Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-03
DR.. G. WI PATTON. OF LAUREL,
DIES FROM OVERDOSE
OF DRUG.
BELIEVED POISON TAKEN
WITH SUICIDAL INTENT
Had Been Sufferer From Kidney
Trouble and Dependent for Ten
Days--said to Have Threatened Su-
ioids--ssrvsd, With Three Brothers,
in World War--Practiosd In City.

An overdose of morphine, believed
to have been taken with suicidal In
tent. caused the death Of DR.. Charles
w. Patton. of Laurel. and formerly OF
this city, ut s:15 this morning, at bis
home. DR.. Patton had been suffere
ing with kidney trouble for some time
and had been Respondent the past ten
days. That he had threatened to end
his own life was tho statement Of Mrs.
Patton to the physicians. DR.. Ralph Il.
Keyser and DR.. w. r. Hamilton. call
ed from this city.
Tho physicians we're summoned at
1850 Sunday night. shortly after tho
drug had been taken, and were at the
bedside until o'clock this morning.
when DR.. Patton's heart action showed
improvement and his respiration was
easier. DR.. Keyser said today that
DR.. Patton had taken three or four
ounces Of ch1orodyne. q morphine prep
aration, in a glass Of water. on retire
ing for the night.
| Worried Over His Condition.
| DR.. Patton seemed to be in good
spirits Sunday evening and accompa-
MED his wife to church. He had not
been in good health. however, since he
underwent q minor operation last July.
He had been worried over delays in
rel and this, with the added worry
the erection Of his new home at Lau-
over his physical condition. Is believed
largely responsible for his act.
| Up to noon today it could not be
ascertained whether the coroner would
be called into the case.
Native OF Dunlap.
Charles w. Patton was born at Dun
lap, thirty-seven years ago. the eldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Patton.
He attended the schools Of this city
and was graduated from the high
school with the class Of 1900. He at
tended medical school at the State
University Of Iowa and after his grad
uation came to this city to enter bust
ness with Or. N. II. Mighell. After
being associated with DR.. Mighell for
two years. he moved to Laurel where
he has since been engaged in the
practice Of his profession.
United In Marriage Herr.
DR.. Patton was united in marriage
here, March 4. 1911, with Miss Eliza
beth Rundall. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs William Randall. 3o5 South Fifth
street. Shortly after the United States
entered the world war. DR.. Patton
volunteered his services as q physician
and entered the army az q first
lieutenant. He served until the winter
Of 1918 in camps in this country.
DR.. Patton was q member OF the
Elks' lodge, Of this city and of the
Knights Of Pythias at laurel, and .
member Of county. state and national
medical associations.
Four Brothers In Ssrvies.
Three brothers Of DR.. Patton, Floyd,
George and Ralph Patton, also served
with the United States army. the last
named stlll being in service in Cali
fornia.
DR.. Patton Is survived BY his
widow and two daughters. Katherine,
aged 7. and Helen Louise, aged one
month. The parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Patton. Of near Thief River
Falls, MIMI. also survive together
with three brothers. Floyd Patton
now Is at Thief River Falls, George
Is with his parents. and Ralph Ia in
California Mr.. and Mrs. Patton were
preparing to move back to this city.
to take their old home on West
Nevada street.
Arrangements for tho funeral have
not been made.