Durham County NcArchives Obituaries.....Austin, William W. December 4, 1895
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Charlotte Daily Observer
Charlotte Daily Observer
Thursday Morning
4 December 1895



SUICIDE AT DURHAM

Police officer Austin Puts a Bullet Through His Brain-
He Had Been Drinking Heavily

Special to the Observer.

DURHAM, Dec 4 - This morning about 7:30 o'clock Policeman W.W. Austin committed
suicide at his home on South street by shooting himself in the right temple with
a 38-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol. The ball passed entirely through his head
and came out just above the left ear, severing the temporal artery and several
arteries around the base of the brain. Death resulted instantly. No immediate
cause for the act is given, though from his wife it is learned that he had been
drinking quite heavily for the past three weeks and it is thought that this had
unbalanced his mind and that the deed was committed while he was temporarily
insane. He leaves a wife and six small children, who were dependent upon him for
their support. Mr. Austin also leaves an aged father and mother- Mr. and Mrs.
I.S. Austin, who live at Lenoir. He said: "Tell mother that I love her yet, and
that I did not go to do it," then grabbed the pistol, placed it to his head, and
ended his life. He was on duty up to 7 o'clock last evening and his suicide
caused a profound sensation. He has been a faithful officer for the past two
years.


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