St. Louis County MO Archives News.....Mr. Thornton's Suicide Attempt January 20, 1848 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hamilton sharkay@cccexpress.com December 21, 2007, 12:19 am The Hannibal Journal January 20, 1848 A Mr. Thornton, of St. Louis, while laboring under partial aberration of mind, attempted to commit suicide. His wound, inflicted by a dirk, was severe, and he is not expected to recover. He was very rich, and the fear of losing his wealth, caused his mental alienation. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/stlouis/newspapers/mrthornt179gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb