The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-02
A STRANGE INFATUATiON.
ONE MAN KILLS HIMSELF FOR LOVE
OF ANOTHER.
He Leaves Letter Full of Endearing ssn-
timents and Says He Cannot Live Witas
out His Friend.

CT. LOUIS, NO., FEB. Z3.-Thet the pee
cuiiarities of the Alice Mitchell Freda
Ward case at Memphis are not confined to
the feminine sex was demonstrated by the
suicide here this morning of DR.. E. 7.
Breedlove of Baltimore, Nd.
A few minutes after s o'clock the deni.
zens OF Hurst's hotel were startled by q
pistol shot which rang out on the third
floor. A few seconds later Isaac G. JUDI
son rushed down stairs and informed the
proprietor that DR.. f. T. Breedlove Of
Baltimore had just shot himself.
Mr.. Hurst at once rushed 20 the
room, where a CHASTITY sight met his
eyes. The room was a small one with the
bed adjacent to the door. The bed had
been pushed about three feet from the
wall, and on the floor behind it Law the
body of a man. In the right temple was q
bloody hole, the right side of the shirt
and trousers were soaked with blood and
pool lay on the carpet. The right hand
rested on the floor conYulsively cIasping a
pistol. Death had evidently been in<
Simultaneous, as the bullet had entered the
right temple and embedded itself deep in
the brain.
DIR. Z. T. Breedlove, fer it was he, was
partially dressed, wearing trousers and
shirt but no coat or vest. His back rested
against the wall and his legs were under
the bed. There was no sign of pain on
CONFUSION in his face. He was a man
about thirty-five, wearing dark mustache
and short black hair. The police were al
once summoned and took charge OF the
effects, Mr.. Judson accompanying Officer
Wright to the four courts.
At the four courts Mr.. I. n. Judson
stated that he was in the room when
Breedlove shot himself and gave the cause
of the rash act as dependency and
strange attachment TO himself. This
latter remark was most significant when
taken in consideration with letter found
among the dead mans effects. This letter
is in part as follows:
/ came intending to first kill you and then
kill myself. L shall only make an end of my
own miserable existence. My love for you has
been my ruin. / can no more live apart from
you than | can Fly. The past month has been
the test and | cannot do it. There is but one
thing which could save me and that is to pass
the remaider of my life in your presence.
shall do that any how. for TO die in your
arms relieves death OF half of its ter
naturally, and you could be with me to the
last then you would have nothing to dishonoE
or grieve you. 1t is cruel in me 20 do this act,
for il will blight your life. l should be more
cruel TO myself TO try to live without you.
You have done all but the one right and eff.
fective thing to save and make me,
but it has all failed. l would gladly
beg steal, do anything, forego riches,
forget friends, home, kindred, for
q life -blissful- association with you. I
appreciate all you did and the effort and sacri.
fee you made for me. it was not in the right
direction. This letter to You is all leave be-
hind. | cannot write anything 10 my parents.
/ shudder 10 think of IL We might have been
happy together had it not boon for the White.
laws and the Wheelers, your other rich friends,
your high social and business standing,
your high ideals of morality which you
never filled. but tits too late. The
end must come -. You see the end IS all
the same. GOod-by, dear Isaac, / won't wish
you happiness. You viii never have that again,
and you will follow in my footsteps some time
Men Of our natures and sins must have their
punishment and ours comes IN aterrible shape
You are mine in the sight of heaven and ne
family ties can claim you from me in death. 4
pity you, but oh 10 be free from all this agony
of separation, suspense doubt, is SO weloome-
/ have loved you better than you
have ever or will ever be loved again. Think
kindly of that love some times. am uns
worthy, but my love for you is worth q thought
Pray for my soul. Amen.
Scraps of two other letters, whose piecea
indicated that they were of the same
tenor were also found in the dead
mans room. Mr. Judson states that
he had been an intimate friend of the
suicide, owing to their having boarded
at the same place for quite a long time.
For some time past Breedlove had
been much depressed il mind
about his failure to establish
himself in his profession and about
his financial condition. He had been
forced to borrow money from his friends,
among them was Mr.. Judson. Breedlove
was about to leave the city for visit to
his relatives in Baltimore. Mr.. Jud-
son went to see Breedlove off this
morning, going TO his room at Hurst's
hotel. He was met at the door by Breed
love. who held a letter in his hand, the
same written 10 Mr.. Judson. There
was desperate expression on
Breedlove's face and Mr.. judi
son grasped the letter without
a word, pushing his way into the room as
he did so. As he opened the letter he
heard the report of a pistol. and looking
up he saw Breedlove fall to the floor bleed
ing and dying
Nothing is known of the dead man
family beyond the fact that his parents
live at TT. Smith. Ark. The suicide had
been living in Baltimore, but came here
recently, thinking it better field.
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