Macon County IL Archives News.....Suicide [Wm Boone] April 3, 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com August 23, 2007, 9:29 pm The Inter-Ocean [Chicago IL] April 3, 1877 Maroa, Ill., April 2.—Last Saturday afternoon William Boone, who lived eight miles northeast of this place, borrowed a shot-gun, proceeded to an adjoining field, took off a boot and sock, placed the muzzle of the gun at his forehead, and pulled the trigger with his toe. His skull was blown away. Cause, unrequited love. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/macon/newspapers/suicidew226nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb