Atlanta Constitution, Georgia
4 January 1890

Probably Tired of Life
A Retired Savannah Merchant Goes Out by the Poison Route
Savannah, Ga. January 3 - [Special] - The death of John Kuck, who was
buried yesterday afternoon was either accidental of a case of suicide. Two
doctors, who were called to attend him, applied the stomach pump but could
not save him. He had taken an overdose of laudinum, and it is stated with
suicidal intent. He was an elderly man and had a large fortune, which he
made principally in the grocery business here in Savannah. Before he was
taken ill he gave $300 to a relative to pay his funeral expenses. Mr. Kuck
retired from business several years ago, and has been living on a farm
about a mile and a half from Thunderbolt.


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