South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
MAN CLAD AS BRIDE
DIES BEFORE MIRROR
Scene More Weird Than Poe
Dreams Brought to Light
in Lonely Cottage.
News Times Special Service:


DETI;OIT. Mich, May 17.-Edgar
Allan Poe's weirdest dream of ho5-
ror was outdone by the man who
chose TO dress himself complete in
wOman's wedding gown. with a
haby's cap on his head as the last
touch OF grotesdue fantasy. and hang
himself in such a position before a
mirror that he could watch his own
contoItions during the 20 minutes or
more that it must have taken him
to die.
The masination recoils from the
picture Of the death tina, the discov-
cry Of a swinging body in a cottage
on the lonely Canadian shore east of
Walkerville pro"ss must have been
staged for the spiders and the COCK
reaches in this deserted house more
than two months ago.
The tragedy was discovered when
Roland +. Jackson, who was play
ing bali with some friends near his
cottage by the lakeside. saw the
CHASTITY white of the dangling shape
as nc returned from a short canoe
trip taken 10 recover the flying ball
from the water.
Here's What Happened.
He entered TIE cottage alone to
see what the white w9s. He return
cd L. Isis companions OF the shore
with tie whites Of his eyes showing.
and the pupils almost starting from
his head
a woman dead woman-and
-- dressed for her wedding," SAID
jack son. turning u white face on his
startled friends.
Here is the picture that the sp.d-
ers saw:
Some two months or more ago. a
youpc man dressed in brown must
have SOusht out the Isolated sum-
iner resort cottage alone He may
or may not have shown in his face
traces Of the suicida! mania that had
shaped itself into the determination
To stage a Ceatl scene with an az
Iallinely horrible dramatic effec5.
This man must have carried in a
bundle the trappings with which n.
was To- deck himself for his last
grim tragedy.
Dressed Folded.
In the COTTAGE the young man
must have addressed deliberately
aud attired himself with the con-
tents Of the bundle
These contents included a white
silk Wedding gown. beautifully
rncIa aVar,. ctftcb l., tI,o e. -. -.
ial slowing a fine degree Of work
n,ahship and care or detail. They
included a silk petticoat, silk stock
ines and long. white kid gloves.
They incmded-and here is the
Growing touch of grL esome fantasy
"a baby's cap.
In the bN.lro ON OF the summcr
cottage the man blessed himself in
the petucoat. the stockings and ttc
gown. lie tucked a womans under
wear in his bosom He placed on
his feet red bedroom slippers
wOman's slippers on his head -
placed The baby's cap.
Sees His Own Death.
The room contained but a dresser
and bed. on this dresser was q
mirror. The man adjusted thi,
mirror SO that when he had knotted
q woman's girdle about his throat
and hung the other end over a raft
Ell he could see his own death in tlft
looking glass
Theorists have little on witch tC
build. In the bosom Of the wedding
finerS were stuffed a woman's un-
derciOthes. Below the body we're
the fastaStic maSquerade-'s oWr
Clothes brown suit. practically
new: brown shoes, practically new
and his hat. Neither in clothing OF
hat is there an identifying label tC
furnish a clue. but in the shoes Is
the name of "A London. Ont. dealer
Near the body was a woman's gra,
fannelette coat and a purple crep,
kimOnO. These were the only
nieces of feminine apparel in the
room that were not used in the hor-
rible drama. There is nothing on il
TO identify its owner.