The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-06-19
SUICIDAL GREENE.
Another Man Blows Himself into Eter-
nifty.

Waynesburg Republican.
The drink demon has again mad,
his power felt in our midst and
claimed another victim in the person
of Thomas Crabey, who, with hi:
own hand sent bullet crashing
through his brain on Monday last
about IL o'clock. The particulars
sof the sad affair are, as near as they
can be ascertained, about as fol
lows:
For several days past tom. as
he was Familiarity called, had been
drinking to an excess, and several
times during the day Saturday. re-
marked to different persons that il
it wasn't for his mother he would
kill himself. On the same evening
when chided by friend for the way
he was doing and being told that he
was killing his mother, replied-"Tll
be dead before she u.s." He contin-
ued his spree throughout Sunday
and Monday forenoon was about the
streets of town. He visited the
hardware store of Munnell Il Hun
nell some little time previous to the
shooting and tried to buy a revolver,
but was refused. His next move
was to 60 to Denny Bros. hardware
store, where he produced 80 cali
bre Notwithstanding procured it
somewhere between the two bust
ness houses named-and purchased
a box of ammunition He then and
there attempted to load it, but seem
ed not to understand it and got Mr..
Luse Denny to load it for him. The
weapon was put away in his pocket,
when he asked Denny to exchange a
chew of tobacco, which request was
complied with, when Crabey left the
store. saying as he went, "that's the
last chew I'll ever give you" He
was met by two or three persons on
Morgan street and was seen to enter
the stable just in the rear of the
Green House His entrance into the
stable was followed Immediately by
the report of a pistol, and Mr.. d.,
remembering his words about the to-
baceo, ran to the stable, where he
found Crabey sitting in an upright
position on board resting ON the
bunk, the revolver still smoking and
a terrible wound in the side of his
head just above the right ear, from
which his brain was oozing. The
alarm was given and medical aid
summoned, and although he breath
ed few times after he was found
the unfortunate man soon passed be-
You'd human skill or pity.
Coroner George Frazier was mott
fed and an inquest held, which re-
vealed the facts as above stated, and
verdict rendered in accordance
Herewith: That the deceased came
to his death from pistol shot fired
by his own hand.
Thomas Crabey was what might
be called prosperous man, and had
many good traits of character. He
was well liked by all who knew him,
and when sober never wanted long
for a situation at his chosen avoca-
ton, that of hostler, and it may be
said no better hand than he ever
handled q horse. He was worse to
himself than anybody else. But he
has passed into the Great Beyond
and into the presence of the Judge
of the quick and dead, and to him
and God we leave the matter of just
what may have led him to commit
the rash act that deprived him of
life. That whisky was his ruin none
will deny, and to its baneful and
cursed influence can be all his other
wrongs, real or imaginary, ascribed.
Deceased was about 81 years of
age, and leaves an aged mother to
mourn his untimely death.