Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
SENT BULLET IN
HIS BRAIN AS WIFE
STOOD HELPLESS
Former State Treasurer Hastings
Ended His lite at HIS home
IN Laurel
WAS VICTIM OF ovERWORK

spcciai Correspondence OF Every Evening
Laurel Jan T. Hon. harlcs \.
Hastings shot and INSTANTLY kdled ~
set ahout . ~ clock vestrrdnN aiterh"'h
~ his homc ou 'entti avenue N3u
~, wears ,gu NJ Hastings suffered
ennplet, nervous bvahdown irpm which
H., never recovered aud this, enmpllai-
cl l., ncuutls aud chroni, tnsomnia
NV 10th ii winch H. has -ut'crcd Tor
several wears - gwen as the ,au~' ~
III, mental rcal,lpWu Which Wasr,spon-
.thl, Tor thc traui. act lot several wears
ms amik lud clos, fr"uGs have tf'd
- ~, vail ,lon hu e. ntre from bus
ness lut WITHOUT .Nul. as " s"uld hoi
4 rmght a. ichcsc he could phnGulsh
his many ustuc-s interests Tie >7d
hc would 60 cri1N Il h. ont
lor more than twenty Years Nj
Hastings had hc,n an important iari"i
~ the husin,s~ htr ID his community
ur VAS s,crctar, and trcasurcro y the
books and Hastings Manufacturing
-ccrcttrv and treasurer ~ N""icn
Hastings a 60. the largest irut aud
produce trel,iaC, company 2 ~1~scN
county a. rcfarN and treasurer q lifsiing
Proth,rs Canning to sc,r, tai\ and
treasurer ~ aurt Cpstal Ice Go
secretary and n, a.ir,r ~ laHrcl aiming
sccrcterN lnd rca -list 81 ~u~ocN
Packing CO + DIRECTOR ni tic SUSSEX
frl-, 90 and l -tu.k kheld,r ia several
eth., lr-in, IS ,rt,rfuis,e in Tins Ncruy
lu l,t VT ~ fu : Vas tntorst"d
= scue ioiiu tn r,ar'N ,VefN industrial
lndrt4kap tu thu community - was
.,i, III th. trtlet,,s aud larce AMI gen
rnQ luttIlutur ~ tlusi Methodist
tp-,s,pal hurch n all "a ii- activities
fIrvas n,nlsr - Hope olgc Ne \
N. ChartS nduC 40 =. q q !.
Ro<~aNatum iut, 81 r VI and
mcml.t NJ tl. lutcd Nnrkmrn H.
waS Democrat 81 he lcHo r~op tu
t,re nI sfEouEh a,tNc lni vigorous
" III, support FL lis pnncpI,~ "a his
narts Is eomr,anjri The respect and
.ricndship ~ hi~ Rrpuhhran nCirhl"r~
aud a.~oeiafes IT, was sccrfarv IL the
-tat senate "a iS@5 and IL l9l3 Was
ele,fcd ~'at. treasurer which position
Is, tlh-i F. h,s u~.l1 worthy manner
iata he Installation ~ his Bcpuhhcan
succ, sser SWaNue ~ 1915
nuE r, IasG HINES.
The illness Which was Responsible far
Nr la~tlhG, tragic death sai Us ~
cpflon about Two wcck~ aCI Whru .Ic
.tiecrcd anfher ncrNuu. hrrlkdoWt and
e compelled ~ rehHqul~a the active
llr.etiun ui many 81 ms business IN
,.tr.'- Notwithstanding hi~ physical
.oliltlou lnd n epitc ~ the prote~i
auu ,n'reat.e- 81 fi- phy,itan and fam
Is 3, -antiiHlcd 80 make irregular
.sl,s fa h- ~ 3, Tie WAS FL the office
ii.rin- 'ht iup~' ~ tho morning m Thurs
..,, n ~ incnd- aul a~-oelatr> COM
.hmenicd hiri IN ~. appearance aul
4lS seeming ehccrlulu,S- IL !eit the
o9Cr about 1880 ! % ami went ~ a
harh.r -ho; Is rrI shaved and rom
her efartc. for h> home stopping
r the 4 ~ ci Samud ] smith h. asked
i. son.n-aR. 4 alter J Surh for
revolver s1XiuG ~ Wished - shoot
a. On 10, iterEoaa q. the tragedy
a. Aifa tu.!ns tIts tatug M and hWu
-, reception hth with .fc revolver
"a us : l,d ~hc va- alarm"d hy 81,
manner a3 .ieue4ror and asked hrm
i ha =. Ug- eo,nl - W.tA the pistol
anl ~. only .i-Wti Ras % plt.. ia.
scapli % ~ ugh' temple. pull the
lflggcr and ial ifcle-- u hcr tctt
Nr. Hasiin Was compelled 10 step
over his body % reach th, phone 20
summon assistance, tut WHEN the paysi-
,lan arrived N'r Hastings was found -
be beyond assistance
deceased Was 80 wear, II aee and was
a son OF ihe lat, Ehhu Hastne. Il, hai
b,en married tAlcc IN ,teoad Wli, b,ug
H,fore her marriage Mis-. Reu,at houl,-
son Bcsldes las wife b. - survived bF
three children Is tis former merrIagc
Mr.. = Edward Wootcn Mr.. Naltcr
/ smith and Mrs Wilbur / ilh- 40
OF tht. town.
\othlng fas occurred here tor many
te4r~ Wucs Wts such "a shock and severe
h.oV - ~. community NJ llasrne,
Was gaoi n,lghl,of q faithful friend
nnd s laN -1u of lis country hi- state
an hI. bonn. town II We tendcrheart-
ed lmo-' a. + iauF aud Va. ore ready
10 forgive thau - tarboT resentment
TOT IN. irtur - grievance II Was a
ku. 1ustaH .ud a 4ovlnr father. and
hls soit au children u, Frustrated
Over -, as- hu>naua aud parent
lg maefa 4li :, held from ms
lat p-tlenr, IS 6,ntta fNenue. Safur-
"a illtrnaon k,.t jaime. II Straughn
- ctaftne lu,effnsn1 aill H. made ~
Odd elbow remrtert