Found hanging in barn
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide this morning
Appeared cheerful while at work and left hired man to hitch up horses--body discovered in loft
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide about 8 o'clock this morning by hanging in the loft in a barn on his brother's farm at No. 1231 Court street. He was 23 years old and the son of Mrs. Mary T. Alvord. He assisted her in working the farm.
When he left the house, his mother says that he appeared quite cheerful and she knows of no reason for his committing the act. The hired man employed on the place says that he told Alvord that he did not feel well and thought he would rest for awhile. Alvord agreed and went to the barn, saying that he would take out the horses and do the work.
This was the last seen of him, until after 11 o'clock when it was found that the horses were still in their stalls. A search was instituted and Alvord was found hanging from a beam in the loft. He had taken a large rope and fastened one end about the beam. He placed a noose in the other end, where he fastened it about his neck and jumped, it is believed, from a box which was near his feet.
Dr. B. S. Moore was called and on his arrival said that Alvord had evidently been dead about four hours.
Syracuse Evening Herald July 6, 1901, p 6
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide this morning
Appeared cheerful while at work and left hired man to hitch up horses--body discovered in loft
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide about 8 o'clock this morning by hanging in the loft in a barn on his brother's farm at No. 1231 Court street. He was 23 years old and the son of Mrs. Mary T. Alvord. He assisted her in working the farm.
When he left the house, his mother says that he appeared quite cheerful and she knows of no reason for his committing the act. The hired man employed on the place says that he told Alvord that he did not feel well and thought he would rest for awhile. Alvord agreed and went to the barn, saying that he would take out the horses and do the work.
This was the last seen of him, until after 11 o'clock when it was found that the horses were still in their stalls. A search was instituted and Alvord was found hanging from a beam in the loft. He had taken a large rope and fastened one end about the beam. He placed a noose in the other end, where he fastened it about his neck and jumped, it is believed, from a box which was near his feet.
Dr. B. S. Moore was called and on his arrival said that Alvord had evidently been dead about four hours.
Syracuse Evening Herald July 6, 1901, p 6
Found hanging in barn
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide this morning
Appeared cheerful while at work and left hired man to hitch up horses--body discovered in loft
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide about 8 o'clock this morning by hanging in the loft in a barn on his brother's farm at No. 1231 Court street. He was 23 years old and the son of Mrs. Mary T. Alvord. He assisted her in working the farm.
When he left the house, his mother says that he appeared quite cheerful and she knows of no reason for his committing the act. The hired man employed on the place says that he told Alvord that he did not feel well and thought he would rest for awhile. Alvord agreed and went to the barn, saying that he would take out the horses and do the work.
This was the last seen of him, until after 11 o'clock when it was found that the horses were still in their stalls. A search was instituted and Alvord was found hanging from a beam in the loft. He had taken a large rope and fastened one end about the beam. He placed a noose in the other end, where he fastened it about his neck and jumped, it is believed, from a box which was near his feet.
Dr. B. S. Moore was called and on his arrival said that Alvord had evidently been dead about four hours.
Syracuse Evening Herald July 6, 1901, p 6
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide this morning
Appeared cheerful while at work and left hired man to hitch up horses--body discovered in loft
Allen D. Alvord committed suicide about 8 o'clock this morning by hanging in the loft in a barn on his brother's farm at No. 1231 Court street. He was 23 years old and the son of Mrs. Mary T. Alvord. He assisted her in working the farm.
When he left the house, his mother says that he appeared quite cheerful and she knows of no reason for his committing the act. The hired man employed on the place says that he told Alvord that he did not feel well and thought he would rest for awhile. Alvord agreed and went to the barn, saying that he would take out the horses and do the work.
This was the last seen of him, until after 11 o'clock when it was found that the horses were still in their stalls. A search was instituted and Alvord was found hanging from a beam in the loft. He had taken a large rope and fastened one end about the beam. He placed a noose in the other end, where he fastened it about his neck and jumped, it is believed, from a box which was near his feet.
Dr. B. S. Moore was called and on his arrival said that Alvord had evidently been dead about four hours.
Syracuse Evening Herald July 6, 1901, p 6
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