The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-08
Master Carpenter of Pennsy,
AccompIice in Alleged Abor-
ton, Takes Acid, Then
Shoots Self.
kEF1 NO STATEMENT
AS TO CAUSE OF DEED.
He, However, Leaves Short
Note Telling What He Wish
ed Done With His Remains
Worried Over Trouble.

Rather than face the charge Of be
ing an accessory to the abortion al
legged to have been performed on Mrs,
Eva Sullivan at the Reid Memorial
hospital, Adolph p. Uhly, master car
the Panhandle committed suicide last
night by taking carbOlic acid and
then shooting himself in the head just
above the left ear. Uhly killed him
self at the home Of S. X. Morgan, Is
North Seventh street. where he room
ed The body was not found until
$40 O'Clock this morning. The dis
covery was made by Mr. Morgan and
Frank Geers, Uhly's assistant
Uhly left no statement as to the
cause of his action but his friends
state that he has worried constantly
since his arrest on the abortion
charge and that several times the past
week, especially after he was arraign-
ed in the editorial columns Of a local
newspaper, he had made the state
ment that he would Kill himself be
fore facing trial. Uhly was man
fifty-eght years of age and was we'll
known In this city.
Letter is Found.
After the discovery of Uhly's body
this morning. Coroner Bramkamp was
summoned and he found letter ad-
dressed TO Harry Downing, a local un-
dertaker, evidently penned just before
Uhly ended his life. This letter only
gave a few instructions and assigned
no cause for the suicide. This letter
reads as follows:
Let II. Downing send my body to
Mr.. Witzler at Perrysburg TO put in
the family lot at Maumee. Pay out
of my insurance in relief fund
Pay Mrs. Partridge, 1870 North Sixth
street, S65 in money she intrusted me
to keep for her. Wire my sister. Mrs
Eva MOllenkoph. 622 Federal street.
Toledo. O.. Eastside. Tell her my
body will be sent to Perrysburg.
nave a daughter, Mrs. Greenhouf liv-
ing at Ill North Fourtee enth street,
city. Give ny watch and ring to my
son. Chester D. Uhlv, and my clothes
Give all my pictures to my daughter
at III North Fourteenth street.
Born at Maumee. O., Sept. 5. 1850.
There was also found on Jrgly's
dresser about $50 in coin and currency
and an envelope. supposed to contain
money, addressed to Mrs. Greenhouf.
Search Instituted
This morning Frank Geers came to
the office of S. X. Morgan on Ft,
Wayne avenue and stated that he
wanted to find Uhlv to consult with
him about some railroad work on the
west side. Morgan told Geers that he
did not know where Uhly was as he
had not seen him since Saturday,
They decided to go to the home of
Mrs. Partridge, 1870 North Sixth street,
to whom Uhly was very devoted Mrs
Partridge stated that Uhly had been to
her home the fore part OF Sunday ev-
ening but had left about O'Clock and
that she did not know where he had
gone to. Morgan and Geers then went
to the home of the former Uh1y's s
room was the front one on the first
floor.
Mr.. Morgan saw that the screen was
hooked on the inside so he knew that
Chly was within. He and Geers tried
TO gain entrance to the room from the
interior of the house but found the
door locked. They then forced their
way into his room by pushing in the
screen and the front door. Gaining
entrance they found Uhly, clad only
In his underclOthes, dead on the bed
BY his side was revolver On a
chair at the side OF the bed was an
empty glass, which had contained
carbolc acid. and an empty carbolic
ncid bottle.
Dead Several Hours
The bed clothing was stained with
blood which had flowed from the ugly
wound in the head When Coroner
Rramkamp arrived he stated that in
his opinion uhly had been dead for
several hours Il is thoueht that af-
ter Uhly had taken the carbolic acid,
he suffered such intense agonv that
he decided 10 end his sufferings bv
shooting himself
Was Despondent.
Uhly was very close friend of John
Schultz and l. S, Launins of the firm
Of Schultz & Lanning. timers on Fl.
Wayne avenue. Mr.. Schultz was one
of Uhlys bondsmen. This morning
Mi Lanning stated that the past week
Uhly has been very Respondent and
all efforts 10 cheer him uD were fruit
less. He told Mr.. Lanntng that he in
tended TO Kill himself. This morning
Mr.. Lanning states. when Morgan and