The state capital., 1891-09-26

quieter during the night and this moru-
ing was sleeping quietly. The two
watchers were in another room. They
heard 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 n com.
mon pocket-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 few minttes half-dozen
doctors appeared. but the governor was
in dying condition, and all their med-
ical skill availed nothing.
The unfortunate man expired in d
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 very de.
pressed sort of way. and after Il time
arose and started out of doors. Frank
followed him, whereupon Mr.. More
house came back In the room and said:
Let us sit down; don't mean to do
anything now" Frank said: Cow
ernor. don't understand you" He re-
Piled: You will understand by and by
what | inean."
Cit would seem that the sunstrokc
which the governor received last Thurs
day afternoon was the cause of his
prostration and delirious condition. Sew
eral times in the past few days he ut
| tered expressions showing 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 to
the effect that Mr. Morehouse came to
his death by knife wound in his throat.
inflicted while in delirium of typhoid
fever brought on by a sunstroke.
| IAlbert 7. Morehouse was born July II,
| 1888, in the county of Delaware, 0. His fa-
! ther, Judge stephen Morehouse, is Il 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, q. His
| parents are still living. His boyhood day .
were spent on farm in Delaware county,O.
| lie received a first class English education.
At the age of 1S he taught school in his
| native county. In 1876 with his parents
| he mgtnted 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 Maryville, Mo-, in 1860. He practiced his
| profession in southwest Iowa and north
| west Missouri and in 1861 he was appoint
| ed frs; lieutenant Of Col. kimbalfs regi-
| ment of enrolled militia of the union
troops. This Office he held six months. III
1862 he resumed the practice of law at Mary
| vile as partner of CpL James Graham, ono
| of the most distinguished pioneers who first
| settled in Nodaway county, and from whose
| wife Mary the beautiful city of Maryville
| takes it's name. This relation continued
| until the death of Mr.. Graham in 1865. He
| relinauished the practice of law in 1871 anu
formed a real-cstatc partnership with
| Senator NJ. 6, ROscberry at Maryyile.
| In 1875 he became a partner in the real estate
| business with Mr.. Nathaniel Sission at Ma
| ryville, which Is still continuing. Was a
| delegate from Missouri to the national dem
| ocratic convention at Baltimore in 1872, and
| to the ST. Louis national democratic conven
| ton in 1876. Was elected representative to
the leg islature from Nodaway county In 1876
| and 1887. While Il member he devoted much
| attention to the revenue laws and was an cffl
| cient and influential member of that body. Al
| the general election of 1884 he was elected
| lieutenant governor. In 1865 he was uni ed
| i'm marriage to Miss McFadden, of Lexing-
ton, Mo. He leaves three children living,
| two daughters and a son. He was largely
interested i'll real estate in Maryville and
| Nodaway county. He gave his personal
attention to Il large stock farm which he
maintained near Barnard. He was con
necteu with every public enterprise in
the county since his arrival in Maryville.
He was Il man of executive ability and grea
firmness of character. He was distinguished
for his social qualities He was man o
| fine personal appearance, being six feet tai
| and weighing over 200 pounds. Upon th|
| death of Gov. Marmaduke lie became gov
| ernor and was sworn into office on Decem
Der 29, 1887.
After he vacated the governors office h'
returned to his old home at Maryville nm,
| resumed the practice of law and the rea
| estate business. He took but little intercs
| in public affairs until after the Noiand de
| falcation became public. This was i'm March
| 1885, less than three months after Noland
| Induction into office.