Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-29
BY A RAZ0R'S SLASH
4 Son Of .chapIais MiIburn SUR
csdsd Yesterday.
MS fATntR's nIIful Paw.
Ne Cus MI Jsxskns nuGlsse . natsvup
~ nssn1 b7~wtss late
vssA npUl

CnscAso. Ma, - ~ n Nilbuvu. snka
~ In son II the Liind prsschcs. ". H.
hilbsrn. fos many ysass paztos u tts
house Il representatives. ts,k his osn
llfs this sfterposa sf tho harst0ga hos<t
On Dcartsorn street Iiis death vss en-
deniiy e~osfuil, plsnssd and eonsuaa-
mated wtth post sensational dcs&liS Il
esisients followed iuasne<llxteiy upa
the receipt Il letter fsusA HE father st
Jackscnvilie rrfusins him money. t4
Gauss he had sissAds t-ecn sisen money
enough. and denying hum entrance ~
tbs psternsl rof and stil furthes ure
ing him ~ earn his owl lisclihosi usssn
Teoeisinx this letter seuns Aiihufn
jseems % have given up sa once MI
Thought II life and IL have bagun his
preparations Ia end HE existence. opcu.
ing q copy u q Chicago Sunday usara.
ing paper. he spresd q over one end -
The washsisnd. which siosd IN front of
the looking gisss On the psi-rs
~ placed q towel. which he bad taken
hom HE yalise Then plac,s>g
the wsshbowl just sn front - the mirror
where II would catch the blood which
might How, he picked up rsxor aud
dre~ il across has throat. almost serving
the lugulsr vein. the nlirfos serving 10
guide his hand He then rcplss,ea the
azor on the paper aud ieanlne over the
howl allowed the blood "a How ~ IL.
while with the ty~el hs evidently AZ
tended io preventive blood ffum flowing
down upon his clothing Before his
strength left him cnfirsiy he walked
scro<~ the room 10 the bed. carrying a
heavy waste water ,ar. hall fuli a water.
ia such n position that the blosi frsn
the terrible wound m his Ds-ck wuasla
fall into IL. Berefained strength enough
10 quietly put the jar down again befoFr
he Tell over on the bed. face downward
and expired.
Milburn came Ca the hosel saturday
afternoon. lie had come fruui Denver.
transportation frsm that place having
been furnished him h, his father. No
body about the hotel ran l,e found vho
saw him after o'clock this afternoon.
until he was found dead in HE room
Coroner McBsie Was summoned and
pockets 81 the cs&t were found the lei.
ter aud Telegram which were tie imued.
late cause of the suicide.
A Ptsifni irser Ans~-v~sd
The Telegram Was in - reply a. a Jet
ter asking that he be allowed so visis his
relatives IL reads:
JscSsoSslIls. MAY D.
+. II. Milburn. Sprsioga Hotel. Chicago.
NO ruom hers. viii write"
w. II. MrLnyn>.
The letter was written ON stationery
a the house ~ representatives and is ns
follows.
-HorsE or RsrkxsExrArivns
"WssHrSores, II. c. n
~JAcs-ossn.Is- III May -. Is3
Nv Dk.R f.KT- Your Telegram has
Just come. and | have ans . cred a. "a,
ing there is no room here. Carrie. the
children and | occupy mothers old
houee. filling every rom. and Louis has
10 lodge In the girls' college ors.s~its
Hicks house belongs g. the boys and H.
occupied hs q fenant- | am
very sorry we have no place Ia which
we could put you. have been expect
ing 90 hear from you for spsns days sn-
deed. wrote 90 you ,mmch
stcly on receipt 81 yous Telegram
from Denver. and again on getting
your letter enrvute. both letters with
some incio~ures. are no douii ni Mr.
cnincy's Office awaiting you. and en
close in this. one that uR. forwarded
son few DAYS age. I await. With deep
eoiirtiaiion. o. receive a ritter frsm sou
gibinc an srcount a: your delay ~
reaching G. aud the esure ~ yoss break
ing down. | csuid rot sfoFd "a pay
your cxIcnss-~ even here. Tor a lF only
i,y the shsfpcsi seif denial that ar rnsn
are to live on cur o~n Taiiful incsDe.
Won couid GET apfhing 90 DO hcrc ss
husincs- is very disll. and as ssse said
that have not the fnrs.ns o. support
you. II IL better for YOU g. Ftay IN &.
where you can make vigorous effort
a. End employment I am much
troubled by yuar fncs~Aee. snd With all
nay heart wish IL we're TE.-s,i,le fof bse
to do more than write the iefter. isut
II - out ~ the question let ne lnos
all about yourself With your energy
aud knoxlcdre sfspuf al Kind a blif
ness YOU vii i~ crrtain O. fpd rpsne
thing e. do IN Chicago Hel,lng g. hear
from sou m -nncr. ] an fns dear Fief.
with lnst love and essir-. you as'ec
iiunats father. " a. MILptHs
II = loa r-ssrniiHf that NJ
Quincy = address = 10 the Houss lnsuf
snce t,oiiding. corner a A,isnss an la.
Sale strees-. on the eighth ht.of.~