Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-05-19
ANOTHER SUICIDE.
J. S. Musiok, Farmer Ends His Earthly
TribulatiOnS by Hanging Himself.

1t has been known in and about
KeYtesviIe for the past three OF four
weeks that J. S. Musick, a respectable
citizen and farmer living u miles
northwest Of this place. bad been max
ing attempts to hang himself, but
through the constant vigilance Of
Mrs. Musick he vas prevented from
taking his own life
Since then Mrs Nfusick has been
almost constantly at sis side and pat
forth her best efforts TO drive away
the "blues" which ned taken COM
pIete possession OF mm, caused by
his dissatisfaction with a 94-acre farm
on which he lived, having purchased
the place af J. w. Hughes the eighth
of last December. Mr. Musick's dis
satisfaction with the purchase was
doubtless largely caused by meddle-
some people who, it is said, told him
he paid too much for the Hughes
farm. and by brooding over what
others had told him about the value of
the place Mr.. Musick evidently reach.
ed the conclusion that the best and
quickest way to end his troubles was
to take his own life, which he sue
ceeded in doing after four or FIVE
trials by hanging himself in his barn
about five O'Clock, Tuesday afternoon.
Three weeks ago he was found by
his wife suspended by his neck from
a rope in his barn, but he was cut
down and Iesuscitated, life not having
become extinct at the time he was
found by Mrs. Musick.
Since then she or other members
of the family have kept a very
close over watch him. A lew days
ago he promised Mrs, Musick that he
would not make any further attempts
at seif-destruction and seemed to
become more cheerful, but was over
taken by another fit of dependency
while no one was watching him and
the coveted end came as stated above.
The alarm was gi1 en- as soon as
his dead body was found hanging in
the barn, and DR.. c. \. Jennings,
coroner was notified by telegram, and
came over, Wednesday morning, and
held an inquest, Only four witnesses
were examined before the coroner's
jury, to wit:
W. c. Dill. farm hand in Mr..
Musick's employ; J. w. Hughes and
w. f. Williams, two near neighbors
of the deceased, and DIR. ]. NJ. Gal
lemore of keytesville.
Air. Dill said, in substance, that he
had been working for Mr.. Musick
since May Ist, 1899, and was engaged
in marking off some corn ground
Tuesday afternoon, and holloed to
Mr., Musick, who was at the house fix
ing a corn planter, to bring him
some water. The water was
brought and Mr. Dill was requested
by his employer to bring9 the marker
to the house when he got through
marking off the corn ground, SO they
could have the guide rope to go on
the corn planter. Mr.. Dill finished
his work and reached the house
shortly after FIVE O'Clock and called
Mr.. Musick, but he did not answer
him. About this time Mrs. Musick
made her appearance and asked Mr..
Dill if he knew where Mr.. Musick was
and when told he did not Mrs. Musick
went TO the barn and found her hus-
band hanging from ratter with
rope around his neck. She mOtioned
for Mr.. Dill and when he reached the
barn he made an examination of and
and found Nh. Musick was dead Mr.
Dill went and notified some of the
neighbors who came and cut the body
down, but 1t was not taken into the
house until II O. clock at night.
w E. Williams testified that Mr..
Musick had come to his house about
a week ago after seed corn and while
there talked to him about his trouble,
saying that the carpenters had botch-
ed his new house and also expressed