Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-02
COMMITTED SUICIDE
James BOwlin, Wao Left Wausau a
Few Weeks Ago, a Suicide.

James Bowlin, negro, who worked
in the barber shop of Anton Marks
609 Third street and who left here
supposedly taking certain amount o1
cash from the till was found dead ir
Decatur, H., with every indication
of suicide. The following is taker
from newspaper in the above nameC
city:
James Bowlin, a colOred man appar
emily about thirty-two years old, was
found dead shortly after noon Tuesday
in room over 328 East Main street
He had been dead several hours. In
note book in his pocket was written
that in case of accident, to notify
Addie Bowlin, 705 North Prairie
street, Champaign.
Bowlin came here last Sunday and
took rooms with Mr. and Mrs. Will
Robinson over that place. He said
he had come here to meet The Minstrel
company which comes here next
Thursday. Monday night he came in
apparently drank and became very
sick. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson
talked to him before they left for
work Tuesday morning at O'Clock,
but he was still very sick.
When they came home at noon,
they found him lying on his face,
dead, with his hands up to his head.
Coroner Brintlinger removed the
body to his establishment and the
inquest was held Tuesday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock. Nothing much was
known of Bowlin here.
In Bowlin's pocket was note book
and numerous letters from his wife.
From the tone of these letters there
are many things which tend to adj
vance the theory of suicide.
On one of the leaves of the book
the following which shows Bcwlin
bad had trouble with his wife was
written:
"My wife made a tramp of, me and
made me lose my job in Wausau. |
hope God will fix her. Tell my broth
er in Cleveland, o., not TO write to
her. l hope she will have bad luck. !"
In another place in the book Bowlin
requests in case of accident to tell his
brother all. He gives as his brothers
address, Louis Bowlin, 1922 Dodge
Court, Cleveland, o.
All of the letters from his wife car
ried to the man pleadings that he re-
turn. His wife used the most endear-
ing terms, calling him daddy "hub.
by. ''sweetie," "dumplin' and many
other such names. Part of the letters
were written from Marion, H., out
the latest ones were written from
Champaign. The majority were writ
ten on stationery with black edge,
signifying mourning The last one
was dated Nov. and was written on
University of Illinois stationery. In
this letter his wife said that she
wanted him to come home as she
was sick and he was the only nurse
she wanted. From the tone of hel
letter it seems that Bowlin had ceased
TO write to his wife at all.
On one leaf of the book was writer
the following verse:
Jolly the fellow who's down today
Give him smile for his SORROWS,
For this old world has funny way
And you may be down tomorrow.
This verse had pencil marks around
it and were heavily underlined. Or
the same page was the address, "Mrs
Addie Bowlin, lis North Mechanic
street, Marion, H."
Gu the next leaf over was writer
the following:
flames Bowlin of Cleveland, O.
married Addie .Toney on April %
1913" Just under this in a different
handwriting and signed by Mrs. Addit
Bowlin was the following:
''In your golden chain of friendship,
regard me as link
Coroner Britlinger sent messages t
the addresses given in the little rec
book notifying relatives of the death