The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-31
DEATH A RELIEF.
A Great Editor Breaks Down
Under Nervous Strain.
Joseph B. McCulIagh, EditOr of
the Globe-DemOcrat,
Throws Himself From the VIM
dow of His Bedroom
UPON A STONE WALK.
His Skull Crushed and He Is
Found Dead.
Has Been Suffering From Ner-
Y0us PrOstratiOn,
"a VTCW7R I'd II nVTEH ID w n ID E3 /
Has Been Suffering From Ner-
vous PrOstratiOn,
CAUSED BY OVERWORK
In Conducting the Globe Demo
crat In the Campaign.

7-,.7 7,,7,- of
81 Louls, Dec 5A--4 rs ose'-
of the Globe Democrat. was found at
$40 o-o1o~l- rbfe morning living on the
.,+,.-,. ,.5.-sr,,sr,+ beneath the window of
Il li t.+-
ms room III lhF le7lueiie 20 --
in-law. Mrs Kate Maulon, 1881 W est
Pine street
IT is s74nnozea that he flung himself
e.-- I'LL. -.t,,7,.,,- s.-,,ss +fr,,s s7I,,-ina 4ha
from -ile sllluD" Slii9
early roHnltis- Eal7 sf>ulA NJ e7 D4'1--s
crushed and the body otherwise inJur-
ed
-7ofers+.4, extra srixas the fol-
4.s,... II r.,,.,7 T., bis 7.ss+b-
lowing ~ 115ai u - ms
Dr. c. H. Hughes his physician SAID
Mr.. 1IcCullagh was tired of living and
l<f7lA7 himself E4a s-av-a NO 1,rer11,r4ftion
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anu ls sail ne reg sleepy anu "a. ne
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fle suffered Il9n pIIoIouhd nervous
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7,as1+i,
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~ took fbe fo4r0 of sc,,ta asthma
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yV1ar ~ 4eass47 f,rotfa-b tba 1e7l+s
STAGE ba found himself SLOW IA racox--
er7- His Hr7hz had los+ fbair ,-ferr,4 ma
his arms were r'l7rh and +bare we've
7lrernonitfons thaf me brain had been
ilrder the shadow spell
s.AIr AIcCuuagh would not admit that
he was failing. either physically or
1nentalIy He insisted on nanaging
his newspaper from his bed room All
chair wrapped i'm blankets received re
ports from his sub0rdinates. and gave
them orders for the conduct of the pa
per"
no writings were found in MIR. Nc
CuIlagh's g room explaining his act or
leaving any instructions for the ar
Tangement Of his affairs after death
the theory Of suicide is not accepted
py all "a Ar- McCuilagh's friends. It
is believed 10y many that he had one
of his attacks of asthma during the
night and in his struggle for breath he
threw up The window TO obtain air and
in his weakened condition tottered and
fell
AIr Joseph B. McCulagh was born
in Ireland and with his brother came
TO this country in his youth. His first
important newspaper work was done in
Cincinnati as reporter and cOrre-
spondent upon The Enquirer Later
ne came to Chicago and took the man
aging editorship OF the Chicago Re
publican succeeding Mr.. Charles A
Dana He occupied this position until I
shortly after the Chicago fire. when he /
Went To St Louis and took the editor
ship Of the Globe, which was c0nsoli-
dated with The Democrat and became /
Tt is now definitely known that Mr.. /
Nfgf r11lfngn committed eufrf1n an