Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-04
Dependency Leads Ts
Suicide.

! NSAf oaNNANaf, april ZSs 1890
the people of Lancaster were alarmed
by the announcement that John Hum
phrey had shot himself. One may saw,
they wore stricken dumb with conster-
nation when few minutes later it was
known be had shot himself purposely,
in his own house. Saying something
about getting a certain letter. MIR.
Humphrey went upstsirs and soon
afterwaId a sound gave alarm to wife
and children. Hurridly, help was
called; John Carthew happening to be
the first to reach the bedside of the
dying man. Physicians and others
came but there was no help. and in
seven minutes the pulse ceased to beat.
Evidently pistol shot from temple to
temple had caused almost instant
death.
A large number of people gathered
at the house. A formal inquest was
held in the presence of Justice T. +.
Baldwin, after selecting to act as jurors,
Messrs. c. H. Baxter, Jno. S. Wright,
John Schreiner, C. H. Basford, f. E.
Mccoy and Richard Meyer, Jr.
The following verdict was rendered:
John j. Humphrey came to his death
on the goth. day of April 1898. by
wound inflicted by pistol, loaded with
powder and lesden ball, held in his
own hand, and while he was temper
arily insane.
AS bad been announced in these
columns, Mr.. Humphrey had made ar
rangements to 60 to Iowa, to keep a
hotel and had expected to start within
a week. But some financial difficulties
about holding his valuable property
here and making large payment
there troubled him, and it is believed
so oppressed his mind that dispair
overcame his judgement and led to this
sad deed.
The most heartfelt sympathy is felt by
every one for the suffering family and
sorrow that this strong young life has
passed so suddenly and prematurely
from us. Arrangements were made
for the funeral services to be held
Monday by the several orders of which
Mr.. Humphrey was member, the
Masons, the A. O. L. w and the Mod
ern Woodmen. The societies came in
professions to the house at o'clock
A. NJ Monday with many others to at
tend the sad ceremonies.
After a discourse by Rev. b. I. Ben
sted Of the Episcopal church, the fam
lily and friends were accompanied by
{. large delegation of citizens to lay the
remains in the Maggie Cemetery near
Patch Grove, vhere Mr.. Humphreys
Father and Mother were buried. The
grief-stricken wife and three daughters
and other relatives have the sympathy
of the entire city in this great heart
trouble.
Mr. Humphrey had only lived in
Lancaster a few years, having come
here from Patch Grove when his father
and uncle were old settlers. He was
an only child and had inherited a large
property from his father. He was
about thirty two years of age, looked
well and strong, in the prime of life,
and there seems no sufficient reason
for his desiring 10 end his life.
AT a meeting of the Fedility Lodge,
No. Sc, A. o. U. w. on Monday even
ing the following resolutions on his
death were adopted:
Whereas, in the mysterious dispen-
sation that attend the destnies of men.
our esteemed brother, j. j. Humphrey,
has been transferred from our Lodge to
the bourne whence there is no return;
and we shall meet him no more in our
councils and see him no more, there
fore,
Resolved, that it is our duty and
pleasure to pay the tribute of respect to
his memory, and put on record the
TACT not only of our love, but that he
was in truth, man Of estimable quail.
tiles, honest, upright, true, faithful,
genial, kind-hearted brother,
who, in these noble qualities was
worthy our imitation.
Resolved, that the sympathy Of the
mem bers Of this Lodge is hereby tender
ed TO the bereayed and sorrow-stricken
wife and children, with The assurance
that we truely condole with them in
their irreparable loss.
Resolved, that the hall and charter
be draped with mourning embIems for
thirty days.
On motion it was ordered that a
copy Of the resolutions be sent to the
sorrowing family, and that they be