East Carroll County Louisiana Archives News.....Commits Suicide February 23, 1906
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Lake Providence Sentry February 23, 1906
  Jno.H. Rieves, who has been in the city for several weeks, committed suicide 
yesterday about 11 o'clock at his room procured from Commercial -Exchange 
Restaurant by taking an overdose of morphine.
  Rieves came to Lake Providence about two weeks ago to accept a position as 
butcher with Maquire & Schneider, being then under the influence of alcohol he 
was unable to go to work, since wich time his condition had grown no better.  
He became despondent and made his first attempt at suicide with a razor, but 
the instrument was taken from him by Dr. Easterling, the landlord.  The same 
night he found some broken glas with which he attempted to cut the arteries in 
his wrist, this proved unsuccessful.  The climax came Wednesday night when he 
took an overdose of morphine which he haad procured from some unknown source.  
  He left a letter addressed to his wife in Crystal Spring and a note 
addressed to Dr. Easterling.  The note was to the effect that he had come to 
his death thro' drink and that he did not want to be buried in the potter's 
field.  He was 48 years old and leaves a wife and a son.
  His remains will be taken toda to Crystal Springs, Miss.


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