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OBITUARY
ENLOE RICKETT COMMITS SUICIDE
BOOTLEG BOOZE FLOWED FREELY
About noon Thursday, December 29, Enloe Rickett, with his wife,
returned from a neighbor's about three miles south of Farmers Branch,
and 5 miles south of Carrollton. Both were pleasant. It is said he
always was very agreeable with his family and friends only when
drinking. After returning home he left in a Southerly direction
supposedly with an empty fruit jar. The trip to where ever he
went, and returned was made in something like 30 minutes. In an
hour after his return half the fruit jar of bootleg booze was gone. It
is said he was under such effect that he had forced his two eldest
daughters to drink some of it, also. The household was becoming
turbulent but he is alleged to have forbidden anyone leaving at the
point of a pistol. Later he attempted or threatened to commit suicide
inside the house and his wife tried to get the revolver from him.
He thereupon declared his intention of going into the yard and killing
himself, forbidding anyone to follow. He is then said to have
rushed from the door to the southwest corner of the yard behind a
discarded galvanized cistern from which direction the fatal shot was
heard at once. The bullet entered the temple on one side of his
head and came out, tearing his hat, on the other side. Neighbors
were called and an inquest by legal authorities was held.
Surviving the deceased were a number of relatives aside from his family.
Mrs. Enloe, three little girls and a little boy; Myrtle age 14, Gertrude
age 11, Aline age 9, Willie, age 7; and Ernie age 5. They were on
Mr. John Locker's place. Mr. Locker and the citizens of Farmers Branch
and others extended aid, the husband having provided no insurance
whatever.
Rev. W. E. Anderson and Rev. C. B. Fielder conducted the funeral
services.
Funeral services were held at Webb's Chapel Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Rhoton and Mr. Hays, of Hudson-Davis Company conducting the interment.
The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, January 6, 1922 |
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