The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-07
VERY STARTLING.
While Temporarily Insane, a
pusGrawas County Man
Blows His brains Out with q Revolver
Which Ito Talked Of Purchasing
Dies Fourteen Hours Later

Saturday night about 7iaO, considers
bic excitement was created on tho
streets by the report that IN unknown
man had committed suicide at Myers
~ liupert's hardware store on East
TuseaTawaa street,
The street in the neighbOfhOOd OF the
store was crowded with people aud II
was with siReulty that q NEwsrDmH-
OCHAT reporter made hia way through
the crowd and after considerable time
gained admittanee 10 the building,
Just Inside Of the door, laying on a
cot, wa6 a man fatally wounded and
apparently dead, Examination reveal
cd tho fact that he htll brcaihed, but
death WAS expected any moment II
was learned that tho injured man was
I'D u, Baker, son Of Dr. Jesse Baker, u
prominent physician Of Gnadonhutten,
|luhcaraWR county,
10 e6Dma chat i6 entered tho hard
ware store about 7tI1 ana asked TO SEQ
some reyulYeIs, llo was shown several
dltercut makes ANA finally selected a
~ caIb-E American uulldo A request
Ing That 10 bg loaded
After 10 was loaded aud handed 10
him, le Inquired II 10 was afItCbpking
aud II u would 70 OF II no pulled tho
Trigger On buiu8 told That IL would
no replied all right and placed II to ha
head and blew ont his brains,
Dr. sngCfoT the coroner was notified
aud arrived on tho scene soon after tho
tho unfortunate affair took place, A
aprlug wagon was provided aud tho
Injured man removed 20 tho residence
VI Mo bfotherlulaw, Daniel Gross, No.
idl North FUN atlOet, where no died
NJ 10 o'clock SUNDAY morning
Ito Ind been IN the city about two
weeks lld hVd been drinking GOnald-
cradle ever since he came here aud was
slightly under tho Influence Of LIQUOR
VIII 10 le committed tnr net,
On his Iur'uu was found about 70
love letters from Miss Agupg FIume, Of
Gnulruh 'licn, ava ~ q little mono
rlulUW lpUl, was written, "Nrytr say
Tint QUE IN hisrlght mind noyor con-
mlllea Suicide, aa Ramember l
On u good boy n u, BAKER"
Tie DECEASED WU1 o brother OF Llz2l0
Baker, u book agent, Who 10 now In
East Liverpool, but Is well known Rll
over tho state lie also has u brother
IN ~ Louis, Mo, aud another sister In
Philadelphia, IA The relatives lave
bprU notified aud win probably b6 here
sometime 90 day,
No cause can DO given Cor hl1 CON,
milling thH rash uut, except bis bulngn
cripple aud unable 10 obtain work., lad
Orlyvn him 10 drink aud he had become
dee puudrul
About 0yo O'Clock Saturday after.
noon Nu WIS iu q. NulUuwp kurH saloon
la u ~ TusuulWns street, m company
with Curt Wilson ard u morse Jockey
from Louisville, Tho conversation
dril.oO tu Ono subject OF tp0 Usta OF
dll. rfrul people, gUl linEor remarked,
"Ol tine N.l GUy Of February Wll, DO
70 years ul ilHr, lui ito not thiUk /
yil live 10 lrN jlut day" Nothing
WU4 ihUUIUt OF Che rrulrR M the tine,
Uui lo lvlt the saloon iu company with
George Carlisle,
About i.sl he entered Charles Won.
dwly'S saloon and called for u drink.
lie appeared nervous pud somewhat
cEui'0l, ana loft thp fa,oou alone soon
after which the report OF tlG piatOl
was heard,
Coroner Sh0cfyr 10 this NftOraoon
no duG bU lulllyyl ON VIC remains Of
the unfortunate muu,