Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-11-05
WEARY OF THE r
Slashed His Throat with a Razor-A
Young Girls Despair.

Of Fulton were startled this morn
Ing upon learning that Hon. Chas.
Samuels, a leading groceryman
and a prominent citizen of the coun-
ty, had attempted to commit suicide
by cutting his throat with a razor,
about 3 O'Clock this morning. Mr..
Samuels has been unwell for some
days past, yet attended to business
usual till Saturday, when he re-
manned at the house all day. For
past, while not feeling we'll,
he has attended to business and
complained but little, but about 2
o'clock each night he would wake up
and be very restless. This nervous
ness seemed to increase, and coca
sionally he would act and talk in such
a way as led his wife to fear he con-
templated suicide. Prompted by
such fears she a few days ago took
his pistol and hid it from him. Yes
terdry he was more absent-minded
than usual, walked the room and
talked to himself; sometimes he
would not answer his wife when she
spoke to him. While Mrs. Samuels
was preparing supper the little girl
saw her father go to the bureau drawer
and take something out of it suppos-
ed to have been a razor. After sup
per Mr.. Samuels went to the store,
remained there a short time, and
then returned to the house. He read,
OR pretended to read a paper for an
hour or SO, and then retired. He
seemed to rest we'll till the clock
struck 2, then he began, as usual, to
grow nervous. His wife attempted TO
quiet him, but without avail. Final.
ly Mrs. Samuels, becoming uneasy
called to one of the boys, who was
sleeping upstairs. Mr.. Samuelss be-
came demonstrative in his move.
ments, which added to her fears, and
she ran to Mr.. Robert McClanahan's.
a neighbor, to get him to assist hel
with her husband. When she and
Mr.. McClanahan came into the house
Mr.. Samuels could not be found
Robert and Swan, two sons of Mr.
ISamuels, were sent for, but before
they got to the house MI. Samuels
called to his wife from a room up
stairs, where he had gone and locked
himself in. He said he wanted heI
to bring him his vest, and that there
was something in the pockets tina
belonged to her and he wanted hel
to have it. When the boys tried thu
door they found it bolted and theil
father refused to open it. They
forced it open and found him in thu
act of killing himself. He had jus
inflicted one fearful wound across hi
throat with a razor, when they caugh
him as he was about to repeat tn
attempt, He bled profusely, but
physician was called and the woun,
dressed. Mr.. Samuels is about 5
years old, an active business mar
/ and in 1870 and 1871 representa-
l thls( Callaway) county in the Legis
lature. He converses freely wit.
friends who call, and says he can
account for his strange conduct. Hi
physicians think he will recover fro1
his wounds.
LATER.
FULTON, Mo-, Nov. 2.-Hon. {
W. Samuels, who attempted ..suicid
here yesterday, grew much wors
last night, so much so as to requi1
the attention of three men-to kee
him in his room. This morning b
was placed in the insane asylum here
q 1t is thought that he will recover
six or eight weeks.
e A YOUNG GIRLS DESPAIR.
FULTON, Mo-, November 1.-Mis
/ George, a young lady of 10 years {
age, and daughter of Mrs. Maj
Campbell, a widow, who lives in Il
northwest part of town, attempted
commit suicide yesterday morning b
taking morphine. The attempt can
very near proving a success, an
would have done so had it not bee
that DR.. E. L. Epperson was Gale
lin time and promptly applied tt
proper remedies. It seemed tn;
Miss George and her mother had
Quarrel in the morning, at which tin
Il the former threatened to take h
own life by taking poison. MI
Campbell, fearing her daughter mig
attempt to carry out her threat
notified the drug stores not to 81
her anything that would cause deaf
telling them what her daughter h,
said she would do. MISS Georg
did not apply to any of the stores f
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the drug, but in the afternoon we
to one of the neighbors, Andre
Thomas, who had a bottle Of me
phine in the house, took the bot,
and helped herself to a large dose
10 the medicine without asking for
She then went to another neighbol
and laid down on a bed and so,
went to sleep. This conduct arous
the fears of the inmates Of the hou.
who attempted to awaken her. {
failing to do SO they informed b
mother, who had her taken hor
and Dr.. Epperson sent for. T
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