Monroe, Dec. 7—H.B. Marsh of Marshville, prominent business man, committed suicide here today by drinking poison. His body was accidentally found in the barn on his premises by a servant who was looking for eggs. By his side was an empty two-ounce bottle that had contained carbolic acid, and the evidence that he had drank the full contents was unmistakable.
No cause can be assigned, it is declared, other than bad health and melancholia. He was one of the largest business men of the county, being head of the Marsh-Lee Company of Marshville and other enterprises. Up till 2 o’clock he was known to be going about his usual affairs.
He was a member of the Baptist church and had just subscribed largely to a new building in his town. He is survived by his wife, to whom he was married about a year ago. Two children by his first wife, both grown, survive. He was 55 years old. Sheriff Fowler and Coroner Abernethy were summoned when the body was discovered, but they deemed no inquest necessary.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 8, 1923
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