The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-07
Suicide in Cincinnati.

: Yesterday morning, about nine
o'clock, one of the chambermaids !
at the St. Nicholas, corner of Fourth
and Race streets, on going to the
room occupied by Charles W.
Adams, found the door locked, an
edor peculiar to the bodies of de-
ceased persons issuing. Remember
ing that she was unable to gain ad-
mittance on Tuesday. she suspected
that all was not right, and accord
ingly informed Mr.. Roth, the pro
prietor of the house. Mr.. Roth i'm
mediately went up to the room, and
found the door locked as stated by
the chambermaid, the key being on
the inside. Not wishing to break
in the door, Mr.. Roth summond his
porter. The latter, by means of
ladder placed on roof of the kitch-
en-, succeeded in raising the window
of-the room, and stepped in. He
found Adams lying on his right side
on the bed, corpse. The porter
on making the discovery at once
opened the door for Mr.. Roth and
several other persons who were
standing in the hall, but the stencil
was so intolerable that it was sever
al minutes before any of them could
enter. Finally Mr. Roth having ex-
amined the body, and being satisfi-
ed that death had been caused by
suicide, ordered the room locked
and sent fer Coroner Emmert.
/ This official arrived shortly after
2 o'clock, and having impanneled
a jury proceeded to hold an inquest.
Two letters was found on a small
writing table. The first was ad
dressed to the Coroner, and is as fol-
"C1Nc1NNArI, O., April "a.
"1o Coroner Of Cincinnati:
DEAR SIR AS you may be called
to serve me in an official manner,
please note the following sugges-
ton: A telegram addressed to my
father, W. K. Adams, Esq, 81 Bank
street, Cleveland, Ohio, may relieve
you of some care and responsible
| Ity. Respectfully yours, DC.
&c. W. ADAMS
ssP. S. You may render a verdict
as follows:
~a "Weary with the battle of life,
disgusted with the past, displeased
with the present, without hope for
the future, satiated with sorrows
and Affections as well as the joys of
life, whether my destiny is fulfilled
or not, fate snufis the candle and
says adieu. G. w. A.
The other reads as follows, and
seems to be intended for friends, or
the public generally:
"CINC1NNAT1, o.. April "a.
"How write word is more
than l can understand, for I GER
tainly am not in the humor. It may
be satisfaction, however, to a cho-
sen few, to have the assurance that
I shall ever cherish the friendship
and many kindnesses bestowed
upon me. I have failed in my un-
dertakings Il can not think it was
entirely, through want of tenacity
or strength of purpose)-failed in
} every enterprise and undertaking,
I both of private and business nature
ii some of which have been very dear
q to me. To accomplish the most
. promising, my efforts have been
] the most futile, so that in reality
!. my whole life has been one series
of errors. or mistakes and failures.
cat first, pecuniary embarrass-
ments stare me in the face, in stern
reality. I have already exhausted
every available resource, and now
!, have no way to turn for succor
Should my departure occasion grie1
: to any one, they still have the salts
faction Of feeling that all earthly
: sorrows have ceased with me. an
| very well aware that my life has no.
= been faultless one, yet the knowl
fedge of even one act of kindness, i
no more, is satisfaction that none
can deny me. If my friends, amids
: all the bitterness Of memory, sal
Y recall to mind one virtue I possess
, let them cherish it; for I take my
!, life with feeling of charity to al
i mankind, and harbor enmity toward
none If my coming into the worlt
r occasioned sorrow and aff1ictiol
may my exit occasion much less, il
: the prayer of G. W. ADAMS,
Two or three witnesses were ex
Z amined, and from the testimony alb
: Quoted, it appears that the deceased
t was travelling agent for the hard
ware and saddlery firms Of McAboy
Spang & Co., Pittsburg, and Asa D
Dickinson & Co., 49 Murray street
b New York.
q He arrived in this city on Thurs
f day, April 10th and took rooms a
:. the St, Nicholas, where he had sine
L been stopping. One day during tn
Il early part of last week Adams drev
/ draft on Dickinson & Co., for
Y small amount of money, and on Fri
# day last it was returned, having
been protested. This seemed t
, completely unnerve him, and O.
n Saturday and Sunday he drank t.
0 excess. The last seen of him wa
Y on Monday morning at II O'Clock
y when he entered his room and lock
y ed the door Yestesday sma
u vial marked laudanum was found O
the bed, and it is supposed that h
took the contents Immediately afte
J. entering the room. Dr.. Meade, VIII
n examined the body, gave it as hi
,r opinion that death ensued shortl
q afterward, or sometime during th
r. afternoon of Monday. This opir
If ion is verified by :he fact as alread
r stated that the Chambermaid We
q unable to gain admittance to til