The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-02
Nys..,;crs Suicide Of Mai. Noise.

las, Sunday night when they heard that
Mai. Marion Noise bad committed sui
ciee rha. evening. Mai. Noise was oce
of the most prominent and useful cit!-
zaas OF Sumter, and was well known and
hipnlv esteemed all over this section OF
the State. The Sumter Item OF Monday
gives the following account OF the trasg-
edy:
i few minutes before six o'clock Sun
dav afternoon Mai. Marion Noise was
found dead ia his Office IN the Lee &
Noise Office building on Main street. &c
vas seated oa se:tee. with body reiaS-
ed and head resting slightly TO one SIDE,
IS Il overcome bv wea-ineSs, he nae
fallen asleep. HS had been overcome
by the overwhelming wearsursS o: q
lifetime of mental and physical labor
that probably seemed 70 him IL ut OF
despoodency 100 great TO DC borne and
he had fallen asleep 10 wake no more.
In bis right haod was grasped cevol-
yer aad in his temple was the wound
That had Gu, short his useful life aod
brous him the relief from the earthly
cares tha: had unsettled his mind and
6esroye6 bis woo,eG serenity.
There is 90 explanation for his suicide
other than despondeucy, followiog an
attack OF grippe and genera! break
down from long continued orerwors.
For several weeks be had been deSpon-
6ens, and his condition. so unusual, for
q man or lis cheerful disposition. san
guipe Temperament, aad poise and
St. 9Th OF character, gave his family
no lis,le worry. bu: it seemed 70 De 3
mere passing phase, incident 70 his III
ness and the recent worry he had had
over the burning OF his home and the
misunderstanding Of his nephew. Alra
Solomons, BY his Youngest son Harold.
and they hoped from day 70 day rha, be
would quickly regain his health and
throw OF the mental depression that
made biu so unlike himself, and coth-
inc was further from :heir thoughts
tha, that he would take his OVID life.
His suicide was most terrible shock.
not only 10 bis family and associates, but
to the entire community, for OF al men
be seemed most happily situated aud 70
have most 20 live for. he was success
tu! il business and IL this community 40
one was more highly esteemed nor more
universally beloved. HIS business was
il perfect order and he was not oppress-
ed with financial cares or reverseS and
there existed in his case none OF the
conditions that are ordinarily given IS
an explanation OF suicide. What i'm
PEELED him 20 take his own life is aa ic-
explicabie mystery and viii forever re-
main without explanation.
Mai. Noise was discovered bv Mr..
Dozier Lee, who wen: 20 the Office 2 few
minutes before O'Clock 20 write q let
Ter. When be entered the office he de-
tec.ed the o6or Of gun powder and re-
marked 70 himself Smells like some
one has been Shooting q gan ia here. V
Ee found a.! the shades drawn and the
room was il Seni-darkuesS. He raised
the shade of one window and when he
turned TO leave the Office ne saw Maj.
Noise sittiog on the se,:ee just inside
the door. He did not recognize him at
the first glance, but when he looked
closer he Saw ;ha; he was dead and that
he held pistol in his sind, and on the
floor 81 his feet was az old deringer. Mr..
Lee went TO the door 10 su2mon help
bu, 40 one was in sigh: so be decided 20
60 q. once TO notify his father, NERD.
Lee. y: the coroer OF Ms!n and War
rem streets he passed Mr. Davis D.
Noise, Mai. Noises Oldest son. who was
going down Town il his automobile. No:
thinking Nr Noise was going 70 the Of
Sce he did 30, stop him and tell him OF
his fathers death. Nr. Davis Noise
went directly 10 the cftice and finding
his father dead, rushed 20 the door and
called for help and then collapsed il the
doorway from the horror ard shock o!
the terrible discovery. DR. Cheyne was
called and arrived within few minu-
ces. He examined the body and stated
tha, death had been instantaneous acd
that Maj. Noise had been dead some
time, although the body was still warm.
Il cannot be determined at wha. hour
the tragedy occurred, bu; /, was prob
ably abou: 80 clock. Mai. Noise hav-
,os gone 10 the Office between $50 and
/ o'clock.
As sooa Us the Dews Of Maj. Noise 5
death spread over the city L large crowd
gathered and on all sides we're heard
expressions OF hearted, sorrow and the
creates: surprise. His death is felt 10
be ! loss 10 the city. such rs we have sell
dom been called upon 20 Sustain and
everyone feels i, 10 be :; personal be-
-eavenent. Maj. Noise IS >u-vived by
his wife and FIVE children: Davis D.
Noise. =. Warren Noise Francis Noise,
Harold Noise and Mrs. Paul DeLeon,
his mother, Mrs. +. ". Noise and four
brothers and six sisters.
Coroner Flowers empacucled l jury
Sunday highland after viewing the body
adjourned the inquest unit! Monday
morning At the inquest there were
e. only two witnesses, Mr.. Dozier Lee and
Or. Cheyne. who testified 20 the facts
substantially is stated above. The yer
dc; OF the jury was Is follows: That
! Mai. Marion Noise came 20 MS death
from sunSho: wound inflicted by his
own hand. The funeral was held 81
the Synagogue .; / O'clock Tuesday al