After Death of His Mother, and One of His Children, Ralph Andrews Commits Suicide, Jan.15, 1925

Ralph Andrews Suicide. . . Tragedy Comes as a Result of Ill Health and Despondency

Ralph Andrews committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself through the heart in the garage at his home on Church Street.

The tragedy came about as the result of ill health and worry. Mr. Andrews had a breakdown when he was a boy and again when he was a student in the University, and has always suffered from an extremely nervous temperament. The death of his mother a few weeks ago made him unusually despondent.

Twins were born to him and Mrs. Andrews on Monday of this week and one of the babies died. There are three other children.

Coming so soon after the death of the mother, this calamity bears the Andrews family down under a weigh of grief that has aroused the deepest sympathy of the people of Chapel Hill.

From the front page of The Chapel Hill Weekly, January 15, 1925

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