Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09
SAID THAT HE HAD KILLED HIMSELF

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East Fourth street. The shot was fatal,
death resulting about Is minutes after the
report OF the pistol was heard. A y
calibre revolver was used by the suicide
and the direct cause of death was internal
henorrhagc, which was produced by the
bullet.
The decd was committed in the young
mans room in the second story of the
house, where he was alone. The report OF
the pistol awoke the grandmother aud an
aunt who were in an adjoining room and
they ut once rushed to WOOdrows apart.
ment, where they found him lying limp
in one corner of the room. The 32calibre
revolver, with which the act wns conf
mitted, was found lying on the bed nearby.
where he had evidently thrown 1t. The
grandmother was tho first TO enter the
suicides room after the shooting, and she
asked him. exciiedly. what ne had done.
lie was still alive and conscious and said
he had killed himself, and informed the
old lady that the powder from the pistol
had burned his body. To his aunt, who
also hurried into the room, he made tine
same statement
As soon as the old lady realized what
had occurred she called Mrs. Edmund
Haines, who lives in the adjoining house,
and DR.. IL. r. Spruance WIS Summoned
from his residence. at Fifth and Poplar
streets. The physician hastened TO the
scene of the tragedy and arrived about 20
minutes after 1t occurred but his services
were OF no avail, as the unfortunate young
man was dead by that time.
1T WAS PREMEDiTATEp.
Woodrow had evidently contemplated
self-destruction, and had gotten up from
his bed for the purpose of killing himself.
The statements made to his grandmother
and aunt, after he mad committed the act,
were such as to lead To the belief that he
did not regret the step.
He had evidently placed the pistol
against his body lp- there was no blood
apparent from the wouud aud his night
robe, in which he was attired, was
scorched, as was also the body about the
wound. The weapon he used was an
ordinary revolver Of the Remington type,
which had been in his possession for some
time
As soon as it was apparent that Ii fe was
extinct the coroner WIS notified.
HIS MIND EVIDENTLY DERAHGEn.
Woodrow had been i'll since last Satur.
day and for the past week DIR. Joseph 7.
Pyle was attending him for indigestion
and dyspepsia. HIS illness is thought to
have been the i'm mediate cause of the act,
but there is little doubt that the indirect
cause was insanity. A brother of the de
ceased Clarence Woodrow. died few
months ago in the Diamond State Hospi
tai for the Insane. ut Farnhurst and it is
believed that Howard was suffering from
the same ailiictlon that carried off Clar-
| ence.
For some time he has been acting some.
| what strange, and it was feared that he
might commit some rash act while tempo
rarily deranged. Woodrow, though a
young man, owned valuable properties on
| Ninth and Lombard streets, and il appears
| that he has had some worriment lately
| over one of the houses, which is thought
to have preyed on his mind considerably.
His actions were not radically wrong, but
| on occasions when he became ill his rela-
tiyes and friends would take notice of his
strange expressions and actions.
| ID is not known that he had any other
| trouble other than that he had minated
to confidential friends that he feared he
would be afflicted like his brother. and he
recently made the assertion that he would
take his own life if lie found that his mind
was becoming deranged So it is more
than likely that his recent illness led him
to believe that his head was becoming
affected and prompted him to take what
he considered precautionary step against
death In the insane asylum.
However he bud not given the relatives
with whom he lived any idea that he in
tended to kill himself, and they were sur
prised and heart broken when they realized
.
young man had not been confined to his
bed continually, but had been about the
house most of the time.
Friday night he retired about o o'clock
and his aunt and grandmother believed he
was much better. He babe them the usual
goodnight and retired. Nothing more
was thought about the unfortunate young
man until the startling pistol shot was
heard. shortly after o'clock.
Nothing was found in the suicides room
or anywhere about the house that would
give any cause for the act, He had moi
written anything and no letters were founc
that would indicate that it was the result
of an immediate trouble.
AN EXEMPLARY YoCNG MAN.
Woodrow was an exemplary young mar
and was very popular with his acquant
anCes. He was II paper-hanger by trade
having learned the business With j. C
Finn IL Co., at No. $40 Market street, bu
for the past few years he has worked to
Clifford Greenman, at Seventh and Kin.
streets. He was u good workman and at
tended strictly to his business. As far ~
is known he had no bad habits. and wn
very well liked by his employer ANA thu
residents of houses where he had don,
work.
Saturday afternoon week he was sent By
Mr.. Greenman 10 do some work in II hnus
at lGastlake, but when he reached his DIES
tination he was wet from the rain and re-
turned home and changed his clothing
On Sunday he was taken ill and Dr. Pylt
was summoned. The trouble WAS not seri
Gus and the doctor thought lis patient wa
getting along nicely.
Young Woodrow was a devotee of tn
wheel and was fond OF taking long lonel1
rides in the country. During the summc
mouths, when he had no work, he woult
frequently go out on his wheel in tn
morning and ride around the countr,
alone and return in the evening. Hi
preference seemed to be alone, and h
seldom had company OH any OF his trips
| He sometimes accompanied this bicycl
club, however, on its tours.
LAST OF FAMILY OF FIVE.
Howard was the last one of family o
five. His father and mother and tw
r brothers died some time ago, and the dealt
Of Clarence as previously noted, left hin
alone. lie was unmarried and for som
, tiiae has lived at 307 East Fourth street
! with his grandmother and aunt.
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