Visalia Times Delta Wed. Apr. 8, 1925
PIONEER VISALIAN, ILL FOR MONTH, TAKES OWN LIFE IN DESPONDENCY
Len Cutler, 88, Suicide At Country Home Northeast of Visalia; Was Well Known Throughout Community
Suicide was the verdict of a coroner's jury that held an inquest late yesterday over the body of Lem Cutler, 88, pioneer resident of the Elbow district, north of here.
Cutler fired a rifle shot into his mouth, according to Coroner J.M. Hadley. He had been in ill health for several years.
W.L.Chatten of Elbow, found the body on the porch of a shack at the rear of his ranch house, which Cutler occupied. Coroner Hadley told the jury that the octogenarian held one shot into his mouth .The bullet penetrated the brain, causing almost instant death, the jury's verdict showed.
A story of pitiful existence which made life unbearable was written in a note by Cutler and addressed to Mr. Chatten. In his death message Mr. Cutler stated that his throat was nearly paralyzed and that it was almost impossible for him to swallow. He described sleepless nights and hours of anguish, which he stated made life futile.
In another note addressed to A.E. Brooks, a life-time friend, he requested that his body be cremated.
Mr. Cutler was known throughout this section by virtually every pioneer resident. Old friends knew him as "Uncle" Lem. Some 20 years ago he was postmaster at Mineral King, a small settlement and summer resort in the mountains.
Mr. Cutler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delilah Cutler and a daughter, Lillian Cutler of Glendale. Two nephews, A.R. And L.O. Cutler and three nieces, Misses Ida and May Cutler and Mrs. Edna Hartley, all of this city survive.
Funeral services are to be conducted by the Visalia Masons Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Brooks and Rice Parlors. Following the services the body will be taken to Fresno for cremation.
PIONEER VISALIAN, ILL FOR MONTH, TAKES OWN LIFE IN DESPONDENCY
Len Cutler, 88, Suicide At Country Home Northeast of Visalia; Was Well Known Throughout Community
Suicide was the verdict of a coroner's jury that held an inquest late yesterday over the body of Lem Cutler, 88, pioneer resident of the Elbow district, north of here.
Cutler fired a rifle shot into his mouth, according to Coroner J.M. Hadley. He had been in ill health for several years.
W.L.Chatten of Elbow, found the body on the porch of a shack at the rear of his ranch house, which Cutler occupied. Coroner Hadley told the jury that the octogenarian held one shot into his mouth .The bullet penetrated the brain, causing almost instant death, the jury's verdict showed.
A story of pitiful existence which made life unbearable was written in a note by Cutler and addressed to Mr. Chatten. In his death message Mr. Cutler stated that his throat was nearly paralyzed and that it was almost impossible for him to swallow. He described sleepless nights and hours of anguish, which he stated made life futile.
In another note addressed to A.E. Brooks, a life-time friend, he requested that his body be cremated.
Mr. Cutler was known throughout this section by virtually every pioneer resident. Old friends knew him as "Uncle" Lem. Some 20 years ago he was postmaster at Mineral King, a small settlement and summer resort in the mountains.
Mr. Cutler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delilah Cutler and a daughter, Lillian Cutler of Glendale. Two nephews, A.R. And L.O. Cutler and three nieces, Misses Ida and May Cutler and Mrs. Edna Hartley, all of this city survive.
Funeral services are to be conducted by the Visalia Masons Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Brooks and Rice Parlors. Following the services the body will be taken to Fresno for cremation.
Visalia Times Delta Wed. Apr. 8, 1925
PIONEER VISALIAN, ILL FOR MONTH, TAKES OWN LIFE IN DESPONDENCY
Len Cutler, 88, Suicide At Country Home Northeast of Visalia; Was Well Known Throughout Community
Suicide was the verdict of a coroner's jury that held an inquest late yesterday over the body of Lem Cutler, 88, pioneer resident of the Elbow district, north of here.
Cutler fired a rifle shot into his mouth, according to Coroner J.M. Hadley. He had been in ill health for several years.
W.L.Chatten of Elbow, found the body on the porch of a shack at the rear of his ranch house, which Cutler occupied. Coroner Hadley told the jury that the octogenarian held one shot into his mouth .The bullet penetrated the brain, causing almost instant death, the jury's verdict showed.
A story of pitiful existence which made life unbearable was written in a note by Cutler and addressed to Mr. Chatten. In his death message Mr. Cutler stated that his throat was nearly paralyzed and that it was almost impossible for him to swallow. He described sleepless nights and hours of anguish, which he stated made life futile.
In another note addressed to A.E. Brooks, a life-time friend, he requested that his body be cremated.
Mr. Cutler was known throughout this section by virtually every pioneer resident. Old friends knew him as "Uncle" Lem. Some 20 years ago he was postmaster at Mineral King, a small settlement and summer resort in the mountains.
Mr. Cutler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delilah Cutler and a daughter, Lillian Cutler of Glendale. Two nephews, A.R. And L.O. Cutler and three nieces, Misses Ida and May Cutler and Mrs. Edna Hartley, all of this city survive.
Funeral services are to be conducted by the Visalia Masons Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Brooks and Rice Parlors. Following the services the body will be taken to Fresno for cremation.
PIONEER VISALIAN, ILL FOR MONTH, TAKES OWN LIFE IN DESPONDENCY
Len Cutler, 88, Suicide At Country Home Northeast of Visalia; Was Well Known Throughout Community
Suicide was the verdict of a coroner's jury that held an inquest late yesterday over the body of Lem Cutler, 88, pioneer resident of the Elbow district, north of here.
Cutler fired a rifle shot into his mouth, according to Coroner J.M. Hadley. He had been in ill health for several years.
W.L.Chatten of Elbow, found the body on the porch of a shack at the rear of his ranch house, which Cutler occupied. Coroner Hadley told the jury that the octogenarian held one shot into his mouth .The bullet penetrated the brain, causing almost instant death, the jury's verdict showed.
A story of pitiful existence which made life unbearable was written in a note by Cutler and addressed to Mr. Chatten. In his death message Mr. Cutler stated that his throat was nearly paralyzed and that it was almost impossible for him to swallow. He described sleepless nights and hours of anguish, which he stated made life futile.
In another note addressed to A.E. Brooks, a life-time friend, he requested that his body be cremated.
Mr. Cutler was known throughout this section by virtually every pioneer resident. Old friends knew him as "Uncle" Lem. Some 20 years ago he was postmaster at Mineral King, a small settlement and summer resort in the mountains.
Mr. Cutler is survived by his wife, Mrs. Delilah Cutler and a daughter, Lillian Cutler of Glendale. Two nephews, A.R. And L.O. Cutler and three nieces, Misses Ida and May Cutler and Mrs. Edna Hartley, all of this city survive.
Funeral services are to be conducted by the Visalia Masons Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Brooks and Rice Parlors. Following the services the body will be taken to Fresno for cremation.
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