Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-10-01

poy>tcrAn was called He becnre
quieter darinx the nixht ard this nsoru-
Ing was sleeping quietly The two
watehcrS we're in another ru-snl They
heard \ gurgiing noise in the gOs-
ernors ro0n and on entering found
hirn iytng on the soor. bloos5 spursins
frcm hts throat lie had Gu. a cash IA
the eft sists Of his throat about fozr
iHeAes lOnx- The weapoa was a eon-
Esca poekes-knise. whseh he ssill hesa
in hss right hand He had folded up his
coat and vest and placed them under
h. bad
NcSssngvrs hurried oct after n payxs-
eran- IN n few minutes n hals-doz~a
doctors appeared. bat the governor was
Ia dyiny essn&itSSn- an.4 all their naesf-
f-al skill zsailsS1 asshia~-
The unfortunate man expired in |.
short time surrounded by the doctors
and nunhsr % personal friends
On Nousiay evening the ssov~rnor's
daughter requested Mr.. Briggs 20 esosns
over an.l star with her father. reraars<-
ing '-YOu don-t know how bad he l..
when any men are with him he tries
To conceal his true coustitson frOsn
them Mr. Briggs saw that some men
were with him fron that time o. On
Sunday. while Frank Elliot, xaS IN the
room with aim. he talked IN n very de-
pressed sort of way. and after time
arose and started Oat % doors Frank
followed him whereupoa Mr.. More
house came hack in the rcozz and sais-
Let Us Sit down. l don't mean to do
anything row" Frank said Gov
ernor. don't underzsand you He re-
piled. You viii En1erssazd By and hy
what 1 mean
Cit would seem that the suuxsroar
which the governor received last Thurs-
day afternoon was the cause of his
prostrztion and delirious condition Sew
eral times in the pas. few DAYS be ut
tered expressions showing suicidal in
sanity tendeacy- Dr. Koch testified be-
fore the eoroner's jury that he was Of the
opinion that Mr.. Morchouse committed
the act while in deIirium of typhoid
fever The verdict Of the jury was -
the effect that Mr. Morehouse came to
his death by knife wound IN his throat,
inflicted while in delirinm Of typhosd
fever brought on By sunstrosre-
fAlnert r. Mor~ho.se vas born Jaly II.
Isz5. in the county Of Delaware. o H.. ia
ther. Judge ss@Phea N0reAoas@. is a native
ot Ses8rk eosnty. o His mother. Harriet
NorNhouse. w1s born the state Of New
YORK Her father. gass@lI wo0t. Was one of
the 1rsf settlers of Delaware co1aky. o. HIS
parents are ssin living. His boyaoo3 days
~ere spent on a farm N Delaware eoaatT %.
He received a frsf-eiass Eaxiish eszeatsou-
AZ tie age % - he taught SCHOOL IN his
native county In Ixs With his parruss
he aaA<tsted to Sosikway eouEsy. No. He re-
susned the occupation OF school teacher af-
ter going 90 Nos.zwAy county. and whIIs
thus engag~d diligently applied himself 70
the study Of Law. and "a. admitted TO the bar
AZ Ms-yvilIe. No. ia va He przestes4 ais
profession IN southwest Iowa an6 north
vest Missouri. And IN Isl he w.s appsgns-
ed nrst Lieutenant % Col kIsnb2iI's rexs-
meat Of enrolled militia of the gaien
troops Tef- of-scs he held slx month-- Ia
~. Ee resumed the praefsee % Lxw AZ Mary
vile 2s partner Of Col lanes Graham. o1s
Of the most aisfing guish~si pioae~rs ~ho srss
settled IN NoaAwAy eoGnry. and fron wao-s
wife MARY the beautiful cay OF Naryvills
take. its nane- TAis relation eontiaaesf
anti the death % Mr. Graham in G-z- He
Feiinss zishe1 the practice Of Iaw In I--I szd
formed a rsal-e-tafe p2rt1<rsAip vita
senator NJ C. Eos<h@rry az Maryvfff~.
In t-ss be became q partner IN the real estate
business witA Mr. Nathaniel stssiou AZ Ma
ryvHI-. shseh = stiiI eoatin1Inx Was .
delegate from Missouri 70 the national dem
oer4tlc eonventson az Balfirnore in f<-7 aad
y tie 81 Louis national democrafic eouven-
f'on In I.-x Was elected Representative TO
the legislature froHs SOsiaWzy eounfy IN ls-s
and Is.1 While a member he devoted mueh
atteation to the reveaue laws and vss an en-
eieEt and Influential usenb<r OF that body AZ
tie general election of lsss he sss elected
ileGt@n4zf- governor. Ia iss he was united
ton. Mo- He leaves three children living,
two daughters and q soa He vas largely
Interested in real estate in M&ryvii.e 4ai
NOdAw4y eo1nfy- He gave his personal
attention TO a large stock farm which ks
maintained near Barnard He Vas con
necte1 With every p1blie enferprts- In
the coGnty since his arrival in MaryvfIie-
He vas a man Of executive ability and great
Gruhe=s OF character He was distinguished
for his social qualities He vas a man OF
nne personal appearance. being str feet tall
&n1 weighing over 20 pounds Upon the
death of Cor. Marmaduke he became gov-
ernor and wAs sworn into of1ee On p<eeus-
Der -. Iss-.
After he vacated the governors once he
returned 20 his old home at NsryviIle and
resumed the practice of Law and the real
estate business He took b1. little interest
fxleAtion became public TnIs vas in March.
ss-s. less than three noaths AFTER Solandrs
Induction Into o11eel