The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-09
CLARENCE B. IRVINE TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Well Known Young Man of BeSsemer Commits Suicide DR. RAGSDALE IS SERIOUS Condition Unimproved Since Suffering Stroke of ParaIysis-Young Wom-
 an Kills Charles Randle at
 Dolomte.
DR. RAGSDALE IS SERIOUS

Bessemer, December S.-(Special.)- Clarence B. Irvine, employed as a watch maker by U. Schwabaeher was found dead in his room in the Office building this evening at [ o'clock The body was discovered by W. F. Horsley another watch maker, who is employed by the same firm, and who had just re- When MT. Horsley entered the room he noticed that the man on the bed appeared to be sleeping very soundly. He thought at the first glance that he would let him sleep on, but on second thought he decided to awaken him.
 He walked over to the bed and gave him a shove. The body did not move and MT Horsley immediately saw that there was something grave the mat ter. He turned the body over, and felt the pulse, and put his ear down to the heart He saw at once that the man was dead, and he rushed from the room down to Edmundson's drug store, where he called a physician. Dr. Joe Win ters answered the call, and after an examination of the body he gave it as his opinion that the man had been dead since about 12 o'clock this morning.
 The coroner was telephoned for at s o'clock and he arrived in the city at 9 o'clock After an investigation, he announced that the man had come to death at his own hands, and the body was ordered removed to the undertalS ing establishment of Kennedy Brothers to ba rad hnria1 Tho cirpnnl- stances surrounding the death of the young man are quite pathetic.
 It is the same old story of a person trying to live beyond his means. MT. Schwabacher stated in an interview this evening that while he knew the young man was in financial straits, still he had no idea that he would do any thing so rash, notwith standing the fact that he had announced several days ago that he intended committing sui eide.
 Schwabacher took bottle of morphine tablets away from him, and gave him a good lecture. The young man took 1t in good faith seemingly, and noth- ing more was thought of the matter by MT. Schwabacher He gave the young man a good talk and advised him to brace up. He said that while he knew the fellow was pretty wild, he also knew that he was good man, and that during business hours he at tended strictly to business. The fact that the young man was addicted to the morphine habit was discovered about week ago. and several of his friends had tried in vain to persuade him to cut the habit out.
 One reason that the body was nor discovered sooner is because 1t was h,s custom to go over to Birmingham each Saturday evening, and for that reasf~s nothing was tn ought of 1t when he Was not seen on the streets today. when MT. Schwabacher offered to give nun his ch eek last evening for his week : wages, he told him, to keep 1t for him, as he did not need it. This was very unusual, and brought on little talk. from the fact that MT. wabacher was aware of the fact that the youns man had been leading quite fast lire for the past few months. Irvine re- fused to take the check and left the store and went up to his room.
 bottle that had contained about an ounce of carbolc acid was found on the mantelpiece this evening Wlta about three-quarters of the contents gone, and this bore mute testimony to the fact that the young man wanted to be quite sure that there would be no slip up in his effort to forget every thing.
 The bottle was purchased from local drug store on Friday, and this fact would indicate that the young man was deter mined to end his existence.
 He came to this city from Birmingham where it is understood that he mad worke1 in several jewelry stores.
 His home was in Urbana, Ohio, and he is understood to have carried quite q large sum of life insurance.
 MT. Schwabacher tried to communicate with his people in Urbana this evening but at late hour he was unable to gel them. The young man is believed to DC well connected in his home town, and the body will be held at the undertaking es- tablishment until some wordo is received fro,,, his paODle.