PRIVETT, A.B. – (d. 1889)

A.B. PRIVETT, while crazed with drink, committed suicide in Goldsboro, NC, by taking laudanum.  Prompt medical attention was summoned but could only prolong his life a few hours.


Source: Roanoke Beacon, 26 July 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

 

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