Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-01
THE MOREHOUsE SUICIDE.
The Unfortunate Man Undoubtedly
Insane When He Took His Life
No New Facts Learned.

the suicide OF eX-Gov. Mofenouse,
as a full account appeared in the
LEDGER yesterday. The Governor
had been sick for a day or SO and
had become overheated and was
delirious from fever. He had been
out riding during the afternoon of
Tuesday with Mr.. Ellison, who
thought he was a very sick man,
and had secured a couple of gentle
men friends to sit up with him.
On Wednesday morning at $40
O'Clock, while they were in the sit
ting-room downstairs, they heard
peculiar gurgling sound coming
apparently from the Governors
room, and hastily assembled. When
they opened the door they found
Mr.. Morehouse lying on the floor
with q cash in his throat on the
left side 4 incaes long. A doctor
was sent for and large crowd
soon collected. The unfortunate
man was, however, beyond human
aid, and expired in a few minutes.
The knife with which the deed
was committed was a common
pocket-knife with q blade about
2 IL inches long. It was firmly
grasped in his right hand. He.had
folded his coat and vest, placed
them on the floor for a pillow and
laid down in the centre of the room
with his head to the west.
s. W. Briggs said before the
Coroner's jury that last Saturday
afternoon he went over to see Mr..
Morehouse, and that the Governor
was somewhat incoherent and ir-
rational at times in his talk that
he Briggs said to him: "You
are very sick man, and ought to
have medical attention. The
Governor responded: "You don't
know anything about it; I am done
for anyway" He remarked that
it seemed that the top of his head
would come off, and he complained
Of his head hurting him intensely.
Mr.. Briggs observed twitchlng
motion in the Governors arms he
would draw one back and stretch
it forward at full length with on-
siderable force, then do the same
with the other.
HINTED AT SUICIDE.
On Monday evening the Cover
nor's daughter requested Mr.. Briggs
to come over and stay with her
father, remarking: "You don't
know how bad he ss; when any
men are w1th him he tries to con-
ceal 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 talk
ed in very depressed sort of way
and after q time arose and started
out of doors. Frank followed him,
whereupon Mr.. Morshouse came
back in the room and said:
"Let us sit down; I don't mean
to do anything now.'' Frank said:
'Governor, I don't understand
you" He replied: "You will
understand by and by what I
mean" Mr.. Morehouse also said
to Mr.. Briggs that if he had a re-
volver ne could make his head
| quit hurting, or words to that ef-
feet.
It would seem that the sunstroke
| which the Governor received last
Thursday afternoon was the cause
of his prostration and delirious
condition. Several times in the
past few days he uttered expires.
sions showing a suicidal insanity
tendency. DR.. Koch testified be.
fore the Coroner's jury that he was
of the opinion that Mr.. Morehouss
committed the act while in q de-
lirium of typhoidsfever. The YER
dict of the jury was to the effecf
that Mr.. Morehouse came to hif
death by a knife wound in hit
throat, inflicted while in delirium
of typhoid fever brought onb y /
sunstroke.