Thought He Was In The Way

A fit of despondenoy origiuating from the thonght that he was a burdeu upon his sou cansed au oíd Germán uamed Félix A. Winders to commit suicide at au early iiour Saturday morning, by haüging himself. Mr. Winders was 78 years of age and carne to Aun Arbor from New York city about a year ago. Prior to coming bere be bad lost his wife aud had freqnently been in a very despondent state of miud. For a time after coming here he lived on Maiden Lañe, and then moved to 33 E. Aun st. , where he ended his life as already stated. Abont G :30 o'clock Satnrday morning his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henrietta Wiuders, went upstairs to cali him to breakfast and was horrified to fiud him hangiug by the neok from the bedroom door, dead. He had tied a white liuen haudkerchief round his neok, fastened a black handkercuief to it and then getting on to-a trunk had hooked the handkerchief on the edge of the door, which was partly open. Stepping oft' from the trunk be had doubled up his legs at the knee aud thus suspended had slowly strangled to death. Mrs. Winders called for help and the body was -taken down and laid ou the bed. It was still warm, but life was extinct. A jury was impanelled by Coroner Ball consisting of Robert Leonard, L. A. Selleck, Lester Canfield, Marvin Daveuport, W. H. Clancy and Andrew T. Hughes. After the jury had viewed the body theiuqoest was adjourned until 2 :30 o'olock in the afternoou at the sheriff's office, when Mr. and Mrs. Wiuders, Lester Canfieid and Robert Leonard were exaruined as witnesses. The jury retuined a verdict of suicide by hanging.