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Arthur Breese Johnson

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Arthur Breese Johnson

Birth
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA
Death
3 Nov 1883 (aged 52)
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA
Burial
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.07862, Longitude: -75.25377
Plot
31 A; lot 1503
Memorial ID
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A Suicide Follows a Tragedy

Utica, N.Y., Nov. 3---Arthur B. Johnson, a lawyer and well-known politician, was found dead in his office this forenoon with a pistol ball in his breast. He was an uncle of Johnson L. Lynch, who was shot by F.N. Rowell, in Batavia, on Tuesday night. and they occupied the same office. Johnson probably committed suicide while while suffering from depression caused by the shooting of Lynch.

Source:"The News" (Frederick, Md.) 5 Nov 1883, Mon p. 1
A Suicide Follows a Tragedy

Utica, N.Y., Nov. 3---Arthur B. Johnson, a lawyer and well-known politician, was found dead in his office this forenoon with a pistol ball in his breast. He was an uncle of Johnson L. Lynch, who was shot by F.N. Rowell, in Batavia, on Tuesday night. and they occupied the same office. Johnson probably committed suicide while while suffering from depression caused by the shooting of Lynch.

Source:"The News" (Frederick, Md.) 5 Nov 1883, Mon p. 1


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