Re-printed
here with permission
by Iowa
Old Press
The Manchester Press
Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa
April 22, 1892
CHARLES HERBERT DAVEY
SUICIDE-- Herbert, son of Geo Davey of Earlville, committed suicide
by hanging, Sunday morning last. Mr. Davey is a sexton of the M. E.
church, and before leaving for church, Sunday morning, sent Herbert,
a boy of fourteen, to the barn, to do some necessary chores. The
family, with the exception of Mrs. Davey, went with their father to
church, and when they returned learned that Herbert had not come in
from the barn. He was found hanging by the neck, from the rafters of
the barn, dead. His legs were bent under him, so as to allow the
body to swing clear of the floor, showing how determined he was to
take his own life. There are all sorts of stories told as to the
reason for this act on the part of the boy. He is said to have been
of a naturally jovial disposition, and why a lad of his age, with a
good home, should end his life in this manner, is hard to conceive.
[transcribed by Rebecca Hansen, February 2006] |