The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-16
Suicide at IndianapOlis-Ge
w. George, of Cincinnati,
Blows out his own Brains,-Af
fecting Letters to His Family.

w. George, Of Cincinnati,
Blows out his own Brains,-Af-
fecting Letters to His Family.
Special Dispatch to he Cincinnati
Gazette, dated Indianapolis, April
Sth. says: A most sad and distress
ing suicide occurred at the Bates
House, sometime last night, but was
not discovered until noon to-day.
The victim is George w. George of
Cincinnati, who has been at the
Bates House since the 10th of March
engaged in exhibiting, for J. Van q
Sons, Of our city, a new invention
called the cooking column. He-was
a man about fifty years Of age, had
wife and children in Cincinnati,
and a son in the House Of White,
Corbin, Bouve & Co. The chamber
maid tried his door twice this fore
mood, and the third time, soon after
noon looked over the transom, dis
covering him lying in his blood.
Upon investigation, it was found
that he had blown off the whole
side of his forehead by shot from
q Derringer pistol. He had de-
NIT from Pentucket Chapter, Mas
sachusetts, dated December 20, '67
and a certificate from the Ohio
Consistory, Cincinnati Orient dated
January 4, 1868, showing him to
have attained to the 32d Degree of
Masonry. Letters were also found
directed to Captain Hartwell, the
hotel clerk, his wife and his son.
The last two was written two
weeks ago, in quite a large bold
hand, and shows that he has long
meditated the deed. The letters are
as follows:
LETTER TO THE CLERK.
Brother Hartwell, will you please
see to my things, that they go to
Cincinnati, directed to Henry B.
George, who will pay the balance of
my bill here.
Yours, .fraternally,
George W. George.
I P. S.-Be sure and send the two
letters upon the table. 6. w. G..
| LETTER TO THE SON.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 25, 1868.
Dear Henry-I am satisfied that
the cooking column is q failure, and
[ do not know what to do but to die
I do not know whether you and
mother will be surprised at my tax
| ing my own life, but I have thought
nothing else for the last year and a
half, and now there is no, other
course to pursue that I see 1 can
not resist the feeling that it must be
done. can not live any longer. l
don't know what will become of
mother and the children; but as /
have been kind to you and Charley
in times past you must both dc all
| YOU CANTOR them 4 4 She
has been a good mother to you
Henry, and you must try and make
her future life as pleasant as you can
My frailities and imperfections you
will forgive. I hope and trust God
will Give my love to all the child
ren Lizzie, Charles, Kate, and Carrie
My body will be in Cincinnati to-
morrow morning. \ Aou will find in
My pocket book a certificate of de-
posit, indorsed over to you, for q
/ one thousand dollar ten forty bond,
belonging to the estate of N. X.
Farnham, and the account of notes,
etc, in my drawer in the bureau, at
home See that the matter is settel-
ed up all right And now Henry,
forever, farewell, and God bless you
and mother, and all, is the prayer OF
your unhappy father. - IT,
[Signed] George W.. George.
- A LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26, 1868.
Dear Darling Frank: wrote to
Henry and said in my letter that l
could not write to you, must just
bid you farewell. God bless you
and the children. Don't judge me
to hastily, dear Frank. l have con
tended against this feeling for 6
long time, but can do so no longer
You will all be better off, and I hope
1 and trust Goodwill forgive me fol
this deed, and keep you and the
children under His care and pro
lection. Good bye for this world
dear Frank. ti....... ..' ~. -. q
[signed,] GEO. W. GEORGE.