Doddridge County WVa Obituaries and Death Notices
Desperate Deed
New Martinsville, W. Va., Oct 17-At Oxford, Doddridge county, three men saw John Baker, a war veteran, commit suicide in their presence. Baker used a penknife, but the blade failed to penetrate deep enough and he tore the wound apart and slowly bleed to death.
Oct. 17, 1904
The Newark Advocate, Newark Ohio
Submitted by Shauna Williams
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