Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-27
SUICIDE OF A PHYSICIAN.
D0CT0R h. -. GOSETTSCa HtNbs
HIAISELF IN ms 0FFICf.
No Reason Assigned for ia" s,eNd-
The Inquest of siIe Coroner AID
n Verdict OF ssssisctde fr1n as.Iu2-
Ing Rendered.

Edwst3 " aqsewich, Nj. D j., q physi-
cian Of ihH homeopathic sehQu' committed
suicide % hanging himself TO coat
hook on tho wall of his sleeping srart-
ineDt IN tbs rear OF his oflioa No. lOl5
| West Sixth street, on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased had shown signs of demeu-
Tia for several days past, Int M oBe aus
pected that he would attempt his own
life while under the gloom of the
melancholy it. ..#.
Shortly after dinner on Saturday DR.
Gosewisch called on John Par'aalea s0u of
his pastor who ID employed in the Singer
sewing machine office, Market street be-
| low Sixth. Mr.. parmslss was ont at the
| time and the Doctor saying be did not
wish to see him particularly, would NOT
| wait. Shortly bafOrs o'clock he re
turned 10 his rooms and entered his
sleeping apartments through the office ot
Justice OF the Peace John C. Cole, which
| sdjoins, and upon going in locked the
door. ...
John Parmalea called at the Ddot0r's
office about O'Clock in the afternoon ~
see what the physician wanted. ls
entered the front office, aud not finding
the Doctor, walked bsck to the door o.
the sleeping apartment, opened il and
looked in. Hanging by short rope ans
pended from stRunch coat hook, he
discovered the body of DR.. Gosewiaeh.
There was no movement Of the body,
which hung with the feet about three
inches from the floor.
Esquire Cole was Immediately notified
and the two out the rope Snd the body
fell in heap on the floor at their feet.
They examined the corpse hastily,
discovered that it WAS .still warm, with A
slight twitchiug OF the nerves aud
muscles discernable. Drs. Boyd and
Harlan were summoned, aud upon
making an examination pronounced life
extinct.
The rope with which the deed was com
mitted was q stout three eighths inch
cord, abont yard long. The deceased
adjusted it deliberately around mis- neck
got up on small box, fastened the end
on coat hook and then stepped off. His
hands were left swinging aud he eouid
readily have swung himself back
on the box while conscious had he not
been determined on death. He did his
fatal work quietly and no unusual noise
was noticed by Squire Cole in the ad-
joining apartment. The rope buried itaelf
deeply into the dead mans neck.
The deceased was about 80 yeare Of
age, and native of this city. He served
in tine war, and practiced his profession
for a time in Kentucky, returning 70 this
city about two years ago. His father
was the first resident homeopathic phy-
sician in this city, who died here about
rs years ago.
The body after being cut down was
taken to the mOrgue and an inquest held
by Coroner Smith Sunday afternoon.
The inquest jury returned a verdict OF
"suicide by hanging, while temporarily
insane."
The remains were buried in Will
mington and Brandywine cemetery
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from the
New Jerusalem Church, where services
were held. smyth Post, Morial Bu
oampment and Harmony Council, United
Friends of America, of which organizs-
tions deceased was a member, were in
attendance.