The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-10
Tragic Death IN indianapolis of a
Former Seattle Physician.
IN AN ASYLUM FOR INSANE.
He struuxy-. Himself with = Rope
Made Of knefssd Towets-H~-
aae~d by Is~ Of Drags "a u Ply
sf~aI and Mental Weerk-ffkuFed
in . Sensational Divorce and
Kidnapping Case In This city.

Or George A. pawsos formerly prom
s,n.n, physician Of tfEis city. the divorced
husband 81 a charming society woman q
szT44tag.ratsc birth, BE central azure II .
sensational divorce suit and HiaAA5sas' =
case. committed suErIa3e IN an insane 49,
1ara In Indianapolis. lad. YESTERDAY morn
arg 81 SFraGkli1g himself s2ih Auotfssi
<Jope made of towels. he Was found Ii a
s.<.04sE ~ an attendant w6o noticed us
Sasenee ana instituted . s@aFeh
Narrhlna and cocaine had reduced iae
highly cultured physician 10 a iinySsc&.s
sand mental wreck Thr-w weeks ago ~
segpsareg in Indianapolis and was sahs@-
,ol.enfly found 10 the police wandering
ssgrssf the strcetz The t9sialous aFsss
-shax undermined ms system bad r5t1@d
aigs ~ reason April he was admitted
u the insane asylum and yesterday morn
Tag VAS found dead.
yr o. a au9 hrs. Bawson came 10 Sc
attic srogn Helena. Mont. IL the summer
OF lxs Tae doctor opened ar efhes IN
tie Washington building an FIRST avenue.
and being ;ins physician and surgeon
rapidly halt ag = lucrative practic. IN
The following year he built handsome
residence an Dg@xey Avenue, near the cor
per Of California street. and htfed IL az
with expensive turnitare aud pictures that
were said 20 bo very valuable.
Mrs. Raw.on Society Leader.
Mrs Hawxoo delighted ~ society. She
seaaass a leader and held sway for nearly
tlree years. Her maiden name was Nancy
Norton, Che ig relative ot an sx-sov-
srnor Of Virginia and cousin Of Prince
Yfurbi6e, OF Mckee, son OF Emperor YtGr-
hide AT ons time she vas wiki the prince
tn Washington city, and vas received BY
Secretary Gresham. Considerable social
attention Was given her there.
III the .ammer Of i&is tire Ea.SOsls, with
their s-year-ogd 9on. Ward Rawsan. AMI
Mrs.. T.. X. Norton. who Is Mrs. Rawsons
mother went East while they were away
thsr residence waa burned, The eause
Was never asc4r;atned. II was said that
valuable pictures. etc. We're destroyed.
Two months later Dr. Rawson retIFaed TO
Seattle s20n Mrs. Norton came with the
chiid. bat Mrs. Rawsou remained away
a~ag.
gna went 10 Ispn1on. where ais oissratif Il
gas performed, Before he went h. Tali
Trienas that his relations with his wife
ssre far from pleasant lie said she had
-eeom. seized with desire 70 go en- he
Rage. lie was bitterly opposed. he said.
X this.
Sensational Divorce suit.
Eas long after The a8csor left Mrs. RAW
Nos came qaiefsy back To Seattle ard insti-
eatea divorce proceedings. Sae charged
AG Win cruelty. She also eisfmed hat
- tried 70 make her take medicine which
Hhe st5at hsea&ht oat sensational features.
.awsan answered, bat di4 not APPEAR IA
Ssvag8. ia was cuutent VITA denial.
sre E8wx9a @&s granted a divorce
She tha0 went 70 san FrauctsSs. where
he attracted considerable attention. ON
sis rHtaru from fSsuf.au nz S9r met Mrs
RsNs@lu again bat fhetr troubles were nct
tBgaeshea over. E8wsou went 70 Arkansas
III Sartngs where be- sEpeuez3 a sGast art-
I'm for the morphine sad opium hanii.
During the nrst part Of January, fsts. 10
went IS New Orleans taking with him
bis son ward TINS child aas subsequently
bs8napT1 b. ss1 women This story
trcngai MF. re1ios. ex-eonsUl % The Uni
trd States 20 Annoy. into the scandal. IL
vas charmed that BE- w2a Instrumental in
ge.yi8E -he child away frpm the nurse
and that he CAV. the isallee such Il pIsls~
tl''e = slaBat30u t6a1 every thing appeared
period y proper.
So fAr as is known Eswaon never got
The ehiti back. ara Mrs. Rswsen is sup
FOsea t. have taken II sikh her - Viz
eiuia. For tiFue 1. was Thought thai she
would make Tacoma her home Rawson
went 80 Mime s2fa. ard Yer time go
f0rmea hts habits He Was Is charge *
some institution Fur Ehe past thres years
nothing aaaa heen heard ~ either Dr. Or
Mr. Kawhoa. anfii dispatch came lAss
rsght, announcing tGe formers ssif-tn-
fasetea death by strangnlatson