| Newspaper | Cassville Republican |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1915, Thursday |
| Headline | Young Man Commits Suicide |
| Text | Herman Gilbert, twenty-three years of age, committed suicide at an early hour Wednesday morning Sept 1, at the home of his father, George Gilbert, five miles south of Monett, by shooting himself in the forehead with a 38 caliber revolver. The young man who had been of feeble mind and ill health for years, arose from his bed at 3 o'clock, went to the pasture near the house, caught the two work horses, put them in the barn, and then set fire to the building. He then went to the house and called his father to the door. When his father appeared he said: "You have ruined my life and I will fix you," then disappeared, running toward the pasture. Mr. Gilbert seeing the fire, called his family and with their help succeeded in taking the horses and one buggy from the building. When the neighbors arrived on the scene, a hunt was started and the young man was found in the pasture, about 100 yards from the home, dead, with a bullet hole in his forehead. Coroner Jas. King, of Monett, was called and a jury consisting of Jonathan Eden, foreman, H. S. Horine, Frank Young, Richard Wormington, B. W. Withers and Ray Beymer, was called, who after hearing the evidence and viewing the body brought in the following verdict. "We the undersigned jurors, after examining the body of H. O. Gilbert, deceased and hearing of evidence leading to the cause of his death, find that he came to his death by pistol shot wound inflected by his own hand." The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial was made a the Walnut Grove Cemetery. The barn, including corn, oats, wagon, buggy, harness and carpenter tools was a total loss, there being no insurance. Monett Times |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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