Nicholson, B. Frank d. 10 Oct 1897 35 yrs.
Nicholson. On Sunday, October 10, 1897 at 11:30 p.m. at Providence Hospital after a short illness, James Franklin, beloved son of Mary E. Nicholson aged 35 years. Funeral private from his mother's residence, 907 10th street southeast, Wednesday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
The Evening Star, October 11, 1897
Death by Poison
Frank Nicholson Takes Fatal Dose of Rough on Rats
A dose of "Rough on Rats," enough to have killed several men, taken Saturday night with suicidal intent, resulted last night in the death of Frank Nicholson. The deceased was past thirty years old. He was a son of the late Policeman Walter Nicholson.
Long before the death of his father he had become wild and had figured in many fights and been many times in jail. When rather young he married, but his life resulted in causing his wife endless fears and suffering.
At times Frank professed reformation, and was taken back, but he seldom kept sober more than a few weeks at a time, and when he went on a spree he invariably landed behind the bars. He escaped from jail once and managed to swim across the Eastern branch.
His wife finally got a divorce from him, and he went in the navy. Soon he became a deserter and returned home, much the worse for having come in contact with another sailor. His friends prevented a term in a military prison for him, and afterward he reformed, so he stated, and interested himself in church and mission work. During the past summer, after he had been doing so well, he found another young woman in the person of a Miss Burch who said "Yes" to him, and they were married. Two weeks ago Frank's appetite for strong drink returned, and he deserted church and Christian friends. His wife, unwilling to risk her life as his former wife had done, deserted him and returned to her parents. Friday, the wretched man, whose mind had been affected by drink, bought a box of the rodent killer, and a second box was purchased Saturday afternoon. It is thought he swallowed the contents of both boxes, and was found by his aged mother when he had become unconscious. A physician who was called succeeded in restoring the patient to consciousness, and yesterday morning he was sent to Providence Hospital, where he died last night about 11:30 o'clock. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Nicholson. On Sunday, October 10, 1897 at 11:30 p.m. at Providence Hospital after a short illness, James Franklin, beloved son of Mary E. Nicholson aged 35 years. Funeral private from his mother's residence, 907 10th street southeast, Wednesday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
The Evening Star, October 11, 1897
Death by Poison
Frank Nicholson Takes Fatal Dose of Rough on Rats
A dose of "Rough on Rats," enough to have killed several men, taken Saturday night with suicidal intent, resulted last night in the death of Frank Nicholson. The deceased was past thirty years old. He was a son of the late Policeman Walter Nicholson.
Long before the death of his father he had become wild and had figured in many fights and been many times in jail. When rather young he married, but his life resulted in causing his wife endless fears and suffering.
At times Frank professed reformation, and was taken back, but he seldom kept sober more than a few weeks at a time, and when he went on a spree he invariably landed behind the bars. He escaped from jail once and managed to swim across the Eastern branch.
His wife finally got a divorce from him, and he went in the navy. Soon he became a deserter and returned home, much the worse for having come in contact with another sailor. His friends prevented a term in a military prison for him, and afterward he reformed, so he stated, and interested himself in church and mission work. During the past summer, after he had been doing so well, he found another young woman in the person of a Miss Burch who said "Yes" to him, and they were married. Two weeks ago Frank's appetite for strong drink returned, and he deserted church and Christian friends. His wife, unwilling to risk her life as his former wife had done, deserted him and returned to her parents. Friday, the wretched man, whose mind had been affected by drink, bought a box of the rodent killer, and a second box was purchased Saturday afternoon. It is thought he swallowed the contents of both boxes, and was found by his aged mother when he had become unconscious. A physician who was called succeeded in restoring the patient to consciousness, and yesterday morning he was sent to Providence Hospital, where he died last night about 11:30 o'clock. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Nicholson, B. Frank d. 10 Oct 1897 35 yrs.
Nicholson. On Sunday, October 10, 1897 at 11:30 p.m. at Providence Hospital after a short illness, James Franklin, beloved son of Mary E. Nicholson aged 35 years. Funeral private from his mother's residence, 907 10th street southeast, Wednesday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
The Evening Star, October 11, 1897
Death by Poison
Frank Nicholson Takes Fatal Dose of Rough on Rats
A dose of "Rough on Rats," enough to have killed several men, taken Saturday night with suicidal intent, resulted last night in the death of Frank Nicholson. The deceased was past thirty years old. He was a son of the late Policeman Walter Nicholson.
Long before the death of his father he had become wild and had figured in many fights and been many times in jail. When rather young he married, but his life resulted in causing his wife endless fears and suffering.
At times Frank professed reformation, and was taken back, but he seldom kept sober more than a few weeks at a time, and when he went on a spree he invariably landed behind the bars. He escaped from jail once and managed to swim across the Eastern branch.
His wife finally got a divorce from him, and he went in the navy. Soon he became a deserter and returned home, much the worse for having come in contact with another sailor. His friends prevented a term in a military prison for him, and afterward he reformed, so he stated, and interested himself in church and mission work. During the past summer, after he had been doing so well, he found another young woman in the person of a Miss Burch who said "Yes" to him, and they were married. Two weeks ago Frank's appetite for strong drink returned, and he deserted church and Christian friends. His wife, unwilling to risk her life as his former wife had done, deserted him and returned to her parents. Friday, the wretched man, whose mind had been affected by drink, bought a box of the rodent killer, and a second box was purchased Saturday afternoon. It is thought he swallowed the contents of both boxes, and was found by his aged mother when he had become unconscious. A physician who was called succeeded in restoring the patient to consciousness, and yesterday morning he was sent to Providence Hospital, where he died last night about 11:30 o'clock. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
Nicholson. On Sunday, October 10, 1897 at 11:30 p.m. at Providence Hospital after a short illness, James Franklin, beloved son of Mary E. Nicholson aged 35 years. Funeral private from his mother's residence, 907 10th street southeast, Wednesday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
The Evening Star, October 11, 1897
Death by Poison
Frank Nicholson Takes Fatal Dose of Rough on Rats
A dose of "Rough on Rats," enough to have killed several men, taken Saturday night with suicidal intent, resulted last night in the death of Frank Nicholson. The deceased was past thirty years old. He was a son of the late Policeman Walter Nicholson.
Long before the death of his father he had become wild and had figured in many fights and been many times in jail. When rather young he married, but his life resulted in causing his wife endless fears and suffering.
At times Frank professed reformation, and was taken back, but he seldom kept sober more than a few weeks at a time, and when he went on a spree he invariably landed behind the bars. He escaped from jail once and managed to swim across the Eastern branch.
His wife finally got a divorce from him, and he went in the navy. Soon he became a deserter and returned home, much the worse for having come in contact with another sailor. His friends prevented a term in a military prison for him, and afterward he reformed, so he stated, and interested himself in church and mission work. During the past summer, after he had been doing so well, he found another young woman in the person of a Miss Burch who said "Yes" to him, and they were married. Two weeks ago Frank's appetite for strong drink returned, and he deserted church and Christian friends. His wife, unwilling to risk her life as his former wife had done, deserted him and returned to her parents. Friday, the wretched man, whose mind had been affected by drink, bought a box of the rodent killer, and a second box was purchased Saturday afternoon. It is thought he swallowed the contents of both boxes, and was found by his aged mother when he had become unconscious. A physician who was called succeeded in restoring the patient to consciousness, and yesterday morning he was sent to Providence Hospital, where he died last night about 11:30 o'clock. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
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