Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-23

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4 ID +. Marshall, aged about 55
brmsrly an oil merchant, com
a suicide about s O'Clock Friday
in his rooms on the second
Qf the building al9 Market street,
8bting himself twice in the Taco
Ai}5- calibre revolver. One bullet
Hated tho upper lip Immediately
IL the nose and the other ut the top
Nd nose, between the eyes. 1t is
Iaht the first shot, which struck
lib did not have the desired effect
the unfortunate man Immediately
ukbd another shot at his hrain,
III probably caused instant death.
Ill Ella Adams is the lessee of the
i'd! aud Mr.. Marshall had been rent
mo rooms on the rear of the second
Hfrom Mrs. Adams, which he had
Md Eure than a year. He lived
s#knd took his meals Mt restaurants.
IN fe died about three years ago and
,@ one son, hut the latter did not
With his father.
IN Marshall's shaping apartment
Sin the rear, and tho room i'm.
iStely in front of it was hi3 living
d. Both rooms wore comfortably
Iished, although there was nothing
ofate about them. According to
peop!e who live in the other Parts
lii house Mr. Marshall was distant
they knew very little about him.
hi dom lett his apartmsnta, except
In iet hI-rt nf Sc
Ilied in reading, and a ooiS of
|Ssns was found ON chair near the
morning,
over year ago Mr.. Mar
H ralinqaished his oil business,
Ill, at one time, was remunerative
shought he took this step on ao-
IL of failing health. Several months
ia was stricken with paralysis and
fsutfered more or less from that
lb1h ever since. He was Under tine
INDf DR. S. U, Frederick at the
sol his death. For some time he
gnry little vitality and frequently
ID his rooms and had to summon
sra in the house to assist him TO h s
~ He had the faculty of retaining
on such occasions, how.
y, and whenever he foil IN his rooms
lHd on this floor, and Mrs. Adams,
hndlady, knew he was in trouble,
elways went to his assistance 4
n time ago Mr.. Marshall WAS atrioken
thY street and had to be carried
~ 1t was thought he would rot
Ne the stroke, but he rallied and,
uhgh weak, was able to take care OF
self. Other occupants of the house
NJ not have been surprised to hear
ID sudden death any day, and they
Butte his self destruction TO his an.
pAtion of that kind of death. Ills
Hsing caused him much mental son
land his mind was probably tenn
stSly affected.
nf unfortunate man had not been
hi the house for several days. About
Slock Friday morning some OF the
III dodgers heard a noise coming from
Hrection OF Mr.. Marshall's quart,
n hich sounded like two raps. One
he women in the house thought MIR.
Mail was rapping for assistance
Ihnstened to his room. When she
med the door she noticed that il
ajar and peering in saw MIR.
fahall's body lying on the floor, with
Hvolver near him and blood flowing
inasly from two wounds in the faos.
Woman realized that something
'ib1e had happened ard, without
aring the room, gave the alarm.
derlaker James Il. Chandler anr
mnnd Myers OF the ooroner's Office
los Sergeants Edward Evans ane
nibl kelleher and Fatrolman Johr
I'd and William j. Davidson were
i on tbs scene and took charge O
body and the sIfeuts of the deceased
The body was found lying on The iiool
the unfortunate man 'a,sittingroom
sensed was in his shirt sleeves ant
dently had been reading Dickens
: Before he killed himself. The con
ia oil the room were orderly, anC
re was every indication that the mar
aither sitting or lying on the foo
90 be fred the shots. The body was
on to the norgue.
AZ. Marshall was pretty well known
one time he was a prominent lodgt
h, but recently had kept to himsel
stof the time. He was a Inembe
Washington Lodge, X. of p, anu
ler organizations He was reaiden
Wilmington nearly all his life. III
> a hsrnessmaker and at one tim
) eneaged in business with Charlie
Mafoney. lie was also a sewin
chime agent. He was of a joyial dis
,ision and had many friends.
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