Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Janes Sr., Thomas P. March 10, 1885
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The Atlanta Constitution, March 12, 1885
Dr. Janes' Death. 
A Rumor That He May Have Committed Suicide. 
A Greenesboro special to the Augusta Chronicle says: 

Dr. Thomas P. Janes died at his residence, about seven miles from Greenesboro, 
this evening. About 12 o'clock the hands working on his farm found him lying 
in the field in an unconscious condition. They removed him to his home, but he 
died before medical assistance could reach him. The report is that he died 
from an overdose of morphine, but whether administered with an intent to kill 
himself is not known. Dr. Janes has been suffering for some time from nervous 
affection, brought on by financial anxiety, and it is thought that he took the 
morphine to ease his nerves. Dr. Janes was formerly a very wealthy man, but 
has been very unfortunate, and in a few years has lost much money, although 
his property is still estimated as being worth from $25,000 to $30,000. He was 
at one time commissioner of agriculture of Georgia, and was a man who has done 
much to advance the farming interests of the state. He was a kind and afiable 
gentleman, and a man of large experience. His death will be felt in the county 
and will cause much regret. 

A correspondent of The Constitution, from the same place furnishes the 
following: 

It is rumored that Dr. Janes's suicide was the result of depression because of 
financial embarrasment and the fact that he had lost all hope of obtaining the 
appointment of commissioner of the agricultural department of the government, 
for which office he had made application. 

The friends of Dr. Janes in this city do not believe that he committed 
suicide, and are satisfied that Dr. Janes had no cause for such an act.

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