Show JOHN EMPEYS DEATH The Story of His Suicide Which Reads Like a Romance Re Had Lived a Long a He Could His Wife Without Wie I ST GEORGE December 19 laO Editors Herald At about 735 oclock last evening report had it that a young man Job Empey by name had committed Bui I cide A coroners jury investigate d 1 the matter when the following act C were brought to light About three weeks ago the wife of John Empe died in childbed having given birt 3 to a fine boy which is at present ahr I Since then Empe and doing well FI his been a prey to melancholy am I ended by taking his own me in inmost in-most deliberate manner Toward evening burrowed a common army r revolver and retired to his rcom hal I a block from the residence of his i father Some time after ayounger boy wis sent to call him to supper and jus LI be arrived at the door to ue hit own language he heard something pop owing probably to the closeness close-ness with which tbe pistol was pressed to tbe flesh as nobody dee heard it and opened the door and raid Johnnie John-nie come to supper the answer was I have shot myself the last words spoken The boy ran frightened fright-ened to the house and folks Boon fathered around to find him to all intents dead He had made preparations prepa-rations with great deliberation having hav-ing made his will and left a note CD the was osland stating that he had lived as long without her meaning his wifeas be could ami had only lived ince her death to pay his debts He bad removed his boots and laid a bolster on the floor combed his hair opened his shirt and felt for the exact location of the heart The bull passed entirely through the body lodging in his clothing In his left band be held a minature of his wife together with a craided lock of her hair These were bloody when found proving that death hud not been instantaneous in-stantaneous and both arms were spread straight out from the body He was a promising young man and the city is cast iuto the deepest gloom The funeral takES place tomorrow to-morrow Weather has been cloudy and stormy the pat week Two caes ol diphtheria reported SEEJA |