Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-02
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
George c. Smell of Toledo Persists in
Attempting Suicide at His Home
in Toledo Last Saturday Afternoon.

George C. Smell is employed at the
Peoples Quitting Co. and lives with
his sister, Miss Edith Smell, at 231
Michigan street, Toledo. On the day
before Christmas Mr.. Smell and his
sister came to spend Christmas and
the rest of the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Kimerer, with whom Mr..
Smell made his home a few yeans ago.
On Friday evening George develop
ed crouch against his sister for
some reason and putting on his over
coat and hat declared his intention
of walking back to Toledo. Mr.. KIM
erer gave him a little fatherly advice
and persuaded him to lay aside his
coat and hat and agree to remain un-
til Sunday when he could return with
his sister according to their original
plans. On Saturday morning the
"grouch" seemed to have returned and
George left for To.edo; on reaching
Wauseon he phoned back to his sis
ter three times within an hour, to
the effect that if she was not in To-
ledo by six o'clock that night there
would be no more George Smell; the
sister replied that she would be
home on Sunday afternoon and made.
light of his threat, saying George,
you wouldn't do that About, y
o'clock Saturday afternoon Miss
Smell received the following telegram:
* No. IL OK 6. Toledo, Ohio, Dec
9th. Edythe SnelI, care of phone
r. F. ID. 6 Care C. Kimerer, Wau-
seon, o.. Come at once Geo. is dying.
0. w. s. 1:17 p. MD" After re-
ceiving the above message by phone
Miss Smell phoned to the landlady of
the house In which they were living
in Toledo, informing her of the tele-
gram received and asking what was
the trouble; the landlady was not at
home but her daughter, little girl
Of about ten years answered the phone
and later went to Mr.. SnelPs room
but failed to find him there; she found
the following note:
viii say goodbye forever. Hope
you succeed through life, happy.
For you have done it all SO far, /
will finish it forever. Geo."
In a short time the landlady return
ed to her home and on going to the
Smell rooms she found an ounce bot
tie of carbolic acid on the table from
which the cork had been removed; on
further investigation she saw SHELLS
feet sticking out from under the
Couch; failing to get any response
tfrom him when she called she called
in two men who, failing to get any
answer from him in any other way,
lifted the couch from over him and
rolled him over; he said he was
alright and was left in the room.
In a few moments he left the room
going to drug store and returning a.
little later, the landlady becoming un-
easy went again the the room where
she found another bottle of carbolic
acid and glass containing water and
carbolic acid on the table; Smell was
lying on the couch with pillow pull
ed tight over his face; she pulled the.
pillow from his face and on asking
him what he was trying to do Smell
answered that he was lawful sick"
but refused to allow doctor to be
called, saying that he would walk out
in the air. He went out and when
he returned he had with him the third
bottle of carbolic acid which the land
lady promptly took away from and
called the police. Smell rather than
go to the station promised the po-
C. Kimerer received a phone mess
a telegram that her brother was dy-
ing on receiving an affirmative reply,
the question was asked if Miss Smell
was coming. The party was an
swered that, Miss Smell would come
If her brother was seriously i'll and
asked to tell who he was, answered
that he was DIR. Wyse of Toledo and
that George could not live until
morning; # his sister wanted to see
him alive she should come at once.
Mr.. Kimerer and Miss Smell started
at once for Toledo, and on their ar
rival they learned the facts related
above from the landlady and found
George" alive and well. Smell ac
knowledged that he sent the tele-
gram signing the initials of his sis
ter's gentleman friend, that "Dr.
Wyse was none other than himself,
and that his cratic actions had been
merely for the sake of getting his sis
ter to, come home.