William Huglin (1907)

HUGLIN

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 3/21/2007 at 09:21:01

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 7, 1907

WM. HUGLIN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Wealthy Farmer of Crawford township is Crazed by Suffering and Blows His Brains out with a Shotgun

Wm. Huglin, a wealthy farmer living two miles north of Bevington, suicided last Saturday by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. About a year and a half ago, Huglin was bitten by a fly from which blood poisoning ensued. The disease was arrested but appeared again about three weeks ago. He suffered intensely night and day and this drove him to the desperate act which ended his life. Shortly afternoon on Saturday he secured a shotgun and going to the bed room, fired the contents into his mouth, causing instant death.

He was a man highly respected in the community and his tragic death is deeply regretted by his neighbors and friends. Funeral services were held at Blair Chapel on Monday.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, February 7, 1907
Page 1, Columns 3

BLEW HEAD OFF WITH A SHOTGUN

Wm. Huglin, of Bevington, Kills Himself

INSANE FROM STOMACH TROUBLE

Sick for a Long Time. Prominent Crawford Township Farmer Takes His Own Life. Belonged to One of the Oldest Families. Leaves Wife and Several Children. Death Instant

William Huglin, of Crawford township, one of the oldest citizens of the county, a man who had lived in the county all his life, went into a bedroom in his house in placing the muzzle of a twelve gauge shotgun in his mouth pulled the trigger. The man’s head was blown off. Death was of course instant. Front of his and was reduced to a pulp and scattered over the walls of the room.

Huglin had been a sufferer from stomach trouble for many years and had frequent fits of despondency. He had one of the finest farms in the county and recently purchased the old Loftus farm.

Saturday morning he went to the cupboard and took from it a shell loaded with No. 6 shot. His wife saw him take the shell and thinking something wrong laid the baby down and followed him. Just as she reached the door of the bedroom the gun was discharged and the startled woman pushed open the door only to find the mangled body of her husband at her feet.

Huglin belongs to one of the oldest families of the county. He had grown to manhood near Bevington. This father was William Huglin of Crawford township. His wife was a daughter of Fred Martin of Warren county. They have several children. Huglin was 48 years old. The funeral occurred Monday.

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