Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-11
as Befriended. Suicides at FairvieW
 Hotel.
TOLD PITIFUL STORY
III Health. Domestic Trouble and In- ability to Get Employment
 Prompted Him to End All.

Prompted Him to End All.
 The story of w. A. Clifford, which was partially unfolded in Magistrate i J. A. Frazier's court Monday after noon, has an unhappy sequel. The aged man. who, arraigned on a charge of attempting to defraud boarding house keepers, and who enlisted so much sympathy during the progress of his hearing that his indebtedness was liquidated hy spectators of Good Samaritan intentions, and the charge against him dismissed, was found iii dying condition yesterday in a room at the Fairview Hotel on South Main street. The discovery was made by the proprietor, J. K. Marsh. better known as Generous Joe Prompt medical attention was secured but the old man died at 6:43 last even ing It is thought his death was caused by an overdose of morphine taken with suicidal intent If suicide, it was due to despondence account of ill health, domestic troubles and recent reverses.
 After Mr. Clifford was extricated from his difficulties in the magis- trate's court Monday afternoon he went to Captain Watts, of the Sai- vation Army, as he was entirely with out resources. ? He asked Captain Watts to take care of him, and the latter gave him his supper and sent him to Generous Joe,' with an or der for nights lodging, telling him to come back to Salvation Army headquarters for his breakfast.
 At the Fairview Hotel Clifford tried to make arrangements whereby he would be taken care of until he was able to work and got on his feet again. He seemed greatly dissap- pointed because he was unable to come to satisfactory agreement with the proprietor.
 He awoke at z o'clock yesterday morning and complained to "Gener- ous Joe" of feeling badly, and again ! asked to be permitted to remain in the house, at least to be allowed to stay in bed until he felt stronger Mir. Marsh could not turn him out on the streets in his weakened condition and so allowed him to remain. It is thought he took the fatal dose of morphine shortly afterwards.
 At Il o'clock Generous Joe" was attracted to Gifford's room by the sound of labored breathing. Enter ing, he found the old man breath ing heavily, but not in an alarming condition At 1:30, because of con 1 tinued heavy breathing and violent choking spells, Marsh again entered the room and found Clifford in a dy- ing condition. Captain Watts was summoned, and Dr. w. T. Lowe, city | ply olCloAS Woo NclACu anu gave HILL medical attention. Dr. Lowe left hin, easier, but still unconscious, and with small chance of recovery. The mans condition was such that he appeared i to be beyond all medical aid Dr. Lowe visited him at a later hour, but his efforts to save the mans life were without avail.
 Gifford's heavy stupor, from which it was impossible to rouse him, and other symptoms indicated an over dose of morphine. A box containing five morphine tablets, each of at least one grain, was found on the table in his room. Several of the tablets in the box were crumbled and one had been ground into the floor covering showing very plainly Gifford's ner, vous condition when he took the drug
 From the unfortunates profound stupor and the number of pellets lef,
 in the box, it was judged that Gif- ford had taken ten or twelve of them
 The box bore the label of a local
 druggist. As far as surface ex. animation could show there were nc
 indications that Clifford had been ad-
 dicted to the morphine habit
 !. Chief of Police Evan Parnell went
 to the hotel yesterday afternoon
 having been notified that man was