Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-17
A HoRRIFY1NG sUICIDE.

he was familisrly known, came nere several years ago~from Middletown, this state, and WAS for time employed as driver for J. D. Dewell & Co. About two years ago he married and has always lived with his wife in a state of the greasess peace and harmony, seeming to think great deal of her. He went to work In Winchester's some time ago and was d. ways known as hearty, good-natured' temperate fellow, and was always popular with his shopmates.
 A week ago last Saturday the first child, little girl, was born to the happy couple It is said that at this time he drank little in honor of the happy event. He had not been used to drinking, and 1t seems that the Uouor he drank was too much for him. His nervous system seemed wonderfully stirred up and he was at times almost pros- trated. It was noticed that at times he acted most peculiarly, insomuch that Dr. Winchell, who had attended his wife at her confinement, prescribed for him. Last Friday night about 12 o'clock he jumped out of bed, mutterin9, put on his pants and ran up the street as far as Henry street, saying that someone was mocking nm. LASU OheuIoHy A0 oOOA1oA A04t tOu6 and excited all day and Dr.Winchell told him he must not go back to work at present. Saturday night Robert David son of Shepard street, Newhallyille, who Is the husband of his wife's cousin, stay ed with him until o'clock Sunday morn ihg. MT. Davidson says that late in the evening Dunnon jumped up and said:
 s'Something in me tells me that am go- ing to kill my wife and child. But I will not will fight it off,"
 Soon after he took some medicine and laid down in bed and went to sleep. Yes terday morning he awoke apparently re freshed and feeling much better. Mir. Davidson called about g o'clock and he in- vited him up to his house on Shepard steeet, but Dunnon decided not to go up Dunnon noticed her husband writing and she asked him who he was writing to. He replied that he was writing to his boss at Winchester.
 s'Let me see it, asked his wife.
 "I would see you dead frst," he replied
 It later turned out that he was writing his last letter.
 However, he seemed to control himself at this time and when Mr. Davidson called about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he appeared to be all right and said that he would come up to his house very soon. Mir. Davidson stayed about ten minutes and then went on. Mrs. Dunnon, 1t appears, had just got about the house little yesterday for the first time since her confinement It must have been about 3 o'clock when she was going from the bedroom to the kitchen that he took stove litter in his hand and the baby. He then dealt her a blow over the head with the litter, breaking the iron in two in the middle. The blow must have been a hard one for the blood flowed ! freely from it. But luckily 1t did not stun her, but she ran down stairs and sent mes l sages to both Robert Davidson and his brother James Davidson to have them come and see If they could not psoify him. Dunnon in the meantime thought that | he had inflicted fatal injury on his wife | and he immediately proceeded to make | away with himself. He seized carving knife about foot long from the kitchen table and went to the mirror in the bed. l room. Mrs. Luokey, the nurse who had attended his wife~during her confinement, at this juncture came up after the child fearing that he would kill her in his mad frenzy. He said: ssYou need not fea, that will kill the baby. It is only my wife that wanted to kill"
 The nurse went down stairs with tn,
 child and he was left alone. He mus
 have committed the deed soon after. H
 had evidently stuck the knife st. .aigh
 into the center of his throat, severing tn
 right, inficting tsrrible gash. Tn
 blood spurted out and covered the miro
 and the lower part of the bureau H.
 then staggered out into the kitchen ant evidently stood thers for while, az tn
 floor was literally one pool of blood. H
 then tried to make for the bed in tn
 front room and had just got through tn
 door when he fell at full length, his hea, striking the bed, and then falling to tn
 floor. There were three blood tracks
 which shows hs took three steps toward discover him. He notified Officers Pete Hayes and WeIch, who immediately wen up to the room Medical Examine
 White was immediately notified and wa soon on the ground. Dr. Winchell als came about the same time. He though
 that the shock would be too much for hi
 wife, if she was told, and so che was take
 to MT. Robert Davidson's home on Shep
 ard street, being told that her husban
 was temporary insane and had been takel
 away for time.
 Two notes written in black ink wer
 found on the bureau. One WAS unfinished
 but had essentially the same wording a
 the other, which was complete. It req
 as follows:
 "Let this be a warning to all young men | my wife,
 Nothing is known of any trouble bstwee
 his mother, who lives in Middletown, an
 his wife.
 Lewis & Maycock took charge of tn
 body last evening, and the house was locke
 up.
 The deceased has two brothers. Jame
 and John Dunnon, employed at Candee'
 rubber shop, and one sister, Mrs. Maggi Davison of Middletown.
 The funeral will probably be held thi | afternoon.