Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
SAID he WAS DIVORCED
NJ. J. ozMoND,s STATEMENT TO
MRS. DANIELS.

Following the death of NJ. ]. Ozmond who
swallowed carbolic acid Thursday after
noon In the parlor of house sos 18th street
northwest. where he boarded, and died in
the Emergency Hospital. as noted In The
| Star, Undertaken Mitchell took charge of
the body. at the request of persons living
| In the boarding house, but later in the day
Mrs. Ozmond. widow OF the unfortunate
man, appeared and had Undertaken Co.'S
tello take the body to his establishment on
H street northeast.
Ozmond. as heretofore stated in The Star,
| was infatuated with Mrs Daisy Daniels, a
widow. formerly of Philadelphia. but the
latter refused to become his wife. although
he had declared to her he was divorced.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Daniels came to
this city and succeeded Mrs. De Vaughan
as landlady of the 18th street boarding
house, and was in the parlor Thursday aft
ernoon when Mr.. Ozmond took the fatal
dose of carbolic acid.
Prefers a Request.
Ozmond was at home Thursday on ac-
count of the holiday, and remained about
the house nearly all the forenoon. Mrs.
Daniels was seated at the piano, playing
I'm the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" when
the respondent man entered in the after
noon and took seat near the window.
Wont you play Jesus, Lover of My
Soul for me?'' he asked.
Mrs. Daniels was willing to accommodate
him. and was about to play the hymn when
Ozmond put bottle containing the carboIic
acid under her nose. She turned from the
plano. but before she could do anything to
prevent he swallowed the contents of the
bottle and fell upon the floor.
Mrs. Ozmond went to her place of en-
ployment yesterday morning as usual. and
was not aware of her husbands rash act
until a friend called upon her and gave her
hszd nr
her husband for about three years, but she
believed his mind was affected and was
willing to forgive his shortcomings. She
hurried out and sought Undertaken Cos
tello. as stated, and had him take charge
of the body.
Mrs. Daniels Statement.
Mrs. Daniels allied a police headquarters
this morning I'D saw Chief Clerk Kemp in
relation to the death and disposition of the
effects of Mr.. Ozmond. She told the chief
clerk that Mr.. Ozmond had always repre-
scented to her that he had considerable
money. and she said they to have been
married in October of this year. but that
their marriage had been postponed. Mrs
Daniels said she had no claim whatever
upon the body or the effects of the dead
man, but was only anxious to see that the
body is given decent burial She said she
had been told by Mr.. Ozmond, as he had
signed his name. that he had obtained
divorce from his wife, and he showed her
what he declared was copy of the decree
of divorce. The copy was found among the
effects of the dead man. 1t purported to
have been furnished by Barreda Turner
clerk of the court in Baltimore, the 18th day
of May 1893 setting. out that the divorce
had been granted in January, 1897. This
record made il appear that James Oman
had been granted a divorce from Josephine
L. Oman.
Speaks of Alleged Divorce.
MrS toll
together since the time the divorce is pur-
ported to have been granted.
We always spelled our name Ozmon'
said the widow, ''and the name set out in the
paper, Josephine. is not my name Never
until yesterday did J. hear anything about Il
divorce in the family No papers of any
there been any publication of the cas-, IN
Baltimore / am satisfied our relatives would
have seen it and called my attention to it,
1t is believed that the unfortunate man
left very little personal property. 1t will be
necessary for some person to get out letters
of administration in order to get the case
before the court
The three brothers and two sisters of the
deceased who live in Baltimore, Were noti-
fed of the Suicide, and arrangements for
the funeral will not be made until they can
be consulted. This morning when Mrs. or
mond called at police headquarters to see
about her husbands effects she said she
thought his mind had not been right during
the past two or three years. Two years ago
she stated, he sent her a crayon portrait
of their eldest daughter, who died when she
was about twenty years old. The deceased
was member of the carpenters union and
several fraternai organizations.