Yorkville Enquirer
Rockhill, York County, South Carolina
16 December 1891, pg 2
Friday evening last about dark, it was reported on the streets that Sam Cowan, a young man about twenty-three years of age, living with his mother about two miles from town, had committed suicide. Friends hastened out and found, to their horror, that the report was too true. He had been sick but not seriously, for a few days, and his physician was on his way to see him when the deed was done. His sister had given him a dose of medicine and just left the room, when she heard the report of a pistol. Rushing back she found that he had shot himself just above the ear, producing instant death. The pistol was a .32 calibre Smith & Wesson, and must have been concealed under his pillow during his sister's presence in the room. The funeral services were held at the home of the deceased by Rev. Mr. Anderson, and his remains were interred in Laurelwood Cemetery, on Saturday afternoon. The cause of his rash act is not positively known, but some suppose it was a love affair, in which he was disappointed.
Contributor: McMolly
Rockhill, York County, South Carolina
16 December 1891, pg 2
Friday evening last about dark, it was reported on the streets that Sam Cowan, a young man about twenty-three years of age, living with his mother about two miles from town, had committed suicide. Friends hastened out and found, to their horror, that the report was too true. He had been sick but not seriously, for a few days, and his physician was on his way to see him when the deed was done. His sister had given him a dose of medicine and just left the room, when she heard the report of a pistol. Rushing back she found that he had shot himself just above the ear, producing instant death. The pistol was a .32 calibre Smith & Wesson, and must have been concealed under his pillow during his sister's presence in the room. The funeral services were held at the home of the deceased by Rev. Mr. Anderson, and his remains were interred in Laurelwood Cemetery, on Saturday afternoon. The cause of his rash act is not positively known, but some suppose it was a love affair, in which he was disappointed.
Contributor: McMolly
Yorkville Enquirer
Rockhill, York County, South Carolina
16 December 1891, pg 2
Friday evening last about dark, it was reported on the streets that Sam Cowan, a young man about twenty-three years of age, living with his mother about two miles from town, had committed suicide. Friends hastened out and found, to their horror, that the report was too true. He had been sick but not seriously, for a few days, and his physician was on his way to see him when the deed was done. His sister had given him a dose of medicine and just left the room, when she heard the report of a pistol. Rushing back she found that he had shot himself just above the ear, producing instant death. The pistol was a .32 calibre Smith & Wesson, and must have been concealed under his pillow during his sister's presence in the room. The funeral services were held at the home of the deceased by Rev. Mr. Anderson, and his remains were interred in Laurelwood Cemetery, on Saturday afternoon. The cause of his rash act is not positively known, but some suppose it was a love affair, in which he was disappointed.
Contributor: McMolly
Rockhill, York County, South Carolina
16 December 1891, pg 2
Friday evening last about dark, it was reported on the streets that Sam Cowan, a young man about twenty-three years of age, living with his mother about two miles from town, had committed suicide. Friends hastened out and found, to their horror, that the report was too true. He had been sick but not seriously, for a few days, and his physician was on his way to see him when the deed was done. His sister had given him a dose of medicine and just left the room, when she heard the report of a pistol. Rushing back she found that he had shot himself just above the ear, producing instant death. The pistol was a .32 calibre Smith & Wesson, and must have been concealed under his pillow during his sister's presence in the room. The funeral services were held at the home of the deceased by Rev. Mr. Anderson, and his remains were interred in Laurelwood Cemetery, on Saturday afternoon. The cause of his rash act is not positively known, but some suppose it was a love affair, in which he was disappointed.
Contributor: McMolly
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