Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
CLEAR CASE OF SUICIDE.
Tcrnesseean Is Ctst into Fragments by a
Moring Trdin

A. J. Cartwright, living with his father
in law, Capt. b. l.. Stewart, near Kelley, on
the Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad. was run over and killed Tuesday
afternoon by freight train, about two
miles south OF Olive Branch, Miss, and
twenty miles from Memphis. 1t was case
of suicide, as he deliberately threw himself
under the train. Mr.. Cartwright was
about 40 years old, and was native OF
Favette County. He had been married
twice, Capt. Stewart being the father OF his
first wife. The suicide was deliberately
MANNED one. He had been in great mental
distress. Saturday night, about 10 O clock
il WAS discovered that he had LETT the
house, winch is half mile from the rail-
road. The family felt some anxiety and
search was instituted that night and con
tinued the greater part OF the day. In the
the afternoon his remains were found on
the railroad, some SIX miles south from
tine house of Capt. Stewart. The uniortu-
nate man had taken off his coat, vest and
hat, placed them aside, and when the
north-bound freight came along threw
himself under the wheels. 1t was long
train. and when it reached Olive Branch a
shirt collar some blood and a piece oi
skull were found on the wheels OF the hind
most car. 1t seems that he threw himself
on the track when the train had nearly
nassed by where he was sttingor standing.
| The body was ground almost to pulp
| Every bone was broken. The pieces, when
| discovered by train man sent DARK, were
| placed in a box not more than two feet
| suunra. The bloody shirt was found more
| than 100 yards, from the last fragments oi
| the body. Boots. socks and particles oi
/ the clothing were found scattered along ioi
| unite a distance. The body was mangleC
| ieIlied and scattered beyond recognition by
| the utmost stretch OF Imagination, yet II
was easily identified by clothing and per
| sonnl effects. Letters were tound IN th'
| room of the deceased at Capt. Stewart |
in which he clearly intimated his intention
to commit suicide He had stated thre'
davs before that he had no further use To-
his horses and wagon and that ne wouiC
give them to his father-in-law. Mr.. Cart
wright in the same letter. which referred u
various business matters, gave Two io'
and other property TO his last vile, Mrs
Ethel Cartwright, and to her two children
living on the fernando road, near TIT
curve. In some OF his writings, which wer
not confined to one letter. he blamed hi
| mother-in-iaw for the trouble between him
| self and wife. 1t il stated by those VIII
knew him well that Mr.. Cartwright wa
not addicted to any OF the exercises VINE
sometimes lead men to the commission {
such a desperate deed. He had been yer
} prosperous but had, i'll great measure
/ iell short OF early promise. He was ratht
a religious crank, and at late reyiv,
began to think that he had been called {
preach. In this idea he failed to recelN
the cooperation or authority OF III
3 churches, although he was sometimes pc
mitted to exhort. That he was partaiI
z de,nented by financial trouble none WI
: tnew him well see;n to odoubt. He planne
the taking of his life with GOODNESS. and a
n complished the end with as complete an
= prompt results as he could have desired.