i never
id dishDnarable act Il my life, and that
have BEEN always looked up % IS model OF in
tegritv and rz6nho0d. and II die by my own
hands f. the only regret that icel. trust that
no one wiz entertain or express the thought that
7 90 this act from lnzanity as i usually supposed
in suicide The people with whom 1 have
mingled within the last week, and even
1hs day. viii bear me out that an as
rational astyeE Ny darling vie insists that |
shall write note for her. lest sore etii-disposed
person might suggest that Killed her. This is
ny last writing. l IS u O'Clock. Our two pistols
az before us on the table aud tofnorr0W's sun
sain rise a. usual. but We y ID LOT awake. May
God have mercy on Our souls
Signed II. NoNAAAkie-
The folloging IS the letter Teierred % above.
sfNOVE.fsEE . ISL have asked ny dear hrs-
band to write - note telling % you, aud through
sou % The world, that die y NY OWL hands this
night ! do Ibis SO a. % avoid al reelection on
nv darling husband In ms death. We die this
Die's uus iuduess has driven my dear husband 70
fhis deed and DO not want 10 live after he is
gone. 81 dear husband Is tic nobiest Of man
kind.
s. enedj sc. T.. DrA SoS ANAEsER.''