Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-13
HARRY BLOOM
ENDS OWN LIFE
SOUTH SIDE YOUNG MAN sWAL-
LOWED HALF OUNCE OF CAR
HoLIc ACID SATURDAY.
PLANNED THE ACT
PLANNED THE
Selected Casket a Few Days Ago
Left Note That Fails to Ex-
plain Cause of Tragic
Death.

| With the words. good bye to his
sister Emma, after he told her to read
a note that was in his pockets Harry
Bloom, 21O North Hancock street
gulped down one-half ounce of carbolic
acid at his home Saturday about mid
night and after an hour of agony.
passed away without uttering another
word. The motive, if any exists, is
hard to establish although it is known
that he had slight misunderstanding
with Miss Gladys Trafaghan, with
| whom he had been keeping company
The note found upon his persons by
his sister who fastened to his side
after being asked to read the note, told
the following, the exact meaning OF
which does not explain the cause OF
| the suicide:
81 hate to do this, but can't stand
this any longer"
Selected Casket.
The suicide was premeditated as II
has since developed that Harry Bloom
called upon C. T. Sullivan a few days
and and made known to the under
taker his preference for certain type
Of casket, and wondering at the queer
action of the young man, Mr.. Sullivan
was about to apprise the young mans
father of the act but was unable to see
the elder Mr.. Bloom.
Calls His Sister.
Having apparently planned his end
ing some time before he actually did
the act. Harry Bloom showed no signs
of his awful intent when about his
home. Engaged as carriage driver
for Grips g. Co., he came home Satur-
day night apparently in cheerful
mood He was accompanied part OF
the way home by q next door neighbor,
August Calberg, who resides at III
Hancock street and it was recalled by
Mr.. Calberg yesterday, that upon leav-
ing Harry at the entrance to his home.
he shouted good by instead of good
night. Upon entering the Bloom nome,
the young man proceeded to the
kitchen and the slight noise he made
while there caused his sister Emma,
who had retired. to ask him what he
was doing in the kitchen A little later
he came from the kitchen to the living
room, changed the shirt he was wear
ing for clean one and after putting
the soiled garment to one side, got a
as was his custom. and roll
ing up in it, lay down behind the heater
as If to sleep. Calling to his sister
Emma. he said, "Kid, wish you would
get a note out of my pocket and read
it." She asked him if it would not do |
as well to read it In the morning, but
he replied, "No, do it now; good bye.
kid Miss Emma Bloom then heard |
him lie down and also heard the rattle
of glass upon the floor and hasten
ing to his side she found that he had
swallowed quantity Of carbollc acid.
He was unable to anscwer her en-
to speak and after calling her
father. Charles Bloom, she ran out to |
a neighbours house to call physician,
and in short time two arrived. Dr.
A. w. Slaught, the county coroner, was
also called. The trio of doctors worked
with the young man for nearly an hour
but the quantity taken and the length
of time elapsing before an antidote
was administered caused the carbollc
acid to accomplish its purpose and
death ended the young mans suffering |
by a. m.
Disagreement With Sweetheart.
Among those who we're called, In to
the bereaved house, was Miss Gladys
with whom Harry had
been keeping company, and belns
asked if there was quarrel between
the young people she said there was q
slight misunderstanding, but no real
The young woman stated that
recently she wanted Harry to go to a
card party with her and he refused to
do so, and that little unpleasantness
sprang ND between them as result.
The vial in which the carbol1c acid
was secured showed the amount taken /,
to have been half an ounce.
Harry Bloom was the younger son
of Charles Bloom, and was in his
twentv-third year. He is survived be-
sides his father. by two sisters and
five brothers. Miss Emma Bloom and
Albert Bloom reside in South OttumWa
while the other sister. Mrs. Lizzie
resides in Des Moines An
other brother, Frank, resides in Hast
ings. Neb., John and Clause reside in
Oakland Cal, and Pete in Chicago.
An inquest was held by Coroner
last evening at 6 o'clock with |
the verdict rendered as follows:
Harry Bloom came to his death
about a. M. Sunday. December II,
by taking carbolic acid administered
by his own hand with suicidal intent
F. E Gregory. c. A. Burtnett ana
H. M Slaught, Jurors.