Wakeman -- 1873 - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

A man by the name of Wakeman, who lived near Lafayette, committed suicide last Thursday by shooting himself in the side with a shot gun. He was a farmer, somewhat advanced in years, but subject to epileptic fits. For a long time he had been fearful that in a moment of mental abstraction he might kill or injure some member of his family. This so preyed upon his mind that he preferred to take his own life rather than become the instrument of death of his wife or children. - s