The Detroit times., 1909-01-14
DEAD MURDERER's
FACE REVEALS HIS
HOURS OF AGONY
FEATURES OF REV. J. n. CAR
MICHAEL is DISTORTED AS TO
BE SCARCELY RECOGNIZABLE
BODY ARRIVES IN DETROIT.

Quietly, with as little circumstance
as possible. the body of the Rev. John
ii. Carmichael, slayer OF Gideon
Browning, will be buried In Romulus.
Friday morning. Beside the members
OF the family as many OF the Metho-
dist ministers of Detroit as can will
go to the little town out In the coun-
try, where Carmichael was once an
honored pastor, to take part In the
last sad services.
The body arrived In Detroit at 6:45
Thursday morning and were taken at
once to the undering rooms OF G. Il.
Bird a. Co, Grand River and Bagley-
ayes, where CarmichaePs son, Porter
Carmichael. has been employed. In
addition TO a bother. NJ. II. Car
mfcL1ei, has been employed. In ad-
dition to a brother. NJ. ii. Carmichael
OF Wellsburg, w. Va. and the Rev.
C. W. Baldwin, who was formerly
Carmichael's presiding elder, there
was only one ACQUAINTANCE OF the dead
man at the railway station when the
body arrived. This was Mrs. Crory,
OF Ubly. former parishioner.
There was no curious crowd at the
undertaking rooms, three or four men
standing idly at the corner being the
only ones to witness the bringing in
of the casket.
When the cover was removed from
the coffin, a great change was notice
able from the appearance OF the min
lister as II had been up to ten days
ago. The marks OF mental torture
perhaps of insanity, perhaps OF re-
morse-were visible In every Inca
ment OF the dead face. II Is as II pain
had remodeled the face. Despite the
rest and pallor OF death. there is a
shadow Of agony In the drawn cheeks
and brows and In the lines about the
nose and mouth.
The face is smoothly shaven now
and a merciful cloth hides the neck
where the tormented fugitive thrust
Gideon Browning's knife TO let out
his life-blood.
The brother, w. NJ. Carmichael. Is
much like the minister in height and
build. but his face Is different in
shape and expression. He Is nearly
IS years old and was greatly shaken
| by the tragedy. Seeing his brother
brought back to his mind an incident
of their boyhood days which he thinks
may have had bearing upon the min
ister's insanity and crime.
+ John H. Carmichael and Morris, a
brother, insisted OH sliding down a
VERY steep hill near Weitsburg and
their sled collided with a post at the
bottom, inturing them both badly. As
result, John Carmichael's jaw was
injured and he suffered great pain in
after life as a result OF this accident.
II may have had bearing on the
assesses which In his last years gave
him such intense agony and are re-
garded by the family as having driven
him insane.
Since the murder and suicide, the
elder brother has reproached himself
that he did not prevent his younger
brother from attempting this slide.
| A parcel which was sent to- w. NJ.
Carmichael by his brother was opened
by the former in Wellsburg and found
to contain only family heirlooms and
personal effects.
| The members OF the family OF the
minister are stopping while In Detroit
with Mr. Bird at No. 20 Edmund-pl
Miss Cola Carmichael has been here
q day or so but the widow and the
other children, Porter and Kirtha, ar
rive in Detroit late In the day Thurs
day.
The family will remove to wyan.
dotte soon. No decision has been
reached as yet regarding the publlca-
ton OF the Rev. Mr.. Carmichael's two
stories.