Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-19

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the town was thrown into a fever Of
excitement when it was reported on
the streets that Henry NJ, Morgan Of
the Post, had committed suicide
Few people were at first disposed to
believe it as Mr. Morgan had beer
apparently in such excellent health
and spirits but the news was only
too true. The report spread like
wild fire and everywhere were heard
expressions Of the deepest regret as
the dead man was universal favor
lite and a friend of every one in the
town.
But few moments before the deed
was committed he was down town
and had met a number of his friends
having a CHEEKY word for each of
them when he was on his way to the
spot where he was to end his life by
his own hand. Those to whom he
had talked on his way home were
the last to believe that he had done
such a thing after what they had
seen of him in the last minutes he
had spent on earth.
He came down town IN the after
noon and was at the office for several
hours and attended to the duties of
his position as usual. Coming up
street about 4 o'clock he went into
Bailey's hardware store and asked
for pistol. He went to Geo. Barb
and asked him if they had any 49,
calibre revolyers. This is strange
coincidence as that is the same size
as used by Jarrett Wildman for the
same purpose few days ago
Barb told him that they had and
Mr.. Morgan said that he wanted to
get one as he was going over Cheat
and wanted to shoot at mark for a
while before going. Several guns
were shown him and he selected an
Ivers Johnson explaining that he
wanted a self action gun.
After buying it Mr.. Barb asked
him how many cartridges he wanted
and he said that he did not want
full box but that what were in a
partly emptied box which was shown
him would do The clerk thought
that he wanted IA full box and offer
ed them to him several Imes but he
refused saying that he did not think
he would use them.
Before going out he asked to be
shown how to load the weapon and
how to work it. He had tried to
slip cartridge in the chamber but
it refused to go for him. Lindsey
Stoneking took it and loaded all five
of the chambers. He went to the
office again and then after a few
minutes spent there came up street
Going into Miller's tobacco store
he bought some tobies Of the brand
that he always smoked and walked
up towards the Wallace House GO
ingtup the alley. He passed along
the alley at the side Of the house in
which he lived on Spruce street and
went around the corner of the kitch-
en- which is separated from the
house short distance and connect
ed by porch. Mrs Morgan was
lying down in the front of the house
waiting for him to come home but
did not hear him when he got there.
After he arrived at the place
where he was to end his life he took
off his hat and placed it carefully on
box which sat in the narrow pas
sage way between the kitchen and
some lattice work The revolver was
then placed against his head and
the trigger pulled.
The ball entered the right side of
the head and ranged upward, nearly
coming out at the top of the head.
The cartridge used was Winches-
ter and went with a terrible force.
Mr. Morgan fell on his right side
with his weapon fast clutched in his