The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-08
SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF
CHAs. o STEVENSON

Last Sunday morning about 80
O'Clock the dead body of a man was
found by the crew of freight train
of the st. Louis, Iron Mountain *
Southern Ry., lying on the side of
the track near lrou Mountain. There
was "A bullet hole In his right tenn
pie and revolver with one chamber
discharged was lying near the body.
The body proved to be that of
Charles O. Stevenson of Los An
geies, Cal. Coroner English was
notified and went TO Iron Mountain
and held an inquest over the body,
the verdict of the jury being that
deceased came to his death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by pistol
in the hands of some unknown per-
son; but 1t is supposed that deceased
shot himself while standing ON the
platform Of sleeper on passenger
train No. or No. II, of the st. L.,
|. NJ. Il $. Ry., and had fallen off on
to the side of the track, as there was u
Pullman sleeping berth ticket in his
pocket book from st. Louis to Little
Rock, Ak, where II Is supposed he
was going on business or to visit
some relatives, as II was later
learned that he had relatives there.
1t was also learned that he had
sister at Garden City, n. Y, Mrs.
A. Leech, who was communicated
with. She wired requesting that his
body be buried here. In his pocket
book was also IA receipt from East
/ Gate Lodge No. 30 A. +. d A. NJ. Of
! Los Angeles, Cal, which Lodge
was notified of Mr.. Stevenson's s
death, and that Lodge wired the
! Farmngton Lodge requesting 1t to
2 take charge of the body aud look af-
, ter the funeral. There being no un-
2 dertakiug establishment at Iron
Mountain the body was brought to
Farmiugton and placed in the un-
. dortaking establishment Of Johnson
r Il Doss, embalmed and prepared for
; burial
! Deceased was evidently man of
5 education, refinement aud business
! standing from the letters and papers
! ina morocco pocket book found In his
3 pockets. One Of these was letter
d from the Southern Trus. Company
of Los Angeles, Cal, to the Mer.
chants National Bank of New York,
which spoke Of him as "a valued
4 employe of the Farmers & Mer-
J. chants Bank" OF Los Angeles; and
i another was letter Of recommen-
3 dation from the Farmers d Mer.
= chants Bank mentioning his sixteen
!, years service with that bank ant
II speaking of him in high terms
Il These letters were dated 1910 anc
l. lnll.
o There was also certificate of dis
II charge from the State Hospital a
l. Agnew, Cal, under date of Decem
l. ber, 1912, which indicated that he
had, subsequent to the date of tn,
4, other letters, suffered from some
is alteration Of the mind aud had beer
in the hospital for treatment. Ant
\. this may account for the sudden i'm
p. pulse that came over him on tn,
IN tain to take his own life.
n There were also in the pocket bool
several papers possibly from Chris
d, tian Science healer, dated at Sacra
I'd mcuto City, Cal, each one signet
g; "H. s. r." giving or suggesting
perhaps, thoughts upon which de
r, ceased should let his mind dwell
r One of these reads as follows!
y. 81 am one perfect, harmoniou
Df lite, substance and intelligence.
10 am one with the eternal, unchang
l. ing Life. Perfect health ant
strength of mind and body are min,
as the heritage Of the kingdom o
God. The spirit of Love rules my
d mind and body, fills me with healtl
< and courage and faith In its power
am not wavering, but strong ant
determined to go forward, to wall
b In the Light shed by Eternal Truth
l. Nothing can worry me. / am bole
and courageous through the power
- OF the spirit. Praise the Lord anc
bless His Holy Name! Amen"
"a ANOTHER LEAD BELT MURDEH