Lawyer well known in Colorado Springs.
Suicide by cutting his wrists and stabbing himself near the heart with a small dirk.
Divorced from a daughter of Henry McDowell of Holly Springs. Son of Col. Samuel H. Benton of Holly Springs, who had served in the Confederate Army.
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Byhalia, Miss. March 13
Samuel H. Benton, a lawyer of Colorado Springs, was found dead near this city this morning. The arteries in the wrist had been opened and there was a deep knife wound near the heart. The body was shipped to Holly Springs, Miss., for burial.
Herald Democrat. Sherman, TX.
March 14, 1903
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Brother of Willie Mills Benton
Suicide by cutting his wrists and stabbing himself near the heart with a small dirk.
Divorced from a daughter of Henry McDowell of Holly Springs. Son of Col. Samuel H. Benton of Holly Springs, who had served in the Confederate Army.
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Byhalia, Miss. March 13
Samuel H. Benton, a lawyer of Colorado Springs, was found dead near this city this morning. The arteries in the wrist had been opened and there was a deep knife wound near the heart. The body was shipped to Holly Springs, Miss., for burial.
Herald Democrat. Sherman, TX.
March 14, 1903
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Brother of Willie Mills Benton
Lawyer well known in Colorado Springs.
Suicide by cutting his wrists and stabbing himself near the heart with a small dirk.
Divorced from a daughter of Henry McDowell of Holly Springs. Son of Col. Samuel H. Benton of Holly Springs, who had served in the Confederate Army.
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Byhalia, Miss. March 13
Samuel H. Benton, a lawyer of Colorado Springs, was found dead near this city this morning. The arteries in the wrist had been opened and there was a deep knife wound near the heart. The body was shipped to Holly Springs, Miss., for burial.
Herald Democrat. Sherman, TX.
March 14, 1903
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Brother of Willie Mills Benton
Suicide by cutting his wrists and stabbing himself near the heart with a small dirk.
Divorced from a daughter of Henry McDowell of Holly Springs. Son of Col. Samuel H. Benton of Holly Springs, who had served in the Confederate Army.
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Byhalia, Miss. March 13
Samuel H. Benton, a lawyer of Colorado Springs, was found dead near this city this morning. The arteries in the wrist had been opened and there was a deep knife wound near the heart. The body was shipped to Holly Springs, Miss., for burial.
Herald Democrat. Sherman, TX.
March 14, 1903
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Brother of Willie Mills Benton
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