Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-31
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
The Editor Of tho ST. Louis G!.:b,.
Democrat Found Dead
IN THE STREET THIS MoRSi-a,
lie Has Been Sick Since the frfsl
Dental Campaign and Way Have
Committed suicide.

sT. LOUIS, Dec. 81.--The dead body
Of Mr.. Joseph b. McCullaeh, chief
editor OF the Globe. Democrat, WAS
found at $3.50 this morning lying on
the u,one pavement beneath the win.
dow of his room in the residence Of HE
sister.in.law, Mre. Kate Msnion, 8. S37
west Pine street. 1t is supposed he
flung himself from the wineow. His
skull was badly crushed and the body
otherwise Injured.
a Post-Dispa,ch extra has the fol-
lowia,:
DR., q. II. Hughes, his physician,
said: "Mr. McCullagh was tired OF
living and killed himielf. He gave no
premonitiOn OF suicide duriUg his Ill
nese. saw him little while last
evening. II said he felt sleepy and
gave mo to understand that he wanted
to be leit alone. His brain was effect
ed but his intellect was all right. Hs
never gave any eigns OF mental break
down during his illness. He sutf red
from profound nervous exhaustion,
complicated with recurring kidney
trouble. He also had ,an asthmatic
affection. The late campaign under.
mined his health"
The Post.Dispatch: "Mr. McCui.
lngh's illness came ulon him shortly
after the close of the late Republican
national convention. 1t took the form
OF acute asthma, comp 4, It'd with
nervous Sept, esioD. Wuen ne passed
through the 5oute stage he found him.
self slow in recovery. His limbs had
lost their vigor, his arms were numb
and there were premonitions that the
brain had been under a shedOwy pail.
McCullsgh would not admit tnst he
was falling, either physically or msn.
tally. He insisted on managing his
newspaper from his bedroom. All
through the day he sat In an arm char
wrapped in blankets, lee Hvei reports
| from tho suboruinntes and gave them
orders for the conduct OF toe paper"
The theory OF suicide is not accepted
| by NIL McCullsgh's irients. II is be-.
lleved by many that he had an attack
| Of astbm ma during the night and In To g
struggle or breath threw up the win.
dow 20 obtain air, and in his weak
condition he tottered and fell out.
Joe. B. McCallagh was Djfn In lie.
land anu with his brother came to this
country in his youth. His first news.
| paper work was done In Cincinnati al
reporter aud correspondent OF the
| Enquirer. Later ho wcfst 10 Chicago
and took the managing sultUrship Of
the Chicago Republican, succeeding
Charles A. Dana. He occupied this
position until shorty alter the Chicago
FIRE when he went to Ut, Louis an !
took tho euitsrship Of the 81. Louii
Giope which later consolidated with
the Democrat and became the Globe
| Democrat. H ftl2
No writings were found 10 McCuI.
iagh's room explaining his act or leav.
ing Instructions regarding his affairs.
1t is definitely known that McCul-
lagh committed suic,ue. He has
been quite melancholy the five days
past.
just hefofo midnight his sIsier.in.
| law, Mre. Naniob, went into his room
TO enquire how he was, anu foUDd the
gas ltrenming from the burner an
McCullagn in nm uno jnsoious ooLd
tor. She immediately stopped the
| flow of gas and arioufeJ McCullaug9
This morning, after his body was
disc overed, the gas was again founu
| flowing almost a. full force. The con.
| clusioI 10 reacheJ, therefore, that sfteI
| his sister-in.lRw had LETT him Tor the
| night, he deliberately turned the ga.
on again, but finding death too slow
| by that mesns, he opened the window
and plunged headlong to the pave
| mont.