Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03
DEATH By SUICIDE
Fred 3. Perkins Hangs Himself 81
His Own Home.
INSANITY TIE PROBABLE CAUSE
a Fan Account or the CiFeamstansss-
The COrsasFss astiSa-soct.i a2a
fseaaiary stAadtaE OF the De-
ceased earning frtsnas.

Yesterday, Al noon, the word began
u pass from mouth 70 mouth tnAt Fred
b. Perkins was dead BY his own hand.
At irst, The Tumor received but little
credence, because the deed was what
the friends Of the deceased thought 10
oe more than improbable. But the
combination OF tie FumOr quickly fol-
loved, and the terrible affair became
the nam topic Of conversation through
out the city.
Up % the very moment Of the dis
eOyefy OF Mr. Perkins dead body. the
most intimate friends OF the deceased
had not harbored q suspicion OF the
coming tragedy, or of anything un-
usual Ia tAe brain Of the estimable
young man. Mr.. Perkins has, for some
time past. made hls home with MS
mother, corner Ol Pearl and lOnia-sts.
HIS mother says that yesterday
morning ne arose a. usual, and
that there appeared 10 be nothing
uncommon IN his appearance or de
meanOr. About $ O'Clock h lighted a
cigar and passed out OF the room, Os-
tens.bly 20 go 20 town % do the mar
ketlug FOR dinner. aAd this was the last
that WAS seen OF nm alive. Sometime
late IA the forenoon, hls mother went
OF SOME domestic crrand TO the cellar,
and there discovered her son Fred,
hanging by a stout string from a nall IN
JO.st. The alarm WAS quickly gwen,
and while the shocking news was spread
rrfs 4 |
Or. Pest, Officer Kennedy and others
arrived At tie house, and removed the
body 10 an upper room. AT first the
hoJe was entertained that the body
might not have been hanging long
enough 10 insure death, and every ef-
fort vas made TO restore respiration .,
but with no effect. Fred b. Perkins
had gone from earth.
of course friends began at once 10
search for AN adequate cause for such
Al act. but all cOnjectures have thus
far been unsat sfactOry, except those
which take IN the common phenomena
OF the oyertaxed heart and brain of
our modern life. By all old standards
OF estimation, Few persons of our day
have less than Mr.. Perkins had TO goad
them to self-desiructIOn, or more to
give promise of a happy life. Abund-
antly blessed with pecuniary means,
no anxietles about bread could have
weighed him down. Possessed of a
pleasant and attractive personality, his
social place Was well assured, and the
large circle of friends who now mourn
ms death are proof of the 10y that
ought 20 have marked his life.
On the other hand, hls marital rela-
tons were once darkIy disturbed, aud
divorce between himself and his wife
tells story 10 the thoughtful which
the word TOO little suggests 10 the COM
mon heart of our day. IL IS said that
back of the uniformly GENIAL and cour-
teOus exterior, there has beat a heavy
heart for some time, and friends of late
have discovered look of melancholy
In his face OF marked character. No
doubt exists in the minds of the imme-
date relatives that the morbid feeling
developed yesterday into sudden in
sanity which induced the suicide.
Coroner LOcher, after viewing the
body and learning the particulars of
death, decided that the impanellng of
Jury would be unnecessary.
Mr.. Perkins was at one time a men,
ber OF the grocery firm of Horton &
Perkins, but was not engaged IN busl-
ness At the time of his death. His i'm
mediate family cOnnectionsare mother,
a brother, G. W. Perkins. and son,
Edward, now in California. His brother,
who Is now on n trip to Mexico, and
MS son, have been notified of the oc-
currence, and the time OF the funeral
cannot be determined until all have
been heard from.