The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-06-05
Death Of Hugh Harklns, ir.

i an overdose OF morphine lie was wei ana
on the streets n noon, and even so late as
haii-past twelve, and fFom those who were
with him we learn that OF that hour lie was
IN has usual spirits-ai#ays hVeiy ana
cheerful
The best authenticated report Of the un-
/ fortunate occurrence that We can get is
about as follows: Up 10 noon Sunday
nothing unusual was noticed in the appear
ance 0i Mr.. Iiarkins. lie was with 5, geral
Of III friepds and associates and seemed
as usual. Sometime abnut / o'clock he
went to the drug store Of p. Y. Hudson but
found the door locked, The clerk having gone
70 dinner. lie fingered around the door and
Mr. Franklin, the clerk at Hudsons 8, re-
opened the store. Mr.. Harkins walked in
and called for morphine, nothing appearing
in his action to cause the suspicion that ne
intended to harm himself. The clerk ask
ed him how much he wanted and ne re-
piled mckle's worth, but seeing the
amount Of the erug that sum wound buy
changed his order to haii-doiiaT WoFih' ana
took a whole bottle. lie did not appea- the
least excited when ne Furchaseu 'ile oruS'
lie LEFT the drug store ana as ne passed
down the street he met MT. Franz Bond
and others, who weFo coming irom dinner
ana loeniariy Inquired q mem where '"ey
had oeeib ana Oh oeihs toiu' inquired %
lhen' ~nAt 'hey NAG. lor uihiler' li'ey 'o'u
hin' ana ne rehi'fNeo that nc wl@ileu '','l
he had gone WITH tAem' the diu moi take
dinner). lie stood while taking 70 the
young Aleh tossing me p"cN"se "ille't con
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a. ~ s'sSie' - '''' -" '''''' " - 10 -o'--
ana eNiisu 10 sums gay on ,.'e 81 ess anu
requested eheh % s'nd Nlr' olors"ii Moor,
upqnek. Mr. Moore promptly arS"efe"
the SUNNI rs, ignorant al me terr4Ole T's-
edy that he vas called to witness lie was
auihit'eo AT IN" PACK door OF 'he store oS
Mr. ilaFKlNS "''"seAl' ana they pas e.l up
10 the oed-rqom' accompanied by MI mos
Coats WAC Aaa ~eY 70 the store ana VINO
entered at the front door Just III that time
When they reached the bedroom, after
some MINOR remarks Mr. llarKihS called
their a11Fh''He 20 the eot'le ei morphine
WITH the remark that i have taNeA what
you see gone out Of that bottle and at
tempted to make some explanation but the
realization q what had been done was so
terrible that they wouLl listen to nothing /
but replying that III yon have taken that
yen are a dead man. Nr. Coats rushed at |
Ter i PhYSlo'aN ana MI moore So"EAl u !
VIZ -" my '''l'oi 'aS' S''','.'5 "Po1 ''''''
A-''ol'S were '''','s ~ i''''''' nm ~ IN E
e''.e'i'' "','''' a. N'S' ''s i1'''''' 80 '''' ''
- 7 .hougal tn"' as u'iei' '.s'i-.s e.iiie o'o,
him he was wiling To rec'iVe H. OUT co"'u
net swallow notwithstanding ne was
Aep' nlo'4Vg an ''le t''s' ','ei ~ "''9 "'S
covered toat nc h"u taken 'lle poison III " !
10" hlnutes h'' hea1 sahN "I''a MS ore'S'
and the 'lght OF consciousness forever Iell
ms eyes Inc tune was nor long ai'er me
drug was taken before Physloiahs were
around him doing everything known to the
profession 10 eoun'eI"c' me ei'ec's q the
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'eii 'i.' y % ~, ''e
"uniihis''re''' '''''l'gn every eilo'' vas mace
10 save R&hf until ft0u O'ctOch HoHNdg HlStt /