The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-13
rHILLlP A,lnoLp SUICIDES.
Hc lay. on Ms wife's cravsa, rsiyervlsw
Cemetery and, sends n uulict Threuaa
His Breass.

Hc AH3s On sSU Wbtc' NN"Nn ~ sftFutstTW
Cemetery and, sends Uulict Threusa
His Breast.
Phillip Ambolt. SIS years old, und a form.
er Wiimingtonian and weli.known hotel
and saloon proprietor. lay down on his
wifes grave in Riverview Cemetery yes.
terday afternoon. and with suicidal in.
tent sent bullet crashing through his
right breest. below the nipple Tho terri.
bic wound resulted In his death at the
Delaware Hospital this morning, after
seventeen hours Of agony. Ths suicide
was conscious until a few hours before his
death and talked OF hla rush act TO his
attendants.
Ambold until two years ago was one of
the most prominent hotel ami saloon
keepers In this city. His last place of busl.
moss was at Third and Shtpley streets but
preylous TO that time he conducted tho
Bellevue IN Brandywine village and other
saloons In the Ninth ward. Mrs. Ambold
died while here. and on June Is. 1892, an
adult daughter passed away. From this
city he went 20 New York and from there
to Atlantic City. Later he returned to
Philadelphia and had come from thnt city
yesterday with the evident intention OF
ending his life.
There Is q lot in Rivervlew Cemetery
owned by Ambold. and In 1t are the bod.
les OF Mrs. and Miss Ambold. Mr. Am.
his dearest ones. and upon each occasion
had placed bouquet on the mounds. The
visits, however. ceased for Q Time and
were not resumed until several months
ogo. when he visited the cemetery and
placed on the grave OF his wife
case Of painted flowers. Yesterday
was the first time since that he was In
Wilmington.
1t was about o'clock when Superlnten
dent Naylor noticed Mr.. Ambold enter the
Thar .ha,, raA
greetings, but AmbOld continued on his
way to the family lot where he was noticed
few minutes later. About ten minutes
later, and fifteen minutes after he had
entered the cemetery, pistol shot rang
through the unusually quilt spot. Mr.
Naylor thought the shot to have been
fired by men for sport but laborer about
the cemetery saw the suicide and In an
instant he was at the side of the wounded
man.
Too revolver which had been used had
fallen from his hand and his PROSTATE
body was over the grave OF his wife and
one arm over the case which contained
| the flowers.
| His coat was lying near and his unbut.
toned shirt was stained by his very life
blood. The man was conscious and when
aeked why he had committed the act gave
| no satisfactory answer. He did say he had
come from Philadelphia and aftarward
appealingly remarked to Mr.. Naylor:
a., @hS bhhe pisboi auu put DulteC
through me-"
| In the meantime DR.. Shortlidge and the
| Delaware Hospital ambulance were sum.
moned and In the van the dying man
was conveyed to the hospital, where tho
| physicians did everything possible to save
| his life but the ball had ruptured the In
ernal organs beyond any medical aid.
The heart had not been touched, although
| 1t was the evident intention of the man 10
have sent the bullet crashing through
that vital organ.
Ii Is said that Ambold met with many
| reyerses recently, and this misfortune
coupled with the loss OF his wife and
daughter, brought on melancholia, until
death was his only relief.
Philip Ambold's suicide was q premedi-
tated one. as proven by letter found In
his clothes after his death. The letter was
directed to Coroner Stdham and was
dated June 13. and Ia a tou ohtng message.
| lie had contemplated suicide TOR q long
Time and finally determined to end his
existence over the grave OF his wife, .he
woman who had made his life so happy.
He requested that he be laid beside her.
| whether or not his friends gave him de.
cent burial. In the letter he request ed
that two parties be notified of his death
lie also mentioned the Grand Army. He
| signed his name In full.
Coroner Stidham Will hold an inquest