Wilkes-Richmond County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pettyjohn, Mrs. William P. 1900
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The Marion County Patriot, October 5, 1900
The Marion County Patriot
October 5, 1900
Page One

Mrs. Pettyjohn Suicides

An Augusta Lady Takes Her Own Life At Hillman

Washington, Ga., Oct. 2 – A mysterious suicide occurred at Hillman which ended
the life of Mrs. William P. Pettyjohn of Augusta.

Mrs. Pettyjohn, not going down to breakfast, Mrs. Dozier, the proprietor of the
hotel, knocked at her door, and receiving no response, forced an entrance, and
on entering found the occupant unconscious.  Two hours later Mrs. Pettyjohn was
dead.  A half emptied vial on the table told a part of the story.

There is evidently some mystery behind the scenes which has not yet been
permitted to creep out.  When preparations were made for shrouding the body the
only trunk in the room was found to contain gentleman’s clothing.

A brother-in-law of the deceased, when he arrived, asked to see the trunk and
tried to gain entrance into the room where the inquest was being held. He said
the verdict should have been that the deceased came to her death by reason of
heart failure and not by opiates from her own hands.



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