The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-04
Belonged to an Bound Society Of Self
Destroyers, Located at New York. and Left
q Note for the Coroner to That Effect.
Said to Have Been Worth Half a Mill.
ion, but Slave to the Drink Habit.
And Vas q Recent Graduate of q Kesley- Cure
Institute-Deaih Of Edward is. Damn.
Buffalo Savings Bank Wrecker.
BELONGED To A SUICIDE CLUB.

j. Barlow Moorehesd Keeps His Society
Pledge by Ending His Hife.
NEW YORK, Oct 81. Barlow Moorehead,
aged twenty one years, reputed TO be worth
half q million dollars and recently q Kee.
ley-cure patient, committed suicide to-day
By shooting himself through the heart at
his boarding house. He shot himself early
in the morning. but the fact was not dis
covered until after noon. Goorehead was
the manager and financial backer OF the
play young America" The play was soon
TO have been produced at Philadelphia.
The young mans father is Charles IL. Moore
head. who resides at Bird dge:on. y. }. The
young man has made several trips around
the world. and managed theatrical COM
pany in Europe.
Moorehead was out with friends Sunday
night having a good time. He returned te
his room at o'clock this morning and sat
up writing letters for several hours. 1t ia
supposed that he shot himself between Z
and z o'clock. No reason is known W by he
should have killed himself He had nc
troubles other than reinorse over his ina.
bIlity to keep from drink. Young Moore.
head spent six months at the Kelley Insti-
tutc at Philadelphia and was disc hargsd as
cured. He told a friend that if he ever
touched liquor again he would blow out
his braina He returned TO the drinking
habit some weeks ago. he did not drink 10
excess. In his room were found q number
OF letters, which he had written TO his
father and friends. He left letter to an
actor in his company, which reads as fol-
lows:
have fixed matters so that you can take the
company ont this year. See Mr. George O.
Thomas, OF Drexel. Morgan a Co. He will See
Sloane will have some money for you. Call on
him.
When found he had bIs mothers pho
tograph pressed TO his heart. Mo0rehead
formerly studied medicine.
1t later established that Moorehead
was member OF @ suicide club, and thai
he ended his life to keep pledge given
there can be no Doubt Half dozen let
ters addressed to friends and relatives
were found in the suicides room. One ad-
dressed to the coroner said:
have committed suicide, as per club. Please
give verdict TO such effect, and oblige.
N.B.-My proper name is >. b. Moorehead. of
Philadelphia. q. l.. Thomas, OF Drexel d Co., ID
my uncle.
Actor Gaton said he had heard the dead
man speak of the suicide club but IL wat
reserved for Nestor Lennon, of the BLACK
Crook" Company. who had spent the last
night with Moorehead, to explain the sem
sational portion of his letter. The actor
said that there Was suicide club In this
city. to which both he and Moorehead be-
longed, and that the latJer's death was due
to an oath he had taken at the time of
joining. The last week of the deceased,
according to Lennon. had been spent In q
round of enjoyment At 2:30 o'clock this
morning when he parted company with
the actor, Moorehead gave the former two
diamond rings, asking him to retain them
always. He then bade him goodbye. say
Ing he was going on long journey. His
friends know of no cause for his act, and
are inclined to believe III his membership
in the suicide CLUB.
Suicide of a Love-sick Youth.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
RocKPORT. Ind..l Oct. 3.-Frank Thrail-
kill, the eIghteen-yesr-old son of Milton
Thrailkill, committed suicide this morning
at Q o'clock. he had inst returned from q
visit to his sweetheart. On arriving homo
he drove into the barn-lot, and
without waiting to unhitch his
horse from the buggy. proceeded to blow
out his brains with a 32-caliber revolver.
He resided with his father at Hatfield. this
county. Tine only reason Tor his rash act
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