The Detroit times., 1910-03-31
FRANK \. GLlD0
SENDS DULII]
THROUGH HElI
Chief Bookkeeper in Oonlu
Office, Brooding Over VIE.
ness and Own Financial pia>z
Takes His Life.
Leaves Note Explaining That
Either the ''Bughouse" or g1iG
and That He Chose Iattes.

They have hounded me o. deo1
TX 10 case OF buohouoo o. O.
eide. choose the istter. 81 K
With this mcager explanati0n -
form OF farewell note, scribb1o1
memorandum book. Frank 81.
ding, chief bookkeeper In the e11~
troller's Office, took his own lifo
bathroom Of his apartments II ~
ward. No. $40 Brush,s y, early IT,
day morning, by shootibR An
through the head with 3 reyolV1 u
died In Harper ambulance ~ e
being carried into the hoop1ko
From the position 6f Ne r.
evident that Glnddiu4 otoQ6
mirror when be 1rod ~ n
held the muxxle u the w.
over his right ear and ~
passed through HE ThooA ~
direct line, coming ont ehr
and q quarter over tho III RI
he had been cCntemp1n11N y
struction for several dayG w
from his conduct both ~ IN
the controllers once. n
ton with II. Desner. 3 x4ocG
home, late wednesday, nI9hf, 8
asked about the suicide oe i
friend in Grand Rapids scn1o
ego. n &. ~
where did that Dutchnan 3
h'mself?" he asked. &, n
I'm the head" Desncr poD11o4
"There?" queried Glad1inG ~
TO the exact spot on his head N
later selected as the most vuln14o
for his purpose. 4. "a
Brooding over the illness of III N|
and his own ill-health and tho H1C
expenses incident to his trQQnlo
doubtedly affected Gladdine q g.
and led to Thursdays painful tn
1t was just q week ago that Mn g
ding was taken to the DeoxboxH
treat to be treated for mental tEo~
resulting from a goltre.. 0laddlug ~
not been himself since then. Io1
long time previous to that ~ hn0 &1
greatly worried, owing 70 ~
condition. A new doctor was colIe13
nearly every week, and the me0te
bills were q constant drain a n
Frances. His relatives believe III
this explains his reference to 'h0un
ing" In his farewell note; not TIL
the physicians were insistent for the
pay, but that In his disordered ment'
state. he simply regarded the situate
in this light.
At the beginning OF Mrs. Gladdine
trouble, the doctor first called In su
gested an immediate operation, b
Gladding was opposed to this. T
seemed to have a horror OF operation
and was apparently OF the belief TIL
a way could be found to remedy Il
trouble without recourse to the knit
This probably explains his frequeI
change of physicians. When his vii
was removed TO Dearborn last weel
the doctors there expressed the opiI
ion, II Is said, that an operation shout
have been performed long ago. As
is how, 1t will first be necessary
treat her for the mental disorder b
fore an operation can be performed
When he learned this. Gladding AZ
knowledged that he had made a mil
take, and this seemed to worry hin
greatly. On his way home fror
Dearborn with the wife's relative
Gladding seemed TO be ali broken al
and his condition had been CROWN
worse ever since.
His home broken up. and suffere
from stomach trouble himself to sue
an extent that he was obliged to die
Gladding's mind seemed to turn Z
suicide as the only way out OF hi
dilemma. He tried TO rent his fat an
was greatly disappointed because n
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