The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02

A-EOOT IL II XHOT6tUuoos
physician was called. He became
quieter during the night and this morn
ing was sleeping quietly. The two
watchers were in another room. They
heard a gurgling noise in the gov
ernor's room and on entering found
him lying on the floor, blood squirting
from his throat. He had cut cash in
the left side of his throat about four
inches long. The weapon was COM
mon poclzet-knife, which he still held
in his right hand. He had folded up his
coat and vest and placed them under
his head.
Messengers hurried out after physi-
clan. In a few minutes half-dozen
doctors appeared, but the governor was
in dying condition, and all their med
ical skill availed nothing.
The unfortunate man expired in a
short time, surrounded by the doctors
and number of personal friends.
On Monday evening the governors
daughter requested Mr.. Briggs to come
over and stay with her father, remark
ing: you don't know how bad he is;
when any men are with him he tries
to conceal his true condition from
them" Mr.. Briggs saw that some men
were with him from that time on On
Sunday, while Frank Elliott was in the
room with him, he talked in a very de-
pressed sort of way, and after time
arose and started out of doors. Frank
followed him, whereupon Mr.. More
house came back in the room and said:
- i I %kxI IL.
anything now" Frank said: ''Gov-
ernor, don't understand YOU" He re-
piled: "You will understand by and by
what mean"
DIt would seem that the sunstrolse
which the governor received last Thurs
day afternoon was the cause of his
prostration and delirious condition. Sew
era1 times in the past few days he Mt
tered expressions showing a suicidal in
sanity tendency. DR.. Koch testified be-
fore the coroner's jury that he was of the
opinion that Mr.. Morehouse committed
the act while in delirium of typhoid
fever. The verdict of the jury was tcs
the effect that Mr.. Morehouse scame to
his death by knife wound in his throat,
inflicted while in a delirium of typhoid
fever brought on by sunstrolSe.
EAlbert p Morehouse was born July II,
1885, in the county of Delaware, o. His fa-
ther, Judge Stephen Morehouse, is a native
of Newark county, o. His mother, Harriet
Morehouse, was born IN the state of New
York. Her father, Russell Wood, was one Of
the first settlers of Delaware county, o. His
parents are still living. His boyhood days
were spent on a farm in Delaware county,O.
He received a first class English education.
At the age of 18 he taught school in his
native county. In 1856 with his parents
he migtated to Nodaway county, Mo. He re-
sumed the occupation of school teacher af.
ter going to Nodaway county, and while
thus engaged diligently applied himself to
the study of law, and was admitted to the bar
at MaryviIe, Mo-, In 1860. He practiced his
profession in southwest Iowa and north
west Missouri, and In 1851 he was appoint
ed first lieutenant of Col Kimbalps rcgf~
ment of enrolled militia of the union
troops. This Office he held six months. In
1862 he resumed the practice of law at Mary
Vile as partner OF Col James Graham, one
of the most d distinguished pioneers who first
settled In Nodaway county, and from whose
wife Mary the beautiful city of Maryvitle
takes It's name. This relation continued
until the death of Dir. Graham In 1865. He
relinQuished the practice of law in 1871 and
formed a real estate partnership with
Senator NJ. G. Roseberry at Maryville.
In 1875 he became partner in the real estate
business with Mr.. Nathaniel Sission at Ma
ryvflle, which is still continuing. Was
delegate from Missouri to the national dem
ocratic convention at Baltimore in 1872, and
to the st. Louis national democratic conven.
tIon in 1876 Was elected representative to
the Legislature from Nodaway county In 1876
and 1882. While member he devoted much
attention to the revenue laws and was an efh-
cient and influential member of that body. At
the general election of 1884 he was elected
lieutenant governor. In 1865 he was united
ton, Mo. He leaves three children living,
two daughters and a son. He was largely
Interested in real estate In Maryville and
Nodaway county. He gave his personal
attention to large stock farm which lie
maintained near Barnard He was con-
nected with every public enterprise in
the county since his arrival In Maryvilie.
He was a man of executive ability and great
firmness of character. He was distinguished
for his social qualities. He was a man OF
fine personal appearance, being six feet tall
and weighing over 200 pounds. Upon the
death of Gov Marmaduke he became GOV
ernor and was sworn into off1ce ON Decem-
Der 20, 1887.
After he vacated the governors ONCE he
returned to his old home at Maryvllle and
resumed the practice of law and the real
estate business. He took but little interest,"
in public affairs until after the Noland de-
falcation became public. This was In March,
1889 less than three months after Noiands
Induction into ONCE