Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-04
ERNEST DUBRERT GROOM OF BUT
ONE DAY DRINKS FATAL
DRUG.
DIES IN BRIDES ARMS

tYou Drove Me to He'll and Hope
You Won't Get No Rest Night or
Day." Message to Mrs. Emma Tre-l
maine by Suicide Husband c. L. Ire
maine.
From Fridays Daily.
With no word of farewell to MS
young bride or explanation of his rash
deed, Ernest F. Dubbert, united in
marriage with Miss Minerva Fuqua on
Wednesday evening committed suicide
yesterday afternoon by drinking car
bolic acid. Despondent because OF
his failure to effect reconciliation
with his wife, who had petitioned for
a divorce, G. L. Tremaine, killed him
self in the same manner last night.
Ernest Dubbert 1S years of age, re-
spected by his employers and popular
with large circle of friends, parted
company with his wife about noon yes
terday with the understanding that
they were to meet at 8 o'clock at the
home of his sister, Mrs. T. j. Sheehan
lO1 South Ash street. Mrs. Dubbert
was on her way to meet her husband
and when only few blocks away saw
him standing on the front porch Of the
there he was found unconscious and
died few moments afterward from
the effects of the poison.
Appoints Time for Meeting.
Ernest Dubbert and Miss Fuqua,
were married at Dahlonega on We'd
nesday evening, a small town about
four miles north of Ottumwa and re-
NAMED over night at the home Of the
brides father. They came to Ottum-
wa about noon yesterday and each
went to the home Of relatives. They ar
ranged to meet at the home of the
groom's sister, Mrs. Sheehan at 3
o'clock At no time since the cere-
mony had the young man appeared in
any but the best Of spirits and the
young bride is almost Frustrated with
grief at the tragic ending of the brief
honeymoon and unable to give any
cause for the tragedy.
Purchases CarboIic Acid.
Mr.. Dubbert went at once to the
home of his sister and although some
what discouraged on account of finan-
cial difficulties, was laying bright plans
for the future and told of having
rented a home on Grant street. About
1880 o'clock he told his sister that he
was going up town for short time.
He came back soon and said that he
had changed his mind. 1t was while
he was gone that he purchased the
carbolic acid at drug store on East
Moin or "a tall fha o1o I, OF
he wanted to kill some rats.
About 2:30 o'clock Mrs. Sheehan
told Ernest that she was going to the
home of neighbor for few minutes
and he replied: "Well be sure and be
back by 3 o'clock as I want you to
be here to meet my wife" Mrs. Shee-
han on her return reached the house
about the same time as Mrs Dubbert,
who was accompanied by her sister.
They said that they had knocked on
the door without getting any response.
Mrs Sheehan thought perhaps that
her brother was asleep and running up
stairs to wake him saw him lying on
the bed and realized from the smell Of
carbolic acid in the room, that he had
taken poison DrJ F.Herrick was called
but the young man died few mo-
ments after he was found, without
having regained consciousness. Cor
oner F. w. Mills was summoned and
decided that an inquest was not nee
essary.
No Cause for Act.
What prompted the young man to
take his own life on the day following
his marriage to the girl whom he had
courted for over two years is ques-
ton that the young bride, the rela-
tives and many friends, are unable to
answer. Although he was consider.
ably discouraged because of some fl.
nancial difficulties, it is thought that
this alone would not have caused him
to commit suicide. He was in the best
OF health and apparently in good spir-
Its only few moments before he took
the fatal dose of poison when he was
seen talking and laughing with
friend on the porch of the Sheehan
residence
Was Born In Ottunwa.
Ernest Dubbert was born in OF.
tumwa and lived here all his life He
was a member of Company G, 1. N. g..
was Of jolly disposition although sen.
sit1ve to criticism, and was popular
with large circle of friends. He is
spoken Of in terms of highest praise
by his employers, Shindley & Schaffer,
for whom he had driven the delivery
wagon for the past few months. He
Is survived by one brother and two
sisters, Mrs. Jennie Davis of st. Joe,
Mo, Walter and Mrs. Sheehan, of this
city.
Mrs. Dubbert is 19 years of age and
the daughter of A. Fuqua, of Dahlon.
ega,. a well known and highly esteemed
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