The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-12
FATAL DOSE OF MORPHINE.
Lawson Jumper Takes Poison With
Fatal Effect. Found Dead in
Room It Wildwood, Ga.

last week at MlllwOOd, In Gomez county.
He was a son of Mr. L. NJ. Jumper,
one of Terrell county's most prom
inent and highly esteemed citizens, and
was about p years of age. He was
bright young business man with prom
Using career before him, and there was
no dcause for his rash act so far as his
family ana friends are aware He had
been dissipating, it is said, several days
before his death, and it is supposed that
he committed the deed in a fit of tempo
rary insanity
Young Jumper was agent of the
Albany Fertilizer Company, and on
Thursday before his tragic eud he left
PawotJ for Albany for the ostensible
purpose of having final settlement of
the years business with the company,
He did not return home, and his pro-
longed absence created an anxiety which
caused his father to 60 down to Albany
Monday to see if anything could be learn
cd of his whereab }uJs and what detained
him. There Mr.. Jumper was told that
his son had not been seen in Albany
He returned home, and nothing was
heard Of the missing man until tele-
gram was received from Wildwood Tues
day night telling of his death.
Itseems that young Jumper did not
stop in Albany, bu, upon reaching that
town took the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad aud went south. Mon
day morning a young man suting his
description was seen to get on the train
at Waycross, and tire conductor says he
left the car at Wildwood or a nearby sta
ton.
AT Wildwood Jumper was unknown to
anyone, and 9pon inquIring for a place
where he could be entertained for the
night was directed TO the home of Mr.. j.
J. Hargrayes, lie declined to eat any
supper and requested to be shown to
room Not appearing at breakfast next
morning MI. HargYaves went to the
room Jt his guest to awake him, and
was Mortified to find him dead An
empty morphine bottle which lay on the
mantel-piece told the story of suicide,
Two letters, evidently written by tho
young man just before he took the fatal
draughJ, were found near him. One Of
these was addressed to Miss Emma
Thomas, COS Fourth avenue, Columbus.
Ga. Tt was d love letter and told OF the
writer $ contemplated death. The other
was addressed to Mr. j. l.. Brightwell
of Parrot and asked that the former let
ter be delivered unopened to Mss Thorn
as. \ postal card was also found in one
OF his pockets addressed to Mr.. j. L.
Parrot, an uncle of young Jumper living
at Pawott.
Although he was a stranger in Mill
wood these letters furnished a clue by
which the unfortunate mans parents
were located and notified of the sad oc-
currence, and in response to the telegram
Mr.. L. NJ. Jumper, father of the
dead man, Mr.. J. l.. Parrot, an uncle,
and Mr. j. L. Brightwell went TO Mill
wood and took charge of the corpse.
They passed through Dawson Thursday
morning with it en- route to PARROT
where the Intern ent took place.
When young Jumper left home he car
ried with him about $3.50, and when
found there was only so cents in his
pocket. He paid % cents for his room
Monday night before retiring
Why Laws n Jumper should have end
ed his own life is a mystery. With
happy home and fond parents, surround
ed by a large circle of friends and with
promising future he had everything to
live for. He was a bright, jovial, whole
souled young man of prominent family,
enjoying the conf lence and friendship
of all who knew him, and the news of
his tragic ending was severe shock to
his relatives and friends.
Wildwood Citizens Express Sympathy
The citizens of Wildwood, who were I'M
usually kind and sympathetic throughout
the sad affair, express their sympathy to
the bereaved family in the follow ing
card, which has been furnished THE
News for publications:
Eve, the citizens of Wildwood, Ga.
having gone through the painful duty
of providing as best we could for
the care of the body of young Mr..
Jumper desire to express our heart
felt coincidence ami deep sympathy to
his grieved relatives and friends. And
in taking leave OF his grief-stricken faith
or, who has been called to our midst on
earth saddest mission, we pray the
Divine Healer to bind up his sorro wing
soul and to him and his companion may
He temper the wind as to shorn
lamb
ID. W. Jordan and family, Joseph
Arnold, VIM. Babcock and family, A. B.
Davis and family, NJ Sears and family,
B. A. Bennett, 5, Preston Settle primer
pal high school, j. J. Hargraves and
family j. b. Bagley, NJ. D., and family,
VIM. GH1fis and family, NJ Hodges
and family, c. T. Walden and fam ",