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James David Alvis

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James David Alvis

Birth
USA
Death
16 May 1916 (aged 48)
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Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Suggested edit: The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, May 25, 1916, page 6
Princeton, W Va, May 18. - James Alvis, aged about 40, who resided on the Hinton road a mile below Athens, took his life Tuesday afternoon, his means of self-destruction being a pistol, from which he sent a bullet through his heart, according to word reaching the county seat yesterday.
It was learned that about a year ago Alvis lost his sight, in addition to which he had been an intense sufferer from other maladies and but a week ago had returned to his home from some hospital where he had undergone a long course of treatment.
Going out in the orchard near his home Alvis laid his hat up on a hog pen, placed his spectacles in the crease of his hat, unbuttoned his shirt and had evidently placed the barrel of the gun right against his heart, as his breast was said to be powder burned.
The report of the pistol was not heard and he had been missing from the house a considerable time before his body was found. It was said to have been about 5 o'clock when he was first missed by the household.
A note was found, according to reports, which, without vision, he had managed to legibly write explaining that his act was of deliberate intent and that in committing is he assumed all responsibility.
The supposition is that Mr Alvis worried over his misfortune in the loss of his sight, together with his other afflictions, until he was distracted of mind.
He was married and had children.
Contributor: Anonymous (48825891)
Suggested edit: The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, May 25, 1916, page 6
Princeton, W Va, May 18. - James Alvis, aged about 40, who resided on the Hinton road a mile below Athens, took his life Tuesday afternoon, his means of self-destruction being a pistol, from which he sent a bullet through his heart, according to word reaching the county seat yesterday.
It was learned that about a year ago Alvis lost his sight, in addition to which he had been an intense sufferer from other maladies and but a week ago had returned to his home from some hospital where he had undergone a long course of treatment.
Going out in the orchard near his home Alvis laid his hat up on a hog pen, placed his spectacles in the crease of his hat, unbuttoned his shirt and had evidently placed the barrel of the gun right against his heart, as his breast was said to be powder burned.
The report of the pistol was not heard and he had been missing from the house a considerable time before his body was found. It was said to have been about 5 o'clock when he was first missed by the household.
A note was found, according to reports, which, without vision, he had managed to legibly write explaining that his act was of deliberate intent and that in committing is he assumed all responsibility.
The supposition is that Mr Alvis worried over his misfortune in the loss of his sight, together with his other afflictions, until he was distracted of mind.
He was married and had children.
Contributor: Anonymous (48825891)

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