The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02

physician was called. lie became
quictcr during the night and this morn
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 tying on the floor. blood squirting
from his throat He had cat cash in
the left side Of his throat about four
inches long The weapon was com
mon poclsctknife. which he still held
In his right hand. lie had folded up his
coat and vest and placed them under
his head.
Messengers hurried out after plysi-
clan. In few minutes half-dozeu
doctors appeared. but the governor was
IN dying condition. and all their med
icai skill avaiIed nothing.
The unfortunate man expired IN a
short time, surrounded by the doctors
and a number Of personal friends.
On Monday evening the governors
daughter requested Mr.. Briggs 70 come
over and stay with her father. remark
ing: You don't know how bad he is:
when any men arc with him he tries
10 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 tho
room with him. he talked in a very de-
pressed sort Of way. and after a time
arose aud 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
amy thing now" Frank said: Gov
ernor, don't understand you" He re-
piled: "lou will understand by and by
what | mean"
Oft would seem that the sunstrokc
which the governor received last Thurs
day afternoon was the causc of his
prostration and delirious condition. Sew
cral times In the past few days he ut
tered expressions showing suicidal in
sanity tendency. DIR. Koch testified be-
fore tho coroncrs jury that he was Of the
opinion TINT Mr. Morehousc committed
tho act while in delirium OF typhoid
fcvcr. The verdict Of the jury was 4,
the effect thai MIR. Morchoase came to
his death by knife wound IN his throat.
inflicted while In a deliriuin Of typhoid
fever brought on by sunstroIxe.
lAtbcrt r. Morchousc was born July II,
l6N. "a The county 81 Deiawarr, q. His IA :.
thee. Jndsc stephen M,rshonse. - a natlvs
% kcwMk county. o His mother. Harriet
Morclou~c, was born m the state of New
York. Her father. Russell wood. was one Of
the first settlers 81 DeIaw ere county. .. His
patio W are stiIi living. Hi< boyiooi day ;
were spent on farm In Delnwar- county %.
lie received a nrsf- class English education.
A. the age ~ ~ he taught school ia his
native county. III 1876 with his parents
he ustghstcd Ia Sodaway county. No. Ito re-.
sumcd the occupation Of school teacher M
ter going to Nndnway county. and while
thus engaged diligently applied himself "a
the study 81 law. and was admitted 10 the bar
al hsryviiic. Mo-. IL 1854. H. practiced his
profession In southwest Iowa and north
west Missouri. and Ia 1861 he was aDpoint-
"a ffst lieutenant OF Col kimbairs regi-
mcnt Of enrolled militia ~ the union
troops. This Office h. held six months. Ia
1851 nc resumed the practice ~ law az Mary
vile rs partner OF Col James Graham. ona
Of Che most distinguished pioneers who flrsl
sc<t1c<i In Eodnway county, and from whose
wife Mary the beautiful city OF Maryviiis
takes lts name. This relation continued
until the death Of Mr. Graham In 1855. Ill
rcltssQu isiscd the practice u law 10 1871 aud
formed al-rstatc partnership Will
scsshtor NJ. O. Roscbcrry nj Maryvilie
In aess he became = partner IN the real estate
business with Mr.. Nathaniel sission nc Ma
ryvilir. which II still cyntisuny. Was (
dclcg ate from Missouri 10 the national dem
Ocretic convention az Baltimore tn 1871. ans
70 Che ~. Louie national democratic conven
ton u 1861. Was clsccd representative =
tho legislature from Nosiaway county IN ~
aud 1Ss. While member he devoted muci
attcntion tothc revenue IA VS. and was an I'm
cicut and influential member 81 that body. A
ne general election IL 1851 he was ccctct
lieutenant. governor. In 1851 he was uni -
II marriage 70 Miss Mcfaddtn. Of Liking
ton. no. lie leaves three children living
two daughters and son. Ife WAS largely
Interested In real estate IN Maryviilu AM
N0dnway county. He gave his persona
Affection 70 q large IL ok farm which y
maintained near Barnard H. was con
nectcd with every public enterprise \
the cOunty since his arrival Ia Naryviitc
He Wns 4 IMAM az executive ability and xfca
nrunncSs az character. lie was distinguishes
Tor mis- social qualities He was a man =
0no personal appearance. being six feet tai
ana weighing over 40 pounds. Upon "a
death az Gov. Marsnadukc he became gov
crnor and was swofc into ufllcc on Dcccn
her ~ 1851.
Aftcr 10 vacnt "a che goveenor's ofiicc I,
returned % his oil home nj Naryyiilc an
resumed the practice or law and TIM rri
estate business. Iic took but little ntercs
In pubic affairs until after the Nonnd Dc
falcntion became public. Tails was IN March
isso. loss than three months after holland
snducticn Into ofllce.l