The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-08-19
SUICIDE OF SOLICITOR CASTOR
A YOUNG LIFE ENDED II DESPAIR FRok
ILL HEALTH.
The Solicitor OF The Sixth South Carr
Olina Circuit Blows His Brains
Ont In Atlanta Alter q Hopeless
Effort to Regain His Health.
.iNuntu Constitution, Liugnst ld.l

Effort 10 Regain His Health.
iNuntu (unS'itutioH .AUgRM H..
J.C CASTOR. 4 prominent attorney of Chester. 5
G.. snici'lcd ~yc>t"rdy .iu u room in the Reid House
l55 Marietta street.
The suicide was deliberately planned and coolly ez
rcutrd.
Castor c,u,c - Atlanta about two weeks ago to re-
rcivo medical treatment. For months past lie In;
been In extremely bad health and his srlf.drstrietiui
w:j probably the result OF mirntn! alteration brought
about 10y srrut pains to which he WAS subject. iie
WAS about thirty eight years Ui age, and until n lew
yeats ago cniuycd excellent health. He was q IMAM "i
i'm. education and WAS n hard student. HIS devotion
to his profession aud his application IL his bnnEa
wrecked his health i few years AGO. His ~colistlt'l-
ton, which hal alwa, S been strong. gave way and his
nervous system WAS 5rpkph. Like many persons VIII"
have Forfeited their he: by OvcrtaNins their energies
Castor declined To take the nrc"ssary rest early IN MS
distress, but continued t" pursue his labnrs until he
WIS almost 4 total wreck, physically INC mentally.
DurIn. all this time his friends tried to prr'u:1d" Eim
t. leave hi, "ifcc. but without success. Afrw il'ohuis
a-n, however, Castor gave uut entirely. and then MS
; brother, Dr. j. Mel. Castor, o! this city, WIS sent
tor. rr CASTOR went to Chester, :. g.. aud quickly
discovered that his brother wtS an Invalid i"r HE ana
that the drrl'nn ut his fife wa dependent upon care:
iul nursing and close att, nlinn. The doctor gave ms
Lruthr.'s crn,iltiun u carr.u. study. and then decided
To bring him to Atlanta where the best medical talent
of the city could he devoted To him. lie reached the
city vi h his invalid irurlIrr about two weeks NJ" and
conducted him tn hin residence and ll1irliaiy ON Ma.
r!ctta str, 81, near Gartuw street.
Soon alter tiaston reached Atlanta, DR.. Castor Sc
cured n constitution with several Of .Atlrnth's lead
in. lllvsiciaa.. They oil decided that his condition
was quite srlious, but EXPRESSED u hope that the In
valid might be ben, tltc.k. l"ssibly almost rescued.
Itn WIS then put under . line Of treatment which
proved quite lrnr!cinl: and IN less than II Week Il
mai krd improvement MAS GENERALLY observed. a.
times, however, the patient would grow restless and
f~rrctull his de .th. lie would rrinnin awake 1T times
al night, and then again would sleep soundly from
early he'd time until late the next n'nriling. One day
he would have a sp"d appetite and on the next uny ne
wuult eat nothing. Ills mental %cund!tt"n would poi
safe with the physical changes. lie would believe
on, minute that he WAS growing better and the NEXT
lr would predict his early death. But during this
prriri Of ,!csp"ndcrcy he never Threatened suicide,
Within thu last week DR.. Castor WAS So lavhrably
Impressed with the CHI IN e In his br"thcrs Condition
That he wrote ii letter 1" Mrs. tiast"ii In Chester, tell
it,: her that tie invalid WINS inhpl"rih: ralihiE. Inns
letter waS shown to tie patient before 1t WAS mailed.
On Friday afternoon Castor was driven out to the
springs, and OH his way he rxh bitcd = great deal "t
inIvaticnrr at the sluwncSs Of the tr.tn he MAS drlv-
in:. That evening at home he appeared decidedly
r., tlrss and his brother gave him Il GOsc Of medicine,
soon after watch he irtircl. lie passed. Il Sletl'lcSs
night, aud about one o'clock called The doctor. Yes
Tel day murn,na wien lie canic from his r"oIl lie sh"w-
cd that he haG Sep: but littl'. Ills appetite: how.v.
Ct, WAS good, and he ate q hearty breakfast Alter
breakfast he sat about the house and wrotea letter or
two. 1Ihrn about uuon he eft the house and went I"
the rusto!icr. Tina. was the last DR. Castor or his
f,n,ily slw ui the invalid alive. When CASTOR LEFT
"' ~. 80" - ~ ~. m,. h., w,,t
up = !" W. m"nn',. nii ".Ii." ,"I 'r.,1n"J his r,t.h
u wv '",'' "I'"t. 49, 49, :, " I,", ~ ~. v..,,
'i'', "a 81, ~ I nN =, H.. ,lr,, H.. .,Tt III. hr.,,h.r
't' M"'t Nv Vs. ,t wv - ~ ~, tn,,n wv AN
Ill" tue ',''. :, ''.,"," ~. N ""i H., p,;l Hams,
A"n"' ! ue'',"' 'I IIt'h'i,, iin,,.NY "uIi
, nn 49, -. h,,,rJ ,rhis STRANGER VA, J 4,
asNc' :r " ~trha ""mr: i i".n ''Sn n"y liz +.
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"'t II" "." ":', nr,,r Cn.,,n v.. .I,yr -
on HE Src'':d i"nr. H'' n'.e' H"s'"n j Nv" ~
hi, room a servant waS sent ~ II with a pitcher %!
water. N!'i ''r SrI'aIt e''rt'' ~ i1''' hasIn
WAS Sanding IA l"s 'i''; 'y. US nrt n' W." ~"
The servant as sue mti"fit'" s"1 I".h,.t u m, - "| ~,
''': > = ~" t.'.
turne" a'out ~ "Snr". ,s.,-
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NJ, h't"ns - . m%" g, w.. w." Nv. ,,mr '
rcui'rEe" t'!''o"' " ,':.i' ""I'" ~ u"m I,
AS the s'l sttri." 'Ht y NV ""' sun o'"a' :
with Il bal!. a''" INSTANTLY '"'"ru = ie Nv" H.n.
Ia front "i inc i"ir"r. a"" rul,"E "u' Il Pt't" l"" rs
inc "i"-L't III "' 'v ,W' i,", t ,,r -, hams,
report lhat eisacu WIS he!'' ,'''o'T""'t ,'I h'"o'i
Several lIii,s were Slttln" lii the hiiiwav o'io" III"
heard NC report At thr same time they Il ar" soi'r'
thing AL heavily upon tlr il'or above. lh'y were
iri:hlrnrd AMI gave ire alarm. Several @rh'l'ii.h
quickly asccmdcd The stairway; rs thcy went uP tnc
SIlcll 81 powder attracted t!"i, TOWARDS the I'o!' ~
which ,hs st. anger h;'': bc, n shown; lucy "ttc',itr'
to enter the room but tile door was l"cktn. by st""P-
in. down and l"okiiS an!rr thr 1"'r H. c"uii see
the man lying Oh TIE nuor. lh"y were III sa'I>he"
that the shat hnd all IA SERIOUS tlec' anu S"Is"'u
Vito ,cll "f Augusta inrc q ~th:n"'r open. As INC aonr
lIcw open, Z most ln'rlt!" sirrtarir WAS presented.
The man was lying nat upon MS oacS' Ills H'cr WIS