Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1907 — DRINK CAROUSAL ENDS IN DEATH [ARTICLE]

DRINK CAROUSAL ENDS IN DEATH

Death came to Edward O’Connell at Water Valley Friday night, closing the career of a wealthy and talented young man who had wrecked bis life on the flowing bowl. It is stated that young O’Connell’s death came at the end of a three of four Weeks drunken debaugk; that he came from his home iriTndianapoiis About that time ago and secnredboardafja resort at Water Valley and began drinking; that he spent his money lavishly and drank everything in tblTllfffitSr ?a&fcr & bar keepers there. Friends remonstrated with him but to no avail—he would respond to the friendly advices by dipping deeper into the bowl and finally he stopped eating and secured his entire sustenance from thf liquor he death came about suddenly as it often does in such cases. His mother and sister went from Indfanapdijs to Water Valley this Saturday morning, ok the sad mission of hsving the remains prepared Ibf shipment to Indianapolis for buriaL It is said the young man had upwards-of $4,000 on his person when he died.