The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18
SELF-MURDER.
Percy Roemsnyder Puts a Flush to His
Existence.
Hs Hangs Himself In n Cell In the CITY
Prison While Laboring Under
DsIi1um Tremena'

drink u "a hOclhl Oulnihl VI tno luN'h'
order, will be seen no mora about town
His days, worthless alike 10 himself aud
everybody around him, ara ended, hay
ING been terminated this morning by
hla own hand while confined In cell Al
She city prison
LABORING WITH DELIRlUM TREMENs'
Last Saturday Reemsuyder was locked
up In lha ely prison by Marshal schlegle
and ON 'er Yant for his chronic OlenHe
OF drunkenness, lie was kept In con
Anement until Monday afternoon, NJ
which time he was released Ever since
that day no has been running about
town In NJ Of dalirlum lrrmella,
brought on by a long continued drunk
Tuesday afternoon h rushed Into u
house near the Valley depot In u Wild
state of excitement, fflghlening the Ia
mates half 10 death, lie told them that
Policeman Yant was after him 10 klll
him, and wanted 10 DO protected. tie
ran into closet 10 hide, from whence
he was taken by 0nlcer HeiYener who
happened 10 be- IN the Vicinity aud saw
Reensnyder run Into the house, The
Oalcpr led him out 10 the street and or
6ered him off, aud he Immediately went
lp West Tuscarawaa street since lheh
no has frequently startled the Inmates
OF several houses In different pafM OF
city by rushing In aud claiming protec'
tlOn from some imaginary enemy who
Was trying 10 Kill him,
Laat night Reemanyder was found In
thia condition AMI was locked up IN the
CITY prison by 0llcer Heavier, About
7:3O this morning OillceT Yant went into
the cell room 10 look after what prison
ara we're confined therein, which waa
Aut one besidps Reemsnyder-Jamea
COnnOr, arrested for drunkenness.
DOnnOr'a cell door was unlocked by
Officer Yant and he waa given the free
dom OF the room, but Reemanyder was
40 violent In his rawlings that II was
Thought best by the OIL jer not 10 nn'
lock hls cell. He told the oillcer that
his cell was crowded with people VINO
we're tying TO kill him, aud demanded
that he DO taken out OF there. ON
Yant then left the room to attend TO
other duties. Reemsnyder kept up his
insane rawlings for some time after but
hnally Quieted down somewhat, aud re-
auested COnnOr 10 bring him drink Of
water, which the latter did, aud retired
10 slt down beside the window.
now IT WAS DONE,
About niue o'clock Marshal Schlegle
entered the eel room, aud walking up
towards the cell In which Reemsnydrr
was confined, being No. 9 Ia the west
ller, made the startling discovery that
the prisoner had hung himself He had
tied together u piece Of euspender aud
an oil white handkerchief, and
passing the rope thus formed
around one Of the Iron bars IN the
front OF the cell, tied the ends under his
chin. and thus he was found by the
Marshal stTangled TO death, with the
ball OF the left foot Just touching the
loOr OF the cell, and the right leg, from
the knee down, resting on The end OF the
wooden covered bunk. When discovered,
she body was warm, showing that life
lad not been long exliocL
VIEWED by THE CORONER.
The news OF the suicide soon spread,
and people OF all classes soon began
docking Into the prison 10 get a sight
OF the body. Az Viewed by DEMOCRAT
reporter, who was early on the scene,
.he sight was melancholy one The
body Of the suicide hung limp aud life
less against the bars OF the cell, with
Ahe fatal and constructed moose
sunk deep Into the nisb OF the neck, the
body facing inwards and the arms hang
Ing loosely by the side,
On the arrival OF Coroner Leinlnger
about 0l6 the room was crowded with
morbid spectators cr0wdlng over each
other In their anxiety 10 obtain n view OF
lhe deaf man. The body was cut down
and laid on tho bunk Of the cell where
II was examined by the Coroner, who
afterwards turned II over TO undertaken
Burwell for burial.
1Hg SUICIDES ANTECEDENTs
Percy Reemsnydtr was about 80 years
old, and came of good fam ly Of Ian
caster Pa, whore he was born. His
parents both died while no was yet
young,and no was adopted into the family
OF kll Raemsnyder, an uncle, OF East
Fifth street, this city, who brought him
up and removed here from Lancaster,
Pa, several years ago.
Reemany 'er, In hla better daya, was u
man OF more than ordinary ability and
Intelligence, but like thousands OF other
good men before him, his appetite for
drink got the better OF him, aud no dc.
scended step by step until no finally be-
came social outcast OF the lowest kind
Az times he would stralghten ~ aud try
10 be II man once more, working NJ hia
trade, that OF o carriage painter, aud he
is said 10 have been q workman OF the
finest kind. but Just as soon ~ he got q
little money In his pocket hia desire for
drink could not be controlled and away
40 would 20 into the gutter again. Mr..
John Danner Informed n DEMOCRAT re'
porter that he had put HIN ON his feet
three different times, but II was oil 10
no purpose, ~ his appetite was HIS
master and no had, ~ no pathetically
told Mr.. Danner about two weeks ago,
lost all will power, and had no control
over himself.
ADDITIONAL FACTS,
II Ia rumored that Reemsnyder had q
wife and two children, who are NJ pres
snt living somewhere In Pennsylvania,
When he was arrested last night tho
following charge was placed against his
name on the police blotter: Percy Reem
snyder; running around the streets with
the 'snakee.' Has had the snakes for
three or four days"
James Conuor, tho man who was
Reemenyder'e companion In prison last
night, was released this morning after
ihe discovery OF thesulcide. He no sooner
tegained his liberty than he proceeded
10 "booze" up, despite the awful warn.
Ing no had presented TO him. and II was
not long before be was helplesely drunk,
and In this condition he was found and
run In again about noon to-day.
Az had been the life OF Percy Reem.
snyder, the suicide, for the past few
yoare, 90 was his melancholy death and
funeral. The remains were encased In
3 q phuper'g case Friday afternoon BY the
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