The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-11-10
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Thos. w. R. Winans Swallowed
Fatal Dose Of Morphine.
A HARD FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE
He Is the Young Man Who Was Recently
Arrested and Threatened to Com
init Sulcidc-Farewell Message,

Spokane, Nov. 5-Correspondence.-
Disappointed in love and harrassed
by financial misfortunes, that added to
the burden that already weighed him
down, Thomas w. r. Williams took his
own life Sunday by swallowing a
three or four-grain dose of morphine
From o'clock, when he was discovered
by his bosom friends, A. M. S. Hilgard
and E. X. Erwin, until 2:30 p. M, he
resisted the efforts of two physicians to
save his life. His body was removed to
Smith & Co.'S at the instance of men,
| bers of the Masonic fraternity, who will
direct the funeral,
Williams went about his fatal task
| with gruesome elaboration. Saturday
| night he visited three drug stores, at
each of which he made careful inqui-
ries about the proper quantity of NOR
phine to relieve neuralgia, and pur-
chased small quantities of quarter
grain tablets at each. Neither of the
purchases alone would have been likely
to cause death. He retired to his room
in the Eagle block at the usual hour.
EFFORTS TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
He was a member of the Bull Pine
club, an organization of young men who
have dubbed together and established
their own dining room and social
place of meeting. Williams did not ap-
pear at breakfast. Erwin and Hilgard
visited his room and detected the stem
torious breathing of a morphine taker
DR.. Luhn and DR.. Webb were summon
ed. Once during the forenoon his eye
lids parted, but there was no CLEAN of
recognition of the friends who stood at
his side, and he died at 2:3O, without
regaining consciousness.
NO FAREWELL MESSAGE.
The immediate cause of the rash act
is not known to Williams friends, and,
beyond the trouble the young man
had last summer, when he was arrested
for oyerdrawing his bank account and
his fondness for women, no reason is
assigned. On the former occasion he
wrote letters saying that he had decided
to end his life. but thought better of it,
returned to the city after a few days,
and settled with his creditors to their
satisfaction.
This time, it is thought, he resolved
not to leave message that would
sound strange if his attempt proved
Nothing was found in his
room except three boxes that had con-
tanned the deadly drug, and a frag-
ment of an envelope with the word
Miss -------,'' where it had been
torn off. Coroner Newman took charge |
Of the effects found on his person. He |
had rs cents in change in his pockets.
KNOWN IN OPERA CIRCLES.
Williams came to the city three or
four years ago from Montana. He was |
an Englishman by birth, ~ years old,
and had received an education as an
actor. His parents in England are
well-to-do, During his stay in Spokane
he was prominent in amateur opera cir |
cles, participating in comedy roles in
the pirates of Penzance" and the
Chimes of Normandy" His last pub
lie appearance was as basso in the |
chorus of ''Arlone."
During the building of the city hall
Williams was book-keeper for the con-
tractors, Abernethy & Rumble. Since
the completion of the work he had
been out of employment.