Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-30
BLEW OUT HISBRAINS|
ASssr Ylye short Weeks Of
Married Life.
HlRyEI C. King COYyIIS SUICIDE
Sic BODY 10 fsasa an en- oathsSss " Wtsh
. sorsiss LA1p Sssti.x its siek-
~ 6ssFs oa the Gsry
Surroundings

Wednesday night 81 1905. Harvey G..
King. aged 50 years. committed sulcide
by shooting himself through the brain,
the ball entering the right eye and psss-
ing clear through MS head.
Tie terrible deed occurred ~ 534
North Front-st, II an Clubhouse. Mrs.
Kennedy, . widow. iived there with ner
family, and one Of the daughters was
the wife OF the suicide He had lived
with them since their marriage, March
"a
At about 10 O'Clock last night. King
took lamp sltn bin and lett the
house. Five minutes later the report OF
tie revolver. alarmed the household
and they immediately went to see II
their terrible SUSPICIOUS were true.
Pushing open the door of the Clubhouse
a ghastly sight met their eyes. Tho
maa held firmly grasped IN both hands
q 38-callbre American bulldog revolver
still smoking. The lamp beside him
was burning. and though spattered with
blood. east yellow light over the
gruesome interior OF the place. His
legs were stretched out. as head hung
over 10 the rignt side. and torrent Of
blood gusned from the wound and ran
over MS body aud covered the door.
Scattered Blood and BrAins.
His brains and blood were scattered
al over the wall. On the side Of his
nose was q SPOT free from tiooI but
full of powder. The officers and
Coroner BradIsh were immedI lately
summoned and the remains taken into
the house. Undertaken Durtee Was
called 10 take the body IN charge.
Harvey o.. King was married March
"a. 1891, and since MS marriage had
lived at the house OF his mother-in-law
\ widow. he WAS \ farm hand, but
had done no work since last fail. About
fourteen years ago h.s feet were frozen
and last summer he came TO Grand
Rapids tO have his toes amputated. lie
lived with MS sister. Mr.. Wilcox, at t0j
North Front-st-, at that time. Last
Christmas his sister says that be began
TO drink. The day ne was married ne
was under the influence OF hauor, bu,
promised 10 cease. lie had not done
go, however.
Left sac with Letter.
Yesterday noon he ate no dinner and
went To his sisters about = O'Clock. At
that time she saw him writing a note.
Then ne went down town, saving that
he Was going 10 get some photographs.
lie returned TO supper ana asked his
wife for . quarter, saying he was going
To stoDenouse's drug store for drink.
He returned and his wife spoke about
ms drinking, and asked him Why he
dldn'tstop. Well" said he IN reply,
.'rn write and tell you Why in plain
English; you can read it can't your
When sfle r, ,,licd that she could, he
said, Maybe IL will he too late then"
The note that ne hsd written IN the
afternoon was found in black grip a,
Mrs Wilcox's. Ii was wrapped about
Two $40 bills. and read as follows:
GRAND RAPIDS, April 20, 81
DEAR WIFE, seat myself in my
hrotner-in-law's house, upstairs, tC
write you few lines for the first and
last time. sold my property III Ohlt
May 20. 1890. All nave got IS here.
have not taken one minutes comfor
with my feet since the trst day of Au
gust, 1878. Remember what I told yoU
TO name our Toy Harvey. This is los
lad. Don't never get married again
Never - long time. / will say good
by Tor the last time.
HARVEY G.. kISG.
r. S.-The Kent whistle just bowed
This will be a bad deal on Mrs. Wilcox
snd also the clerk his niece, Ida Viii
cox aud Mary Jane his wife's young
er SISTER, Always keep this paper.
III. G. KING.
The motive for the deed could not be
discovered except As indicated by this
note.