Sering - Jeff - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Mrs. Ed Duckworth on Tuesday received a message from Lebanon stating that her brother, Jeff Sering, had ended his life by committing suicide. Monday night he took a large dose of morphine and was in a dying condition when found.

Jeff Sering is also a brother of Perry and Ed Sering, of this place. He formerly lived here and is well known. He went to Lebanon, engaged in the saloon business and got to drinking. His wife left him and being despondent he concluded to end all his troubles in oblivion.

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 3 May 1895

Speaking of the suicide of Jeff Sering formerly of this city, the Lebanon News says:

Last evening about 3 o’clock he came home to his mother’s and said he wanted some beefsteak for supper. Mrs. Birch was the only one at the house then and she went out and got it for him. When she returned and was cooking his supper, he remarked, “This time tomorrow I’ll be a corpse.” But as he had been disheartened and nervous for some time his sister paid no attention to the remark. He then took a box containing morphine and took a big dose, after which he sat down and ate a very good meal. While still at the table the poison took effect and he became unconscious. He was put to bed and about 10:30 p.m. his sister noticed that he was dying. Before 11 o’clock he had departed this life, having never regained consciousness. Dr. Miller held the inquest this morning and after examining several witnesses decided that he had died from the narcotic effect of poison in the shape of morphine, intentionally administered by himself. - thanks to our great typist, S for sharing these