The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-14
SUICIDES GENEROSITY.
The Last Letter John Tyler Wrote 10 His
Mother.

I y. W,
committed suicide, as it is alleged in order that
/ his relatives and creditors might get the $500
! COO or more insurance he had got on his life,
| was continued yesterday in Brooklyn. DR. w.
/ w. Gannett Of Boston testified that he had eX-
| amined the skull, brain, and body Of John "
| Ter The MICROSCOPE did not reveal any disease
| Of the brain or heart. There was large amount
! Of blood OF very dark color In the brain. The
blood in the heart was not clotted The kid
neys were slightly diseased. There was no mar
| cotic or anything else Of an abnormal character
/ in the stomach. Tho condition OF the kidneys
might have been produced by the use Of alcos
holic stimulants. Tyler was alarge, muscular
man Of about $50 pounds. and he seemed per-
/ fectly healthy He did not discover the cause
/ of death.
/ Counsel for the defendant tried to show by
| Tyler's declarations that he decided on suicide
/ assoon as he found that he could get no further
insurance on his life, but testimony on this
I point was ruled out. w. c. Robbins, an insu-
/ rance agent, testified that he took out thirteen
/ policies for Tyler, amounting to $4,000, and
/ that the total amount oil insurance on his life
/ at the time OF his death was $3s0000.
/ The deposition OF Edward H. Tylcr,a brother
/ Of the deceased, taken by a committee in Bos-
! ton, was read He testified that almost all the
I letters found after his brothers. death were de
! struyed among them the unsigned and unin-
/ ished letter found on the table in the hotel.
| The letter, he said, seemed to relate to a solu-
| ton Of morphine, and wound up by saying che
/ had taken or would take tthc witness couldnot
/ read which, enough TO blow cast-irou hog to
=" ME witness lad said he was not sorry
! his brotl,cr was dead ITc said ia faci that he
was glad Of it.
The deposition Of Dr. Lemuel +. Woodward
of the Hoston CIV Hosnital was 70 the effect
! that Tyler was an inmate OF the hospital fer
ten DAYS in February. lSS2. undor the name OF
| John 'ravlor. but tbs tcstiinonv in relation IN
! tho dfengo he was suftoring from was moi adj
mitted. The dcfonse wanted to show that lie
was suffering from specific disease. In his
cfared mat he vas NOT sufforinp from, such a
disease. and had never bonn in q hosnitai
The most sensational niece Of testimony was
reserved for fine close of the davis proceedinee
in The shane of a letter written by Tvler. and
dated four DAVIS before his death which leoves
hardly a doubt that he rncnnt fo commit e,,i
eide. Ii was originally dated "Boston. October
3d." That those words were scratched out. and
below them was written: New York. Noyem
Der s. 1886. " The cnvelope was directed. "For
mother, Mrs Tyler, 1863 Beekman street, Bos-
ton" This /, the letter.
New York. November & 1896 - NV
DEAR Norman. BRoruEn ASD SfsrERs.
have left with brother Willie a little remem-
brance Of tho love have for Won aud All nv
brothcrs and sisters desire you to acca,t 4
IN return for All Tia love ana Kindness Won and
INV denr father always bestowed an N II is
but a partial recouipcpsc | know. Int the
! amount should be realized from the yarious
| insurances. abont SD3C0O besides cnrti6rates
IN wv nI'S 0d itHt1ItfllY Nnich wiz pay you
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ti9!. Siu III 9I"l minus ! NloW II WI DC put
uon mother dear, and this l know yon viii
consent to Tor my sake If, however my broth
ets OF slsSers heeu ~ give 10 them ana help
then as you nave always helped me. IT Is IN
| case my dear, good, ana true wife should sur
Ing her lie one-hah OF the income derived
from this money which have lott Tor you, and
ha Il che IL tbn, aiieo a,d ti III ~ :" ~
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10 90 TO nv brothers md sistors We nav nov.
| hnSs nevnt meet oosin In Gfn on M S,rtb
mother dear, but IN heaven. Yos.and Shall ali be- be-
awaiting yonr coming. mud watci, OVER v,i, ana
! sathnr 49, ~ si f ~ Ut ~ ~ Nv
assured that INV most loving thoughts wi1-sor.
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