The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-11-20
Suicide of Former Marienville Resident

Suicide of Former Marienville Resident.
Albert Maze, aged sbout 35 years and
single, committed suicide Wednesday
afternoon last in the toilet room of a
barber shop at Warren by outing his
throat with new pocket knife he had
purchased and hour before with the evil
dent intention of committing the rash act.
His home had been in Marienville in
which community he was well known.
He had lately been employed by Hart Il
Henderson, lumbermen, near Sheffield,
and prior to that at Kane where his sister
resides. His father, mother aud one
brother also survive, the father being en-
plOyed at Dahoga, while the mother Is at
present living at Kane. Dependency on
account of i'll health and worry oyer f.
nancial matters is supposed to have been
the cause of the suicide.
The facts in connection with this dis
tressing affair are about as follows; A
few minutes after | o'clock Wednesday
afternoon Maze walked into the Reed
Brothers barber shop and, getting into
chair asked quietly to be shaved. He
talked little to the barber who waited up
on him, and no sign of drink or other un-
usual excitement vas visible about the
customer. A fter being shaYed, he went
down stairs 10 toilet room. Returning
he stopped few moments in the shop,
looking over a copy of Leslie's Weekly.
Then he went out. As he passed out, he
neglected to pay his bill, and at the door,
Proprietor Reed asked him if he had his
check.
~ beg your pardon" said Maze, "I
overlooked it; l was thinking of someth-
ing else." He rendered three Dickels in
payment. Then he left the shop, and
went across the street to hardware store
where be purchased cheap knife which
he used with such terrible effect. In a
few minutes he returned to the barber
shop asking in a low tone if he might
again go to the toilet room on the floor
below. He was handed key, and those
in the shop never gave the subject an
other thought. An hour later, when
Grant Mathews went down stairs, he re-
turned with a white face and reported
what he had seen. In room under the
street, forward from the toilet rooms, and
used as store room, lay the body, the
throat cut from ear to ear, and the head
on aA hU hn nf
the head hung back, just about half sew
cred from the trunk.
Mr.. Reed telephoned the police and the
Coroner, and Chief John Berdine, arrIv-
ing in a few minutes, took charge OF the
body pending the arrival OF the. Coroner.
The man must have been possessed ofa
desperate nerve, for two slashes had been
made, the second one severing the jugular
vein. The suicide had staggered about
five feet after inflicting the first wound,
and then, apparently, alter again gashing
himself with his knife, had fallen on his
face. The loss of blood made the room
fearful sight.
The man was well dressed in blue
suit OF basket weave, wearing a black
working shirt. In the pockets were found
25 cents in coin, a few cigars, and In the
pocket of the shirt letter addressed TO
"Albert Maze, Sheffield, Pa, care Hart
Henderson Lumber Camp" This was
about the only clue. The merchants and |
makers label had been removed from
soft brown hat, but the suit ofclothes bore
the label of Will Epstein, a Sheffield |
clothier.
The letter was from a woman signing |
the name Sadie" The letter had been |
mailed on November I'd, aud dealt with |
private family affairs. 1t was marked to
be returned to "2ls Bsyard Street, Kane,
Pa" and it WAS in this way that identiti-
cation was established.