South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-06
MAN DEFEAT
BY MISS RANKIN
TAKES POISON
News Times Special Service


ELKHART. May 5.-Following
out an oft repeated wish and al
most his last words. the body of
Jacob Crull will, in all probability,
he cremated and the ashes brought
back 70 Elkhart. which despite his
80 years residence in Roundup.
Montana, he always called his home.
Mr.. Crull. SO years old, prominent
for years in Montana politics. died
at General hospital here Saturday
morning the victim of muriatic acid
which ne took with suicidal intent
Friday night
Private funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon at two
o'clock from the Stephens chapel.
on the steps of which ne was seated
when found early Saturday morning
by pedestrians Whether or not pre-
meditated Mr. Crull had taken the
| poison on the steps Of the undertak-
ing establishment. which had until
a short time previous harbored the
| body of O. r. Neuman. Sturgis bust
ness man and politician. who shot
/ himself through the head sometime
Friday morning.
Defeated by Miss Rankin.
! Mr.. Crull was defeated in the
| Montana primaries by Miss Jeanette
/ Rankin. who is the first woman to
hold a seat in the national house Of
! Representatives That his mutterings
tina. he was heartbrOken, shortly
/ before his death, had no reference
/ 10 his political career is the opinion
| of relatives. substantiated by an in
| terview last November here. He had
said at that time: ct was a darned
good thing for me that 1 was de
/ feated for the republican nomination
! for congress. In Montana our two
| congressman are elected by the state
at large-there never having been
an appOrtionm ent-and Wilson car
ried the state by 10000. One OF our
new congressman is a democrat, the
/ tail going with the hide. However.
the other new member from our
state is Miss Rankin of Missoula. 7
I have the distinction, mind you, Of
! being defeated in the primaries last
/ August by the woman who later re-
/ ceived a plurality of 1000 while the
| head Of the opposition national tic
/ l1et had 20, majority woman
who couId swing a difference of "a
600 votes in a total in the state Of
, about 10000"
Suffered Breakdown.
I A general breakdown, the result
/ 4
| international happenings of the past
few years. in which he displayed
an unusual interest. and the heavy
/ burden Of his usual duties is thought
| to have prompted Mr.. CrulTs act He
/ had returned TO Elkhart but a few
DAYS ago. after some time which he
/ said he had spent in Chicago and
] Wisconsin 1t is thought Illness
| there had prompted his return. Al
/ WAYS reticent as 10 comings and GO
ings. no questions were asked. He
seemed in very good spirits Friday
when last seen.
According 10 Elliott Crull. super
intendent of the Elkhart Water
works. and a brother Of Mr.. Crull,
there were no financial reasons for
the act. Property of value was dis
posed Of in a will written Friday.
! but not attested 20. There wa. also
several hundreds of dollars in
! cash.
| Surviving Mr.. Crull are three
brothers. Elliott Of this city. Frank
OF Michigan and Cyrus Of Nebraska.
and two sisters. Mrs. Emma Little,
= 10
time OF his death. and Mrs. Samuel
Applegate Of South Bend. Mr. Crull
had never married.