The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-04
E.J. CONWAY'S SUICIDE
A Well-Known Man Hangs Him.
self to RedpOst at His Home.
He Was Out of Employment and Be.
came DespOndent-Ha Been Prom
inent i'm Local Politics.

Early yesterday morning Edward j. Con-
way, aged forty-two years, residing at No.
1015 North Mississippi street, committed sui
eide by strangulation. His wife states that
he had been brooding over financial troubles
for a long time, and had frequently threat
ened to kill himself. Though the family
were far from being in want, Conway con-
tinually claimed that as he was not en-
gagged in business there was great danger
of them being in need in the near future.
The home in which tn, family lives is a
neat cottage, and the family had every
thing desirable to make a home pleasant
and happy. On Friday he was more de-
spondent than at any time before on &C
count of his failure to form a partnership
with friend in the grocery business.
Yesterday morning, arising, he was
respondent, as usual, and the family no.
ticed nothing peculiar in his actions. As he
went into the yard to get drink of water
the other members Of the family arose
and made their usual morning arrange
ments. 1t is not known at what exact time
he returned to the house, but Walter aged
fifteen years, the eldest son, saw his father
kneeling, as ne thought, by the side of the
bed in which he had slept the night before.
Jesse, aged thirteen years, also saw him,
but he. too. thought nothing of it,
1t was when Mrs. Conway went to an
nounce that breakfast was ready that he
was discovered. She saw her husband
kneeling at the bed, and as he did not re-
spond when she spoke to him, she went
over to him and saw a rope hanging down
from the bedpost. She discovered that the
rope was tied around his neck. She saw
that his eyes were closed and she at once
knew that he had accomplished what he
so often had threatened to do. She rushed
from the room screaming. NeighbOrS, at
tracted by the screams, came rushing in,
and on learning the cause went to the room
where Conway was, and the rope was cut.
But it was too late. He was dead.
The coroner was summoned and rendered
his verdict. Captains Campbell and Quigley
called, as Conway was a personal friend
Quaintances with the other police officers.
They were surprised at his action, for on
seeing him many times recently he did not
speak of any financial embarrassment.
Harry, aged fifteen, Jesse. aged thirteen,
and Oakley, aged three years. The grief
of the family was great. Edward Conway
was widely known throughout the city,
having been active in Republican politics
for a number of years. He served as dep
uty sheriff under Harry Adams, and was
city weighmaster for two terms He was
deputy marshal under Mr. Dunlap during
the administration of General Harrison.
While nearing the close of his term as dep
of w. o. Patterson, and, though conducting
the business to the extent of his knowl-
edge, he failed to make success of it, and
sold II last August. Since that time he has
done nothing, and this lack of employment
was the beginning of his despondency,
plorable affair Conway was well liked and
respect ed by those who knew him.