Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hawley, Daniel 1926
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 26 Aug 1926

Poison Dose Is Fatal To Belding Man

Daniel Hawley, 53, Dies Wednesday After Taking Carbolic Acid; Wife Is Burned

Effects of carbolic acid swallowed by Daniel Hawley, 53, of Belding, proved
fatal Wednesday night in Belding Memorial hospital.  Mrs. Hawley, who was with
her husband when he swallowed the poison, and who attempted to snatch the bottle
from his lips, was badly burned about the hands, face, and arms.

The act is believed to have been premeditated for several days.  Domestic
trouble and ill health are said to have made him despondent.  Recently he
visited all his relatives living near Belding, and had bid them goodbye, saying
he would probably never see them again.

The Hawleys, who live on the extreme eastern edge of Belding, were returning
from the business section Tuesday evening when the man suddenly pulled a bottle
of carbolic acid from his pocket and attempted to swallow it.  Mrs. Hawley
grappled with him in an effort to gain possession of the bottle and in the
struggle she received severe bad burns.  Her husband, however, had already
swallowed enough of the fluid to cause his death a few hours later.

[Transcriber’s Note: There is a notation on the obituary card that he was buried
in Saranac Cemetery.]


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