From The Jacksonville Republican newspaper, dated Saturday, DECEMBER 18, 1886
JEFFERSON County News
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11th
Walter Ryals, a brilliant young lawyer of twenty-six years of age, who came
here from Anniston some four months ago and was well known throughout the
eastern part of this state as well as north Georgia where he was reared,
accidentally killed himself with an overdose of morphine, taken about 5 o'clock
this afternoon, to cure insomnia, with which he had been suffering for several
days. The doctors were called to him about 6 o'clock but too late, as he died
an hour later. His father is president of the Mercer University of Macon. A
telegram has been sent to him asking what shall be done with the remains.
JEFFERSON County News
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11th
Walter Ryals, a brilliant young lawyer of twenty-six years of age, who came
here from Anniston some four months ago and was well known throughout the
eastern part of this state as well as north Georgia where he was reared,
accidentally killed himself with an overdose of morphine, taken about 5 o'clock
this afternoon, to cure insomnia, with which he had been suffering for several
days. The doctors were called to him about 6 o'clock but too late, as he died
an hour later. His father is president of the Mercer University of Macon. A
telegram has been sent to him asking what shall be done with the remains.
From The Jacksonville Republican newspaper, dated Saturday, DECEMBER 18, 1886
JEFFERSON County News
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11th
Walter Ryals, a brilliant young lawyer of twenty-six years of age, who came
here from Anniston some four months ago and was well known throughout the
eastern part of this state as well as north Georgia where he was reared,
accidentally killed himself with an overdose of morphine, taken about 5 o'clock
this afternoon, to cure insomnia, with which he had been suffering for several
days. The doctors were called to him about 6 o'clock but too late, as he died
an hour later. His father is president of the Mercer University of Macon. A
telegram has been sent to him asking what shall be done with the remains.
JEFFERSON County News
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 11th
Walter Ryals, a brilliant young lawyer of twenty-six years of age, who came
here from Anniston some four months ago and was well known throughout the
eastern part of this state as well as north Georgia where he was reared,
accidentally killed himself with an overdose of morphine, taken about 5 o'clock
this afternoon, to cure insomnia, with which he had been suffering for several
days. The doctors were called to him about 6 o'clock but too late, as he died
an hour later. His father is president of the Mercer University of Macon. A
telegram has been sent to him asking what shall be done with the remains.
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