Miami Union

March 31, 1910 

HUNT, JAMES - James Hunt, 67, a member of a well-known family, died at the county infirmary Wednesday morning from a self-inflicted wound in the throat.  Hunt cut his throat Tuesday afternoon after he had assisted all day cutting seed potatoes.  After he had finished his work he got up and went out back of the power house, where he sat down on an ash pile.  After drawing the blade of his knife across his throat he inserted it into the wound and twisted it around several times.  One of the infirmary inmates saw the deed and reported it to Superintendent  Sanders.  Hunt admitted that he had inflicted the wound, but gave no reason for the deed.  Hunt with his wife had been an inmate of the infirmary four weeks.  The body was taken to Piqua for burial Thursday afternoon.