Beckham County, OK - Deaths: W. S. Craig, 1911
Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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CRAIG, W. S.
(2 Jun 1911, Friday, The Carter Express, Carter, Beckham Co, OK):
W. S. Craig, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, committed suicide Wednesday morning,
while visiting at the home of J. H. Craig, his brother, near Poarch.
He secured his razor the evening before, and Wednesday morning before
daylight, went to a tank on the place,  no doubt with the intention of
cutting his throat and jumping into the tank, to make sure of suicide. 
But after slashing his throat three times and kneeling down in the tank,
he doubtless downed (sic) in the tank.  He doubtless reflected over the
matter and decided to try to live a while longer.  After this he made his
way to C. W. Hallman's and knocked on the back door and asked for dry
clothing and a bed.
Dr. Denby was summoned, and while he was sewing up the cut, Mr. Craig
died, although the doctor used no medicine or chloroform during the
operation.
Craig has been mentally unbalanced for two months and has tried once
before to kill himself with a shot gun.  It was evident from what he said
that he did not want to die when he did.
His family at Mt. Pleasant, Texas, was wired in regard to the affair and
they came to see after him.

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