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North Georgia Times, (Murray Co. GA) Thursday, October 27, 1887:
“Tired Of Living---The following was clipped from the Ft. Worth, (Texas) Gazette of Oct. 19th---One Mr. Eugene Luttrell, late of Spring Place, Georgia, aged about 21 years, and in the employ of the Jefferson Lumber Company here, committed suicide today by taking morphine. Aftre procuring the drug at one of the drug stores he went to the lumber yard and took the dose, which resulted as above.
Luttrell left a letter stating he had killed a man in Georgia and that he was tired of living. The letter was found on his person. Justice Radsdale held an inquest over his body this evening, and rendered a verdict confirming the above facts.
Mr. Luttrell’s home was at this place till sometime during the year 1884, when he was engaged in a difficulty in which, without deliberation, as a thoughtless boy, shot and killed Columbus Walker, a young man of this county.”
North Georgia Times (Murray Co. GA)Thursday, November 3, 1887:
“Luttrell’s Suicide. He leaves A Letter---We clip the following from the Greenville (Texas) Banner of Oct. 19th. It will be of interest to many of our readers, as it relates to the suicide of a young man well known here:
“On Monday about 3 o’clock a young man was found in one of the sheds of the Jefferson Lumber Company near the East Line in an insensible condition. Nearby was found a four ounce laudanum bottle nearly empty and it was at once surmised that he had taken the deadly drug with suicidal intent. Officers were notified and Drs. Harris and Birdsong attended him. They did all in their power but could not revive him. He lingered in a stupor till night when he died. In his pockets were found $2 in money and a letter, written in pencil and addressed to the Banner with a request to publish. No one knew the young man, but it was learned that he had been picking cotton near Caddo Mills, going by the name of Joe Smith. The letter was substantially as follows:
“Greenville, Texas, Monday morning, September 19---Gentlemen: Will you allow me to say a few words before I die. I have lived long enough. I was born in Talbot County, Georgia, January 1, 1865. I suppose some would like to know why I do this act. I will proceed. I have been misrepresented to this world by enemies that would sink me if in their power. How can I stand it? I am now a wreck. I know I am doing wrong to take my own life, but can I be of any use to this world? I cannot. I used to have a happy home, but, oh, where is it now? I also want to say that I once killed a man. His name was Lum Walker, but it was in self defense; although I was much to blame for being in bad company. My original name was Eugene Luttrell. My mother lived at Spring Place, Georgia; also my grandparents, D.C. Kenner and S.M. Kenner. I have said enough, and I hope God will have mercy on my soul.” ---Eugene Luttrell.
On Thursday morning Esq. W.H. Ragsdale held an inquest. It was learned that the deceased had bought the four ounces of laudanum at Garnett & Bros. Drug Store, Monday morning. This, together with the fact that the letter appeared to be freshly written, leads to the belief that the date to the letter was written on the day of the suicide. It was developed at the inquest that the deceased had asked two different persons in Greenville, Monday morning if they knew how much laudanum it would take to kill a man. When he bought the drug he was asked by the clerk if he knew how to use it, to which he replied that he did. But the clerk had no idea of his suicidal intentions. The deceased was a rather good looking young man, though roughly clad and his features showing signs of hard usage. His remains were buried yesterday by the city authorities.”
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