The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
DRINK CAUSES SUICIDE.
@. G. HAWKINS SWALLOWS LAUD-
ANUM WITH FATAL EFFECT.


ANUM WITH FATAL EFFECT.
Dependency After q Protracted Spree
Led to the Rash Act-After Taking
the Poison Bawkins Denies It to HIS
Wife and Sits Down to Eat Dinner
with the Shadow Of Death Creeping
over Him-He Falls From the Table
and Dies in Two Hours-The Suicide
Drinks a Pint and Half of Whisky
Few Hours Before Shutting Of.
G. c. Hawkins, living at West Broad aud
Kline streets, committed suicide yesterday
by swallowing two ounces of laudanum.
He drank the poison at o'clock and died
two hours later. Hawkins had been drink
ing heavily Saturday night and had not
thoroughly sobered up yesterday morning.
In fact, he was drinking heavily all the
morning, and it is said that between Satur-
day night and the time Of the suicide he
had drank pint and a half Of whisky.
During the day he went to Schaffer's drug
store, at West Broad and Henry streets,
and asked for laudanum. Hawkins was
questioned as to the use he intended to make
of it and he said it was TO relieve pain.
His answers were so straightforward
and satisfactory that the druggist
gave him the physio. He got a
bottle containing 2]5 ounces. Hawkins
then went to the house of his sister-in-law,
next door, and went into a room and drank
the contents Of the bottle. His sister-in-law
saw him when he did 80 and rushed over
aud told his wife what had occurred. She
was. OF course, greatly frightened and
started over to where Hawkins was.
FATAL CASE OF POOLING.
While on her way she met her husband
and in answer to her anxious look aud in
quiries Hawkins said: 81 didn't take it.
fooled you" This statement satisfied her
and no more thought was given the matter
Hawkins soon after went into dinner, sat
down and commenced to eat as If death was
not already staring him in the face. He
must have known that in a few brief
minutes the deadly poison would get IN its
fatal work, but from all appearances he did
not care.
While eating he became drowsy and soon
fell from his chair TO the floor in deep
stupor. Then his wife knew that he had
deceived her and had taken the laudauum.
As quickly as possible the neighbors were
informed Of what had occurred, aud there
was a hurrying about for a physician.
Strange as it may seem, it was nearly two
hours before one could be found in the per-
remedies to apply before the doctor arrived
and consequently the poison had taken such
a hold when he reached Hawkins house that
there was no hope Of saving the man.
BEYOND THE AID OF REMEDIES.
Dr. Olveros saw at glance at Hawkins
blackened countenance that he was too far
gone for human help. He tried, however,
TO do something by giving emetios, but it
was more to take chances than any hope Of
"a ypl IN
o'clock, when he drew his last breath.
There is no reason given for the suicides
action except that he was drunk and prob
ably suffering from dependency incident
TO excessive drinking. DIR. Oliveros |
says that his system was so |
thoroughly impregnated with alcoholic |
poison that death WAS due to it almost as |
much as the laudanum.
Yesterday morning while frenzied with |
whiskey Hawkins assaulted his wife, and |
fearing that he was about to kill her she |
screamed for help, which brought In some |
neighbors who rescued her and Quoted her |
husband After this everything went along
smoothly to all appearances until the lauda-
mum was taken.
AS DR.. Oiveros arrived before the death |
of Hawkins and as the cause of death was
plain he did not deem it necessary TO notify
the coroner
Hawkins was first-class carpenter tie
was 30 years old ana came from Whining
ton, n. C., ten years ago. lie was fairly |
prosperous in his business aud is said to |
have made between $15 and $50 weekly. |
He was the same man who was assaulted bv |
man named Flood, for which the latter |
got six months in the chain-ga Flood |
was released only a few DAYS ago and he |
went to Hawkins house a night or two |
since and assaulted him again. Flood was |
again arrested, but his case has not yet |
been disposed of.