Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-01

well-known contractor and builder, iiy !
ing near Media, in Delaware county, Pa, I
was found i'll secluded spot beyond the /
western outskirts of the city carly sun. |
day morning. The body was discovered |
by Howard Darrell aud George Valentine, |
both colored, who live On the property of |
Thomas Eagan, situate Oh the old Jackson
Inn road, lying between the hrnnctt and |
Lancaster turnpikes. About a quarter Ut |
mile from the Old Jackson Inn road and
just over the brow Of a hill snpiuE toward
the west, the negroes found the body.
Tho men were at work feeding some
cattle i'll the early morning when the form
of the man was revealed to them living 1t
some distance in the field, A hasty exam,
ination ascertainci that the figure was cold
aud motiurless, and then the negroes were
frightened. They did not dare To take u
second glance at the dead man, but hur
rieG from the scene and sent word to thu
city hall at the earliest possible moment.
They We're fearful least q murder had been
committed.
Captain Chambers who was oil duty at
police headquarters, received the imtclIi
gence of the negroes CHASTITY iind and i'm
nlediately summoned a cap. Is soon as
the cab arrived. captain Chambers, state
Detectives BERNARD j. McNey and Waiter
Witsil, accompanied hy representative Of
The GAZETTE drove to the spot where
the body was found, reaching there about
9o'clock. From the position Of the body
anu Lilt SURROUNDING CIRCUMSTANCES " MIS-
soon discovered that the man had taken
his own life A hatt,iilcd lHad1uHu
bottle told the tale of scif.dcstrlction, and
the lonely spot in which the body lay, re-
vealcd to all his determination tDdir solely
in sight of his rural Surroundings aili Ms
Maker II this was the suicides intention
he could not have secured a more deserted
or secluded spot.
When the officers and newspaper man
arrived the body lay upon It's bach, wilh
the hands lying carelcssly OF either side
while the legs were slightly contracted
The rigidity of the muscles occurring at
deNth had set in several hours whirn gave
the impression that the deceased must
have taken his life long before darkness
gave way to sunrise. lhr features bore
rather determined than Il composed cN-
preston, frequently noticed Id cases Of
sef-destruction The head was well thrown
back. and the suicide eyes wrr" uh-Curcd
by eye-lids tightly drawn, Considerable
rain had fallen on the body and the clothes
were saturated. 'lhu suicide Wore neat
pepper-and-salt suit q clothes 4 dark
brown felt hat and lace Shoes. lie was
rattired in negligee shirt, but 10 Crayat,
and had on linen underwear.
An examination of the body found Il
half-lilled bottle of laudauum, which bore
the label of Wilson. Anothccary, Chester,
Pa, an open-faCc nickel watch, W1lthan
movement, receipt given to the deceased
by workman employed by sherlotk IN
erecting q building attached to the new
House of Refuge in Delaware county d
contractors rule and copy OF the Chester
Times of Saturday. The personal effects
We're taken i'll charge by Captain Chambers
who brought them to the city hall.
Coroner Kirk was notified Of the suicide
by Detective MCNey, and as soon a,
possible removed the body to the mUrg,le
Chief Dolan endcavored to communicate
with the relatives of the deceased By telc
0rHrb hIlt owing iunHprulfp tpl q
facilities at Media was unable to reach tina
place Sunday
Sunday afternoon n reporter Of Til
GAzETRE weit to Chester, Pa and callet
at the drug store of u. Banks Wilson
Third and Penn Streets where the iRta
drug was purchased by Sherlock. jefferson
Stanton, a clerk in the drug store did no
rememberthe sale of the drug 10 Sherloci
but thought Mr.. Wilson had made the sal
the middle of the afternoon. This couple
with the fact that the deceased had III hi
pocket a copy of the Chester paper Of sat
urday, which is not published until afte
o'clock, established beyond a doubt tina
Sherlock came 10 tins city either Saturda
afternoon or evening, He probably tupk
train from Chester in the evening us Mrs
Mccoy, who lives beyond the toll gate Q
the Lancaster pike, thinks She saw hr
pass her gate about midnight She wa
opening the gate for her son who was drii
ing into town The suicide said goo
evening" and passed on. These are pc
ihRps the hast words Sherlock uttered.
From Wilson'S drug store in Chcsfe
the reporter boarded an electric car /,
Media in order to further Coluplete Il
Identification. Lincoln Price, 4 Druthg
ln-haw of Sherlock, was found and 10 hit
was told the circumstances Of the suicide
death. Mr.. Price and the newspaper ma
then drove to the home OF the widow
Upper Providence township, where IA
sad news was broken "a the woman