The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-17
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LATEININQRN!N'( I. IN 4 I|.!''! /!
Body Badly .Crus he'd i'd allk
Which Results sins M
stant Dealt II I
WAS IN III HEALTH
Friend Rushes 70 Rescue SBlsS
Reaches Him ! 90 late
Prevent Act
WAS IN III Il HEAITHl

Health and mind simparedsb sbysa
long illness, Fred n 2: Ha arrss ss7ss5S9s s7sSss
years old, well known resi- dsntso fIs
the city and former chic olices
ended his life at 11::,24 o'c1oc thiass
morning BY rolling of them Monons
ga 5cIa Railroad bridge at Htcks
man Run Juncti ion He was tllsdS
instantly according To- Shelri IT,
James D. Charlton, SWh o sWaa5yRss
among the first to arrive at gthaa
scene Of the accid ent. The bod
while intact. was badl y crush hedsSss
County Coroner AZ Blochers
Prosecuting Attorney Fsrank8sssI sSss
Amos and Sheriff Charlton rush edSs3
to the scene and took chargeSofS
the body. IT was ascert ainsd#by
the first arrivals that eath had
been instantaneous|an and sthat¬hS
the family were notifie ed$and saskedSsa
to send an undertake outatos Iesss
move the rem aims to- theBc
O'Clock this afternoon.Ft the BODY
was still under the bridg asst hass,
place Is very hard to reac b
On account Of i'll heal lthsFH HarnS
was wont. to wal ksssa lot hiaSsE
morning he started out SfoEgonaspf
his long strolIs4 and wen sout$East
Park avenue Will esYVal lkinghessss
was joined by VII burNL ath am
friend. After wa kin st q Sth heaenttasssE
of East Park avenue, HaTrst dShias
friend that he thought he's Woul ttsss tsss
feel better i Il he had #sassasss
fras tea to drink. and thestW0 0ss
started in search of ssome8sassafrass
root They had found soneso fssa
the roots but were cont nllinE
their. walk.
When they approached dstheStrasa9
sic or bridge#Which aspans4a deePSs
Eravine and small stream, ,&Eathan
was walking little in3 front@pfs
,Harr. who on accoun tsof fs# hisSsiI Ia
health walked slowly. geH
< has Walkways guard ralls seon@
They started to cross on thsaSIe Ieft
hand walk Harrs Stacked thiss
speed a little when&heS eSapproached
the bridge, and dLatham contnued
on. When nearin 6 the eSfar#end@pf8
the bridge, Lath am ookedsa backa
and saw Harr lying down on#thss
#walkway, he turned andssstafteds
back. thinking that Harsshad ssbes
come weak and fallen
Harr was nam ed chic sof fsspoHcgN
in 1913 whengAnthonySBoW
selected mayor of 6theSs ci ty ands8
served in that capacity unit lthe
present city administTationWa
elected in 1919. He emade&manyss
friends while serving in that%post43
4 n
tcapablet police officer.
Friends of the dead manSareSof
the opinion that the recent
eide on the new river Sbrid dgeSmigf1t
have suggested the idea toS himSpf
ending all his suferings. He$Wasss
seen standing apd walking8onSthe
new bridge for a long tinassthe
other day while men SSWere%drag
gings the river forsst the bod
the foreigner who umped dSofths
brid ge.
The sight Of the high river
tie is believed tog have broughtasta:s
his mind weakenedA AbYSthe#lon ss
ness tits OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ately let his comp panionssgetah ahead
of him when they @appToaehedt the
bridge SO that he cou1d not stppS
him in his rash act.#$ Jlstsp prioE t6&s
sappr ching the brid Lsatha
said he placed a pieceso f5theS SsassasSl
sfras root in his mouth and
chewing it when they starte
cross the 5bridg He&WassaIso
carrying a piece inS his hand Ies|
still had the piece sin8hisS hand Whsna
found und erEthe@ bridg Be.
555S His watc #stoppedaa 11s:s224sin
dicat ting the time th h1s bpdpsH
struck heSground- 8 hessbEfdgsxatfi
the point he YcraWIsdoVer
lis said to be seventy feet sfIoInt s
ground below.
Coroner !. ocher inyestEiss
eating the case, but lot
tho ought that ansinquestsWiI IllheShs1d
as Latham Witnessed whole
fair and there is believed dpu5s
as to oSthe $causeEof#a his death
Before he was taken
Harrs was 2consid cred ones the
finest specimens of nhoodsn
Marion Count Standin oyerss
feet tall and weighing oysr
pounds, he was powertnl
During his long gSsicknssssaSha
away until one won Il Hnoth haYa
Ecognized the foTz srS poltca
He is survived by his sIWidp
two sons, Paul and seWiss
moth Mrs Mary HarTs
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