Russell County AlArchives Obituaries.....R.M. Slaton September 12 1912
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The Butler Herald, September 17, 1912
The Butler Herald
Butler, Georgia
Tuesday, September 17, 1912
Page Six

Columbus Man Commits Suicide

Columbus, Ga., September 12

R.M. Slaton, of Columbus, committed suicide at the home of his sister, Mrs. 
Edna Forsyth in Phenix City, Ala., today, by swallowing carbolic acid.  He was 
found in an unconscious condition, and a physician, who was summoned thought at 
first he had been paralyzed, but detecting the odor of carbolic acid, 
investigated and found that his mouth and throat were badly burned.  The empty 
phial (vial) was found just outside the window.  Death resulted in a few 
minutes.

Slaton was 60 years of age.  Several children survive him.  There is no cause 
for the suicide.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, September 17, 1912
Page Five

Local Paragraphs

The sympathy of all Taylor County friends is extended to Mrs. J.D. Gresham of 
Howard in the tragic death of her brother, Mr. R.M. Slaton who died at Columbus 
Thursday afternoon after swallowing the contents of a phial (vial) of carbolic 
acid


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