Dubuque County IA Archives News.....P. C. Henry Commits Suicide November 1, 1893
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Dubuque Sunday Herald, Nov. 1, 1893 November 1, 1893
Dubuque Sunday Herald, November 1, 1893 

The people of Bellevue were greatly shocked yesterday when the news spread 
abroad that P. C. Henry, one of the most prominent citizens of Bellevue had 
committed suicide by cutting his throat. The terrible deed of self destruction 
was no doubt due to temporary insanity. 

Mr. Henry had suffered for some time from nervous prostration. Friday night he 
attended a political meeting at which Congressman Hayes made a speech and 
became very much interested, so much that his nerves were completely unstrung 
by the exceitement. Saturday morning he did not go to his place of business, 
but at noon ate his dinner and started away to relieve his partner in the firm 
of Henry & Ahlers, druggists. He had gone but a little ways when he returned 
to the house and retired to his room. A few moments later Mrs. Henry found him 
lying dead on the floor, blood streaming from a gash in the throat. 

Mr. Henry was 43 years of age, had been in business in Bellevue for twenty 
years. His wife who survives him with two sons, aged 14 and 11 years 
respectively, is a daughter of Dr. Miller, the well known Bellevue physician 
and a sister of Mrs. Edward Slattery. 





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