Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-10-17 | Page 2 | Ex-Senator Blackburn's Son-in-Law Ends Life in Presence of His Child

ENDS LIFE IN PRESENCE OF HIS I i Washington Oct 16 Thomas F Lane of Black Blac Blackburn Blacburn Blackburn burn committed suicide at his home here last Jat night night Mr Lane entered the house about 11 1 p m and shot himself in the presence of his little daughter while his wife was resting on a couch cuch In an adjoining room Death was almost instantaneous Mr Lane Lne was the American AmerI an of the London ordnance firm of Vickers Sons Maxim MaximI It I Is said sId that he was driven to the act by brooding over his ill iii 1 health He was told some time ago that tat he be had hd Brights Brights disease and he allowed this to prey on his mind His wife who was Lucille Lucie Blackburn had a narrow escape from death from froma a pistol shot about three years ago age j i I i Mrs Irs Lane kept a loaded revolver in iii inI I I her bureau drawer and one night she S was as found in her room rom with wih a bullet I wound in her breast It was explained I by the family that in taking some laces I from the drawer the pistol had been bees I I lifted and an falling on the the hammer hamer was wasi i discharged She lingered between life Ufe and death de th for f or some time tre but ultimately ulim dely 1 recovered The shock of last nights I tragedy completely prostrated her and I she Is now under the constant care of 01 a physician t l Senator Blackburn was in Hagers Hagerstown Hagerstown town Md last night when the news S Sor of or the suicide reached him hi having been beer L Lon i ion on a campaign c tour of the state He S i i ilef left lef as soon Oo as possible for Washington I j rind it IB Ia likely 1 ely the occurrence wit will wJ I him to abandon all aU active work worl r rIn In the campaign c paig I