Hess - Herbert R.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 20 August 1894
A special from Chicago on Saturday says:
H. R. Hess, of Indianapolis, a son of ex-sheriff Hess, of that city, was found dead in his room at 1841 Michigan Avenue today, having taken an overdose of morphine. His suicide is supposed to have resulted from despondency, as a picture of his dead wife and a little shoe of his recently buried child were found on his pillow.
The above recounts the sad ending of Herbert Hess, who graduated form Wabash College in the class onf’83. Mr. Hess had many friends here and all will be shocked to learn of his tragic death. Not long ago his wife died and soon after the only child. Mr. Hess was appointed to a position in Washington City soon after the inauguration of President Harrison. He served under Attorney General Miller, and remained in the employ of the department some time after the inauguration of President Cleveland.
Mr. Hess was always known to his associates as an active, intelligent young man. He was thirty years old. He studied law with Harrison, Miller & Elam. He married Miss May Brooks. Mrs. Hess died at Phoenix, Ariz., last February. The child died at Chicago a few weeks ago of cholera infantum.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday, 21 August 1894
Indianapolis News: The body of Herbert Hess has been brought here from Chicago and it is at the home of his father, J. W. Hess. The burial will be at 2 o’clock Tuesday. After having made an investigation at Chicago, the friends of the dead man are convinced that he did not commit suicide; that his death was accidental. He was troubled with insomnia and the supposition is that in taking morphine to make him sleep he swallowed an overdose.