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TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.Stephen Uwftkey Suicide*, by Mean*or a llope-Ouiae ol the Deed—ALMeful Life Kndefl-Coraiier’s In*queue-Shocking as unexpected, was the news which spread over the city yesterday morning, that the well-known aclt;l res* pected citizen, Stephen Lindley had committed suicide. To many, the report seemed incredible, hut JiavsEligatioa showed the news to be only too true. Mr. Lindley was seemingly in his usual spirits, vfhen he took breakfast with his family at his home, corner of Twelfth and Ripley streets, Monday morning, nor was there anything in his actions tojodicate a suicidal Intent, when lie left the house at about 8 o'clock. This was the lost hisfamiJ}- 6aw of him. Although, he did not return during the day, or evening, nothing was thought of his absence, as he had often made extended trips to his farms through the county, without informing the family before hand.Yesterday morning, the keys to the fence factory and other buildings on the premises, were missing from their usual place, and the son, Dr. C. Lindley, weut to the fence factory buildiug in the rear of the lot, thinking that the keys had been left there. He was obliged to break his way in, and in the loft he discovered his father hanging from a rope. Mr. Liud-ley had taken hie own life, it is probable that fully twenty Jour hours had elapsed between the itime the deed was committed and the discovery of the body, and it Is evident that Mr. Lindley sought his death deliberately. He bad fastened a clothes line to a rafter in the roof of the building, while standing on a ladder, and after fixing a noose about his neck, pushed himself oil from the ladder.The cause of the rash act, was mental depression, brought on by won-3* over business investments. For years—in. fact most of his life, Mr. Lindley had been a speculator in various kinds of business, and always succeeded in whatever he invested in, until last October, when he bought the right to a patent wire fence in Scott county. For this purpose,he erected a factory, on the lot adjoining that on which his home was situated. The fence is simple in its style, composed of pickets and wire. He demoted his time to the patent, hiring four hands to assist- him. Rut the investment did not prove a paying one; this worried Mr. Lindley considerably, and since the day of the accident mentioned above he has been gloomy, and on several occasions members of the family observed his moody disposition, but attributed it mainly to suffering from Injuries received from a fall recently, thinking he would be all riekt when he recovered-
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Davenport Weekly Gazette
Davenport, Iowa, US
Wed, May 07, 1884
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Musser P.
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