The record-union., 1897-01-01
Dashing His Brains Out on the Stone
Pavement Below.
Had Previously Attempted to End His
Life With Illuminating Gas-De=
spondency Over Severe Illness the
Cause of the Rash ACt-Was One
of the Most Noted Journalists of
the Day.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-Joseph B. Nc
Cullagh, editor of the "Globe-Demo-
crat," was found dead on the pavement
in the rear of his residence, 1887 West
Pine boulevard, at 6:30 this morning.
He had evidently jumped from the win
dow of his room on the third floor some
time between midnight and daybreak,
and dashed his brains out on the stone
Tagging of the yard.
AT 6:30 O'Clock this morning one of
the stable boys employed by Mrs. Man
ion, a sister-in-law with whom Mr.. Nc
Cullagh lived, found the body The
skull was battered in, and the brains
We're scattered about on the tagging.
MIR. McCullagh was attired in his night
clothes.
Mr.. McCullagh had been confined to
his room since November 10th with
acute asthma, complicated with nerv-
Gus depression as a result of his ardu
GUS labors in the recent election.
DIR. c. H. Hughes, his physician, said
this morning: ''Mr. McCullagh was
tired of living and killed himself. He
gave no premonition of suicide during
his illness. l saw him for a little while
last evening. He said he could not
sleep, and gave me to understand that
he wanted me to leave him alone. His
brain was affected, but his intellect was
all right. He suffered from profound
nervousness and exhaustion, comph-
Gated with a recurring kidney trouble.
The late campaign undermined his
health
No writings We're found in Mr.. McCul-
lagh's room explaining his act, or leav-
ing instructions for the arrangements
of his effects.
Every minute detail surrounding the
tragic death of Mr.. McCullagh has been
developed, and all confirm the theory
of death by suicide. One of the mental
tendencies of the deceased, known only
to very few who were his intimates,
was the stoical belief that when life was
a burden it could in good conscience be
laid down 1t is now admitted by his
attendants that he committed suicide.
At 10 o'clock last night he was found
in bed almost asphyXiated, and the gas
Jets We're turned on He was with diftl-
Guilty revived When his room was ex-
aunined to-day the gas jets We're again
IOuIu Oll. L ilC cASINA4APS ~NN o.
suffocation proved too slow for the de-
termined man, and in desperation he
leaped from a window.
The death of no citizen of St Louis
within a decade has caused such SEN
sation- All classes grieve at his tragic
end, and none more so than the political
opponents whom he valiently fought
and often vanquished.
The details of the final obsequies and
interment will be announced tomorrow.
Joseph 3. McCullagh was born in
Dublin, Ireland, in November, ISL, and
when about IL years old came to this
country on sailing ship, working his
passage before the mast. Arriving in
New York in 1858, he was apprenticed
to learn the printing business in the
office of the "Freeman's Journal Five
wears later, in 1853, he came to st. Louis
and entered the office of the Christian
Advocate" as a printer. When the war
broke out he acted as correspondent for
the Cincinnati Commercial, and this
work gained for him great reputa-
tion. Later he acted as Washington cor
respondent for that paper In 1868 he
became editor Of the Cincinnati En-
uuirer," and in 1870 went to Chicago
and took charge of the Republican" of
that city. The great fire Of the follow
ing year swept the Republican" out OF
existence, and Mr.. McCullagh assumed
editorial charge of the Missouri Demo-
crat'' of St. Louis The paper was later
consolidated with the Globe" and Mr.
McCullagh continued in charge of the
"Globe-D Democrat from that time to
the nresent He never married.