"GRANT TRIMBLE COMMITS SUICIDE" "Brooding Over Domestic Troubles Thought to Have Promted Man to Take Poison"
Grant Trimble, age about 40, committed suicide about 9 o'clock last Monday morning by drinking an ounce of carbolic acid. His death was almost instantaneous. His lips and mouth were badly burned by taking the fiery acid. Trimble was at the home of his step-father, John Meade, at Staffordsville, on the Garett Highway about two miles and a half west of Paintsville. Mr. Trimble had been to visit daughter and had returned to the Meade home, and in a casual conversation with Mr. Meade asked him that in the event anything unusual happened to him (Trimble), that he take care of his little son who is making his home with Mr. Meade. This Mr. Meade promised, but not suspecting that Trimble contemplated taking his own life. According to Mr. Meade, Trimble was at his usual self on Monday morning. A little before 9 o'clock he picked up a book and went out on the front porch apparently to read. Members of the family lost track of him until he was found on a bed in an upstairs room in the last throes of death. It is thought that Trimble took the deadly draught while sitting on the porch and then went upstairs to die, the book being used as a blind to cover up his actions. As the lifeless body of the despondent man was being carried down stairs a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid dropped from his pocket with more than an ounce having been consumed. Dr. J.A. Wells was called but after arriving at the Meade home found that Trimble was already dead. Trimble was estranged from his wife and lately, it is said they had been having trouble, and brooding over this state of affairs is said to have prompted his rash act. Besides his widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. John Meade, and two children, a boy and a girl. Grant Trimble is a son of Albert Trimble who died at Staffordsville, two years ago.
Paintsville Herald
19 June 1930
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Grant Trimble, age about 40, committed suicide about 9 o'clock last Monday morning by drinking an ounce of carbolic acid. His death was almost instantaneous. His lips and mouth were badly burned by taking the fiery acid. Trimble was at the home of his step-father, John Meade, at Staffordsville, on the Garett Highway about two miles and a half west of Paintsville. Mr. Trimble had been to visit daughter and had returned to the Meade home, and in a casual conversation with Mr. Meade asked him that in the event anything unusual happened to him (Trimble), that he take care of his little son who is making his home with Mr. Meade. This Mr. Meade promised, but not suspecting that Trimble contemplated taking his own life. According to Mr. Meade, Trimble was at his usual self on Monday morning. A little before 9 o'clock he picked up a book and went out on the front porch apparently to read. Members of the family lost track of him until he was found on a bed in an upstairs room in the last throes of death. It is thought that Trimble took the deadly draught while sitting on the porch and then went upstairs to die, the book being used as a blind to cover up his actions. As the lifeless body of the despondent man was being carried down stairs a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid dropped from his pocket with more than an ounce having been consumed. Dr. J.A. Wells was called but after arriving at the Meade home found that Trimble was already dead. Trimble was estranged from his wife and lately, it is said they had been having trouble, and brooding over this state of affairs is said to have prompted his rash act. Besides his widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. John Meade, and two children, a boy and a girl. Grant Trimble is a son of Albert Trimble who died at Staffordsville, two years ago.
Paintsville Herald
19 June 1930
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"GRANT TRIMBLE COMMITS SUICIDE" "Brooding Over Domestic Troubles Thought to Have Promted Man to Take Poison"
Grant Trimble, age about 40, committed suicide about 9 o'clock last Monday morning by drinking an ounce of carbolic acid. His death was almost instantaneous. His lips and mouth were badly burned by taking the fiery acid. Trimble was at the home of his step-father, John Meade, at Staffordsville, on the Garett Highway about two miles and a half west of Paintsville. Mr. Trimble had been to visit daughter and had returned to the Meade home, and in a casual conversation with Mr. Meade asked him that in the event anything unusual happened to him (Trimble), that he take care of his little son who is making his home with Mr. Meade. This Mr. Meade promised, but not suspecting that Trimble contemplated taking his own life. According to Mr. Meade, Trimble was at his usual self on Monday morning. A little before 9 o'clock he picked up a book and went out on the front porch apparently to read. Members of the family lost track of him until he was found on a bed in an upstairs room in the last throes of death. It is thought that Trimble took the deadly draught while sitting on the porch and then went upstairs to die, the book being used as a blind to cover up his actions. As the lifeless body of the despondent man was being carried down stairs a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid dropped from his pocket with more than an ounce having been consumed. Dr. J.A. Wells was called but after arriving at the Meade home found that Trimble was already dead. Trimble was estranged from his wife and lately, it is said they had been having trouble, and brooding over this state of affairs is said to have prompted his rash act. Besides his widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. John Meade, and two children, a boy and a girl. Grant Trimble is a son of Albert Trimble who died at Staffordsville, two years ago.
Paintsville Herald
19 June 1930
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Grant Trimble, age about 40, committed suicide about 9 o'clock last Monday morning by drinking an ounce of carbolic acid. His death was almost instantaneous. His lips and mouth were badly burned by taking the fiery acid. Trimble was at the home of his step-father, John Meade, at Staffordsville, on the Garett Highway about two miles and a half west of Paintsville. Mr. Trimble had been to visit daughter and had returned to the Meade home, and in a casual conversation with Mr. Meade asked him that in the event anything unusual happened to him (Trimble), that he take care of his little son who is making his home with Mr. Meade. This Mr. Meade promised, but not suspecting that Trimble contemplated taking his own life. According to Mr. Meade, Trimble was at his usual self on Monday morning. A little before 9 o'clock he picked up a book and went out on the front porch apparently to read. Members of the family lost track of him until he was found on a bed in an upstairs room in the last throes of death. It is thought that Trimble took the deadly draught while sitting on the porch and then went upstairs to die, the book being used as a blind to cover up his actions. As the lifeless body of the despondent man was being carried down stairs a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid dropped from his pocket with more than an ounce having been consumed. Dr. J.A. Wells was called but after arriving at the Meade home found that Trimble was already dead. Trimble was estranged from his wife and lately, it is said they had been having trouble, and brooding over this state of affairs is said to have prompted his rash act. Besides his widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. John Meade, and two children, a boy and a girl. Grant Trimble is a son of Albert Trimble who died at Staffordsville, two years ago.
Paintsville Herald
19 June 1930
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