The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-12
CRUSHED TO ATOMS.
REMARKABLE SUICIDE NEAR
OLIVE BRANCH, MISS.
A. J. Cartwright Throws Himself
Under the wheels OF n Freight
Train.

At O'Clock Sunday evening A. j.
Cartwright wss run over and killed 10y
a freight train about two miles sou h
Of Olive Branch, Miss, on the Mem.
phis, Birni lgham and Atlantic rail.
road. All OF the circumstances OF the
case point to the belief that 1t was
Ease of deliberate suicide. He was
about 10 yeas Of sge, a native of Fay
etc county, and FOR two ye,rJ past
has been keFpinG a toarding
house al R,le'Eh Sp'ings, running
a hack to the National Cemetery. His
wife left him during bis bsence from
home J OF lorg ag), coming 10 Mem
phis to live, ar d after trying it alone
awhile hs br; Ike up, taking mis- ho'sfs
and hack ard few huUdreCs in
money and going to live with Capt b.
l.. Stew IT. h S first wiie's ia her, who
resides near Kelly, Mis-, He had
b en- in grCa' mental dis.r S. Sltur-
day night about 10 o'Clork II was dis
covered tha' he had ltf tia house,
which IS hall q mile i'om tie railtoai.
The family felt some anxiety, and n
sea ca wss instituted that night aod
continued . greater p r. OF thu day
yeste day. In the aiern on MS r.
mains were loard ID the r;ilro I'd
some six miles south 'rJm the house
# Capt. Stewart This IL flrunate
man had taken off his coat, vest and
rat, placed them psjde, and when the
north hound freghs came along threw
himself under The whet IL. 1t was long
tain and when II reached owe Branch
a shirt collar, some blood and piece
Of skull were iouud on the wnte els
cf the hindmOst car Its ems that hs
threw himself on the lrsck waen the
train had neatly passed by wheie he
was sitting or standing, The body
was gr und almost 10 pulp. Every
bone was broken. TIE pieces, when
d scoveTed by train man sent back +,
we're placed in box not more than
two feet sqlare. Letters were found
in the room OF tbs deceased at
Capt. StewMt's in which he clearly
minated his intention TO commit sui
eide. He had stated three days before
thst he had 10 further use ir his
h rse3 and WI gon and that he would
give them to HE ia hei-in law. In his
letters he said ~ give to Lula $3.50
that is in my Trunk" Luis is the
only child by his frat marriage. She
ia about thirteen wears old and is go
ing to school in FaYette unity and
living wi h her late fathers sister, Il
married lady. Mr.. Cartwright in the
same let or, which referred 10 various
butiness mater, gave iva lots
ard other property to Is last
wife, Ms Ethel Gait wright, aud
TO her two children, living on the Her
nandJ Ioa near the curve. In slme
Of his writings, which were not CON
fined to one letter, he banned his
mtthe, in law for the troubl between
hlmsalfand wife | is ttaied by these
who knew him well that Mr.. G TT.
wright WIS m honorable, truthful
gentleman, and was not addicted to
any of the excuses which sometimes
lead men TO the minis ion Of
such desperate deed He had
betn very p ospeious, hut had
in great measure fell eh0rl
of early promise. He was rather q
religious Crauk, aud at late revival
began TO think that he had been
called to preach. In this idea he
failed b. rec i've tue co op ration or
authority Of the churches, though
he was sem timer PAINTED to eX
hort. That he was partially dementet
by financial trouble none who knew
him well seem to doubt.