The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-12
DR.. MONROE ENDS HIS LIFE.
SUICIDE OF 4 PROMINENT PHYsI-
CIAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Slave TO Drugs, Weighted by Woe,
Life Becomes UnbearabIe-seelsin
Cure of His Habits nt Atlanta
When the Slash of Penknife sew
ers His JuGulnr Vein-Had Com
cenIed the Weapon and Waited an
Opportunity to Use It-Remains
Taken to Union.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct 11.-Dr T. NJ. Nom
roe OF Union. $. c., committed suicide at
the Hotel Alvin, on Marietta street, by
cutting his jugular vein with a small pock-
ct knife early this morning.
DR.. Monroe was a prominent physician
and member of an influential family, but
for several years had been a victim of the
morphine and whisky habits The fact
that he was addicted to these habits
brought him to Atlanta and finally caused
him to take his life.
Accompanied by Dr.. ]. G.. Going, who
was associated with him in the practice
of medicine, he came to Atlanta yesterday
afternoon. Before their arrival here DR..
Going wired DR.. b. M. Woolley, a spe-
clalist In the cure Of the morphine and
whisky habits, to engage accommodations
at some hotel for them. DR.. Woolley se-
cured rooms for the two physicians ana
met them at the train when they arrived.
DR.. Monroe had, from excessive use OF
both whisky and morphine, become men-
tally unbalanced, and required constant
attention. He had during the day taken
twenty-one grains OF morphine and was
In "A highly excited condition. The suf-
fering man was constantly laboring under
"a xt1i Inn
aud that he was being followed. As
precaution, DR.. Going took a bed In the
same room with the patient. Just before
midnight the suffering man became so
restless that Dr. Going telephoned for
DR.. Woolley. The specialist was detained
by sickness in his family, and was unable
to answer the call
After midnight the patient became more
rational than he had been at any time in
several hours. and begged Dr. Going to go
to sleep This the physician did not do,
but continued his watch.
Shortly after o'clock DIR. Going stepped
into the hall for a moment. When he re-
turned he saw DR.. Monroe lying on the
side of the bed with his head over a slop
basin. When he reached the bedside he
saw that Dr. Monroe was bleeding to
death. He had In an instant severed his
iugular vein with a small knife blade and
blood was tiowing In a steady stream from
knife under his pillow, and had been watt
ing only for an opportunity to use 1t. This
came when DR. Going stepped into the
hall, and not an instant was lost by the
man who wished to face death. He care
fully inserted the sharp blade of the knife
in the right side of his neck just above
the collar bone. As a physician, he knew
exactly where the vein was and the best
way TO reach it.
A verdict of suicide was returned by the
coroner this afternoon.
The remains were sent back to Union to-
night for burial
DR.. Monroe had a large practice, but
had suffered much from his unfortunate
habits. Five years ago he was treated by
Or. Wooley and relieved from the infiu-
ence of both morphine and whisky. He re-
turned to his home and i'm a short time
was in excellent health. lie finally gave
way to the craving for liquor, and in a
few months was again a slave to his old
habits. The dead man was 46 years old,
and had two sons. His wife was placed
in an insane asylum several years ago,
and his grief over her condition Is said to
have caused him to yield TO the influence
of morphine and liquor. He has three
brothers in Union, two of whom are prom
inent attorneys.