The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-08

Why j. Il. sutton, editor and proprietor
of the Daily Reporter, of Logansport,
Ind, should have blown out his brains
on the third floor of the block at Sc East
Seventh street Saturday, as was told In
the G o b e of yesterday, still remains a
mystery No one can be found in this
city who knew Mr. Sutton, nor do the
brief messages that have been received
from his relatives throw any light upon
the motive for self-destruction.
AS nearly as can be learned Mr.. Sutton
was in prosperous financial Circumstances,
while no intimation of domestic infelicity
has been intimated by his relatives. He
left Logansport with his wife and two
children Dec. 26 to visit relatives at
Portland, Or, and, it is presumed, made
the journey to the coast, where his wife
and children are believed to be. From
one of the messages sent by the dead
mans father, however, it may be that
Mrs. Sutton was travelling with her hus-
band as Mr.. Sutton Sr. requested that
search be instituted for Mrs. Sutton. No
trace of the woman has been found in
this city, however, and no woman has
made any inquiries at the morgue, where
the body was taken. The length of time
that Mr.. Sutton spent in this city is
matter of speculation 1t is believed,
however, that he only reached here Sat
urday afternoon and probably purchased
the pistol with which he killed himself
somewhere in the vicinity of the block
where he ended his life. The notes left
by the suicide are vague, giving no cleW
to the cause of the rash act beyond
hot Nv
had some kind of trouble. 1t was learn
ed from Logansport that he had lately
been ill., and the state of his health may
have had something to do with his kill
ing himself, though 1t is hardly believed
that such was the case.
Why Mr.. Sutton should have sought the
place that he did to kill himself is pecu-
liar. There are no lodging rooms in the
block, and the people there say they
never saw Mr.. Sutton before. There are
several hotels in the vicinity, however,
and it may be Mr.. Sutton thought himself
in one Of these places until he reached
the top floor, where he sat down in the
chair and, evidently after nearly half an
hour Of meditation, shot himself
The body was sent to Logansport last
evening. Yesterday William Nagel, of
the Nagel Undertaking company, received
a telegram from the secretary of the
Apollo lodge, Knights Of Pythias, Of Lo-
gansport, directing that the body be sent
to Mr.. Sutton's home as soon as possible.
The message contained nothing to explain
the mystery Of the suicide, and, so far as
the local authorities are concerned, the
matter is at an end. Coroner Nelson still
has possession of the missing mans
watch and diamonds, which will be held
until a legal claim is made for them.
A telegram to the Chicago Chronicle
from Logansport gave the following in
formation:
81 e. Sutton, who committed suicide
in st. Paul, was born and raised in Lo-
gansport. Seven years ago he started
the Logansport Daily Reporter and had
since been its manager and editor.
''Since the suicide Of his brother, who
was lawyer in North Dakota, a few
months ago, Mr. Sutton had had notice
able attacks Of melancholy, and it is
probable that during one of these spells
he fired the shot that ended his life. He
had some financial trouble, due to an at
tempt to place his paper upon a metro
politan basis. He left widow and two
children
The Inter Ocean printed the following:
Logansport, Ind, Jan. edward F.
! MedSker, city editor of the Daily Repor-
ter, this evening received telegram from
the coroner at St. Paul, Mimi, stating
| IIidI q. T. Sultoll, SullOf anu proprietor OIL
| the Reporter, had committed suicide in
that city. dying at o'clock p. M, and
asking as to what disposition to make of
the remains. Some days ago Mr.. Sutton,
| with his wife and two children, left for
| Portland Or. in response to word that
an aunt of Mr.. Sutton's was not expected
| to live, and he was supposed to be on
the coast. The supposition here is that
after escorting his family to the coast
| he started to return home, and. reaching
st. Paul, was seized with a period of tenn
porary insanity, causing him to commit
suicide.