Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-09
Ended Life With A Revolver.

w WlII1dIu M. MOTIlS tlTcO VI nv
over trouble caused by having too
many wives, shot himself at his
fathers home, two miles above
Nordmont, on Monday. The cir
cumstances of the affair have 4 pro-
nounced air of romance about them.
1t is of love running rough, of
stern, upright parents correcting the
evil ways of an erring son, and an
unlawful wife turned out of doors,
supplemented by tragedy.
Early last spring Morris was mar
ried to Miss Alma Edkin who lived
with her aunt Mrs. Anson Barlow
at Strawbridge. Morris and his
wife continued to make their home
with Mr.. Bartlow up toa few weeks
past, when young Morris realized
that hc loved Bartlow's wife much
better than he did his own. An
elopement was planed and in being
carried out one night, was discover
ed by Mr.. .Bartlow who kindly invit-
ed the fleeing lovers to remain until
the next morning when ne would
help them off. This being more
agreeable to them, they did so and
the next day they flew the coop.
A few days after, Morris and wife
No. . arrived at the home of his
father, Mr.. Thomas Morris. All
went smoothly until this juncture,
when the parents had learned the
true state of affairs, wife No. =, (Mrs.
Edith Bartlcw) was ordered to leave
the house, and reprimands made to
William who is few months past
81 years of age. There was evident
Iy trouble in the household for sew
eral days after, judging by the tone
of the letter young Morris wrote and
left in his pocket book. An exact
copy of the letter reads as follows:
NordmOnt, Pa.
Dear Father and Mother.
You said you never had any
trouble till l come home and ] hope
| never will bring any trouble to
you any more, tell Enos and Nettie
thank them for being so kind to
Edith and me you will find Edith
over to Ella. hope you and mother
will youse the rest of the boys and
Nettie and Enos better than you
yoused me and Edith. | hope you
| folkes will think of this often.
good by one and all.
Your son M. w. Morris.
Monday morning at about s O'Clock
he arose and remained about the
house some few minutes and then
went to the orchard near by and sat
down underneath an apple tree.
Shortly after this two reports of a
revolver was heard by the Morris
family and by the time they reached
the scene of the tragedy he was
breathing his last. He held the
weapon close to his forehead when
| the fatal shot was fired, the ball en-
tering directly in front and lodging
in the brain. The second shot was
effected by his gripping on the trig-
ger of the revolver as he lay dying
with his arm by his side, the bullet
entering the top of his instep and
found in his shoe when removed.
AT the time of this occurance his
two wives were stopping with John
Little who resides in that neighbor-
hood. His legal wife was allowed
to come and view the remains, but
this privilege was refused to wife
No. .. Coroner ii. G. Wilson was
summoned, but on finding the letter
Morris had written, considered an
inquest unnecessary. The funeral
was held in Nordmont on Tuesday.
Grand Jurors: NJ. Let's, Geo.
German, Jethro Battin, Edward
Sweeney, VIM. j. Lowe, James
Thai, ,Jr., Henry Hugo, Oscar Lewis,
J. II. w. Little, Joseph Yonkin, J.
M. Osler, John r.. Fleming, Peter j.
Yonkin, Mark Smith, Albert Dyer,
Robt. Stormont, Charles A. Brink,
Samuel McCarty, Charles Darling,
Thomas Kelley, Warren Parish, Rev.
f. S. Frasier, Embly S. Chase, Law
renee Dunn