The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
LYON A SUICIDE.
Topeka Travelling Man Takes
Own Life in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 24.-C. n.
LYON, a travelling salesman whose home
is at 1919 Kansas avenue, North Topeka.
Kas., was found dead in his room at the
CentropoliS hotel last night about
O'Clock. 1t is thought that he became
Respondent and committed suicide. Not
until post mortem examination is held
will it be possible to determine what
drug he used to take his own life, but
from the evidence gained last night by
D. A. Brown, deputy coroner, and the
assistant police surgeon, they were of
the opinion that he had taken morphine.
He was first discovered by w. H.
Crayton, a railroad contractor for the
Kansas City Southern. whose home is
at Strasburg, Mo- and who was assign
ed to the same room, No. 2, on the first
floor of the hotel. When the contractor
entered the room, at about o'clock last
night, he noticed the man lying on the
bed with his hands clasped above his
head and evidently asleep. After re-
moving his coat and preparing for
bed, he became curious concerning his
roommate and made an investigation.
He advanced toward the bed and after
watching him intently for about ten
minutes concluded that he was dead.
The hotel clerk was notified and the
suspicious of Crayton proved true. A
search of the room was made and on
the table was found a grip check under
which was a card with the following
message written upon it:
Look in the grip this check calls for
and find my name and notify them"
Outside of business letters from the
Helmer Furniture company In Leaven-
worth, by whom he was employed, Moth
ing was found among his effects that
would throw any light on his life or the
cause for committing suicide. The dep
uty coroner recognized him as Glen
Lyon, he having known him in Topeka.
They attended school together when
they were boys.
/ c. N. Lyon went to the hotel Tuesday
morning and registered the name of "Clenl
Norton from Kansas City. The clerk
said last night that Lyon had been drink
ing since he arrived there and that yester-
day afternoon he called for his key, say
ing that he felt bad and intended going to
his room to lie down. He was not seen
again until found in mis- room, and evi-
dence went to show that he had been dead
1 his pocket were found gold watch and ;
cents in money.
The body was removed to Stine's under
| taking rooms. An inquest will be held.
The position in which thc dead man lay
| and the peaceful expression his face
suggested that he had taken the poison
| and then fallen into quiet s-eep, from
| which he never woke. The contra ctor wht
found him said that he noticed the pallol
on his face, but did not heed It at first, OF
account of ia wing been among miners IN
was found pasteboard box. which is sup
posed to have contained morphine.'
Clement N Lyon had wife and tw'
children in Topeka He Travelled for th'
Helmer Manufacturing company, furni
ture house of Leavenw0rth. Lyons terri
tory extended west from Leavenworth an;
embraced northern Kansas and southern
Nebraska His wife knew nothing OF nj
wherea bouts tonight. She said that H.
left home a week ago to go to Beloit ant
she believed that he was in the northern
that he lived happily with his family ant
no reason is known for his action.