Lee Deatherage Shoots Himself
By the aid of a 32 caliber revolver, he takes his own life while a the home of a friendLee Deatherage, a well known character in this vicinity, committed suicide at the home of Walter Weatherbee, of the Muddy neighborhood, last Wednesday evening, by shooting himself in the abdominal regions with a 32 caliber revolver. The deed had evidently been premeditated by Deatherage for several days as he left a note in his room explaining the situation and stating that he would soon take his own life. Mr. Weatherbee and family returned home about nine o'clock Wednesday evening and discovered Deatherage lying on the floor in a pool of blood and almost unconscious from the effects of the wound. They immediately summoned Drs. Allyn and Trible and they rendered all the relief possible to the unfortunate man but death relieved his suffering at 12:30 Thursday. Deatherage was about 40 years of age and unmarried.