The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
Ike Trlssell, a Drummer Well Known
in the South, Suicides.
Out His Wrists and Then His Throat
at Texarkana. Ark, and
Was Found Later.
WAS IN FINANCIAL STRAITS

Many Paduoah travelling men know
Ike Trisseil, for several years southern
representative for eastern houses. He
made many cities and towns from Mis-
souri, to Texas, and was "a general IA
vorite.
He was found dead in his room at
the Huckins house at Texarksna, Ark,
with his throat cut and the veins of
his wrists cut open. He had not been
there for several years and wired the
proprietor Of the Huckins house from
Desoto, NO.. requesting him to send
him money to come here on. The re-
quest was complied with and deceased
reached there Sunday night He was
not in q cheerful condition OF mind
and told the hotel people that he had
been robbed at DeSoto.
Yesterday he failed to make his APP
pesranoe and after the dinner hour an
investigation was made. The body
was lying on a pallet ON the floor and
. bowl nearby was nearly full of
blood. He had first cut the arteries
on his wrists, but finding this method
too slow, went for his throat with
deadly effect. A pocketknife covered
with blood lay on the floor, being the
weapon used. On dresser in the
room note, written in pencil, In a
good, legible business hand, was found.
1t read as follows:
"Texarksna, Ark, Jan. IL, 1908.
ITO Coroner Of Texsrksna-When
you find my body cold in death you
need not impanel jury. did it my
self Ii has been on my mind for some
time, for reasons. l don't care to reveal
to the public; prefer to take my trou-
bic to the grave with me. However,
I have not robbed, stolen or cheated
any one; no crime have committed.
l prefer death to mental trouble. I
travelled ON the road "a years, in every
state and territory in the union, Can
ada, China, Japan and South Ameri.
ca
81 have always met the boys with
the glad hand; always gave my little
mite where il was required. Now l
wish the travelling men in the United
States and Canada, also hotel people
and railroad men, would contribute 10
cents each to my darling boy, Ben L.
Trisseil Monmouth. Iii. My trunk
and telescope valise are at the express
office, which you will see by the card
here on the table. When my body goes
back for one and one-half fare they
should check my baggage along with
it, prefer to be buried in my night
shirt, and not waste a suit OF clothes.
Presume my wife could borro y money
TO take me home, for know she has
MT got IL on hand. | am unshaved be-
cause have not got the price. / don't
know how or why | came here. l had
1t on my brain. Fell in with an old
acquaintance. whom l knew in Ban
gor, Me. ] loaned HIM my overoost.
We came to DeSoto, and he took my
watch and pswned it in a banE; left
me in Arcadia in a dazed condition
took m, money, and have not seen
him since. l thought I'D follow
him. His name is Charles shipligh.
and is q bricklayer, and crook, |
think ss we'll
kind to me- sent for some more
money. expected il yesterday, and
It has not arrived,so I'll give up my
room rather than impose on him any
longer. Presume l could borrow q
million after l am dead, but I'm not
going to go around begging. Good
by to all. Boston, Portland, Me-,
and st. John, N. B., papers please
copy. Yours very res pectfully,
IKE TRlSSELL.
The coroner held an inquest and re-
turned a verdict Of suicide. A tele-
gram has been received from the wife
Of the dead man, from Monmouth,
giving instructions to hold the body
until further orders.