Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-03
Two LETTERS
Written by Edward Morgan. the snioide'
Before His Death.

Following are copies OF two letters
written by Edward Morgan, OF Ana-
vile, VINO committed suicide last Thurs
day. The first is to his brother John,
| who lives at Martins Ferry, but has
been working for some time past in
| Wilmington, Delaware. The other he
wrote to his brother Fred on the day
that be killed himself. 1t was found on
chair close to the bed they found him
on. The Lille he speaks Of is sister
who died about fifteen years ago at the
age of H.
The letter to his brother Fred
"DEAR BROTHER FRED Forgive me Tor
what have done; it will break mother
and Fathers heart, and God knows can't
| help il. The older get the more matter
comes from my breast. l have TO get up
about four o'clock every morning TO spit III
up or it would choke me. Fred, II you
knew how have suffered the last sl1
months, and knowing az the same time that
l can never get well, you wouldn't blame
! me for what have done, and hope you Will
be glad am out of my misery. The rheu-
matism that l have is bad enough, but my
breast is killing me. Fred, want 10 be
buried in Bridgeport or Martins Ferry:
get some money on my watch and go Tor
| father and mother or send for them. Send
| for Dan: he is working. left the postal
| in YOUR house; / am not sure whether
| Johnny is working or not. Fred, l
am sorry l have to put you TO all
| this trouble. l have been thinking OF this
for weeks. but I have been waiting Tor
Johnny and Dan to come back; that was
nv reason for sending for Dan seven
weeks ago to take my job. Fred, you
| know as well as myself that there is no use
taking me to McKeesport; it would oe
such big expense and it don't make any
difference where man Is buried at. Dear
Fred, wrote letters TO Johnny, Dan and
mother over five weeks ago and told
them how was feeling and
that I didn't think / would 1--we
very long, so you see it won't surprise them
when they near what has happened. L
! told Dan and Johnny to be good 10 father
Fred. if YOU go up after father and mother
| or send for them, don't tell them what was
the cause of my death until they come
down. Dear Fred, some may look at 1t as
a disgrace and say that | was crazy, put
| the people l am acquainted with know bet.
ter than that. Dear Fred, hope you Will
| have good luck in life, and you Will always
think of father and mother. They were al
ways good TO US, and they would snare
| with US to-day II we were IN neeu. ieu,
keep this letter, as it is the last YOUR dear
| and loving brother Eddie will write to you:
] I am crying while writing this letter. GOD
! knows that l don't want to die, but death
will be syyeeter than life TO me. Dear
! Fred, I met little Dan coming from the
postofice. and he had postal card saying
that Johnny would be home this week.
Dear Fred, l don't feel like writing any
more, SO L will bring this letter TO close.
| NV love to father and mother, Johnny,
| Dan. and accept the same yourself am
! going to our sister Lille. Good bye all.
! Don't forget father and mother; they are
getting old.
Your true and loving brother,
"EDDIE"
Erred. there are two blankets at Her
bert's and light pair Of pants at Billie
| Cox's; get them"