Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Beard, Charles  December 1, 1922
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Walnut Valley Times, December 1, 1922 Vol. IV Number 9
Chas. Beard Kills Himself With Acid

Drinks Poison At Parents' Home, Then Walks to Sister's Where He Died

Charles Beard, aged 25, committed suicide about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon at 
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Beard, 308 North Main Street, by 
drinking an ounce of carbolic acid.

Domestic trouble is the reason assigned. Beard has been living apart from his 
wife and two sons for several weeks. The latter reside at 422 North Washington 
Street.

Beard took the poison in a room on the second floor of his father's home. He 
then threw the small vial on the floor and walked to the home of his sister, 
Mrs. Ray Wilson, who lives in the next house suth, where he died in about five 
minutes. The body was taken to the W. E. Turner & Son Undertaking Parlors.

Walnut Valley Times December 12, 1922 Front Page Vol. IV Number 10

Take Body of Beard to Warren, Indiana

The body of H. F. Beard, who committed suicide yesterday afternoon by drinking 
an ounce of carbolic acid, will be taken tonight to Warren, Ind., for burial. 
The deceased's father, G. J. Beard, will accompany it.

Mr. Beard was born at Warren, November 16, 1897. He lived there for several 
years. He had resided in El Dorado for about four years.

The mother of the deceased is reported to be critically ill. She has been in 
ill health for about two years, and the shock caused by her son's death has 
made her condition much worse.

Additional Comments:
The article describing Mr. Beard's death called him "Charles". However, the 
article that appeared several days later on the 12th, called him "H. F.".  

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