The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-11-08
Ends Life With Morphine.

room No. SO in the Boyd hotel,
Omaha, at a late hour, Thursday
night, never to get up again. Before
retiring he took a large dose of morphine
with suicidal intent. In his effects was
found the following note: "As there
has been something following me
through life and 1 feel that my enemies
are bound to take my life, so | will give
up, tonight, as / have been unable to
find cut my enemies. Hoping m y
Heavenly Father will forgive my many
sins. My prayer. Goodbye all.
A. r. MILLER"
This was found in a memorandum
book. On the stand near the bed lay a
piece of paper on which the following in
pencil was written: morphine TO-"
Other letters were found on his per-
son addressed to the following relatives:
J.. F. Miller, Friend, a brother; Mrs.
Lizzie Chambers, L! lie, Kansas, a sister;
Thomas Sabine, Douglas, Neb., a cousin.
These letters were written at Weeping
and had not been mailed. Two
of them were as follows:
"Weeping Water, Neb., Oct. 26, 1901:
Tom: AS this will be the last
time I will be able to address you thus,
what little time ] was with you, l learned
to love you, so if coming to you in my
distress last winter done you any injure
| am very sorry. l hope you will think
kindly>of me-, as l don't think | have
done anything the way people seem to
think, but if 1 have to die tonight, [
will go like a man. So l hope you and
Mrs. Sabine won't think too hard of me.
Your Coz, A. R. MILLER"
"Weeping Water, Neb., Oct. 26, 1901:
Dear Brother and Sister: AS L feel
that this is to be my last to you, l feel
that I am surrounded with enemies. [
think I will be able to die like a nan /
have tried to live as near right as l can
but there seems to be something DIGGING
me and for that matter 10 or II years
but I guess my troubles will soon be
over and I will be glad as [ can't go into
society. Well John I am going to send
you my watch as | won't have any more
use for them. | have enough money to
pay my funeral expenses. Just bury
me accordingly. I am sorry [ can't
settle all my debts. There are some
should have been paid but it is too late
now. So think Of your loving old
brother with kindness.
Goodbye john"
. ga. r. MILLER"
"Lucy you and Frank must not think
too bad of your old uncle as l am sure |
am not near as bad as people paint me.
AS 1 want to write several letters be
good true always. Your loving uncle"
Miller was seer around the city the
night before his death. When his cloth
ing was searched, yesterday, S26 and
some small change we're found on his
person.
About 9 o'clock the Boyd manage
ment reported to the police that a man
was dead in his room. An officer was
sent and the coroner notified. Coroner
Graham after an investigation decided it
was so plainly a case of suicide that ar
was not necessary. He then
notified the relatives of the dead and
ordered the undertaken to prepare the
body for burial.
Miller was about forty-fve years of
age. From the letters left it is supposed
he had been suffering from some mental
trouble.
In his memorandum book were nota-
tions relating to the work done by him
for former employers. 1t was shown
that he had been at Box Elder, Red
Willow county. A letter from his niece,
dated at Friend, Oct. 20, was found
Lincoln journal.
Stops the Cough and