The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30

Gary Youth Kills Himself
For Love Of Miss Lucille
Eschenbach, Formerly of
Hammond; Wants Her
Picture Buried With Him.

Il
George Brown. young Gary cleo
trician. ended his life BY shooting |
himself through the heart shortly after
8. O'Clock this morning in his room in
the Kahan apartments. Seventh ave
nue. and Broadway 4 love spat be-
tween Brown and his hance.. Miss Luz
cile Eschenbach, formerly OF Ham-
mond and now of East Chicago. is bel
lieved by the police to be responsiblel
for the young man ending his life. On
his dresser was found picture OF Miss
Eschenbaeh on which was written.
BURY this with me-
Shot Through Heart.
Brown shot himself in the home of
r. W. Logger. where he roomed. He
stood by his bed and, pressing the re-
volver over his heart. pulled the trig-
ger. The bed clothing caught fire and
the noise and smoke soon aroused ev-
giers rushed into the room they found
that Brown. was already dead and the
bed clothes burning. He was partially
dressed.
policeman happened to be near by
and he. with other officers, rushed to
the house. The body was then taken
Eto Finerty's morgue and brother of
Brown residing in Washington was
lcommunicafed with. Browns people
lare SAID to I'VE iii Psnnsy Manila. "a
keasz 49, ttuae - MI dza1h 1srqsxu svss.
afnpfoted as an eieetrtcIau at the
| given as Il, although some say that
Ehe is older
Were to be Married soon.
| The acquaintance of Brown and Miss
| Eschenbaef is said to be of three
months duration. She is IS years old
and until recently was employed in q
Broadway bakery
| Friends of the couple say that they
were to be married next week and it
! is stated that Miss Eschenbach kept
ipostponing the wedding. This is be-
Iieved to have made Brown Respondent
/ Phone Brings Fatal sfessnge.
The first news of her finances death
came to Miss Eschenbach this morning g
I when her friend Miss Mary Goldberg,
1900 Broadway. called her up on the
Hong distance phone at nine o'clock this
| morning Miss Eschenbach was loat1
to believe that her lover was dead and
she FASTENED to Gary to verify the re-
iport- A few minutes before the tele
! phone rang bringing her the fatal
message she received a postal card
from Brown.
Upon her arrival in Gary Miss
lEschenbach visited the morgue and
viwed the body. She stated that she
knew no reason why young Brown
4 should have killed himself and also
that they had not quarreled.
This Prediction Was True.
/ Yesterday afternoon Brown told Miss
lGoldberg that his wedding to Miss
Eschenbach would take place next
week Later a friend came along and
jokingly remarked that Brown was go-
ilater this prediction turned out to be
true.
Police found besides the young
lady's picture two letters stamped and
addressed. One is said to be for q
friend of Browns employed at the
bridge works and the other Is address
ed to an out-of-town man. The let
ters will be forwarded without being
opened.
Miss Eschenbach's sisters conduct q
millinery store at Fifth avenue an6
Washington street. Gary. Her father
Frank Eschenbaeh is at present pro
! prietor Of bakery in East Chicago ant
was in former years proprietor of what
is now the Schmidt bakery in Ham,
mond. His wife had a tragic death II
Hammond which was a nine-days sen
sation.