Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-28
MORPHINE AND WHISKY,
Milton B. Clapp Takes a
Fatal Draught.
A Los Angeles Man Suicides at
Pacific Grove.
Failing Memory Drove Him to the
Rash Act.
He Was Subject to Fits of Insanity.
Pathetic Letters Left to q Faith
full Friend and His Wife
and Son.

| Special to the HERALD
MONTEREY, CAL, July 27.-The sec
ond, and in all probability, fatal at
tempt at suicide was committed by Mil
ton B. Clapp, a prominent real estate
agent Of 126 South Spring street, Lol
Angeles, on the beach between Pacific
Grove and this city, last night or early
this morning.
At 9 O'Clock yesterday morning Clapr
settled bis bill at the Ell Carmelo hotel
Pacific Grove. After leaving the hotel
all traces OF him were lost unit
this morning, when party Of ladies
who were gathering shells on the beach
discovered his unconscious form lying
upon sandy knoll. The ladies inn
mediately gave the alarm and medical
aid was summoned. The doctors pro-
nounced him beyond medical aid, and
he was removed to Pacific grove, where
all attempts to resuscitate him from his
comatose state proved fruitless. He
had taken the contents of vial contain
ing morphine and whisky.
HIS FAREWELL LETTERS.
The following letters were found upon
his person:
ON MY BIRTHDAY.
To My Loving Wife:
l shall try you no more. Forgive me
the grief l have caused and am now
causing; but it is better for you, and all
who love me and whom love, that I
should cease to exist. l do not think |
have been quite responsible for some
time. know it. Indeed my memory
is failing me. sleep hardly
at all, or else feel drowsy all
the time, and have an impulse
to do all sorts of horrid things. 1t will
be comfort to you to remember the
truth that you have always been unsel-
fish and good to me; that you have
been a veritable sunbeam throughout
our long married life, and made
it very happy one for me. l am sure
am now doing right. neverfelt more
peaceful than at this supreme moment.
1t is all for your sake am doing it.
I would like you, dear Ella, to have
my seal ring, and Mrs. Morgan my dia-
mond stud, and Emily my scarf pins.
God bless and comfort you. / thank
Him for that you have such noble boy.
(Signed) Your LovINa HUSBAND.
To Ny Precious Boy:
I need not,say comfort your mother ;
you have always done that to both of
us. No father ever loved a son better,
and had better cause to do 30. Never
have you given us anxiety or trouble
not even to the smallest degree of DISC
bedience. know you will grow to be
a noble and good man. Remember your
father loved you; avoid his faults and
believe he was not always responsible
for them. If I ever get to heaven it will
not be heaven without my loved ones.
God bless you my dear son.
(Signed) FATHER.
To H. L. Davis, 210s Vallejo street, San Fran.
cisco:
have felt for sometime that I was
losing my mind. No son ever love- his
mother more than loved my own dear
mother, and yet her death was almost
relief to me. | do not want to continue
a living sorrow to all who love me. Be
good to my family. May God reward
you for all your goodness to me. |
would like to write a message to all
whom love, but cannot. (Signed)
MnToN.
HIS DEATH HOURLY EXPECTED.
kilograms notifying them of the sad
affair have been sent to his wife and
son, who are at present in Los Angeles.
Clapp came here on Monday last, evil
IDENTIFY on business purposes. A guam
tity of coin and valuable gold watch
were found upon his person. At this
writing he is rapidly sinking, and his
demise is hourly expected,