Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
DEAD By HIS OWN HAED
Eeylsnd HiddIssworth Sends .
Ballet Into His Brain
WHILE lFIT OF DESPosDEyCY
= Latter fTsa hss s~sstheart in His
fs@Est Esiis the s<sry-ais Body
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sr tAs fiAslsr Mlllx.

While N a IS Of despondency Row.
iand K. Middies&ofth snot and KILLED
himself zbsas L. O'Clock Friday night.
Tas body Was found shortly altar s
s'ciock yesterday morning. by Dennis
Nurphy. In company with Joha Boy
laad. Murphy went into tie woods
south sf Godfrey Bros.'s plaster mills
fss rods west OF the Chicago q West
Michigan railroad track to cut wood.
lie was Ia aiyanee and before he knew
it. stumbled over the body OF Middles-
wsrth. lying at full length upon the
ssouad. with one side OF the head rest
rag against fallen tres. In his right
kaad he elutched an American bull
dog. nye-ehEmberet revolver Two
sasts hxa been hrod. A hole IN the
head, Iuss aooye aud TO the front OF
tAa rigas ear showed where one
Of the bullets had penetrated.
The face was covered with blood,
and under bis head pool OF
blood nad formed and frozen solid.
Tie dead man vas dressed n black
coat an1 vest, striped pants. brown
lcvefcoal. white shirt, high-standlng
lgOjlar and "tOur-ln-haEd" necktle. A
stitf derby hat was near by. The hair.
OF sandy hue. was cut pompadour, and
there was about weeks growth OF
beard upon the face
viewed by the coronsr.
Coroner Penwarden was notified and
In company with Undertaken OBrien
ana Detective barr, he visited the spot
So. s*sr vsr ara..ff f.tr 49,. nd
then brought to OBrien's undertaking
rooms on Crescent avenue. Ia the vest
pocket Was found . gold watch, which
had stopped a. GOT O'Clock. In the
trousers pOckefs there were 81 in loose
charge. On the inside coat pocket we're
three letters, small account book, and
. loee-m ileage book ON the Chicago Il
Westsra Michigan railroad. In the
book were entries showing "Harry's
expenses and "RoPs expenses" One
OF IN. letters was from Young lady in
AInsksgon who signed herself kate"
and gave her address as mo. q Hamll-
toa street" Sne addressed him as
.My Dear Rol:-.Your'sr received when
came home from school. Was so
glad 70 hear from you. AS to coming
ever Saturday you are the one to de-
eide. II you want me to come / will
come. Do you think had better? Now
be frank about 10. Tell me what you
think about II. II you would come
over Christmas IL come over Saturday.
You might "a well come over here
dear. Yvu want have any fun over
there, neither will here, so you may
as well come here and we both will be
happy. DO you think Jess and Chester
want me to come? You are the doctor
now. am the patient; which will it be
kill or cure? Iwsnt to tee you very
badly. l have been SO lonesome since
you went home. Rol, darling.
don't feel so blue il effects mo too.
You know l love you no matter what
comes or goes. You will always be the
same t. pe. l am happy Ia your fove.
Why cant 10 be mutual. Come, Greer
up Yours with much love. Katie"
Rowland travelled for An eastern
house for long time, but lately has
been on the road for himself, selling
sfereopEcan views. Hrs father and
two SISTERS reside at No. 2i0 Goodrich
street. The father. Jacob s., has
workes for the Grand Rapids Folding
Table and Chair company many years.
An inquest will be held Monday morn
ing
Kate Doyle Arrives.
Last evening pretty and prepossess-
ing young lady arrived in the city and
went NJ euce to OBrien's undertaking
F0oDs- She gave her name IA Miss
Kate Soyle OF Muskegon. and said that
sns vas the person who had written the
tst1er te toe deceased young man. She
. emed 10 be deeply affected by the
se lsh OF ner friend. but controlled her.
self we'll. she refused to talk much
&sout their affairs. and would not say
whether or not they were engaged. Il
cant understand IL at all :" she said.
"koll was always so pleasant and gen.
tsmaaiy. What could nave made him
- blue aud despondent2 cannot tell.
as Is awful to think OF him dying IN
sseh manner and lying all night on
sns cold ground" Miss Doyle returned
aome ON she $40 tram with her pretty
syss dlinEsed with tears.