Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-05
SAD SUICIDE.



Revolver at the Arlingtoa Hotel Sat
urday-He Lett a Letter-fhe Par
ficulars Of the Suicide-Remains
Taken to Gr~eenyiile.
William H. Warner, whose home
was at Greenville, O., committed
suicide last Saturday afternoon at
the Arlingt on hotel The method
employed was by shooting himself
through the head with a 81 caiiber
revolver, just purchased, it is sup
posed, for the purpose of taking his
life. When found life had been ex-
tinct for about eight hours, and 1t Is
| supposed. from the nature of the
wound. that death had resulted in
| simultaneously. The revolver had
oeen placed against the head, a little
| above and back of the right ear, and
the bullet had gone through the
| brain and made an indenture on the
| other side of the skull. When found
the revolver was still tightly grasped
N his right hand.
Wr. Warner arrived in this city
early Saturday morning, supposedly
over the G.. r. & /. from some point IN
| Michigan, as papers found on his per
son indicated that he had been in De
troit and Grand Rapids. After he had
registered at the Arlington, ne was
assigned to a room and retired I'M
mediately. He left no order to be
called and he was not disturbed at
either the breakfast OF dinner hours
About $50 o'clock in the evening
the chambermaid, who wished to
make up the bed, looked into the
room and saw the mar lying on the
bed in a natural position. She in
formed Mr.. Tiff that the man had
oeen in hts room all day, and that
perhaps something was wrong. Mr.
Tiff went to the room and made the
startling discovery that the man had
killed himself. The and un-
iertaker were Immediately informed
and responded promptly. The re
mains were taken to the undertaking
establishment of Wilson & Pohl-
meyer, where preparations were made
for burial. The revolver which die
the work. was a double action, 3:
caliber six shooter, and had jus, beer
purchased. The wound caused the
blood to flow in p~rofusion and the
sight was a CHASTITY one.
HEARD THE SHOT.
The coroner upon investigation
found that Lewis Tiff had heard TIE
shot about noon, but had given the
matter no further thought, for wher
he asked his wife what the noise was
she replied that it was probably
plate being dropped on the floor by
some of the help. Later on however
when the man was discovered Mr.
Tiff remembered having heard the
noise, which was so similar to the
dropping of a plate or dish on the
floor, and it was probably at that
hour that the fatal shot was fired, fol
the man had been dead about six
hours when found.
THE LETTER.
The following self explanatory let
ter was found by the coroner IN the
lead mans person:
Andy and Horatio Warner, Gree.viIle, o.
My Dear Boys: You may think
this is a strange step that L have
taken, but every thing looks so darB
dark to me, that it is the only
course for me. Do not blame your
selves in the least for you have done
all.yOu could for me. | could not ash
you to do more. Sell my property il
Michigan. l hope you "a get enough
for it to pay you what ] owe you anC
fer some Of the troubled have caused
you. You will find my deeds and al
my papers in my trunk and the mon
ev you gave me, | still have. | hope
-n,, will rrat avarvtHnr hack III
right. Do not trouble yourselves
about me, for l have 40 desire t.
live. l would to God il could be 9th
wise, but it cannot be. Hoping ane
trusting that you will live happy anC
prosperous lives l will say good bye
NO signature.)
Coroner Watts thinks the man wa.
probably troubled with insomnia, a:
a number of morphine pills were
found on his person, with the direc
tions to take one before retiring.
A E INSANE.
Folger P. Wilson, who accom-
panied the remains to Greenville, O.
last night at 7:45, said that he die
not see any of the members of tn,
family, but he learned that the mar
was at one time insane and in tn,
asylum. His sons reside north o
Greenvllle, and it is said that the de
ceased man was healthy and owned
number of peach orchards in Mich
gan. When found he had $50. 40 OF
his person.
1t was later learned from Nigh
Clerk Ballard at the Arlington thai
Mr.. Warner did not come down or
the G. r. & l. train, but came into
the hotel about 2 a. m. Mr.. Ballard
said there was nothing in the man
actions to indicate any contempla