The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-04
Twenty-two-y enr-Oid Howard Woodrow
Commits Suicide EurIy This Morning.


Harry f. WoodI Iow, 90 years OF age, com.
mitted guicide about 3.l5 o'clock this
morning at the home OF Mrs. Prudence
Ed dwards, his grandmother. No 307 East
through the left breast, Just below the
heart Temporary Insanity brought
about by a brief ilness. combined with
supposed dread of suffering from the
nflliction and dying ss had his brothers,
caused the death.
Woodrow was well known young man
and by his friends was highly esteemed.
he was OF an eccentric disposition, how
ever, yet not to such an extent as would
lead his most intimate friends to believe
that he was insane But since January
his condition has changed radically and
he has since acted SO strangely that it was
even hinted that he would not live many
years. lhl5 sad gossip came from friends
OF the once family, Howard being the
only surviving child.
Ile was paper hanger In the employ
OF tllHofd, Greehman and on Saturday
last WAS sent by Mr.. Greenman to do
some work at East Lake. The day, 1t will
De rom mUered, was u stormy one and
Howard became wet On Sunday he be.
came so Ill that DR.. j. L. Pyle was called
INTO attendance. He pronounced the all
ment biliousnes and prescribed pills.
These the patient used but his attendants
seeing no change had the prescription
changed to powders. But the young ma n
ueed but three
Or Thursday he was able to be about.
lie talked wanderngly aud appeared 10
20 very downhealtei. Last evening
fellow work man called upon him and 1t
that time Woodrow acted very strangely,
IN lacl 30 much o thut the friend became
alarmed.
1IIE ACT COMMITTED.
The young man retired about O'CLOCK.
hn a -. nTr
OF the home ami shortly before O'Clock
he arose and went into the front room
where his grandmother aud aunt slept.
They we're awake and after Woodrow had
Did them goodnight ayuin went To his
room. Al 3.l5 o'clock pistol shot rang
through the house. Mrs. Ed wards and
her daughter moment Later were stand
lhg over the body of the suicide. what
have you done, Howard?' inquired they.
have done II Mt last he replied faint.
". flltueu ininuios Later he died after
blddlng both the women good bye, 1he
young man upon returning TO his room,
had taken the weapon, which was g.
caliure one. from tie closet, and goiug TO
one corner OF the room had placed 1t
below his hesxt and pulled the trigger.
~ lie had, undoubtedly, intended to send
the ball through his Goart but 1t missed
that vital organ by fully an inch and went
crashing through the stomach causing an
internal hemorrhage lie had held the
weapon 10 closely to his breast that his
under garments were burned by the pow.
der. lie lett no letters
The Woodrow family was once a happy
one. 1t vas composed OF father and
mother uhd three sons. After the parents
died one son was scaided to death, aud
the second died IN the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane. 1t was this
death that affected Howard anu which
caused u dread Of death from insanity.
lie had often remarked that te would
rather kill himsuiI than to die like Ills
brother had. When the bilious attack
with its terrible headaches confined him
to his home, lie beiiev9d that lie was bor-
deing ON insanity aud with the iecOllec.
tlon Of his brothers death decided 10 end
It all, II was prcmeditated suicide.
Dr Spruance examined the sulciuo and
found that death had Lteu cbu.oi by
hemolrhaEe. Mrs. and Miss Edwards Rl o
ploslrnted over y" ss ~! ending OF l4e ll!e
OF thelr atundSUu luu nephew. anu luis
morning would not talk Of the affair.
Coroner Chandler has summoneda Jury
and an Inquest will be held TO night.
Vote for Samuel Ii. BaynaId for Mayor
to-day.