Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-01
EX-GOV. MOREHOUSE.

TO his residence and summon a ply
stefan, which was done after about
fifteen minutes ride.
Mr.. Ellison remained with the gov
ernor until about 10 o'clock at night,
when S. w. Briggs and James Andrew
arrived. AS watchers by his bedside
they noticed nothing unusual during the
night. Yesterday morning the governor
continued in peaceful sleep and
he was left in his room alone
and undisturbed. The watchers, at
$50 o'clock, heard an unusual noise
in the governors room-a sort of gurg-
ling. Hurrying into the room, they
found the governor lying on the floor
in a pool of blood, with 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 common pocketknife COW
cred with blood. With this he had
committed the deed.
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
and vest as pillow. In this position
he cut his throat
On several occasions the governor
was heard to say that he had terrible
headache and once he told Mr.. Briggs
that if he had 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 Warehouse 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.
EN GOV. WAREHOUSES; CAREER
Ex Gov. Morehouse was born in Delaware
county, o July 10. Is IS. He was therefore
IS years old at the time of his death. His
parents both natives of Ohio and h 8
mothers parents w re among the early set
tiers of the state The early part of his life
was spent n farm and in gaining sub
stautial education. After finishing his
schooling he branched out as teacher, and
at Is years of age was one of the most sue
cessful inst uctors in his native county
In 1856. his father, Judge stephen More
hOus", moved with his family to Nodaway
county. Mo. whore the family has since
lived The Warehouses settled at Maryville
and young Albert began the study of law,
teaching school at the same time. Four
years later he was admitted to the bar at
Maryville
He practced law with moderate success
for about a year, when he accepted ap-
pointment first lieutenant of Col Kim
balls regiment of enrolled Union militia
The commission he held but six months
when he returned to his musty law books at
Maryvilie and resumed practice.
Politically, Mr.. MorehOuse figured very
prominently since 1872, when he was q dele
gate from Missouri to the national demo .
cratic convention in Baltimore In 1876 he
was again Missouri delegate to the nation :
al democratic convention. which held
at St Louis. The same year he was elected
representative from Nodaway county to TIE
state l. gisl tture.
At the general election of 1884 Mr.. More
house was elected lieutenant governor of
Missouri on the democratic ticket. on the
same ticket the late John s Marmaduke was
elected governor. Gov. Marmaduxe died
suddenly and Lieut. Gov. Morehouse sue
ceeded him by virtue of his position. He
sworn into Office December 20. 1887. At
the general election in the fall of 1855 David
II Francis was elected governor to succeed
Mr.. Morehouse.