The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-05-28

body else so I want to get out OF j
the way. Bad helth Is the
cause Of me doing this so all good
by. Berrie me by sister Minnie"
Harry e. Harton, &c ,ears old, was
found dead In bed at his home, 40S
Kentucky avenue Sunday morning
shortly after o'clock by his mother.
who went in to wake him. A quill
and empty bottle with carbolic acid
label toll the tale. The young man
had not been in good health, and this,
with general dependency caused by
domestic troubles, was the cause for
his suicide. m
Two weeks ago the young man
bought morphine and took It for q
headache. He remarked that II was
singular that morphine did not affect
him. His mother askel him II he
had been taking morphine and he re-
piled he had taken as high as IL
grains but was not made to sleep. One
morning, two weeks ago, he had
vomiting spell characteristic of NOR
phine poisoning, and II is presumed he
secured the carbolic acid at the same
time he bought the morphine. as he
had not been away from the house for
two weeks following this action. His
mother thinks he tried to suicide then.
but failed.
Harton ten years ago suffered a
sun stroke and had never been him
self since. During certain periods he
would have spells of severe back and
headache and would remain close at
home. He had been suffering this way
for the last two weeks. s'.-.-- -. .-l..''
Harton retired Saturday night be-
fore 10 O'Clock and was in the habit Of
sleeping late Sunday morning. His
ceiying no response went in to find
him dead The cover was pulled neat
ly about the form and his position was
one of natural repose The lips were
not burned but the empty acid bottle
near told the tale too plainly.
A quill lay by the bottle. showing
that the acid had been taken with a
quill to prevent burning the mouth
and lips.
In Harton's trousers pocket were
three 5-graln capsules filled with beat
en- glass. On his pillow lay note
book in which he had written several
farewell notes.
They read as follows: you all no
that my helth has gone and ] don't
care to live any longer for / am in
your way for life is no pleasure to me
or anybody else so | want to get out
of the way"
Written on another page seemed to
have been an after thought or more
explicit reasons for the action:
bad helth is the cause of me do
ing this so all good by. Berrie me by
sister Minnie"
Another foot note read: Life Is no
pleasure to me now. | don't care to
live any longer so good by
I'll. L. HARTON."
Verdict Suicide.
Coroner Frank Eaker was summon
ed and held an inquest at the house
Sunday morning The inquest was
short, the evidence being too eonclu-
sive. The verdict read: Suicide by
taking carbollc acid on account Of i'll
health"
The deceased was. born in Todd
county. KY. and had been residing
here with HIS parents many years. He
had been before the public several
times for sensational escapades In
which he figured prominently. but his
condition was known and no severe
punishment was ever inflicted.
The deceased leaves a mother and
father. Mr.. and Mrs d. r. Harton. two
brothers, Mcssrs. Arthur Harton. Kan
sas City, and Z. II. Harton, of Padu- +.
cab, and two sisters, Mrs. P. l.. Ram
sey, Nashville. and Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son, Adamsville. Tenn. He leaves a
wife. formerly Miss Irene Castleman.
of the Cairo road, to whom he was
married Christmas day, but they had
been separated several months.
The body has been prepared for
burial and will be buried tomorrow
morning at $3.50 o'clock from the res
ldence, interment at Oak Grove. Serv-
ices will be performed by the Rev.
Calvin Thompson. az