Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-09-26
FIRE AND BALL.
Horrible Suicide of Mrs. Emily
Grubb, of Laddonia ~ She
Leaves a Letter Exon
Grating her Husband.

The editor of this paper, in CON-
pany with Coroner Z. s. Cave,
went to Laddonia Friday to in
vestigate the suicide of Mrs. Emf.
ly Grubb, wife of Attorney VIM. E.
Grub, of that place. About 3 D.
m. Wednesday a colored woman,
who lives next door to Mr.. Grubbs,
saw smoke coming from their (the
Grubbs') stable and ran over to see
what was the matter. Mrs. Grubb
was found in the stable lying on a
pile of hay which was in flames, as
were her clothes. Chris Smith ar.
rived in a moment and only just
in time to save the stable and body
from burning up. Mrs. Grub had
shot herself in the breast just be-
low the heart and her clothes and
the hay had caught fire from the
powder, as the pistol, which was
an old 80 ''penetrator," had evi.
IDENTIFY been placed against hel
breast when fired. Her death must
have been horrible, as she was
not quite dead when Smith arrived
and from the smouldering of the
fire she must have lived fifteen
minutes after being shot. She was
terribly burned and the pistol bal.
went clear through her body ano
came out under the shoulder. Hel
husband was up town and hel
three children, aged about 10, Il
and Is, the latter a girl, were al
school. The deceased left the fol.
lowing touching letter in the house:
My Husband and Dear Little Children
When you come home you viii.
see me ut more alive. It Is bes,
so. You think me in better health
and SO l appear, but I am mentally
no better and will never be. ]
cannot live to become a burden or
your hands. I have no one t.
blame but myself. You have
always done your duty and lately
more than your duty. l cannot ses
you burdened with what you would
have on your hands. l have trieC
to stand it until you got the money
to apply on the place. I canno
wait for anything more. Before
that would come l would be hope
lessly insane. Take the best cart
of the children you can. l cal
help you no longer. [ have
thought this matter over more thar
you know. 1t is my only way out
of the trouble have brought about
You are entirely blameless. You
are to blame for nothing. Unit
lately l was ignorant of the caus.
of my mental trouble. 1t is moth.
ing that you or anyone else has
done. When you come home Goo
pity you and the children and helI
you to live better lives than I have
lived. l cannot leave any word tt
any of my folks. My heart ii
bursting and has been for weeks OF
account of uhat l know will be my
fate if l don't put myself out of thu
way of it. 1t is terrible to NEE
an avenglng God. Husband ane
children, farewell; little boys, fare
well, and my daughter, God hell
you to do your duty. Be good t.
your father and your little brother
and forget poor mother. Dom
blame Ernest; don't blame anyon,
for anything l have done. 1t is al
my own fault. / cannot write an,
more. have told you to do tn
very best you can. I cannot sa,
anything more; my brain reels an.
| cannot hold out any longer
Farewell, farewell.
Your mother,
EMILY CRUDE.
P. S.-Bury me with as littl
expense as possible and save al
you can for yourself and children
Oh !! my God is it possible I mus
bring on this terrible thing? Blu
it must occur. Obi l don't wan
anyone to think you had anything
to do with it. ! alone must suffe
for this act of mine. Oh ! it /
killing me to write you this much
EMILY GRUBB.
Coroner Cave held the inques
this morning, when the jury re
ported as follows:
We, the jury, find from the evi
dence that Mrs. Emily Cruz
came to her death by a pistol she
from her own hands.
D. W. HUGHES,