Custer-Unknown County CO Archives Obituaries.....McManigell, John March 18, 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carmon McManigell carm34@netzero.net January 1, 2006, 7:22 am Newspaper Rosita,Colorado Our friends Frank P.Warner,of Rosita,and A.H.Lacy,of this place,will never forget the sight they saw on Friday night last.Charles Goodwin,who clerks at Peck's livery stable,on Main street,was in the act of hitching up a team of horses for Mr.Warner when opening the door of the stable,he came upon,what he supposed was a horse thief.The night was dark and Mr.Goodwin ran to the gentleman for assistance,the dogs of war flew from their hip pockets.There was no need of shooting,for on closer investigation,they found it was a man hanging from one of the beams,by a small rope with numerous knots in it.His feet were about eighteen inches from the floor.Life had fled.His face indicated that he died without a struggle.The poor fellow was tired of life,it was a sadend.March 18 1886. SUICIDE-Last Saturday morning about one o'clock Mr.Frank P.Warner of Rosita having been detained at Silver Cliff until that hour,went to Peck's livery stable accompanied by Marshalcy and ordered a team to bring him home. Charley Goodwin who was in charge of the stable went to the shed stable in the rear,for the horses and soon came back his face pale and voice trembling and called Messers.Warner and Lacey to come out,and went at the door of the shed he pointed in and asked "What do you think of that?" By the light of the lantern they saw a man hanging in a vacant stall directly in front of The door.After the first surprise was over they ascertained that the man was dead beyond peradventure and immediately sent for Coroner Roberts,who soon came and ordered the body taken down and cared for.An inquest was held that day and a verdict of premeditated suicide rendered. The unfortunate,weary of life,was John McManigle,who had been in the county about three years.He came from Neoga,Cumberland county,Ill.,where he left a wife,and somewhere in the east has twelve children all grown. The deceased was about 70 years old,and for years has indulged Freely in the flowing bowlHe had been on a spree for several days and his money being all gone,he could get no more "booze"was down hearted,and decided that life was not worth the living,and--the end. The body showed that the Deceased had strong will power,as his head was bout eighteen inches from the cross piece above and feet only about the same distance from the ground.He must have climbed upon the sides of the stall,adjusted the rope,stepped off and slowly strangled to death,but his hands hung by his side and there was no evidence of even involuntary effort to relieve himself. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/custer/obits/m/mcmanige8gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cofiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb