Suicide
Nant-y-Glo Man takes Life by Shooting Himself
An inquest was held Tuesday morning into the death of Ephraim Kephart, a middle aged resident of Nant-y-Glo, whose lifeless body was found in his room Monday morning. A bullet hole in his right breast and a revolver lying beside him told the grim tale of how he came to an untimely end.
Members of the Kephart family say that Mr. Kephart kindled a fire in the kitchen stove about 5:30 a. m. and shortly afterward, Mrs. Kephart heard the sound of a fall in the room occupied by her husband. She failed to hear the report of a revolver, however, and was surprised when she found that her husband had taken his own life. Dr. J. P. McFarland was speedily summoned but death had probably been instantaneous as the bullet entered his body only a short distance from the heart. Mr. Kephart had been afflicted by asthma for a long time and his sufferings as a result of his ailment are believed to have prompted him to take his life. He is survived by his widow and a number of children. |
