The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-05
WEARY OF LIFE.
A Former Ravennn Lady Comm {
Suicide at COlu nm bus.

A Former Ravennn Lady Com m 5
Suicide at Column bus.
The following account of the death
of Mrs. Annie Weber, widow OF the
Col. Edwin l.. Weber, who was for
merly Prosecuting Attorney of this
county, we copy from the Columbus
correspondence of The 10Th ult. to the
Cincinnati Enquirer:
A very distressing and sensational
suicide took place this evening at
seven O'Clock. Mrs. Annie Weber
threw herself from the fourth story of
the Jones Block. on High street, near
Gay, q distance of nearly fifty feet.
In falling the unfortunate woman
struck telegraph wire, which caused
her to turn head downwards, in which
position she struck the ground. Her
skull was crushed, and she lived but
few minutes. The unusual nature of
the tragedy attracted an immense
crowd 10 the scene. The deceased
was lady of splendid education and
great natural talents. Her father.
James Thomas, was the owner of d
valuable farm adjoining Camp Chase.
During the war the deceased be-
came acquainted with and married
Colonel Z. L. Weber, for some time
commandant of the camp, and CON-
mandant OF the Eiehty-eighth Regi-
ment of Ohio Volunteers. In the di
vision of the large estate of her father
1t it stated that the daughter is une-
qually provided for. Weber, too,
was unfortunate in business ventures,
meeting with extremely bad luck at
Worthington, Inj., where he engaged
extensively in the lumber business.
He died last fall, leaving his wife with
three children, who were cared for by
his relatives Mrs. Weber wrs an ac-
conplished artist, and painted for q
while in Indianapolis. She came here
Yesterday from Warsaw, Ind, and
called at the residence of Miss Mary
Jones. and old d.time friend. She in
sisted On repaying her SIS tor a crayon
portrait, which Miss Jones, however,
refused to receive, telling her friend
to keep the money. Mrs. Weber then
wrote q number of notes, of which the
following one was found after her
death this evening: i''oa
s'CoLUMBUs, July 81 am about to
take an awful step. 1 do it because
can do nothing better for my children
and friends L am beyond all help.
Good-by to all. E,, ANNIE"
This was in the earlier part of the
day. Later her friends began to sus-
pect something wrong, and it seems
that she confessed to them that she
had taken enough landanum to kill
herself. At about seven O'Clock she
was out driving with her brother,
John Thomas, and his wife. While
near the Jones Block, while Mr..
Thomas was getting bill changed,
she eluded her sister in-law and rap
idly ran to the fourth floor of the
building and cast herself down before
she could be prevented.
| Mrs. Weber was a graduate of the
Oxford Female Seminary, and was at
one the time Principal of the Colum-
bus Grammar School, afterWard AS
sistant in the Columbus High School.
She was widely knewn here, and
greatly respected. Her father left
some years ago, after becoming in
volved in contracts for the Insane
Asylum. He is now at Bnenos Ayres,
where he is said to be- worth near
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