The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-02-25
A, 7. KIRKPATRICK ENDS LIFE
Former Ell Paso Man Shoots Him.
self at Pine Bluff.
Theory of Disappointment in Love Affair
with Miss Minnie Hill of Vilonia
is Said to be Untrue.

Little Rock, FEB. 20 "A dis
patch from Pine Bluff states that
Albert T. Kirkpatrick, formerly of
Ell Paso, committed suicide short
ly after noon yesterday by shoot
ing himself in the forehead with a
pistol. With deliberate GOODNESS
the young man sat down on curb
ing at Second avenue and Pine
Street in the heart of the business
district and while a large number
of men and women looked on,
placed revolver to his head and
fired. He was dead within a few
minutes.
Disappointment in love affair
is thought to have prompted the
suicide.
Kirkpatrick evidently planned
his tragic act. AS he fell back to
the concrete sidewalk, three letters
which he held in one of his hands,
dropped beside him. One of them
was addressed to S. E. Wihoit,
manager OF the Orpheo theater,
another to Miss Minnie Hill, vi
lonia, Ark, and the third to ITO
the Public"
The shot attracted large
crowd to the scene and within a
few minutes several hundred peo-
pie surrounded the lifeless body of
the suicide.
Troubles Too Great to Bear.
In Mr.. Wilhoit's letter, which
was very brief, Kirkpatrick made
the request that Without please
see that Minnie gets my watch.
am going to kill myself. My
troubles are too great to bear -
In the letter addressed to the
public kirkpatrick wrote: Tell
them to telephone to Will Kirkpat-
rick. He has telephone, eleven
miles west of Beebe. Give my
watch to Minnie Hill at Vilonia,
Ark. My burial expenses will be
paid. Put me away nice. Notify
the w. O. w. Lodge, Camp No.
255, Ell Paso, Ark.
Kirkpatrick was formerly en-
ployed as a city fireman. Chief
Briner stated that he was in the
city's employ about nine months.
Later he worked as a motorman on
a street car here. He was not en-
ployed at the time he killed him
self.
No Trouble with Miss Hill
Vilonia, Feb. 20. -Special-The
news of A. II Kirkpatrick's death
was telephoned to Vilonia this
morning. Mrs. Gus Bush told
Miss Minnie Hill of the tragedy
and she was greatly shocked by
the news. There had been no
trouble whatever, she said, between
her and Mr.. kirkpatrick, the last
letter she had received from him
being the same in tone as those
whick had preceded it. Miss
Hill believes that if Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick received any disappointing
news concerning her it was the
work of "meddlers" and she in
Inmates that she would not be sur
prised if such was the case.
Miss Hill was formerly the wife
of L. 7. eagle, who was candi-
date for representative in this
county three years ago. She Sc
cured a divorce from him at Pine
Bluff some time since and has re-
sumed her maiden name. She is
a sister of Thomas Hill and lived
in Conway a number of years ago.
Little Rock, Feb. 22.-Recenl
developments go to show that i,
was a lack of money that caused
Albert T. kirkpatrick of FL Pasc
to take his life at Pine Bluff on
last Friday. He was unable tc
get employment, it is stated, and
the fact that he was penniless and
his wedding day was near at hand
resulted in dependency which
caused him to shoot himself.
1t has developed that Kirkpat-
rick was to be married to Mrs.
Minnie eagle, pretty young wo'
man who is now living at her for
mer home, Vilonia, Ark, under
her maiden name, Miss Minnie
Hill. The day for the wedding
had not been set, but relatives O.
Kirkpatrick say that Kirkpatrick
and the young lady were to have
been married within the next few
weeks. Mrs. eagle formerly lived
in Pine Buff and was until recent
ly employed at a local telephone
exchange.
, The body of young Kirkpatrick,
who was b1t Ok wears old was