The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
CHARLES STUART
KILLS HIMSELF
Was in Ill Health and Out
of Work
WAS FROM NASHVILLE
Had Been Successful Salesman.
Called Wife Over Telephone and
Told Her She Must
Quit Work
WAS FROM NASHVILLE

Charles L. Stuart, we'll known as a
travelling salesman, and prominent
Woodman of the World, yesterday after
noon ended his life by taking large dose
of cyanide of potassium at the home OF
his brother-in-law. e. NJ. Crane, e526 First
avenue, East Lake.
| Mrs. Jennie Stuart, sitting in the Office
of the Hotel Florence, where she Is en-
rloyed, yesterday afternoon about Ais
| o'clock, rose from her chair to answer the
telephone. 1t was her husbands voice
that came over the wire and he said,
Jennie. 1 want you to quit work. and
come home to me. I can't stand to have
| you working any mora, and if you don't
come home at once, 1 am going to end
| 1t ALL
The receiver clicked and although she
called frantically in the mouthpiece,
there was no answer, Mrs. Staurt took
a taxicab. and in exactly 10 minutes
after she had received the message, the
car stopped in front of 1926 First avenue,
where she and her husband were stop
ping.
She ran into the houses calling her
husbands name and entered his room
in time to see him stagger and fall to
the floor, glass in his hand crashing
against the hearth. She was too late.
The druggist at the woodlawn Drug
company one block away, was sent for.
hyperdermic Injection of morphine
was administered, but Stuart was past
human lad. He lived only 10 minutes
after the doctor arrived.
Drs. N. A. Barrett and W. d. Hankers,
both of East Lake. were called to the
residence, but when they arrived the only
assistance that they could render to the
grief stricken wife was to notify Coroner
b. l.. Brasher at his home and ask that
he come out at once.
For some little while Mrs Stuart was
unable to realize the full import of what
had happened. She had kneit down and
sat peering into the face of ner dead hus-
band. They could not move her. AS
Coroner Brasher stepped into the room
she gave little cry and fell back UNI
conscious. DR.. Hankers, who was just
leaving, was called back AMI Mrs Stuart
was placed in bed and given a powder
to quite her and put her to sleep.
Dependency and i'll health are given as
the reason for the suicide. For the past
five weeks Stuart had been out of work
and had found 1t impossible to obtain
employment During that time his wife
had obtained work in the city. Two
weeks ago he had gone to Nashville his
old home, in hopes that he might find
some work there but was unsuccess-
full.
Stuart came here from Nashville about
seven years ago as a salesman for a
photo supply company in Chicago. He
was successful and from that time had
gradually risen in the commercial world
until he was rated as one of the best
statesmen in Birmingham. He and his
wife had host of friends, both in Nash
vile and Birmingham. He was Wood
man of the World, Woodlawn camp, hav-
ing been a member in that camp for
four years. He had taken all the degrees,
and has been prominent in Woodman
circles for many years.
The deceased was young married man
of only 20 years, and leaves a young
widow, Mrs. Jennie Stuart, and a 3-year-
old daughter, Mayclift. Besides his fam
ily. he is survived by his mother Mrs.
A. Stuart, two brothers, Penn and V.
f. Stuart. and one sister, Mrs. G. Ford.
all of Nashville
His mother in Nashville was telegraphed
last night and funeral arrangements
will be delayed until an answer is re-
ceived The body is at the Woodin I'M
! dertaking rooms.