The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
STRANGER
SUICIDES
Apparent Premiditated Deed
Shrouded in Mystery-W. E.
Norris the Suicide

On Friday, April 18th. we'll dres-
sed and apparently prosperous man
of about IS years OF age registered at
the Arlington Hotel under the name
of w E. Norris. of Beaumont, Texas.
and was given a room. During Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday he -enain
ed at the Arlington, talking li,le, but
apparently in good health and spirits,
and spending most Of his time in his
room. On Monday night he ate sup
per as usual. and Immediately after
wards retired During the night Mrs
Strum, who conducts the hotel, was
disturbed by the loud and noisy breath
ing Of her lodger, and at last sent for
a police officer The door Of Mr.
Norris room was locked and after
some consultation it was decided not
to arouse him by breaking in. At
non on Tuesday Mrs. Strum inquired
if Mr. Norris had had his breakfast
and was told that he had not left his
room. She then called a policeman
and when knocking and calling failed
to produce response from Mr.. Nor
ris the door was forced open He
was lying on his bed and hal been
dead for some time. A label marked
sixty grains OF morphine was found
| in the room.
DR. c. Fl. Jones was called and all
the features of morphine poisoning
were found. The iury of inquest
brought in a verdict in accordance
with the evidence; viz that the deceas-
ed came to his death from an overdose
Company of Barham, La, which sta
of morphine self administered.
A letter was found on the dead mar.
from the w. K. Pickering Lumber
| Company, of Barham, La, which stat
ed that Mr. z. N. Warren had had en-
tire charge Of the mill of the company
| for nearly twelve months and had Civ
Ell satisfaction
Another letter, written by the dead
man on May Ist is as follows
To the Mason Lodge of Gree lie:
My name is Emory N. Warren.
am Master Mason. | belong to
Iowa lodge No. 2., of Muscatine,
Iowa If anything should happen to
me, please see that l have decent
burial
Any expense you are to send the bill
to Iowa lodge No. 2, Muscatine Ia.
or to my brother, John P. Warren,
Caryville, La, or my sister Mrs. An
ma NJ. Rathburn, of Call, Texas, and
it will be promptly paid.
Emory n Warren. Hon f. n.
Thomas, past grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Mississip-
pi. ordered that the remains should be
embalmed, and the parties named
should be communicated with at once.
The body was embalmed and Mr..
I Jno. P. Warren, of Garyville, La, re-
plying to the notice sent him, ordered
it kept until his arrival. He reached
Greenvi1le on Wednesday, and having
promptly paid all expenses incurred
by the Masonic order, including the
redemption of gold watch pawned
by the deceased, took the remains
with him to Beaumont Texas, for in
terment.
Mr.. John Gary IS entirely at loss
to account for his brothers suicide.
He states that the dead man left a
family living in Beaumont, consisting
of wife and three sons, two OF whom
are grown and engaged in profitable
business
The domestic life Of Mr.. Emory \.
| Warren was happy, the circumstances
| Of his family affuent, and when he
left Barhan for Greenville he had
plenty Of money. The suicide. evi-
IDENTIFY deliberate IS a profound mys-
terry to his family. who can assign no
reason for it whatever,