The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-25
DRANK CABBOLIC ACID
Charles Moran Has ProbablyEnded
All His Troubles.
BE THREATENS his WIPES LIFE
she Hides HIS RevoIver-Hn HIS E'ury
He Buys CarBOIfc.AcId and Drinks It.


she Hides HIS EEevolver-Hn Has Erury
He Buys CarBOIicAcId and Drinks Gt.
Charles Moran made an attempt that
may yet be successful, to take bis own
life, Ia North Topeka this morning by
drinking ten cents worth Of carbolic acid.
Moran is at the police headquarters un-
der the care Of the city physician Who
expresses little hope for his recovery. He
is suffering great agony.
The cause Of Moranfs act is assigned
TO his domestic troubles. Up to three
months ago he lived at 1893 Central
avenue, where he had as nice a wife and
Two children as man ever had. Mrs.
Moran was unable to stand her husbands
brutality, and asked the court for di-
vorce. Moran then left town and went
We're served on him a few days ago.
Saturday night Mrs Moran GOT q tele-
gram from Kansas City stating that her
husband was az the point of death and
asking her 10 meet him there. The fact
that both of her children were sick, pre-
vented her from complying with the
message.
Last night Moran walked into his wifes
house on Central avenue we'll and strong.
lie gave no explanation for the telegram
and asked for a place To sleep.
something told me not to, p Mrs. Moran
told Sergeant Steele, shut / couldn't very
well refuse, SO I gave him the best room
in the house 4 locked my own door and
hid the only revolver in the house. /
think this was all that saved my life, for
1 heard him Try my door during the night
and he was very angry in the morning
because his revolver was gone
This morning Moran found in the
house a box of clothes that had been sent
TO his wife from her mother in the east.
TT contained a cloak, underwear, shoes
rrtN raf1 IIIr II al
a large knife from his pocket and cut
open the shoes. Then he ripped tire
cloak in dozen places with his knife
and also ruined the underwear and all
the other articles in the box, with his
knife N lot content with the damage he
had done, he took a pretty piece Of
fancy needle work Mrs. Moran had sat
up every night for two months 10 make,
hoping to sell it, and folding Up so that
each cut would be multiplied a dozen
times, made a quick end of his wife's
work. This was the unkindest cut of ALL
While Moran was doing this his two
sick children we're crying in the next
room, and his wife was looking helpless
ly on
Where is my revolver Moran de-
mauded when he had satisfied his vandaI
disposition.
il don't know" replied Mrs Moran.
Moran began a hunt for the revolver
and came near finding It. Mrs Moran
Went to the window and told a boy WHO
was passing TO run to Kansas avenue and
summon the police Moran heard the
call and left the house Sergeant
Steele and Officers Dagg and Capron
We're soon at the scene, but Moran was
gone The officers began hunt for him,
ana CaprOn found him at the corner of
Kansas avenue and railroad street.
Moran told the officer that lie had
taken ten cents worth Of carbolic acid
and wanted Is be .taken care Of" He
said he bought the acid at Lacey's. He
was removed to the police headquarters
about $3.50. and be now lies on mattress
ia tile court room, near the stove DR..
IIibben expresses little hope for his re-
covery.
Mrs. Moran has asked that M oran be
kept in confinement for fear he Will Kill
her The police think he would have
done so this morning could he have found
his revolver