The Globe-republican., 1891-10-01
Ex-Gov. iloREH6usE.

TO MS residence ana SummOn q pny.
sician. which was done after About
fifteen minutes ride. VINO a13 -; =
10 Mr.. Ellison remained with the gov.
. ernor until about 10 O'Clock at night,
when S. W. Briggs and James. Andrews
arrived. AS watchers by his bedside
they noticed nothing unusual duringthe
night Yesterday mor1.ingth the governor
continued in a peaceful sleep and
he. was left in his room alone
and undisturbed. The watcherssea Al
aplO o'clock, heard an unusual noise
ainfthe governorsroom4a sortlofgtlg:
ling. Hurrying into the room, they
found the governor lying on the focr
in a pool Of blood, with a cash in his
throat about four inches long. extend
ing from two inches below the left ear
to, the larynx. AS the watchers en-
tered he breathed his last. In his right
hand was a common pocketknife COW
cred with blood. With this he had
committed the deed. . rhi
The governor had closed the door to
his room without attracting the atten-
ton of the watchers He had taken off
his coat and vest and carefully folded
them and laid down On the floor in the
middle of the room. Lying down with
his head to the west, he used the coat
and vest as a pillow. In this position
he cut his throat ~
On several occasions the governor
was heard to say that he had a terrible
headache, and once he told Mr.. Briggs
that if he had a shotgun he would stop
that in short order. He also made sew
raj threats of jumping into the we'll
Last night every precaution was taken
to prevent any suicidal action. but the
plans were thwarted
Mrs Morchouse and her youngest
daughter were at the time visiting rel
atives in Lexington, Mo-, but were
wired and they returned home. The
governors daughter Mamie and his
Son Ned were the only members of the
family at home when the deed was COM
mitted.
EX-GOv. WAREHOUSES; CAREER
EX- Gov. Morehouse was born in Delaware
county, o, July 10. 1888. He was therefore
sc years old at the time of his death. His
parents were both natives of Ohio and HIS
mothers parents We're among the early set
tiers OF the state. The early part Of his life
was spent on a farm ana IN gaining a SUBJ
stant:al education. After finishing his
schooling he branched out as a teacher, and
at Is years of age was one Of the most sue
cessful instructors in his native county.
In 1856, his father, Judge Stephen More
hOus". moved with his family to Nodiway
county. Mo. where the family has since
lived The Warehouses settled at Maryville
and young Albert began the study of Law.
teaching a school at the same time. Four
years later he was admitted to the bar at
Maryvilie.
He practiced law with moderate success
for about a year, when he accepted an APP
p~ointment as first lieutenant of Col. Kim.
balls regiment of enrolled Union militia.
The comm is>ion he held but six months.
when he returned to his musty law books az
Naryville and resumed practice.
Politically. Mr.. Morehouse figured very
prominently since 1872, when he was a dele
gate from Missouri to the national demo.
cratic convention in Baltimore. In 1876 he
was again a Missouri delegate to the nation.
al democratic convention. which was held
at St Louis. The same year be was elected
representative from Nodaway county to the
state legislature.
At the general election of 1884 Mr.. More
house was elected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Missouri on the democratic ticket. ON the
same ticket the late John s Marmaduke vas
elected governor. Gov. MarmaduSe died
suddenly and Lieut. Gov. sue
ceeded him by virtue of his position. He
was sworn into ONCE Decent r q. 1885,. Al
the general election In the fall a lsSS David
r. Francis was elected governor to succeed
Mr.. Morehouse.