The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-02
.SU.CIDED
CURSING
DAUGHTER
Peculiar Fate of a Once Well
tO-0o Farmer.
WHO HAD ROBBED HIM
Made a Desperate Struggle
Against Doctors

Guthrie. o. T. June John Maarsn,
g well 70 do Payne county farmer. CON-
mitted suicide yesterday at his lodrine
room over the New York Racket store.
on West Harrison avenue. At 90 oclock
yesterday morning Nansan took two
ounces of laudanuun. then told his land
lady. ordered her &c infcrm no one. ana
laid down across his bed 20 die. At mid-
night he was sun alive. with no hopes
OF recovery being expressed By tia at
tending physicians. Drs- Cotterl and
Biesh
After taking the drug afangan fought
hard 20 ole during the entire dey. As
soon as she could Mrs. Trcgle. the land
lady. teiephoncd nr. Costeral who re-
sponded az onco. about - O'Clock. he
save ManEan medicine. but the latter
spat Il cur. refusing 90 swallow any
thing except two cups of coffee offered
him by one Of the women in the house
DR.. Cotteral worked with him a lore
time and then called DR. mcsh. The
two consulted and then returned % the
work Of trying 20 save Mangan's life. In
the evening ne lapsed into unconscious-
ness and had remained SO up 70 midi
night Tie had been drinking heavily
for several days and this, the doctors
stated. OFFSET the quick action Of tha
poison and prolonged life.
In Mangan's inside pocket was found
/ a two ounce bottle OF carbolic acid.
which he fought hard % retain. desiring
20 drink il II the iaudanum failed Before
taking the poison he had purchased aii
/ the necessary clothing ia which % be buzz
( led. fuu suit Of clothes. q white SHIFT.
IbiacS tie and carpet slippers.
Mangan was a Catholic. but aIi Efforts
on the part Of Mrs. Treeic yesterday
20 call In n priest were repuised by ga
dying man. the Guthrie Capital Says.
He claimed his daushtcr and aon-
in-law had beaten him out OF an
his money and made him decide 60 end
his life. Thursday morning he wrote
statement. Swing his reason for COM
hitting suicide. Then Ne visited his wife
grave in summit View cemetery and was
pleased 90 end that someone had decnrat-
ca IT, After taking the poison ycsterday
morning he gave his statement 60 Mrt
Treele with the request 20 keep II ard
small grip until he was dead. The
statement was as follows:
Guthrie q. T.. May a. 1901
ct leave this statement - my SD fate
that 7 come 70 by my daughter and SON
/ in-law They have beat me out ~ aii
had. which is known 70 All the neizhbors
around They Grove me % grief and %
shame. and J curse the day that she was
born. that cause me % 40 this act ami
left me homeless. leave 20 Mrs. r. 3.
Tregle SIE,-pay my funeral expenses
Goodbye 70 all.
JOHN MANGAN.'
On another side Of the paper he had
written:
my curse. and a Gods curse. upon
my child / raised and her husband
Goodbye 20 this world"
Mangan positively refused 20 tel ths
name OF his daughter. the only chnd
/ he ever had He admitted she is married.
and has several children He sold hia farm
In Elm Grove township several weeks ago.
/ lie gave his daughter 81 20 ard De Says
she and her husband beat him out of
I 81 zoo more. when he sold the farm hs
said ~ gave her all tire farm Implements.
machinery and live stock H.s wife has
been dead seven years and was buried
IN the Guthrie cemetery.
ManEan admitted that he returned %
this city three days aeo 90 KIM hts sou-in-
law Ifa said. Il came back o. put him
out OF the way. I studied the matter
over and decided Il better 70 ole myself
and 90 % my long home % 1--we.
] can die row owing no man a cent
At al times he spoke very bitterly ~
hts daughter. and son-in-law. talking ~
fhcm freely. but refusing % reveal their
names and wanting them % know uothirs
until after be was dead.
Manean ls % years 0sd Hs vas born
ln Ireiard. vas raised Oh Pennsylsania.
worked awhile ln Connecticut ard located
rn Oklahoma az tho opening. securing
claim iu Payne county. where he had
dciTef and saved every cent He came to
Guthrie ths Fast % February. 1901 frum
Coyla and had spent The most ~ gre
time here since. rooming 90 afrs. Tregis's.
Ife was a familiar fl-l-s o. fhe Ffrsrf.
having a very heavy. but short tiacsati
card and broad IFizh urrggo. Iie crank
considerably an the tirne tat was always
cIesrIr ar1 er1fienariv aioat r,s r1ou-
f3e Ieft Guthrie some time aan. vlsifiaE
hrEaraaa rify 81 Erra and other poiufa.
returning thraa dags age 20 klu hia soa-
in-la1
Maazan had crise1aY studied fh~ ussf-
Ter tr7rearniT au3 determined - dia.
making sI artrarafi1na therefore 80
left Mfs Trrg,s rfE 20 settle ls az sr-
pensea ard 81 aaff 81 have given anafhrr
party - ia rrif ~ h.s sorket book
nas f1rHs one lel.aF n deed for a cer.s-
terv lef srt several receipts Re sad