St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-09
sHUFFLED OFF AT TOLEDO.
An Unknown Man Takes His Life
With Drugs,

With Drugs.
TOLEDO, o., March S.-There is con-
siderable excitement in Toledo tonight
over the mysterious suicide of well
dressed stranger in 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 residence. About o'clock
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Father n.
Quigley, prominent Catholic priest,
called up the Boody house and asked if
Edwards was there, receiving an
Affirmative reply. Later he called up
the chief of police and notified
him he feared Edwards intended to
commit suicide. The chief promptly
investigated, had bell boy climb over
the transom and open the door. On CO.
ing in they found the man dead. On a
stand near by were six ounce walls of
laudanum, one vial of aconite, one of
aqueous extract of opium, and one of
prussic acid. In the crate were
foun d the ashes of burned letters.
and an examination revealed the fact
that everything that might reveal the
suicides identity had been destroyed,
except much worn gold ring, with the
initials IN. n. c." DR.. Quigley says
the man came to his parsonage Friday
evening at o'clock and asked to see
Father Quigley: DR.. ,Quigley took
shifted himself on his chair so he could
reach his hip pocket and exclaimed,
doctor, l have come to Toledo to COM
nit murder" Father Quigley, who is
man of splendid physique, over six
feet tall, reached forward with one hand
and cried: "Stop Would you shed
your neighbor's blood, and on Fri
day, toO-the day on which the
Redeemer gave up his blood
for mankind ?" DR.. Quigley says
he then eXpOstulated with the man,
who finally said: well, my mind is
made up; l will take my own Iife."
Quigley finally obtained promise from
Edwards that he would not commit
suicide for twentyfOur hours. Quigley
says he believes the man came to muir
der him, and when asked why Edwards
should want to kill him replied:
"You notice the Commercial this morn
ing said the suicide wore a Masonic
emblem" This was said in significant
tone, and recalled highly sensational
sermon preached by Quigley about
year ago, when he claimed the Free
Masons had sent man to kill him. He
said the man came at that time and
wanted to stab him. Although he gave
Quigley his name as Charles j. Ed
wards, of Buffalo, he subsequently said
he had wilfully misinformed the doctor.
The suicide has not yet been iden-
titled. He was fairly goOd-looking
man, about twenty-fOur or twenty-five
years of age, five feet six inches in
height, weighed about 145 pounds, light
complexion, blue eyes, dark brown
curly hair, straight nose and regular
teeth. He was tastefully attired in
dark coat and vest, lightly striped gray
trousers and neat patent-leather shoes,
with dark brown oYercoat. In his trous-
ers pocket was silver hunting
case watch and on eacn Of his
hands solid plain gold ring. In his
pocket was 1855 in cash. He wore
pair of gold-bowed spectacles, and on
the lapel of his vest was pinned small
Masonic badge with the square and
compass of the master Masons. He is
intelligent i'll appearance, and showed
himself while about the hotel to be
man of education and good breeding.
His clothes are of stylish cut. even to
his underclothing, which IS of an ex-
pensive order. The marks on his
laundry is &c. c. f."