Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-01
A SHOCKING DEATH.

Suicide of an Ohio Lady Gy Jumping
From a Four Story WtndO,c.
COLUMBUS, July ga very distressing
and sensational suicide took place this
evening at o'clock. Mrs. Annie Weber
threw herself from the fourth story of
the Jones block, on High street, near Gay, a
distance of nearly fifty feet. In falling, the
unfortunate woman struck telegraph wire,
which caused her to turn head downward, in
which position she struck the ground. Her
skull was crushed, and she lived but few
minutes. The unusual nature of the TRACE
dy attracted an immense crowd to the scene.
The deceased was q lady of splendid
education and great natural talents. Her
father, James Thomas, was the owner of q
valuable farm adjoining Camp Chase during
the war. The deceased became acquainted
with and married Colonel Edmund L. We
Der, for some time commandment of the camp,
and Colonel of the Eighty eighth regiment
of Ohio Volunteers. In the division of the
large estate of her father, it is stated that the
daughter was unequally provided for.
Weber, too, was unfortunate in business ven
lures, meeting with extremely bad luck at
Worthington, Ind, where he engaged ex-
tensively in the lumber business. He died
last fall, leaving his wife with three
children, who were cared for by his relatives.
Mrs. Weber was an accomplished artist, and
painted for awhile in Indianapolis. She
came here yesterday from Warsaw, Ind. and
called at the residence of Miss Mary Jones,
an old time friend. She insisted on repay
ing her $15 for crayon portrait, which
Miss Jones, however, refused to receive, tell
ing her friend to keep the money. Mrs.
Weber then wrote a number of notes,
of which the following was one found after
her death this evening:
COLUMBUS, July 29.-I am about to take
an awful step. do it because L can do nothing
better for my children and friends. I am
beyond all help. Good by to all. ANNIE"
This was in the earlier part of the day,
Later her friends began to suspect some
thing wrong, and it seems that she confessed
to them that she had taken enough lauda-
mum to kill herself. At about seven o'clock
she was out driving with her brother, John
Thomas, and bis wife. When near Jones
block, while Mr.. Thomas was getting bill
changed, she eluded her sister in law and
rapidly ran to the fourth floor of the build
ing and cast herself down before she could
be prevented.
Mrs. Weber was graduate Of the Oxford
female seminary, and was at one time prin-
cipal of the Columbus Grammar school, af
terward assistant in the Columbus High
school. She was widely known here, and
greatly respected. Her father left some
years ago, after becoming involved in con-
tracts for the Insane asylum. He is now in
Buenos Ayres, where he is said to be worth
near $250,00o.
Chicago Advertise me mt for BIicklayers.
CHICAGO, July 31.-For time it has been
known that many contemplated building en-
terprises in this city we're suspended in con-
sequence of lack of brickmakers and la
borers, and a meeting of the master masons
and builders association was held tonight to
devise method of supplying the present
lack Of labor. Tt appeared that although
the wages are So for bricklayers and $1.75
for laborers, at least $50 men could be en-
ployed on building enterprises now in abey-
ance if they were here. The association,
therefore, passed a resolution to invite brick
layers and laborers here from other cities,
and the secretary of the association was di-
rected to furnish all strangers with the names
of builders requiring help. The association
is pledged to furnish steady employment to
all such men.