Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
Mother a Suicide;
Three Children Dead


Buzby waiting for her. Mrs. Buzby
did not spea6. which was not regarded
as unusual, as this had frequently oc.
Cured. The maid went Immediately to
her room and shortly after che heard
Mrs. Buzby retire.
The maid explained that the reason
she did not smell the odor earlier this
morning wus because hcr windows were
opcn. She said she was an early riser
Her first act on discovering the tragedy
was to telephone the Ncntnor police and
City Detective Andrew Magcc re-
sponded.
Husband Is Notified
Magee Immediately notified County
Physician Lewis r. Souder and the
husband in Philadelphia. DR.. Soudcr
declared that tho evidence clearly
pointed To suicide and the deliberately
planned death nt the same time of the
children. The husband has assumed
charge Of affairs. He IS suffering under
tho strain and this morning was led
away from the house ny friendly neigh.
bers OIL the verge of collapse.
DR.. Soudcr expressed the opinion that
the gas was turned Oh about midnight.
Hc said death had occurred several
hours later.
This note was addressed to the maid
Charlotte: Please mail and please re-
turn my books to the library. You
may have my membership. You have
earth. You will DO happy. am sure.
You know am not afraid. don't you?
Love from Edith Buzby."
Another unaddrcsscd note read,
"COnstance's umbrella Is at Blatt's,
You may as we'll get 1t or romc one else
will. Give Betty Miller her watch. It
Is on my wrist. Il"
Mrs. Buzby had been under treat
ment by DR.. NJ. ID. Noungman for sew
eral years for nervousness, which at
times, It was learned. had affected her
mind. Several Of her notes were Of a
rambling nature.
Mrs. Buzby when found was attircd
In n kimono. While the children had
been stripped Of their underwear, they
all wore pretty frocks. 1t seemed as
though she had dressed them for death.
The home is handsome two story
bungalow. richly and modcrnly fur.
niShcd. Buzby committed to the shore,
residing in IN apartment near the Ritz
Carlton. He called frequently to see
his children.
When called on the telephone this
morning he moaned: "Oh. l never will
see my children ready for school any
more Are you sure they are all
dead"
Husband Hysterical
Later he was hysterical. He paced
tho floor of the deathroOm, where the
windows had been thrown wide opcn
and the bodies removed. "Lct mo alone,
as ! have nothing to say about the tor
rible tragedy was his comment to re-
porters. ut is terrible enough. with.
out newspaper publicity" He pleaded
that nothing more be said of the trag-
edy. "It is awful, terrible, aud my
poor, poor children" he repeated sew.
eral times as he suppressed sobs
DIR. ioungman was out Of town. His
assistant stated that he had called on
Mrs. Buzby yesterday. She had talked
to him of attending a theatre last eve-
ming with the children. Evidently she
had not carried out her plan. Regard.
ing her condition, he found that she at
times suffered from melancholy and was
victim OF NERVES" She also suf-
fered keenly with asthma. The latter
affection worried her.
Mrs. Buxby had never talked Of being
tired Of living, the physician asserted
He said she had always expressed the
hope that she would fully recover her
health.
William q. Buzby has been connected
with the keystone Lubricating Com
pany for many years and Is now vice
president of the concern. The cOmpany's
plant Is at Twenty first and Cenriield
streets.