The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-23

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bN family troubles Adam Fasshold,
tne welI-known hotelkeeper of Green
wood, ended his life yesterday morn
ing by cutting his throat with Il razor.
| a sensational story of his domestic
difficulties. printed in a recent edition
OF Sunday paper, Ia mainly respon-
sible for Fasshold's unfortunate act.
He had lived Il ceibate for fifty-two
| year. and on Dec. 1, 1898. married
Miss Margaret Eivilin, the 25-year- old
daughter OF his next door neighbor.
They did not live together harmon
iously and this coupled with the loss
of his hotel property by a fire about
year ago. weighed heavily on the
husbands mind.
Ten days ago, he waited on his al
torney. j. Elliott Ross. and. saying he
could not longer put up with his wlfe's
treatment, instructed him to bring pro-
| ceedings in divorce. Mr. Ross tried
to dissuade him, but 1rasshold was
obdurate and the attorney reluctantly
obeyed his directions.
When Mrs. Fasshold read in the
daily papers of the action of her hus-
band. she upraided him roundly. They
had not been on speaking terms. but
over the whole affair and the result
was that after a time Fasshold re-
pented of his action and said he would
have the case quashed.
ASKED HER FORGIVENESS.
Monday he asked his wife's forgive
ness, saying he was about to go to
town to order his lawyer to withdraw
the divorce proceedings. She said she
could overlook everything except the
reflection that was made on her char
acter in the Sunday newspaper story.
He avOwed that neither he nor his
attorney had any hand in furnishing
that or any other part of the story,
and this seemed to satisfy the wife,
for upon his return home. after having
had the divorce case withdrawn, she
greeted him pleasantly and seemed
very well disposed towards him.
They retired together at $50 o'clock
II being the first time in weeks for
them to occupy the same apartment.
About 10 o'clock, according to Mrs.
FaSshold'S statement, she was awalI-
ened by the crying of the baby, and
finding her husband also awake, she
asked him to bring drink of water
which he did. They talked for a few
minutes and then she fell asleep again.
Later, she was aroused by hearing
her husband walking around the room.
He paced up and down for q while
and then sat on the side Of the bed.
Soon afterwards she went asleep again
and did not awake until 1.36, when
she heard calls for her husband from
downstairs by Samuel Eanderberg, an
aged man whom Mr.. Fasshold employ
ed the day before to assist him in the
management of the hotel. and who was
occupying q sleeping apartment on
the first floor, near the bar-room.
THOUGHT IT WAS BURGLARS.
Vanderberg had occasion to get up
during the night and hearing a nois.,
coming from the direction of the bar
room. peered in. He saw through the
space at the bottom of the door lead.
ing to n little room behind the bar
that there was light within, and lis
tening for a moment heard noise.
He at once suspected burglars and
called upstairs for Mr.. Fasshold.
Mrs. Fasshold, upon being awakened
by the calls for her husband, and
finding him gone answered back that
he was not there. Vanderberg told
hurriedly of the noise and light in tha
room behind the bar and Mrs. Fass-
hold fastened down stairs. The door
was found to be locked and had to
be burst open.
When they went in. they found
Fasshold lying on the floor. with
blood flowing from gashcs in his
throat, and razor within a few feet
of him.
Mrs. Fasshod frantically asked
him what he had done. but no reply
came. He attempted to rise and also
seemingly made an effort to talk, but
his strength had gone, and he fell
back In a pool of his blood. notion
less.
c. w. Crandall, Justice of the peace:
Mike Haitco, borough policeman, AMI
a number of neighbors We're sum-
moned and one of the latter FASTENED
for a physician. Fasshold, however,
was dead before the messengers got
fairly started.
He had first evidently cut longi-
tudinal cash from the ear down to the
shoulder and then another paralleling
it and about an inch further back.
Across these two and all the way
around to the other ear he drew the
razor blade, pressing upon it sufficient
ly heavy to cash the trachea and sever
one of the carotid arteries.
CORONER'S JURY.
Coroner Roberts held an inquest yes
terday afternoon and the jury, con-
sisting of John j. Coyne, II. d. Mar
shall Frank ToOle Patrick Burke G.