Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Mansfield, Samuel December 26, 1908
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Virginian Pilot December 27, 1908

               ENDS LIFE AFTER KISSING SISTER GOODBYE

Samuel Mansfield Fires Load From Shot Gun Into Breast -- Left Note to Woman He 
Loved -- She Had Jilted Him

After kissing his younger sister, Miss Jesse Mansfield, goodbye and writing a 
note to the young woman whom he loved who married another several weeks ago, 
Samuel Mansfield, 22 years old, committed suicide last night at 8:35 o'clock at 
the residence of Mrs. F.H. Hale, in State street, by shooting a load of No. 2 
shot into his left lung just below his heart and died at 11:05 o'clock.
Seemingly he had made all preparations for the rash act and had so informed 
quite a number of his friends of his intention.  He told one that he did not 
care to live any longer than Christmas Day.
He recently left the Lawford Hospital, where he suffered with a severe case of 
typhoid fever, which, from the account of his friends, impaired his mind to a 
considerable degree.  It is supposed that his love affair, together with his 
physical condition, preyed upon his mind.
Before leaving the hospital, while ill, he jumped out of one of the windows and 
went to the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Walton, 111 State street.
Last evening he made a request of his sister to allow him to stay with a friend 
last night at the home of Mrs. Hale.  Mrs. Hale went to the door of the next 
door neighbor, and as she opened the door on her return, she being absent about 
a minute, he had found the shotgun that had been hid in the closet in the room 
and fired the fatal shot.  She saw him fall over on the bed, on the side of 
which he was sitting when he committed the act.  On the note he had written, "I 
don't expect to be living until morning, I have always been a good boy and 
treated everybody allright."  This was addressed to the woman he loved.  
He was examined by Health Officer Sleet, who had him sent to the St. Vincent 
hospital, where he died at 11:05 last night.
His sisters, Mrs. Walton and Mrs. B.O. Colonna were grief stricken last night.  
Mrs. Walton said that while her brother had been acting strangely she did not  
think he was effected to the extent to committing such a rash act.
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MANSFIELD --Suddenly, at St. Vincent's Hospital, on Saturday night, December 26, 
1908, at 9 o'clock, SAMUEL C. MANSFIELD, aged 22 years.
Funeral from the residence of H.L. Walton, 111 State street, Berkley ward, THIS 
(Tuesday) AFTERNOON, December 29, at 3 o'clock.  Friends of the family invited 
to attend the funeral.  Interment private.
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The funeral of the late Samuel Mansfield will take place at the residence of his 
brother-in-law, Harry Walton, 111 State street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock.  
Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery

Virginian Pilot December 29, 1908
 
The funeral of the late Samuel E. Mansfield was conducted at the residence of 
his sister, Mrs Harry L. Walton, 111 State street, yesterday afternoon and was 
very largely attended. 
Mr. Mansfield was quite popular among the young men of the ward, among whom his 
untimely end was especially regretted.
Rev. T. McN. Simpson, D.D., pastor of Memorial M.E. Church, officiated and the 
interment was in Magnolia cemetery.
The following acted as pallbearers: Richard A. West, J.M. Hampton, E.M. Graves, 
Charles Davis, Charles Cahoon and J.D. Gregory Jr.

Virginian Pilot December 30, 1908

Additional Comments:
Magnolia
Son of Capt. George and Emma Mansfield
Sister is Mrs. W.W. Colonna

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