St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Walker, Dr. John Henry August 31, 1899
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St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, September 09, 1899, Image 3

Dr. Walker Suicides.

Last Sunday evening at 1 o'clock, Dr. J. H. Walker, living on Waxia, 
committed suicide by shooting himself through the left lung. The weapon used 
was a 38-calibre (sic) Colt pistol, and he was lying in bed when he fired 
the fatal shot. He lingered until Wednesday evening, when he died at 4:40 
o'clock. His remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery Thursday.

Dr. Walker was an orphan, reared and educated by Dr. Doremus. He practiced 
the profession of dentist until he lost his arm in a gin, after which he 
retired on his plantation on Waxia bayou. He was not successful as a 
planter, and he was soon beset by financial reverses. This, and his delicate 
health, preyed on his mind, and he took to strong drink, and the inevitable 
followed.

He leaves a wife and ten children. He was insured for $7000.


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