A Death With a Benefit?

From The New South dated January 3, 1901......terrible news that "Brother Elliott" "committed suicide in Atlanta week".

The paper reminds readers he's the man who established the Austell News "a few weeks ago".

But don't worry the paper seems to say - "take the sweet consolation that his delinquents were few".

I guess it's a good thing to look at things from the sunny side, right?