The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-20

Dcspondency and lack of WORT
caused James wilson, aged %. 10
commit suicide i'm a coal shed Ia the
rear of his residence at di3 Scran-
ton avenue. Monday evening. oy hang
ing himself with n clothes line.
Mr. Wilson, who is a carpenter by
tride. was injured in an accident
while working at the plant IF the
Marion steam Shovel company last
summer and never fully recovered
He was laid Off after the accident ana
utter being out Of work about y
week. secured employment at hlP
Ohio Central Lime and Stone company
About three weeks ago he lo"' ms
position there.
since being out of work. Mr. VIII
son become despondent ard morAid
lie would sit for hours AID ne'er
say a word to any one. He had Of
ten made threats to his wife toat ne
intended to kin himself some d'N
but she never thought he would carry
out his intenions.
Endeavoring TO assist thrlr only sen
WTlber. aged t6, who Is employed at
the Marion Steam Shovel company
in the support of the family Mrs
Wilson had secured a position as dish
washer at the Erie Eating house ana
was performing her duties there when
her husband decided TO end his ire
When Mrs. Wilson left her home
for work Monday afternoon. she pre-
pared supper FOR her husband 50 that
the meal would be ready to place on
the table when the son arrived home.
Mrs. Wilson left the house about I'VE
o'clock and was the last person 10
see Mr.. Wilson alive.
The son arrived from work about
six o'clock and as he did not see
his father about the house, conc'ud-
ed that he had gone uptown. Notic-
ing that his supper was ready To he
placed on the table. he prepared his
meal and was sitting at the table read
ing when his mother came hoTe
about seven o'clock.
Mrs. wilson's first question was
"Whcre Is your fatherP" The son re-
allied that he had not seen him since
his return from work. Mr.. Wilson's
nbsenca worried his wife and she
with her son searched the house but
ala not find him.
Mrs. Wilson happened to remem
her her husbands habit OF sitting In
the coal house and she sent Wilbur
to see II he was there. Upon enter
ing the shed. the son lighted n match
and its rays fell upon the dead body
Of his father. hanging from a raj.
ter. The son screamed and called
his mother Overcome by the sight
before her she tainted In the arms Of
her son. Neighbors were called and
DR.. W. II. Hlnklln, corner. was sum
mnned
The corner found that the man had
taken a clothes line that had been
used IN drawing water from a cistern
and had made n moose ont Of one end
which he placed around his neck. The
other end of the rope he tied to a
rafter.
When found. the dead man was siit
ing on a stool with his feet resting
on the floor. leaning forward with
the moose drawn tight around his neck
The body was cut dow nand remov-
ed 20 the Hess and Markert morgue.
Mrs. Wilson. who was nearly fra ntio
with grief. was taken TO the home OF
neF SlsteI' hIS' o'lteif on ii"i"N "'N'-
ne. where she spent the night.
THE dead man Is survived by his
wife. louise f., and one son, VIII
bur Wilson. Three other child
ren OF Mr.. Wilson by a
former marriage are scat
tered over the country and the news
will hardly reach them in time for
them to see their father before nip
burial.
Funeral services wiz he held Thurs
day afternoon. at 1900 o'clock, at the
Agosta NJ. f.. church, Rev. G.. IN.
Rourke win conduct the services. and
irterment will he made at Agosta.