The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-04
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Gfves BY HE Brother.
The remains Of II. ID. Sutton. who CON-
rnisset suicide ~ Wildly ISLAND Friday
morning oy hanging himself, were brought
10 tAis city yesterday. and the funeral
services viii % held this afternoon ~ 5
o'clock ~ the Methodist Protestant
church, corner OF Third and Pine streets,
Rev Daniel Baglev officiating
The deceased Was born al Manchester.
Mich, about t~enty-four years ago. his
parents being Rev. Richard and Annie
sutton. The latter is stilI living. Young
Sutton came 10 this city about four years
ago ard lived with hts brother. E
3. sutton. general agent and lecturer
Of the Washington Prohibition Alliance.
He began the study Of las with r. II.
Knapp, intending 70 eompiete his educa-
ton IN that line NJ the Ann Arbor law
school. Last summer ne went TO WILDLY
island 10 earn money TO help him on his
xay through the state university. Those
who knew him well speak Of him ~ {.
very bright young msn and an able
speaker. He leaves Q sister Lotsie and
four brothers, George. Rev. Benjamin,
Grant and E. B. Sutton. With the excsp-
ton OF the last named, they reside in
Michigan.
T. b. Sutton explains his brothers
suicide in the following letter addressed 10
the Posr-IsTELLrGExcER:
SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 8, 1894.
Henry ID. sutton, whose untimely
death is recorded in this mornings papers,
was Young man of splendid principles,
with seemingly . bright future before
him. The youngest son of the family. he
was watched over and cared for by all Of
his older brothers. especially since the
death of our father. Five years ago he
came West and has made his home with
US, attending school and working out
alternately.
ale had been with me two years before
1 learned that he was born with an appetite
for liquor. and / might not have known 1t
then had not the licensed saloons of Seat
tie licensed by Christian voters, got hold
OF him and dragged him down in my alb
sence. BY earnest efforts he Was rescued
and confessed that the craving for liquor
Vas as the ire OF hell In his system con-
stantiy burning, and that the sight and
smell of the saloon drove him wild for
drink.
''He became converted to God and i'm
mediateiy commenced an earnest warfare
against our common enemy, iectnring for
prohibition aud organizing for the Sons of
Temperance. Taxing up the study of law.
which he intended to complete, he m ade
his preparations for entering our state
university this winter. and finally TO CON-
piese his law course in the University Of
Michigan, his native state. Since ne had
taken up the work Of prohibition he has
been true as :he sun. never failing or
faltering.
when he chose his location for this
summers work, in ORDER TO secure funds
for the winters expense at the university.
he selected one far removed from the
saloon temptation. on WILDLY island.
1--WE had received word that he would
soon be with us again, but l can under
stand how he felt as he realized how he
would have To renew the old light, and,
fearing defeat he deliberately chose To
fall into the hands of God clean and sober
rather than TO again take the awful risk
of losing the fight with the American
drunkard making business.
"How many mothers sons have been
driven out OF life by this cursed traffic, and
yet our Christian brethern wall shut the
doors of their churches for fear We shall
hurt the feelings Of ths friends of the
license system.
I'VE leave our beloved dead brother with
the God to whom he went, and pray that
the same mercifui God may open the eyes
of our living brothers.
Yours for still more earnest war.
''E. b. SUTTON"