The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-05
YOUNG MANS TRAGIC DEATH
Cyrus Yandes Kills Himself Over His
Fathers Grave in st. Paul.
Grief Over His Fathers Death and the Re-
Responsibilities of an Estate of MIL
ion Dollars Cause the Suicide.

The following special telegram to the Journal
from St. Paul, giving the particulars of the sui
eide of Cyrus Yandes, young man who former
ly resided in Indianapolis, and who has relatives
still living here, was received at late hour last
night.
'It was only yesterday that James W. Yandes
was laid to his final rest in grave in his own
yard by the side OF his wife and three children,
who preceded him. All the graves are beneath the
shades of clump of young oaks, about two hun
dred feet to the right of the Yandes family resi-
dence. Scarcely fifteen hours elapsed after his
father had been buried, when Cyrus Yandes was
found lying at the foot OF his fathers grave, dead
from gun.shot wound which he himself had
inflicted. The details of young Yandes's rash
act can be best told in the words of relative of
the young man.
Cyrus was of quiet and sensitive nature,
and was much attracted to his father says this
relative the two being more like brothers than
father aud son. He had been carefully trained
by his father, until he became exceedingly well
versed In business, although but twenty seven
years old, and gave great promise of making
man of mark He had, however been in poor
health tor some time past, and his
fathers death came upon him very sud
denly, causing great shock to his delicate
organization. He felt the responsibility of TAX
ing charge of the large estate and watching over
his sisters interests deeply, and must have
brooded over the loss until he brought on spe-
cies of temporary insanity
Early this morning, probably about o'clock,
George Yandes, of Indianapolis, an uncle of
Cyrus heard the report of gun, but at the
about o'clock. Miss Minnie Yandes a
sister of Cyrus, went to his room
to call him. but received reply
and looking in, saw that the room was empty.
Happening to look out of the house in the direc-
ton of her fathers grave, she saw an object
which she thought, in the gray of morning re-
sembled her brother She went to the door and
called him, but received no answer. fastening
to the spot, she was Mortified to see her brothers
body lying at the foot of the grave with the
right side of his head almost ompletely blown
OIL An empty shotgun lying beside the dead
man told only too plainly how the ter
rlble deed had been done. While the
details of the act must remain
secret; still. from surroundings and al that can
be gathered, it is probable that young Yandes
stood at the foot of his fathers grave placed
double barreled shotgun with the butt on the
ground and tho muzzle at his chin, and fired the
rght-hand barrel by pressing down the trigger
with his foot, with the result stated. He fell
half backwards and inclining to the right, with
the wound downward. and when found
looked as If he might have curled around and
gone to sleep. His father had left him
and his two sisters. Minnie and Annie Yandes a
fortune of 81 200 600; and as no will has been
found, and Yandes told his uncle George. yes
terday. that he knew of none, it was supposed
the property would be divided equally among
the three. The young man was unmarried and
consequently the entire estate will go to the two
sisters
sat the house, this afternoon at O'CLOCK a
short service was held, at which only intimate
friends of the family present. The bodies
of the entire family will shortly be removed to
Indianapolis for permanent interment
George Yandes is making the final arrange
ments. and disnterment of the buried memb ers
of the family will be made tomorrow and the
remains will be started for Indianapolis Friday,
provided the connection can be made to Indian
spolis"
Another dispatch says: "Cyrus Yandes, whose
father, James w. Yandes, formerly of Indianap-
oils, died few days since, leaving colossal for
tune was found dead on his fathers grave to-day.
He had blown the side of his head off with
shotgun. Grief for his father, and the RESPONSE
bility of settling milion-dolar estate for him
self and sisters. in the absence Of WILL is believed
to have unsettled the young mans mind. The
funeral car will leave about Friday. The family
had wide range of connections and acquaint-
ances."
A representative of the Journal called upon
members of the family here but the particulars
they had received were meager and they had
no information to give about the sad affair, sup
Elemental to the facts given in the Journals
special telegram.