Reeves, John died 1892

REEVES

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Date: 6/17/2017 at 22:02:45

The Clinton Daily Age, Clinton, Iowa, May 1, 1892

KILLED HIMSELF

OTTUMWA, Ia. April 30 – John Reeves, the well-known baseball player and last year’s umpire in the Illinois-Iowa league, Wednesday morning stepped behind the counter of the Baker house, where he was employed as solicitor, and blew out his brains with a revolver. Domestic infelicity was the cause. Three hours after his death a letter came from his wife, saying that the breach had been healed and she would live with him again.