The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-11

Mrs. j. e. Sutton, wife of J. E. SUIT
ton, the Logansport editor, whose tragic
death by his own hand was recorded in
the G o e Sunday, reached st. Paul
yesterday afternoon on the Northern Pa
cific road and stopped at the Ryan no.
tel. She was accompanied by her two
eleven, and was met at the train by H.
S. Seabold. who came up from Logans-
port yesterday to meet her.
Mr.. Sutton showed unmistakable signs
of grief, but spoke very freely to a
G o reporter at the union depot Of
Mr.. Sutton's unfortunate ending. Mrs
Sutton is an unusually pretty woman. and
both the children bear close resemblance
to their mother. Mrs Sutton, discussing
the affair with G o e reporter, said:
81 am as much in the dark as to the
cause of Mr.. Sutton's rash act as any
one, and 1 think there Is no doubt that
! it was unpreneditated. Mr.. Sutton left
Portland in good health and spirits. and
came direct to st. Paul. | received one
| letter dated at Seattle and two kilograms
| sent from points along the line He
reached st. Paul Saturday afternoon at
8 o'clock and went Immediately to the
Ryan hotel bath rooms The first In
| telligence of his death that received was
telegram from my father at Logans-
port, stating that the coroner at st. Paul
| had notified him of Mr.. SuttonS death.
1--WE were called to Portland by the
death Of relative, and Mr.. Sutton in
sisted on coming home ahead Of us, as
| the air did not agree with him. 1t rain
| ed nearly all the time we were there and
| there seemed to be something In the at
mosphere that depressed him. He left
| Portland, however, In good spirits, and
| there was nothing in the letters or tele-
grams TO indicate that he was either
| respondent or planning to do anything
rash.
Mr.. sutton's brother, c. E. Sutton. of
Bozeman, killed himself short time ago.
and Mr.. Sutton quite naturally felt bad
over 1t. He spoke quite frequently of his
brother, and at other times the subject
was painful to him. Mr.. Seabold and L
have talked 1t over and We cannot
imagine of a motive that Mr.. Sutton
could have in killing himself His bust
ness interests were, I believe, In good
| condition, and his paper was regarded
| as one of the best in the state. L can
| only account for it as fit OF momentary
dependency Mr.. Seabold tells me that
Mr.. Sutton wrote to no one In Logans-
port after he left Portland. and the
surprise to the people at home as 1t
| was to me. ...,a
Gust as we were about to retire Sat
| urday evening the telegram was deliv-
cred to the house from my father which
| brought the terrible news. MIR. Sutton
had promised that he would telegraph
| as soon as he reached st. Paul, and l
expected that it would announce his
safe arrival instead Of his death
I'VE have been in st. Paul several
times, the first time in 1891, and always
stopped at the Ryan. Two days before
Christmas we left Logansport for Port
land, on receiving news Of the death
of Mr. Sutton aunt. We passed through
st. Paul on Christmas day and spent a
part of the day here. Mr.. Sutton was
in Portland just week, starting for
home on Wednesday, the 3D. 1t was
understood that I was to follow him the
first of this week. We had through
transportation from here to the coast, but
Mr. Sutton agreed to leave tickets from
here to Logansport at the union depot
in st. Paul that might come right
through without laying off here
"Mr. Sutton started the Logansport
Daily Reporter just ten years ago, and
we have been married thirteen years.
Mrs. Sutton and Mr.. Seabold left on the
wisconsin Central for Chicago last even
ing, from where they will go direct to
their home. gi