South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-18
{. c. EBERHART
SHOOTS HIMSELF
MlShaWaka Millionaire Com
mitS Suicide on Grave of Son
Grief Held Motive.

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6. A Monday. Crawford was killed
when ne dived into tank in which
there was no water, fracturing his
skull
Crawford was in NIishawaka last
summer and il is said that while the
young man was here Mr.. Eberhart
became very interested in him. Craw-
ford was here earning money 10 90
through college and his ambition IS
said TO have made a favorable i'm
preston on the late Mr.. Eberhart.
Tuesday morning, in talking 10
George Blair, consulting engineer OF
the ishawaka Wooden Co, Mr.. Eber-
hart seemed very respondent over
this latest tragedy I'm the Eberhart
family. lie talked about 1t for sew
eral minutes and seemed 10 be still
worrying about il in his later CONVEX
satlOns.
shots Are Heard.
Mr.. Eberhart left his office shortly
after 3 O'Clock and is supposed to have
gone directly TO the cemetery, driving
there by himself in his own autOmO-
bile IL is supposed that he sat near
the grave Of his son for some time,
for it was not until about 4:30 O.
clock that two shots were heard by
j. A. Springer, 1903 Christyann ST., a
carpenter who was working on top
OF a house near the scene of the sui
eide.
lie had been in the habit of going
there TO sit for hours beside the grave
of his son and nothing was thought
of the matter when he was seen to
20 into the cemetery He had been
going there ever since his son was
81 at 90 st
once a week.
Leaves Note.
The note which Mr.. Eberhart left
addressed to Mr.. Grimes was con-
tanned in an envelope upon which the
words do not call house. but call
Fred Crimes at the Wooden works,
were written. Mr.. Eberharts me-
thodical ways of life are thought TO
have been responsible for the last
words that directed the disposal OF
his body until funeral arrangements
are made. Mr. Grimes is "a nephew
and was the nearest relative, with the
exception of his wife, in the city at
the time.
Fred G.. Eberhart. a brother. is on
his way from the east. where he has
been travelling in the interest of the
Wooden company for the past week.
lie is somewhere on the Lake Shore
railroad on the Twentieth Century
train and kilograms have been sent
10 several different cities TO tell him
of his brothers suicide. An elder
brother. James Eberhart died last
February.
Worked Until $3.50.
one of Mr.. Eberhart's most init
mate friends who has been closely as
sOciated with him i'm business for a
numb Der Of years, said Tuesday night
Ha# ~ Of fr- l. l11
beyond comprehension. He had no
business worries and his financial
standing was OF the highest His for
tune was variously estimated at from
three quarters 10 "a million dollars. II
had been noticed by his close friends
that he had lately seemed 10 brood
over the death of his soon more than
al any time since the tragedy occur
red. Up until $50 o'clock he had
been busy at his desk signing checks
and attending 90 other matters of de-
tail as usual and those around him
had no intimation that he was con
templating anything out of the usual
According 10 one who was close &c
him in the office he glanced at his
watch and rising from his desk went
outside TO his automobile which, after
entering. he started towards the GENE
terry.
When the news of his tragic endine
reached the office there was not one
of the management who believed it
and even after il was confirmed il wa:
some time before IL was fully realized
Managed Wooden Company.
Mr.. Eberhart was Vice-preSiden
and general manager of the MiSh
awake Wooden Manufacturing co.
which industry was started i'm NIiSh
awake by his father, Adolphus Eber
hart. many years ago. Besides hi
large interest in the company, he wa
prominently connected with mann
financial and other institutions III,
was president Of the First Trust 4
Savings Co. and "a director of tn
First National bank, which are in tn,
same building and under the sam
management. lie was also presiden
or the North side Savings bank an,
director in the National City banl
of Chicago. All these are wonderful
strong financial institutions and il i
stated on the highest authority tina
Mr. EberhaTt does not owe one cen
10 any of them His affairs. his friend
state. are left i'm sound and health.
condition.
tie took a prominent interest IN tn
activities of the Methodist Memoria
church. which was erected 10y IN
family in memory of their parent,
~ was member of the choir OF TN
church and frequently spoke from tn
platform. He was an orator of NJ
mean ability and his diCtion was per
feet. He was identified with man
societies which sought the ameliora