Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-30
Suicide Of Martin {. Boland. a
WeII-known Printer.
LIFE ENDED Win MORPHINE
Falling . Victim 20 WHISKY fie Tirea
or Liviax and oaiesiy Laid
Down His Work.

Canal street. From unmistakabln evil
denccs found In maroon Coroner Lccher
decided that IL was eass OF suicide. and
ordered the remainsremoved 10 % Brien's
undertaking establishment withouI the
formality Of an inquest.
Boland went into Vests drug stcreon
Canal street few minutes after III
o'clock Thursday night aud asked Clay
Waite. the night clerk. for ten grains Of
morphine. saying that he was ia the
habit Of taking IL to quiet his nerves.
Mr.. Waite says he did not notice any
thing wrong with Boland other than he
appeared pale. He did not think Boil
and was under the influence Of liquor az
the time and gave him the drug. Boiand
remained in the store few minutes
after be had procured the drug
and talked pleasantly with tho clerk
and others. Fred w. Shute and
Charles Flora, two Of his office asso-
ciafes. went into the store shortly after
and when they left. Boland followed
them The three then stopped on the
corner and talked a few minutes but
Boland did not say he lad
bought morphine or refer TO his
intention 10 commit suicide.
lie did tell Flora, however, that he did
not expect to live great while, but the
statement was considered as a jest and
they babe Boland good night and started
for their rooma Boland started down
Canal street towards his room. and that
is the last seen Of him by any ed his
frienda
Talked With q Reporter.
n - L.
night n reporter for THE HERALD met
Mr.. Boland in front OF Welch's saloon on
Pearl street. He was standing on the
steps and appeared pale and detected.
He was not under the influence ofllquor
10 a noticeable degree and was cleanly
shavcn and neatly dressed. The reporter
stopped 10 talk with him for few min
utes, aud as Boland had not been at his
~casev for about two weeks he explained
that he had been drinking and was sorry
for IL. He had been heavy drinker for
several years until two years ago. when
he took the gold cure. He had drank
no liquor since that time until two
weeks ago, when he became intoxicated.
He had been pretty well under the infiu-
ence Of whisky during the last few days,
and In his conversation Thursday night
said he did not know why he began
drinking again. He regretted il very much
saying he would rather lose fl,O c0 than
20 have taken the first drink. fie said
he had been feeling i'll for some time.
and procured some medicine from a
physician. After having taken part OF
the medicine he was taken with an
irresistible desire FOR whisky. He yielded
To his cravings and went completely over
into the power OF his life long enemy.
whisky. He continued by saying:
Il am tired OF life and think seriously
Of going out on the bridge and jumping
into the river 10 end my life"
The reporter told him TO cheer up.
stop drinking, and he would soon be
ready TO 90 to work again.
lie replied: Il have nothing 10 live
for and have become disgusted with my
self; have been thinking Of buying
some morphine aud ending my life by
taking the drug"
The reporter again advised him to dis
card all such ideas and brace up. The
conversation was changed to more cheer
ing topics aud Boland appeared to be in
a more cheerful mood when the reporter
shook him by the hand few minutes
later and babe him good night.
Cot the Drug.
IA nearly rs can be ascertained
Boland went 20 West sdrug store shortly
after the reporter left him and bought
the deadly drug. Mrs Nichols says she
does not know at what time Boland re-
tired TO his room as she did not hear
him when went In.
Boland had been rooming for some
time past with Gus Miller. a printer in
the Germania Office. nj John G.. Lees
residences No 2i2 Ottawa street but he
eft the room last Monday and
engaged tho one IN which
he was found dead. He had been
around the Nichols apartments during
tho last week and had whisky in his
rom. The Nichols family knes Roland
had been sick and yesterday morning
Mrs Nichols went 10 his room 30 see
how he was feeling and found him dead.
IL was evident that ha mad fcen dead
only a short time. A small empty en-
velope labeled morphine was found on a
stand IN the room. Boland's self
struction was evidently the premedita-
tion % several days, "a be had talked Of
committing suicide 10 W. H. Roche. a
brother printer. on several occasionA
lie told Roche he was growing old
and the Introduction 90 printing
machines would have a tendency
81 throw many % the older
printers out u employment jTnis
sesmed 30 pray upon his mind. IA ne
frequently said when referring TO print
ing machines that II he we're thrown OF
a ''caer" be could get no employment in
the other trades. because be Was not
fitted for them. holland left his room at
Lees last week and went % Mrs niaVs
place. corner ~ Crescent avenue and
OTTAWA street. and during his Fsay there
va under the influences u ii4oor INST
q the tine. Several q hts nssociates
induced him 20 lcare fhere SUNDAY
nizht vhereopon be engaged ro0m st
Nichols
The osroner made an examination -
Bolsnd's personal effects and found
smong them a paid up policy ~ slf10
10 the NefropO tan Lie feeusarce con-
pany payable o. HE estate. kecript>
wers also found showing that ke had
paid the funeral erpeusss ~ Eliza DAVIS.
famsiisriy known - betty. she died AZ
- Mark hospital \ i-tter pss toured
which showed that lietty's right name
eas Elisa Boyle and that her boms pas
Norchester. Mass
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