The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-21
Ill ZERBE,
A Man Well known to oantoniana,
That Hs heeka Relief From Trouble
Through Morphine aud the Heavy Dose
linda hia Life,

"Orrn, you tend the market this eyen'
Ing 40 I am unit Tor buhlnosH, l am go'
Ing up stairs aud lle down a while,N
This h what Hiram Nprbe said 10 ilh
nephew al about six o'clock Saturday
evening, lle went up stairs, That was
tho last seen of him until about ton o'clock
tie same evening, His nephew went ~
stairs aud there saw sight which he VIII
never forget,
Ills uncle lay PROSTATE ON the floor
breathing heavily, The bed had boon
rullled somewhat, On q chair stood a
tumher partly filled with water end q
teaspoon lay behile II, vial Whleli llhl
contained morphine was ilso lhele, hnu
SOME Of the deadly drug Hllll remained ~
H.
The hoy az once went 10 his father
Samuel Herbe, who wah at his ilhh stand,
aud accompanied hy OillCor McCufdy
they went 10 tie room, Dr. ", j, March
was summoned and later ON DE- II, Lam
dor was called, Tie phyaicanh went 10
work with % will aud applied reatoratiyeh,
hut were without avail, They worked
with him until iat0, and az $40 the spirit
OF Hiram Kerbe took lta Hight
Tho rpmalnR were taken 10 the under
taking establishment Of H. y, McCreH
aud put in proper condition FOR burial,
CorOhor hchaior was notified ANA Viewed
the remains, Tho wife Of the deceased
who was ylaitlnga at Carrollton was ~ once
notified,
shortly after he had been discovered In
hla dylng condition II became known on
tho streets, aud quite a crowd Of the Cur-
loua assembled az the little meat market
az llag aud Tuacarawaa streets, The dc.
ceased resided In the same building aud
hadnDartmHuta uD Htalra,
Whether the deceased eamo 70 hih death
by accidentally taking an overdose Of the
drug or wethpr II was u ease OF wllful sui
eide, will never bO doilpitely known.
This will be for the Coroner % determine,
XcrbO'a life was not one Of continual SUM
shine, lie has had troubles, domestic
aud financial, In juuc l@A ho was mar
rlcd 10 Miss Kate Blolhher, Of Cnrrollton,
Three daughters were the result OF this
union, QUE OF whom has died, Ierbe was
the Victim Of an uncomfortable habit,
which no doubt was the cause Of all his
troubles. il0 did not live happily with
hia wife aud she applied for q divorce.
About agoar ago II was granted,
The latter part OF last August ho was
married tho second timo tmc TO Miss
Kate Aiwcll, and they hove boon living
happily together over tho little meat
ahop whore he died. IL has been
learned that some tlmo ago hO had his
wife borrow some money from her rclas
tIyOa, which was TO be used IN carrying on
his huFIneaa. During the recent election
ho bot what available money ho had and
lost ltall. L.hat week Me. Horbo went 10
Carollton again 10 get moro money and
while thoro received a loitcr from her hua.
band giving full account of what ho had
done with the money ho had received and
stated that " she could get u certain
amount now they could got along In huei.
ucas and live happily, She answered him
that she would bo unable 10 get any more
and thIa depressed him considerably, llo
drownd his sorrow 10 some oNtont In the
flowing bowl, aud felt badly Saturday nf-
tornoon,
one phase about the cnsc, which allen
ntoA the idea OF suicide, N the fact OF tell
Ing hla nephew "a short time before ho
went up atnira, 10 count tho money takcu
In nt the market, keep out his wages, aud
then wake him up aud give him the re-
maindOr, lie had hood somewhat ad.
dlctcd 10 the use OF the drug which cNuaOd
hia donth About 40 grains remained IN u
90 grain vial. II might have been his wish
10 take only enough 10 bring on the alocp
histircd body demanded,
Tho funeral was held this afternoon
from his late residence, Roy. u. u. Hor-
hruok officiating. The remains were In.
torrod In the Rowland ccmctory east OF
thimclty.
Hiram Icrbc, was born az Oannburg,
Stark county, ON April dtb, 1897, and nt
the time of hia death was Agod b2 years, z
months and 10 days. He wae raised on u
farm and when lao became y young man,
corhcd In general store IN his native
village. lie cnmo 10 Cantonin 1871, hov-
ing apont three years prior 10 this Time
In Tennessee. On coming ~ Canton he
entered In the butcher business. llo has
had markota In the various parts Of the
city, aud nj ono time owned the market In
the building whore the Weatfrn Union
Telegraph olllco now ". lie was OF q
ioyinl and social disposition, aud had
many friends In this city nnu the sur
roundinE,eountry.