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Milo Maudlin, in a lit of DoftiHinilonry, Shot llimwclf Friday MorningInflicting: Wound* Which Mny (aunt Hi*Death.rlt;millnionbecaagrjriuevlt;mentVct!thiseontFriday morning about!) o'clock. Milo Maudlin, who for several months has been pressman of this office, shot himself twice with a revolver inflicting wounds which will in all probability cause his death. ( )ii that morning he ' opened the ottice as usual, and about8 o'clock asked to leave for a little• «while as he was not feelinir well. alt; 11pub tint*iwillfolhrom here he went to Kennedy’s grove, just east of this and deliberately shot himself twice with a 22 calibre revolver. The first shot entered the left breast, about one inch below the nipple, and passed close to the heart, t his not having the effect to kill him at once, he then placed the revolver to ihe right side of his head and tired, but the ball glanced, inflicting only a -calp wound, lie lay in the grove for ibout an hour, when by superhuman efforts he managed to walk hack to town, stopped at the home of his sister at Mrs. Scofield’s, and got the keyf his room in Commercial block, sav-•ing to her that he was sick and was going up to lie down awhile. He got to his room and shortly after his -is-ter went to the room to see how he was getting along, when he told her he had -hot himself and believed he would die. She at once summoned I)r. Hates, and an examination showed the wounds above described.In an interview with him as to the eausc of his attempt at suicide, he said that he had been drinking some tad was despondentand wanted to die. He was to have been married to a voting ladv of Ken-• C7 •lullvdie shortly, and his inability tom 7 •keep from drink and failure to lay up anything caused him to become de-1 I spondent and the result is as above -l.teed.For a number of years he was pressman in the Dis[tatch office, retiring from there last spring, since which time lie has been employed in this office. He was a good wo .k man. and his only failing was his love fot liquor. When the impulse seized him to go upon a spree he would sacrifice everything to gratify his appetite.Since the above was written his condition has changed for the better and he mav recover from his wounds.MaicomwinmiiithethewitproraileveoftwittheFai40whbin1IICIthemaN.thetralt;puttheliefjecivv►r(1*-i-irout rin Th tia t lie to\clilt;thlt;teihatinra«ththlt;IviRiBunch of Keys.”
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Kokomo Saturday Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 23, 1884
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