The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-11

passing around thin partition nearly fell
over the PROSTATE form of his fellow work
man, who lay prone upon the floor with an
ugley, deep cash in his throat.
Although nearly speechless with the
horror Of the situation, Mr.. Burden i'm
mediately called for assistance and DR..
w. III. Greenleaf, dentist having an
office in the building, hurried to his as
sistance. He Immediately summoned
Drs. Brug and White and in IA short time
both appeared on the scene. An examina-
tion revealed the fact that life was not vet
extinct, although the man was uncon-
scious and to every appearance dead. The
police ambulance was summoned and the
man taken to the Rhode Island hospital
by Officers Feeney and Costigan.
The act was premedtated beyond a
doubt, as for several days Morse has
seemed depressed and gloomy A barrel
nearly full of rubbish and shavings was
found near where he lay, the contents of
which were plentifully sprinkled with
blood. The supposition is that Morse
entered his shop this morning and care
fully selecting his weapon, cut the deep
cash which he wished to end his life.
With a careful regard to his surroundings,
and not wishing TO soil the floor, the nm
happy man held his head over the barrel
and allowed the blood TO soak into the
shavings, until weakness caused him 10
stagger and fall. The smell of ofchloroform
first opened gave rise to the theory that
Morse cut his throat first and
then inhaled enough OF the drug
to render himself insensible. No bottle
of chloroform, however. could be found,
and an investigation by the hospital au-
thorities failed TO reveal any trace of the
drug.
Various theories are advanced as to the
cause of the action, some laying it TO the
tremendous pressure of work under which
the man has been laboring for more than
month. In fact so busy has Mr.. Morse
been during the holidays, that it was not
an unusual thing for him TO work until
far into the night.
But the theory most generally acceptCS
is that the suicide was due the libel suit
which has been pending since September
of last year, The suit was TO be tried on
Friday of this week, and the fact appar
emily weighed upon Mr.. Morse to such an
extent rs to cause him to make the at
tempt on his life.
The suit was brought at the instance Of
James G.. Whitehouse, eX-Premier of the
Royal Society of Good Fellows, and was
induced by circular sent out by Morse. i'm
which he attacked the officers of the
Supreme Assembly. The reason assigned
by Morse for the issuing of this circular
were as follows Oliver r. Lyons,
brother-in-aw 10 the would-bc suicide, be-
lOnged mt one time to the order. and was
member of Narragansett Assembly No. ~,
Of Olneyville BY some means he failed
TO keep up in his dues. and was suspended
on this account Shortly after his slis-
pension, Lyons was taken sick, and Morse
went to the financial secretary and offered
90 pay the back dues. Lyons finally died,
put wnen Ellen Lyons, the widow, at
tempted TO get the death benefit, amount
ing to about 5000, she was refused. A
suit was brought against the order by
Mrs. Lyons. in the Superior and Supreme
courts I'm Suffolk County. Massachusetts,
TO recover the money, but IN both cases
she was defeated.
Morse subsequently issued "A circular in
which he accuses Whitehouse, premier
and organizer OF the local branch of the
Royal Society of Good Fellows, In cOllu-
sion with inefficient officers. of depriving
the widow OF the death benefit due her
from the society lie furthermore ac-
cused Whitehouse of keeping back CORES.
pondence which was ia tss sstter's pos