Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-12-17
TOLEDO YOUNGMAN SUICIDES
ON THE GRAVE OF A FOR
MER NAPOLEON GIRL.
Who Died in Toledo a Few Days
Ago.


Last week the NORTHWEST noticed
the death of Mrs. Claudia Osborne nee
Stout at Toledo, which sad event
occurred at one of the hospitals in
that city. On Sunday morning last
a young man by the name of Wright
committed suicide on Claudias grave.
The circumstances are told in the
following from the Toledo COnlHleT-
ciGt of Monday:
Cruciiix and rosary IN hand, fortit1-
ed to meet death, by the sacraments
of his church, Edmond E. Wright
knelt by a woman's grave IN Calvary
cemetery yesterday morning and put
a bullet in his heart. 1t was a deed
that was well thought out, and in the
doing was dramatic in the extreme.
In company with a young lady he
went to the the cemetery ostenisbly
to visit the grave of a sister and to
Law some flowers thereon, but after
kneeling down and offering up
prayer for the soul of the departed
girl he went to another grave where
lay the remains of woman who was
buried a week ago and with whom he
had been infatuated and taking out
crucifix and rosary knelt for q
moment as if in prayer, and then
fred the shot which sent him to join
the woman whose loss he mourned.
He died with her name upon his lips.
Mr.. Wright said last evening that
he had noticed his son acting strange
ly during the past week and he SEEM
ed to be Respondent. When his
father questioned him as to what was
wrong he always gave an evasive
reply, and his parents did not know
anything of his intimacy with the
woman, to be near whom he sought
death in such dramatic manner.
Very little can be learned about Mrs.
Osborne, the young woman on whose
grave the deed was committed, ex-
cept that she came here from Ypsi'
lanti and was employed as bookkeep
erin Breckenridge's tin can factory
at Auburndale. Young Wright met
her a short time ago, it seems, and
fell in love with her. About two
weeks ago she was taken to st. Vim
cent't hospital, accompanied by
another woman and man, who
said his name was Osborne and thai
the sick woman was his wife. Tht
man, it is said, was Wright. While
at the hospital the woman expressed
desire to become o Catholic anC
was baptized. She lived but q few
DAYS and was buried in Calvary GENE
terry Monday. Since then Wright wa
mot the same, his friends as well a
his parents noticing that he appear
ed depressed, but no one ilnaginet
that his brooding was likely to enc
in death, and a death so tragic as h
mapped out. 1t is plain that he ha'
resolved to die some time before h
went to the cemetery. Saturda
night he
WENT TO CONFESSION, AND ATTENI
ED MASS
| yesterday morning going to com
munion. He purchased some flower
to bring to the cemetery and calle
. on q Mrs. Anna Strabeler at Vernon
b avenue, to ask her to accompan
I him. She consented, and they wen
: to the graveyard. Going to the gray
. of his sister the two knelt and prayed
and Wright laid down the flowers b
: had bought. They then went toward
the gate and on the way Wright BIZ
his companion good Sye, saying n
was going to New York. Then b
bid her wait moment while he wen
back to say another prayer, an
leaving her standing there he wer
. over to the grave of Mrs. Claudio o.
[ borne and knelt down. The youn
woman paid no attention to him, br
few moments after, she was startle
by shot and running over to hi
found him bleeding from q wound
q the breast. He said, u have die
for Claudio. Forgive me my sin
Anna; 0. Lord have mercy on me
Mrs. Strabler called the sexton, tt
ambulance was summoned and ii
coroner notified. The body W;
taken to Matthias undertaking esta
llishment and thence to the residen'
of the young mans parents, 319 L
Gust street. From letter left benin
him it would appear that he had bee
t. meditating the deed for some time.
WAS A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.
The deceased was a bright al
educated young man and had eve
prospect for a successful career. II
was always spoken of by those wi
knew him as being refined and gent
in disposition and was very tempe
ate in his habits. His family is OF
the best known in the city, his faith
having been for many years the mo
prominent man in local insuran
circles. DIR. Wright and Frank
Wright are his uncles. The on
- reason that can be given for his trag
10 deed is that he was Respondent
O. account of the death of the woma
with whomh he had fallen in love, al
a that the continued brooding over b
misfortune unbalanced his mind, a.
st he desired nothing but to rid hims
/; of life.