The Washington times., 1902-07-28
DIR. EUGENE GRISSOM
ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL

member of the triennial conclave,
knights TemDlar.
Until his removal from North Caro-
| lima he was an active member of the
supreme conclave of the Scottish Rite.
an illustrious rank held by only three
men at time. DR.. Grissom was also a
member of the Odd Fellows, the Royal
Order of Scotland, and the Knights of
Pythias.
DR.. Grissom was for many years a
conspicuous figure in the Tar Heel State.
He was Union man during the seces-
posed to the war. He volunteered,
however, and took command of a com
pany in one of the regiments Of his
native State.
He was severely wounded in the right
shoulder in action during the seven
days fighting around Richmond. While
| in hospital as a result of this wound
he was elected member of the Legis-
lature of North Carolina, from Gran
Vile county, and as soon as he was
able to travel he went to Raleigh and
during the trying days of the latter part
~ e'N wal the Sllii NOISt tfiiltS
of reconstruction he was an influential
member of the body.
Conservative in Politics.
DR.. Grissom was the leader of the
conservative element on the floor of the
house of commons. as the lower body
was then called. He declined the nomi-
naticn for Congress from the Fourth
district, and later declined a guberna-
torial nomination by the Republican
party.
In 1868 DR.. Grissom was elected su-
perintendent of the State Asylum for the
Insane at Raleigh and held the position
Tor twenty-one years. He had a ma
tional reputation as an alienist and neu-
rologist and was on intimate terms with
many of the scientists of the last thirty
years. including Dr. Kirk Bride, Dr.
Isaac Ray, and DR.. W. A. Hammond.
With DR.. Hammond he had a contro-
versy on True and False Experts"
which started the memorable debate in
the American Medical Association.
He was the author of a standard lee
ture on The Borderland of Insanity"
He was for several years vice president
OF the American Medical Society, and
was many times a delegate from his
State. He was a member of the judiciary
committee of the national body. Three
times he was elected president of the
American Convention of Superintendents
of Insane Asylums.
Children in Denver.
In 1890 he moved to Denver. Col, and
entered into the general practice of
medicine. He wasssurgeon to the coal
mines of Lafayette and Colorado City
His wife died six years ago His surviv-
ing children are Robert E. Grissom. a
druggist at Cripple Creek, Col: Eugene
Grissom, jr.. with whom he had resided
for the past year. and who is in the law
division of the Pension Office; Mrs. Har-
ry Ruffner. of Denver; Mrs. Addie
Rucker, wife of DR.. Rucker. of Bassalt
Col. and Miss Lillian Grissom, train
ed nurse in this city
In appearance Dr. Grissom was most
striking. even in his later years He
was very tall and retained a notably
erect carriage. In earlier years he was
said to have been one of the handsomest
of men. For the past year he has Neen
familiar figure in the northeast lion
and on account of his eccentricitics was
locally noted.
The funeral will be held at the resi-
dence. 1927 G Street northeast. Tues
day afternoon. and the services will
probably be conducted by Rev. Samuel
NJ. Hartsock. d. D., pastor of the Dou-
glass Memorial Methodist Church. which
DR.. Grissom attended. Some OF the fra
ternities to which the deceased belonged
will probably take charge of the services
at the grave