The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-03
Samuel Verney Took the
Fatal Dose in a North
Court Street Saloon.
All Efforts to Save Him
Were Unavailing.
Dead Man Had Been a
Resident of Canton for
About Two Years and
Had Brooded Over
Some Trouble.l

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Samuel Verney, 32 years of age,
committed suicide about 7:45 o'clock
Monday evening in the Court saloon,
kept by Kohl & Kennedy on North
Court street, by taking carbolic acid.
The motive is supposed TO be dis
appointment in love affair.
H. Davy, bartender at the Court sa-
loon, was the first to make the discov-
cry He gives the story of the deed
as follows:
BARTENDER'S STORY.
when / came on duty at o'clock
this afternoon, Verney was sitting on
a chair in one of the booths asleep.
at once woke him up and asked him
to leave. ! came out to the bar, ex-
pecting him to follow but soon atter
heard him crying. / asked him what
was the matter but he would not an
swer He did not leave the place then,
and as was kept busy, ! forgot about
him until 7:45 o'clock when I heard
him give cry and fall to the floor.
l ran to the booth and on opening
the door Verney was writhing in ag-
ony on the floor. ] ran out to the bar
which was lined with men at the time
calling, get "a doctor quick; Verney
has taken poison
WAITING FOR A DOCTOR.
1T was some time until DR.. A. G.
Brant responded, and in the meantime
we carried him into the main room.
We gave him sweet milk and did
everything possible, but to no avail,
and shortly after the arrival of DR..
Brant he died, at S:15 without re-
gaining consciousness"
Miller and Blanchard's ambulance
was at the door and they were just
about to take him to the hospital
when he expired.
Verney had been in this city about
two years, working first at Miller and
Blanchard's barn, but for the past
| four months has been working at
Nighman's as a barn hand
Charles Moorehead, who Is employ
ed at the same place, said that he and
Verney had been good friends for
| some time. Moorehead said that Ver-
hey returned to the barn under the
| influence Of liquor at o'clock Sun
day and asked to be called at $50
| Monday morning. He had told him
| Saturday that he intended to go home
| Tuesday. When Moorehead called
him at $40, he opened his trunk and
! changed clothes. He also put the
bottle, which was afterwards found to
contain the acid, in his hip pocket.
He told Moorehead that he was 60
ing away and said they should get
I somebody in his place.
I'll MAKE HER SORRY"
! Just before leaving he said: "I'n
make her sorry for this all the days
| Of her life"
He returned to the barn at 10. 90
with his mustache shaved off. Ife
would say nothing more except that
there was another man in the affair.
! After the tragedy, the body was re-
moved to Miller and Blanchard's
| morgue and Coroner March sent for.
! Word was at once telegraphed to Dor
chester, near Boston, which is sup
posed to be his home, but at late
hour this morning no word had been
| received.
A. e. Blanchard said that when
I NprnaU IN thig nj ifxY oh
years-ago he came to him for employ
ment and was given a job as a barn
hand. He stayed with them for sew
eral months when he quit to drive a
wagon for Boas & Shorb.
He is said to have been a steady
worker and was not habitual, drink
er. He was bright and neat In an
pearance and at the time of his death
wore neat black suit and whits yest,
THE WOMAN IN THE &N214
1t is stated that the wezza cves
whom Verney had been dASpan don't
was Josie AK, who is a vSs;Iess a.
the Conrad hotel Verney ic5 been
taking his meals at the Conrad fti
some time during which he had bee.i
waited on by Miss AK. -
His trunk Is at Nighman's barn
and will be held to be investigate.
by the coroner.
1t is expected that some word will
be received from his relatives regard
ing the disposition of the body to,
day, until which time it viii be o.