Ottawa Boy at Work in Missouri Shot himself
A dispatch from Nevada, Missouri, in last evening's Kansas City Star says:
"George McCutcheon, of Ottawa, Kansas, a lineman for the Kinloch telephone system, committed suicide at the Home of his brother, Joseph McCutcheon, manager of the Nevada, Missouri telephone company today by shooting himself.
G. McCutcheon was a boy about nineteen years of age, who was raised in Ottawa. His father is J. Melvin S. McCutcheon, a painter, who left Ottawa a short time ago. Mel McCutcheon. Mel McCutcheon, a brother, still lives here. He heard of the death of his brother only yesterday and left today for Nevada. The burial was at Nevada, Missouri today.
• Ottawa Herold • Ottawa, Kansas • 5 May 1904 •
The Real Story
GEORGE Mc'CUTCHEON ENDS HIS LIFE
Sent a Bullet Through His Brain Tuesday Night.
A Trivial Cause - Wanted to Go Kansas City Against Wishes of a brother.
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Again the Mail is called upon to chronicle the death of a young man who by his own hand ended his life by sending a leaden bullet crashing through his brain. Another suicide and yet the mystery is still unsolved. We stand appalled and wonder why, and can offer no answer as to why it is that any human being should seek death. Life must be bitter indeed to cause the sufferer to seek relief in death.
For some two months George McCutcheon, a youth of only nineteen years of age, had made his home in Nevada, Missouri, with his brother, Joseph L. McCutcheon [b. 1877], manager of the Nevada Telephone company. During the time he worked under his brother, being employed with other young men as a lineman. The older brother was interested in the youth and tried to keep him employed and talked to him more as a father would then as a brother. During the past two weeks, Mr. McCutcheon had been ill and was not able to watch over his brother. During the past two days the boy had taken a sudden desire to go to Kansas City. The brother could see no reason for George going, and late Tuesday afternoon talked to him, advising him not to go.
The spirit of the youth manifested itself and it could be plainly see that George did not want to give up going to Kansas City. The Older brother knew that George would be safer at work and at home, and he persisted in the boy staying home.
About eight o'clock George returned to the house and sat down in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon stepped into the front bed room to start a fire. Only a few seconds elapsed until they heard the report from a revolver and rushed into the bed room just at the rear of the dining room, they were horrified to see the almost lifeless form of George McCutcheon lying across the bed. The right hand held in its death grasp a smoking revolver. Blood was streaming from a wound on the right temple. Drs. were summoned but no human aid was needed, death came almost instantly.
The little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon told the parents that George jumped up out of his chair, picked up the revolver and ran into the bed room. The revolver was an old time single action firearm of a 32 caliber. The bullet entered the right side of the head near the temple and passed through to the other side.
J. L. McCutcheon is grief stricken over the death of his brother and cannot understand why the boy should have taken his life over such a trivial matter as giving up a trip to Kansas City.
The county coroner of Vernon county, held an inquest over the remains, and only two witnesses were examined. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the young man came to his death by his own hands.
Funeral was conducted at the residence and burial was made at Deepwood cemetery.
• The Southwest Mail • Nevada, Missouri • 29 Apr 1904 •
A dispatch from Nevada, Missouri, in last evening's Kansas City Star says:
"George McCutcheon, of Ottawa, Kansas, a lineman for the Kinloch telephone system, committed suicide at the Home of his brother, Joseph McCutcheon, manager of the Nevada, Missouri telephone company today by shooting himself.
G. McCutcheon was a boy about nineteen years of age, who was raised in Ottawa. His father is J. Melvin S. McCutcheon, a painter, who left Ottawa a short time ago. Mel McCutcheon. Mel McCutcheon, a brother, still lives here. He heard of the death of his brother only yesterday and left today for Nevada. The burial was at Nevada, Missouri today.
• Ottawa Herold • Ottawa, Kansas • 5 May 1904 •
The Real Story
GEORGE Mc'CUTCHEON ENDS HIS LIFE
Sent a Bullet Through His Brain Tuesday Night.
A Trivial Cause - Wanted to Go Kansas City Against Wishes of a brother.
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Again the Mail is called upon to chronicle the death of a young man who by his own hand ended his life by sending a leaden bullet crashing through his brain. Another suicide and yet the mystery is still unsolved. We stand appalled and wonder why, and can offer no answer as to why it is that any human being should seek death. Life must be bitter indeed to cause the sufferer to seek relief in death.
For some two months George McCutcheon, a youth of only nineteen years of age, had made his home in Nevada, Missouri, with his brother, Joseph L. McCutcheon [b. 1877], manager of the Nevada Telephone company. During the time he worked under his brother, being employed with other young men as a lineman. The older brother was interested in the youth and tried to keep him employed and talked to him more as a father would then as a brother. During the past two weeks, Mr. McCutcheon had been ill and was not able to watch over his brother. During the past two days the boy had taken a sudden desire to go to Kansas City. The brother could see no reason for George going, and late Tuesday afternoon talked to him, advising him not to go.
The spirit of the youth manifested itself and it could be plainly see that George did not want to give up going to Kansas City. The Older brother knew that George would be safer at work and at home, and he persisted in the boy staying home.
About eight o'clock George returned to the house and sat down in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon stepped into the front bed room to start a fire. Only a few seconds elapsed until they heard the report from a revolver and rushed into the bed room just at the rear of the dining room, they were horrified to see the almost lifeless form of George McCutcheon lying across the bed. The right hand held in its death grasp a smoking revolver. Blood was streaming from a wound on the right temple. Drs. were summoned but no human aid was needed, death came almost instantly.
The little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon told the parents that George jumped up out of his chair, picked up the revolver and ran into the bed room. The revolver was an old time single action firearm of a 32 caliber. The bullet entered the right side of the head near the temple and passed through to the other side.
J. L. McCutcheon is grief stricken over the death of his brother and cannot understand why the boy should have taken his life over such a trivial matter as giving up a trip to Kansas City.
The county coroner of Vernon county, held an inquest over the remains, and only two witnesses were examined. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the young man came to his death by his own hands.
Funeral was conducted at the residence and burial was made at Deepwood cemetery.
• The Southwest Mail • Nevada, Missouri • 29 Apr 1904 •
Ottawa Boy at Work in Missouri Shot himself
A dispatch from Nevada, Missouri, in last evening's Kansas City Star says:
"George McCutcheon, of Ottawa, Kansas, a lineman for the Kinloch telephone system, committed suicide at the Home of his brother, Joseph McCutcheon, manager of the Nevada, Missouri telephone company today by shooting himself.
G. McCutcheon was a boy about nineteen years of age, who was raised in Ottawa. His father is J. Melvin S. McCutcheon, a painter, who left Ottawa a short time ago. Mel McCutcheon. Mel McCutcheon, a brother, still lives here. He heard of the death of his brother only yesterday and left today for Nevada. The burial was at Nevada, Missouri today.
• Ottawa Herold • Ottawa, Kansas • 5 May 1904 •
The Real Story
GEORGE Mc'CUTCHEON ENDS HIS LIFE
Sent a Bullet Through His Brain Tuesday Night.
A Trivial Cause - Wanted to Go Kansas City Against Wishes of a brother.
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Again the Mail is called upon to chronicle the death of a young man who by his own hand ended his life by sending a leaden bullet crashing through his brain. Another suicide and yet the mystery is still unsolved. We stand appalled and wonder why, and can offer no answer as to why it is that any human being should seek death. Life must be bitter indeed to cause the sufferer to seek relief in death.
For some two months George McCutcheon, a youth of only nineteen years of age, had made his home in Nevada, Missouri, with his brother, Joseph L. McCutcheon [b. 1877], manager of the Nevada Telephone company. During the time he worked under his brother, being employed with other young men as a lineman. The older brother was interested in the youth and tried to keep him employed and talked to him more as a father would then as a brother. During the past two weeks, Mr. McCutcheon had been ill and was not able to watch over his brother. During the past two days the boy had taken a sudden desire to go to Kansas City. The brother could see no reason for George going, and late Tuesday afternoon talked to him, advising him not to go.
The spirit of the youth manifested itself and it could be plainly see that George did not want to give up going to Kansas City. The Older brother knew that George would be safer at work and at home, and he persisted in the boy staying home.
About eight o'clock George returned to the house and sat down in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon stepped into the front bed room to start a fire. Only a few seconds elapsed until they heard the report from a revolver and rushed into the bed room just at the rear of the dining room, they were horrified to see the almost lifeless form of George McCutcheon lying across the bed. The right hand held in its death grasp a smoking revolver. Blood was streaming from a wound on the right temple. Drs. were summoned but no human aid was needed, death came almost instantly.
The little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon told the parents that George jumped up out of his chair, picked up the revolver and ran into the bed room. The revolver was an old time single action firearm of a 32 caliber. The bullet entered the right side of the head near the temple and passed through to the other side.
J. L. McCutcheon is grief stricken over the death of his brother and cannot understand why the boy should have taken his life over such a trivial matter as giving up a trip to Kansas City.
The county coroner of Vernon county, held an inquest over the remains, and only two witnesses were examined. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the young man came to his death by his own hands.
Funeral was conducted at the residence and burial was made at Deepwood cemetery.
• The Southwest Mail • Nevada, Missouri • 29 Apr 1904 •
A dispatch from Nevada, Missouri, in last evening's Kansas City Star says:
"George McCutcheon, of Ottawa, Kansas, a lineman for the Kinloch telephone system, committed suicide at the Home of his brother, Joseph McCutcheon, manager of the Nevada, Missouri telephone company today by shooting himself.
G. McCutcheon was a boy about nineteen years of age, who was raised in Ottawa. His father is J. Melvin S. McCutcheon, a painter, who left Ottawa a short time ago. Mel McCutcheon. Mel McCutcheon, a brother, still lives here. He heard of the death of his brother only yesterday and left today for Nevada. The burial was at Nevada, Missouri today.
• Ottawa Herold • Ottawa, Kansas • 5 May 1904 •
The Real Story
GEORGE Mc'CUTCHEON ENDS HIS LIFE
Sent a Bullet Through His Brain Tuesday Night.
A Trivial Cause - Wanted to Go Kansas City Against Wishes of a brother.
------------------------------
Again the Mail is called upon to chronicle the death of a young man who by his own hand ended his life by sending a leaden bullet crashing through his brain. Another suicide and yet the mystery is still unsolved. We stand appalled and wonder why, and can offer no answer as to why it is that any human being should seek death. Life must be bitter indeed to cause the sufferer to seek relief in death.
For some two months George McCutcheon, a youth of only nineteen years of age, had made his home in Nevada, Missouri, with his brother, Joseph L. McCutcheon [b. 1877], manager of the Nevada Telephone company. During the time he worked under his brother, being employed with other young men as a lineman. The older brother was interested in the youth and tried to keep him employed and talked to him more as a father would then as a brother. During the past two weeks, Mr. McCutcheon had been ill and was not able to watch over his brother. During the past two days the boy had taken a sudden desire to go to Kansas City. The brother could see no reason for George going, and late Tuesday afternoon talked to him, advising him not to go.
The spirit of the youth manifested itself and it could be plainly see that George did not want to give up going to Kansas City. The Older brother knew that George would be safer at work and at home, and he persisted in the boy staying home.
About eight o'clock George returned to the house and sat down in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon stepped into the front bed room to start a fire. Only a few seconds elapsed until they heard the report from a revolver and rushed into the bed room just at the rear of the dining room, they were horrified to see the almost lifeless form of George McCutcheon lying across the bed. The right hand held in its death grasp a smoking revolver. Blood was streaming from a wound on the right temple. Drs. were summoned but no human aid was needed, death came almost instantly.
The little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon told the parents that George jumped up out of his chair, picked up the revolver and ran into the bed room. The revolver was an old time single action firearm of a 32 caliber. The bullet entered the right side of the head near the temple and passed through to the other side.
J. L. McCutcheon is grief stricken over the death of his brother and cannot understand why the boy should have taken his life over such a trivial matter as giving up a trip to Kansas City.
The county coroner of Vernon county, held an inquest over the remains, and only two witnesses were examined. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the young man came to his death by his own hands.
Funeral was conducted at the residence and burial was made at Deepwood cemetery.
• The Southwest Mail • Nevada, Missouri • 29 Apr 1904 •
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