The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-28
DEATH
Of Former Neptune Girl by As
phyXiatiOn at Toledo
Results I'm Arrest of ChRs. Cole on
Charge Of First Degree Mur-
der-Faces Electric Chair.

Mystery surrounds tho death OF Ada
Moneysmlth Vanneet. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Moneysmith, who reside on
a farm miles east of Neptune. The
young woman was found dead In room
ing house In Toledo. where she and a
man by the name OF Cole had two rooms
for light housekeeping. Death was due
to asphyxiation.
The man named Cole was overcome by
the gas fumes but was later revived at
a hospital Detectives at Toledo are still
working on the case, but as yet nothing
has developed in regard to tne girls un-
fortunate death.
Reports from the Moneysmith family
Indicate the death was accidental, due
to escaping gas in Mrs. Vanheet's room
IN the Toledo rooming house Advices
credited to the Toledo Chief of Police
say that there is no suspicion OF murder
or of suicide. st. Marys rein
tiyes and acquaintances know Of no reas-
ons for n suicide theory. Mention in
Mondays dispatch concerning a man
named Cole, held in connection with the
death. Is said to be an error, though 1t
is sustained by Toledo press reports pre-
ceding this article.
Mrs Vanfeet was born and raised on
the Moneysmith farm in Center township
She attended school at Neptune where
she graduated She later attended school
at st. Marys. She was a popular and ac-
complished young girl.
She was mrried to Lloyd Vanfieet of
near Rockford, but they had not lived
together for several years A two year
old daughter who resides with her grand
parents; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mon
eysmith and three sisters-Mrs Clarence
Wurster. of Center township; Mrs. Henry
Knarr of Wapakoneta, and Mrs. Chas.
Eberle of Lima, also survive.
Funeral services were held from the
home of her parents Wednesday after
noon. Interment was made in Elm Grove
cemetery at st. Marys.
What the Toledo Blade has to say re-
garding the case:
She was a stripper in a Wapakoneta
tobacco factory. He was one of the la
borers on a paving job near the factory
in Kapakoneta.
They met without much formality,
Each had been married. Each had found
marriage CALLING. Each left children.
They came to Toledo. She was killed by
gas Sunday He was almost overcome.
He is locked up on suspicion Coroner
Henzler is investigating.
And there you have the story of a man
who says he is Charles Cole, 2S a team
ster, and of a woman who, Cole says |
was Mrs. Ada Moneysmith Vani1eet, 20
of st. Marys.
The tragedy was enacted in a room
ing house conducted by Mrs. Clara Brown |
at 442 Eleventh street, where the couple |
had two rooms for light housekeeping in
and Mrs. Charles Cole
Until Tuesday, when the woman be-
came i'll with tonsilitis she was an as
sembler at the Champion Spark Pug
factory. Cole was teamster tor a.
Bentley & Sons.
The attention of others was attracted
first to the couple Sunday at IL, when
the woman screamed. Mrs. Geo. Wentz
daughter of the landlady, ran to their
room and found the pair playfully scut-
fling, -,,,
About 2 o'clock Mrs. Brown and Mrs
Wentz smelled gas. They found the two
unconscious and screamed several times
lust as Alison Irons, father of Mrs. Brown |
and his son. William, 1908 Adams street,
drove up.
The elder Irons rushed into the Coles
bed room and found two gas Jets and a |
stove turned on and unlighted and the
windows closed. He carried the woman
to an open window She gasped twice
and died
The woman had been lying in bed.
Kneeling, with his face in the bed clothes
was Cole. The younger Irons notified the
police.
Detective McCloskey and Motor Patrol
men Russell and Manley could not get
a DOCTOR They took Cole to st. Vim
cents hospital where he was revived.
They then took him to the coroner, who
ordered him held.