The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05
The Young Man Had Planned to Re
turn to Chicago and Marry the
Girl of His Choice.
MRS. WEIGH COMING TODAY
MOTHER OF OTHER YOUNG MAN No.
Titled OF HIS DEATH.
Police and Coroner Firmly Believe
the Friends Entered an Agree
ment to XIII Themselves.

Owing TO the peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the self-destruction of George b.
Williamson and Marvin ]. WEIGH, two
young employees OF the Bell Telephone Com
pany, on Saturday night, no doubt is left
in the minds of Coroner Tutewiler and his
deputy, DR.. Gels. that the double tragedy
was the result of a suicide compact. The
two young men were the best of friends
and we're intimate associates. They pur-
chased seats side by side at the English
Opera House for the Saturday night per-
Torrance of Way Down East" and Will
hanson was preparing 10 go to the theater
when he committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver.
Al midnight Welch, with the same delib-
Grafton that characterized the suicide OF
his friend. placed the muzzle Of a revolver
10 his right temple and pulled the trigger.
His death, as was Williamson's, was in
Simultaneous. and neither of the young men
left any word to explain the cause for
their deeds. Williamson was engaged 10 wed
young woman in Chicago and recently.
OH account of the objection Of her par
entS, the engagement was broken. il is
SAID. He had not heard from her since
Sept. Is, when he received a letter asking
him 10 come to Chicago TO meet her. He
went TO Chicago day or so later to meet
the young woman, but her parents, it is un-
derstood took her out of the city TO pre-
vent the meeting and Williamson returned
to indianapolis worried and disheartened.
After returning to indianapolis his actions
were considered rather strange, but he
did nothing 10 excite the suspicion that
he was carrying the secret intention of
ending his life. Young WEIGH knew William
son in Chicago before coming here, where
he was employed with him in the offices
of the telephone company, and ii is said
that he. too. had love affair that turned
out disastrousIy. While here in the city the
two young men were constant companions
and the night before they took their own
lives they were cloSeted long in WEIGH s
roOm where they talked quietly until after
II o'clock, when Williamson went to his
home.
BOTH PURCHASED REVOLVERS.
Both of the men purchased new revolvers
10 do the fatal work and the circumstances
of each case were exactly the same except
as TO the time of the execution of the sup
posed compact. The father and sister of
young Williamson arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon and early this morning
left with the body for Chicago. Mr.. Will
hanson said ne could not believe that his
son had Intentionally killed himself He
thought the shooting accidental, but his
appearance showed plainly that he knew
only too well that the fatal shot was fired
with deliberate intent. Both the father and
sister of the young man were half craZed
with grief and their sorrow was pitiful.
Mr. Williamson admitted his son engage
ment to the young woman in Chicago, but
said that he did not know there had been
any severance of the ties between the young
couple. although he did not deny that the
parents of the young woman were opposed
to the match. Mrs. WEIGH, the mother of
the other dead man. will arrive here to-day
from her home in GAINESVILLE, Wis, and will
take charge of the body of her son. She
was notified by telegraph on Saturday night
of her boys death and wired that she would
the young men was worried by financial
obligations and each had deposits in banks
both here and in Chicago. They were con-
sidered thoroughly reliable and responsible
young men by their employers.
Williamson intended to leave the employ
OF the telephone company within the next
week or so and accept a position in Chi
marry the young woman of his choice, but
her refusal to see him through the opposi-
ton OF her parents caused him to change
his plans, il is evident. Mr.. Williamson,
with his daughter, stopped last night at the
home of A. w. Butler, 321 Jefferson ave-
nue., where his son took his life, and he
searched for some explanatory note, but
failed TO find any. The police who made
Investigations are confident that the two
young men died by agreement, although
the evidence is of such a character that it
is purely circumStantial.