The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-03-12

Saturday, word was received in this CITY by
friends of Hiram c. Bedell, a well know former
resident here. that he was dead. Mr.. Bedell
had been suffering with very severe attack of
la grippe. which began last January, and from
which he suffered intensely. experiencing four
relapses which greatly weakened him ana dis
arranged his entire physical system, leaving
him with dreadful pains in the head, of frequent
| and violent repetition, from the effects of which
certain evidences of loss of mental equilibrium
were noticed, not however, sufficient to excite
alarm in the family. Some weeks before his
death Mr.. and Mrs. Bedell visited in this city
and called at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs H.
D. Seymour. While there. he asked for drink
of water. and on accompanying Mr.. Seymour to
an adjoining room drank with customary ease,
but soon afterward, while alone with Mr.. Sey-
mour. put his hands to the top of his head and
exclaimed. MY God. it seems as if there was
red hot iron in MY head but don't tell the foIks'
Mr.. Seymour was in Cleveland last Thursday,
and during conversation with Mr. B., he again
put his hand toIhis head and exclaimed at the
terrible pain he experienced there. The next
day he went to his office, from which he had
been absent most of the time since his sickness
Saturday morning he told his wife, as he had
frequently done before, that he would not get
up for breakfast, but would remain in bed and
see if he could not get little sleep. She went
down stairs to breakfast, and not long after
wards heard a noise which they supposed to be
a piece of coal dropping on the flool The next
moment the screams of servant girl. who hap
pened to be near the bedroom door, resounded
through the house. and the members of the
household went up stairs in quick alarm where
they learned in a few words from the girl that
she had heard pistol shot from Mr.. Bedell's
room. The dreadful suspense was soon over,
for in obedience to directions, the girl entered
the room and pulled back the bed clothes from
MIR. Bedell's head, when it was discovered that
he had shot himself, the bullet entering at the
right temple. passing in a straight line and
coming out just above the left ear. The bullet
lay on the pillow and a revolver was ciutched
in Mr.. Bedell's right hand. Death was instan-
taneous. Mr.. Bedell had been subject to terri
BILE headaches of frequent occurrence for several
years past, and the disease of la grippe, center
ing in the brain as it has done in so many cases,
produced the common effect of insanity. during
which the unfortunate man took his life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bedell were boarding at the
residence of Mrs. Ransom Collins No 81 Hill
burn Ave Mr. Bedell was twice married his
firstwife being Miss Sarah Horr, of Shalersville
who died in Cleveland six or seven yeals ago
leaving two children. The 30th of October last
he married Mrs. Maggie Smith, daughter of
Wanzor Holcomb, of this city. The funeral
services were held Monday, at the Woodland
Avenue Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Rev
Paul F. Stutphen officiating. The bearers were
Messrs III. d. Seym our, II. D. Marble, W. A :
Horr, Charles A. Post. James r. Post and VIM
D Post. The body was brought to this city the
same day and placed in the vault at Maple
Grove Cemetery.