The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-03
MAI. NOISE ENDS HIS LIFE
SUMTER LAWYER FOUND DEAD
IN HIS OFFICE.
Burning Of His Home and Accidental
Shooting Of Cousin by His Son
Undermined His Reason.

Sumter, Jan. 30.-Maj. Marion
Noise, a leading lawyer and financier
Of this place, killed himself with a
Colts revolver in his office this after
noon about o'clock. He had been
in bad health recently and this is
supposed to have been the cause of
the tragedy.
Shortly after o'clock this even
ing, Dozier Lee, son of R. D. Lee,
Mai. Noises partner, went into the
Office and discovered the majors
dead body on a settee in the centre OF
the office. In his right hand. which
rested Oh his hip, was Colts re-
volver and in his right temple was
bullet wound that showed conclusive
ly the cause of his death.
Davis Noise. son of the dead
man, was summoned Immediately
and he in turn called in DR.. Walter
Cheyne, the family physician. DR..
Cheyen said that death had resulted
instantly.
In Nervous Condition.
Mai. Noise had been in nervous
condition for some time following
the burning of his home on December
80, and the accidental shooting by
l. Of
wounded boy recovered but his life
hung in the balance for while and
this, with the loss of his home, it is
said, preyed on the mind of Maj.
Noise and put him into such a state
Of nervousness that his family and
friends had been extremely worried
about him.
Mai. Noise had lately suffered
from an attack of grip which in
creased the depression to the point
that it bordered on melancholia, ad-
ding to the anxiety which his family
had felt about him for some days.
He was a gentleman of large means
and correct habits, and his business
and professional affairs are now, as
always, in excellent condition, so that
illness with resulting depression is
to be set down as the sole cause OF
his act.
The major and his wife had an
engagement to take friend driving
this morning but the engagement was
broken on account of the majors
feeling badly. He ordered his car
riage and then his riding horse and
without waiting for either went off
to his office on a bicycle. This was
the last seen of him until he was
discovered by his partners son.
A coroner's jury was empaneled
this evening which viewed the re-
mains and adjourned until tomorrow
without expressing any verdict.
Sketch of His Life.
Marion Noise was born on Sulli-
vans Island, June IA, 1885. He was
the son of Gen. E. w. Noise, who
was elected adjutant and inspector
general in the famous Hampton cam
paign in 1876.
Mr.. Noise attended the Virginia
Military institute for one year and
then, in 1872, entered the South
Carolina college. When, in 1873, ne
groes were admitted to that institu-
ton, Mr.. Noise, with his comrades,
left college.
He studied law, and made name
for himself in the practice of his pro-
fession. Besides being a successful
lawyer, Mr.. Noise was graceful and
eloquent speaker.
He was elected to the State senate
from Sumter county in 1886 and
again in 1889. He also served for
years as president of the board of
trustees of the Sumter graded school.
Mai. Noise not only had most
important position in the financial
affairs of the town, but he held a
peculiar place in the affections of the
people. Generous as he could be,
kindly and always ready to oblige
high or low, his friendliness as well
as his personal magnetism made every
one count him as a friend.
Pythian Company Formed.
Barnwell, January 28.-On Friday