The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-30
LOVE CAUSED
THE RASH ACT
Former Marion Man Takes
Poison.
WAS INSANELY IN LOVE
Married Woman the Cause
Of It All
Harry Waite Who Formerly Lived
Here Is Picked Up In An Alley In
Gallon and Later Dies i'm u Hospital
From Carbolic Acid Poisoning.

Harry Waite, who up until month
ago was employed with the Marion
Steam shovel company in this city,
and who Is we'll known here deliber-
ately committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid at Gallon, wednesday even
ing. He died in horrible commissions
early Thursday morning. The news of
his rash act will be shock to his
friends in this city.
II appears that Waite, who Is only
twenty-nine years or age, was in this
city a short time ago employed with
the Marion Steam shovel company
and while here he fell in love with
Mrs. Stella Kirk, widow who worked
about various places here as a cook
For the most part she made her home
here but in order to rid herself of
her lover she went to Gallon where
she worked for some little time. When
Waite went there from this city
about month ago he discovered her
whereabouts and sought to obtain an
interview with her He appeared under
under a pretense and was at first lat
ly told by those at the house that
he was not wanted, whereupon he
declared that he would return TO this
city, as he could not find work in
Gallon.
1t is thought that because he could
not get work permanently where his
loved one was located, and because
she had turned him down, he commit
ted suicide. He was within short
distance of the home of his sweet
heart when he ended his existance
The woman In the case In order that
her husband from who she was sep
arated might not know where she
was located, apparently lived under a
| fictlciOus name. Mrs. Faye Brown.
who also Is said to hail from this
city although her name does not APP
pear in the city directory was a
friend of Waite.
The dead body was found in an al
ley at Gallon by the police and from
the evidence the man placed the vial
of acid far back into his mouth In
order that 1t would not burn him.
Death followed late in the night.
The following story appearing In
the Gallon Leader gives the history of
the young man as narrated by the
two brothers OF the suicide and others
at Gallon.
An exhaustive investigation made
by Leader reporters appears TO give
color to the theory that Walte's des-
pondency was not entirely due to his
inability TO obtain employment, but
there was a woman in the case, a mar
ried woman at that, who deserted her
husband for Waite. and according to
his suspicious and her actions. de-
sired to throw him overheard, her af-
fections for him having waned.
On the third OF July two ladies
who represented themselves to be
Mrs. Stella Kirk and daughter. Mrs
Taylor, of Marion, came TO the room
ing house of Miss Margaret Columbus
bn East Church street and rented a
room. The elder woman stated that
she was a widow and had come from
Marion.
On night soon after their arriva
Miss Columbus was awakened about
midnight by the barking OF her dog
She heard some one knocking softl,
on the outer door OF the house. She
went to the door and inquired who
was without and what was wantet
but seemingly could not make the
person without understand her words
Soon the person, who hao been knock
ing, tried to fit key In the lock bu
az there was a key turned In the lock