The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-15
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
NEW FACTS CONCERNING THE
SUICIDE SATURDAY.
REMAINS TAKEN TO BELOIT
No Known Cause for the Deed other Than
the Weak Condition of Prof Blais-
dell-Sketch of the Eminent
Mans Life and Service.

Gator, was a very great surprise to the
citizens of Kenosha The facts con-
corning the deed were kept from the
public as carefully as possible and they
/ only leaked out one way and another
hours after the commission of it. They
were learned SO late in the afternoon
that it was with the utmost difficulty
that the name of the gentleman was
secured and then only the most meagre
details could be had. By dint of hold
ing our newspaper forms open long
after time and working hard on the
case we we're able to tell the most es-
sential points to our readers.
It seems that the professor had been
ill for some months. due to Overwork
and had spent good portion OF his
time during the past summer at the
! Sanitarium in search Of health. He
seemed recently to be resting and
recuperating nicely and acted as if in
the best of spirits. Only Friday he had
written a letter to his wife, which
showed the usual strength and vigor of
mind and seemed to be very hopeful of
the future. He had shown during the
forenoon not sign of depression or
dependency. Along about noon he
started off for short walk apparently
toward the grove just west Of the San
| itarium. A man and woman were
wandering about through the grove
several rods away and they saw Prof.
Blaisdell, but paid no particular atten-
and fall to the ground, Then they
fastened to him.
/ Had Cut His Throat.
/. When they got to him they found
that he had a razor in his hand and
i that there was hideOus cash across
the throat reaching almost from ear to
ear. Examination later by surgeon
i and the undertaken showed that he had
severed the bronchial tube, but had
escaped the carotid artery on both
rum at once and assistants fastened
out and took him to the hospital. By
the time the assistants had reached
him he was unconscious, and though
all sorts of restoratives were used and
the wound carefully sewed up he never
regained it and died during the early
part of the afternoon.
was a Very Sick Man.
Prof Blaisdell had been i'll for long
time He was suffering from some sort
OF irritation of the spine, arising from
overwork. He seemed to be gaining
strength right along, but few days
ago he said to friend who had called
on him: am scker man than peo-
pie believe me to be-" The statement
was readily believed, and it is believed
that the disease operated to undermine
his reason, and that he was temporarily
insane when he committed the fatal
deed.
Shortly after his death the remains
were removed by Undertaken Hansen to
the morgue where they were embalmed.
Sunday afternoon they were forwarded
to his friends and relatives at Beloit.
The news of Prof Blaisdell'S death
| W DIS q SCFCIC SuOChf w LA0uy POOPlO Ia
Kenosha. They knew him well and
had learned to love him as man of
singularly beautiful character.
The News in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Oct. 12.-Prof.
j. j. Blaisdell, of Beloit college, who
ended his life at Kenosha Saturday,
alter an illness covering many months,
did not have many intimate acQuaint-
ances in Milwaukee, but the few friends
he had here were warmly attached to
him, and the news of his death was a
great shock to them. His closest per-
sonal friend here was probably Judson
Ellsworth. Fortunately for me, !"
said Mr.. Ellsworth yesterday afternoon
81 failed to get the papers this
morning before going to church, quite
an unusual thing, and consequently
did not know of Prof. Blaisdells death
until after the service. Had | gotten
hold of the paper and learned of his
death in the morning do not believe
| would have been able to conduct
the service, | was SO overcome. | have
known Prof. Blaisdell well, almost ever
since came to this state and consid-
cred him one of the most loveable
characters | have ever met. When |
first came to Wisconsin | thought he
was one of the first men / would meet
the first opposition from, but to my
surprise he and | became very friendly
from the beginning and our friendship
ripened with years. I knew he was
inclined to be rather stiff in his theo-
logical views while was just the con-
trary, and that was the reason looked
for some opposition from him. Instead
of opposition, however, he and coin
cided very closely in our views and
were most congenial. | remember his