Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-09
TOLEDO is TORN UP
OVER 7HE SENSATIONAL SUICIDE OF AN UN-
KNOWN YOUNG NAN.
Es Called On a Catholic Priest and Announced
Bis Intention Of Committing Murder, But
Was Persuaded Out Of It at the Time
No One Seems TO Know BIN.

TOLEDO, o., March s-There is con
siderable excitement tonight over the
mysterious suicide Of 4 well dressed
stranger, at the best hotel In town. last
night. On Friday night young man
registered at the Boody House as Charles
j. Edwards, but gave no place of resi-
dence.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon,
Rev. Father +. Quigley, prominent
Catholic priest, called at the Body
House and asked if Edwards was there.
Receiving an affirmative reply, later he
called up the Chief OF Police aud mott
fled him he feared Edwards intended to
commit suicide.
The Chief promptly investigated, had
bell boy climb over the tranSom aud
open the door On going IN they found
the man dead. On stand near by were
a siy-Onnce vial Of laudanum, one vial
OF acOnite, one OF aqueous extract Of
opium and one of pruSSic acid. In the
CRATE were found the ashes of burned
letters and al examination revealed the
fact that everything that might reveal
the suicides identity had been de-
stroyed, except much-worn gold ring
with the initials M. NJ. c. DIR. Quig-
ley says the man came 10 his parsonage |
Friday evening at : o'clock and asked |
to see Father Quigley. DR.. Quigley took |
the man into his parlor. Edwards shifted |
himself on his chair so he could reach |
his hip pocket and exclaimed, doctor, |
! have come to Toledo to commit mur-
der" Father Quigiey, who is a man OF |
splendid physique over six feet tall, |
reached forward with one hand and |
cried, "StOp; would you shed your
blood, and on Friday, too
the day on which the Redeemer gave
up His blood for mankind?' DR.. Quig
lep says he then eXpostulated with the
man, who finally said: "Well, my mind
is made up; | will take my own life" "
Quigley finally obtained Il promise from
Edwards that he would not commit
suicide for twentythree hours. Quig
ley says he believes the man came
TO murder him. and when asked why
Edwards should want TO kill him replied
''You notice the Commercial this morn
ing said the suicide wore Masonic
tone and recalled Il highly sensational
sermon preached by Quigley about Il
year ago, when he claimed the Free
MasonS had sent a man to Kill him. He
said man came at that time and want
I'd to stab him. Although he gave
Quigley his name as Charles j. Edwards,
IF Buffalo, he subsequently said he had
wilfuly mSinformed the Doctor. The
suicide has not yet been identified. He
was fairly good looking man, about "a
1r % years OF age, ) feet 6inches in
height, weighed about li5 pounds, light
blue eyes, dark brown
curly hair, straight nose and regular
.eeth. He was taStefully attired in
lark coat and vest, lightly striped gray
trousers and neat patent leather shoes
with brown overcOat. In his trousers
pocket was a silver hunting case watch
md on each Of his hands Il solid plain
gold ring. In his pocket was s4s.55 in
,ash. He wore pair of gold bowed
;pectacleS, and on the lapel of his coat
was pinned small Masonic badge,
with the square and compass Of the
Master MasonS. He is intelligent in
appearance, and showed himself while
about the hotel to be- man Of educa-
tion and good breeding. His clothes
are of stylish cut, even to his um der
which is Of an expensive or
der. The marks on his laundry is &c.