Committed Suicide

On Tuesday night, Qeorge H. Reynolds, who rooms in the third story of the Hanailton block, committed suicide by taking laudanum. The deceased was 23 years and 8 days old, and was the oldest son of Mre. Helen A. Reynolds who became insane and was comaiitted to Pontiac asylum last Juy. The young man was of a quiat melancholy disposition, and for several months past had been drinking heavily. He had an allowance of $10 per month out of his mother'8 estáte, of which A. W. II milton was guardián. He carne to Mr. Hamilton shortly before 5 o'clock and asked him for some more money. Mr. Hamilton chided him with not making the proper use of his money, and Reynolds said that he would cause him no more trouble, as he had swora off and would drink no more. Mr. Hamilton gave him a small amount of money and he went out. In the evening he went oto the rooms of bis brother in the same building and quietly sat down and wrote a letter, appearing to be about the same as usual. He went into his own room for a moment but returned and sat down and played cards with his brother and a friend. He got up and going to his sister-in-law handed her $1.35 to keep for him, saying that he "probably would never have anv u.Le for it." He soon grew drowsy but the party thought that he had been drinking. Arousing imself he took Chas. Rxmey into his room and produced a map of a oemetery at his former home, Peoria, III., and pointing to a spot said that he watited his body buried there. This remark aroused suspieions in hi brothers mind, and as Georga was very drowsy, he carried him to his own room and sent for a doctor. Dr. Darling arrived shortly before 9 o'clock and instantly decided that the symptorns were those of an opium poison. Dr. Breakey was sent for and they worked over him until nearly midnight when he died, the poison having done its work. The young man went at it to take his life cooly and deliberately. He procured a bottle ot laudanum at (jroodyear s drug store, saying that it was for Mr. Rooney, for whom he had often procured this drug. He then went to his brother's room and wrote a letter which was íbund in his pocket and which proved to be a request that his body be buried in the cemetery at Peoria, 111. He then went to hig room, took the pioson and then returning sat down and played cards with his brother and Rooney. His every act was that ot delibérate self-murder. A jury consisting Thop. Porter, E S Worden, E. H. Clark, W. W. Watts, Wm. Allaby and W. A. Clark, was impaneled by coroner Clark on Wednesday morning, and rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts. The suicide was not unexpected to the brother as he thinks that George has suffered greatly from inelancholy and had not been in his right mind for the past two years. He returned a few days since from a visit to his mother at the asylum and finding her worse than he expected, this preyed upon his mind. When himself, Reynolds was quiet, inoffensive and hard working. He has worked at Andrews' book store and was well liked by his emplyers. The body was taken by the 9:12 train last evening to Peoría, 111., the former home of the fatnily.