Show r J SuICIDE WAS PREMEDITATED WIlliam E Terhune Had Contemplated plated the Act For Some Sarno Time DESPONDENCY TIlE llIE E z Lell Notes Note io 10 or of ilia nud aud DeaU w Vi The ot E D Terhune whose suicide was ras noted nate l In News lie In the lie morgue ot at S B D DI I to Interment an his death lenth I Ii the subJect of at ud remark In the nInIn where he was 10 o well known Ills to have been by Jy the death leath In May 1901 ot at hili hI da daughter Olive to whom lie was much attached anti then his say he hc was irone to mental from W II H who hns knoWn knon Terhune for 20 years lito stated tell yesterday afternoon at the undertakers ers I 1 know knew It 11 come coma to this and havo hao been en looking for It for tor some sometime sometime time lit lie hu has time and again talked about taking his own lite was waR nn an expert metallurgist nn and mining chemist find and has hils been in III this country for tor O 0 years year most of at the tha time with th smelter ot at which he ha for Cor fora u a time superintendent for fOI time the last tow taw months ho lies hns been Jeen connected with n a mining at Wells Velis Ne Nc rhe advent ot of the smelter trust left lett Terhune without work and the culty ime he subsequently In securing Often orten left him In Ills of des despondencY po nIl en C This by the loss ot of his him daughter anI and amy weakness the unfortunate moan lOnn a prey to his misfortunes Ito HI well knew the quick IU Ick and certain effects ot of cyanide ot of l in III destroying lire lICe while t At t his work had often discussed with his associates its lis tie lie tion on time the human nerve centers and anden I Ion on en the animal world generally Once I apparently jokIng said lIld It if It Is ever eve necessary to quit this world I we vo go by this route roule Ho was careful tu to have Ills his life tot tal the tha ot it his family having with the National Life Insurance and lie he on Agent Alder the out or er da day to Inquire whether suicide would invalidate his policy i also nil as to whether thero were any of oC others than those In the policy polle being able to leOIl the benefits of C the came On Lellig assured that tIm C holder for a 0 certain len length th ot of time could suicide invalidating his and that the tha beneficiaries ot of tho Were Ware sate Terhune went Iwa nay I rho fhe premium was WaR dUI dime next Tuesday so lie Ilc evidently up his Iii mind It would be economy econom to act be before JC tore fore that time Not Nol desiring to shullie oft oIT this mortal coli at 01 home he on a 0 hotel as the niost convenient and registered at the ullen Tuesday night Time following do tiny ho he bought 1 a small package ot of the poison polson and ond CUI early In timo tho afternoon hail his to 1 go 0 the cyanide route So Solie lie III dl dissolved a little or of the crystal tn in u a tumbler of at water vater and wrote brief notes notel to Landlord S H e C l Ewing to his wife n at t their 1035 cast Third South and ond to Undertaker In Inthe the no note Ie to Ir Terhune tIme suicide saId 1 am tired o of the tue light with willi life liCe anti have gone to join m may laughter daught In Ills his note to Mr Ir I 11 n lie he requested that u little publicity as 11 he be given hi imis death amid to keep hIs himi out ot of the papers The Tho note C to Mr Ir Bans him to take charge chante or of his bod body Then Terhune drank II swallow of the horrible solo tion and tell felt over all on his bed dead IU as the action of this poison Is tristan the nerve craters nod action of at the heart Immediately A case cose Is ott on record where a 0 stood In front ot of II a lire to suicide rith the tho cyanide canlle to III throw thu I Email vial Ial that contained tho Into the fire 1110 and the tho cause caus or of his himi d death flut came so quick that the suicide failed to carry out hIs hla Intention itil lie he WU was found face Coce on oil tile tho hour In front ot of the with the tho vial lying In front or of the tho grate trute rime action Is so quId ns am to be ba painless Terhune had lun rung the cati nil bell tram front his room before taking the fatal lose dose and when hen the tho Jell bell bo boy responded he found time the titan lying on the bed Je In his shirt sleeves with n a handkerchief on his hlA face oce Ito saw aw something was Wrong and OIHI reported to tIme Ir Dr was as hastily sum but lie he found only n a corp corpse e and the Iho was then sent for tor The deceased a ife and ona young child rind and Mrs Terhune is h lie He lieas was as lS S years ra old and ond a native ot of Jer aMI City Justice co Sommer decided that the muse cause of at death Ileath was 10 so ol evident an Inquest wn was unnecessary |