U. Of M. Alumnus Suicides

The lamentable suicide of a former well known student of the U. of -M., and the atternpred suicide of his wife of ouly a few honrs has been a great topic of couversation aniong those who knew the young rnan well while he was in college, for the past 10 or la days. The following story of the affair is taken from the columns of the Detroit Journal and was writtan by one who knew the youug mau well: "George J. Bunday and Blanche Warren were secretly married in Chicago last Monday evening (Sept. 13) by the Rev. Dr. Brown, of Cbrist church. They crossed to Milwaukee arid the young mau sent a dispatch to his father back in Chicago saying that he would bring bis bride home that night. An answer to that fatal telegram was received by George Bonday almost immediately telling hirn that his parenta would neither receive him uor his wife so long as the girl was his wife. Despondent over being turned out by his own fatber, yonng Bnnday boagbfc morphine, and in a room of the Plankinton house, Milwaukee, he and his wife administered the poison. He died, but she is still living, witb fair chances of complete reoovery. "George Bunday was well known here and equally well liked. He numbered his frieuds by the hundreds alrnost, for no one ever knew hini who was not glad to cali bim 'frieud.' "Theie was never a more popular fellow in college tbau George Bunday, and with the girls he was oonaidered a sort of hero; uot that he ever entered into the sports of the average college life, bnt just becauee he looked like ne, He was tall, over six feet probably, with a splendid head set upou broad shoulders, and surrnouuted by wavy golden hair. He was a strikiugly handsome fellow. "In university society he wat a prominent figure during his eutire college course, and no function was complete without him on the floor, or at last 'sure to corue.' "It was three years ago that he gradnated with houors in the law department at the University of Michigan, having taken a literaiy course at the same time. Upon his Jeaving college he went directly to Chicago and opeued a law office in the Rookery building of that city, wherfi his father for many years had been a sucoessful real estáte dfialñr. "It was seven years ago that George BuDday roet the wonian for whom he killed himself in the Milwaukee hutel a few nights ago. She was a Bay City girl, daoghter of B. E. Warren, then cashier of the First NationaJ bant. For a long time previoua to the year ruentioued the Warren fainily had been the leaders of Bay City society. Mr. Warren possessed one of the nest libraries and collections of piotures of private ownership in the country. " A bout that time Mr. Warren lost his positiou in the bank menüoued, and all his valuable articles that had made bis home the niost beautiful in the city, weie sold. "At tbis time Blanche Warren waa engaged to be ruarried to Rev. Bert Howard, pastor of the Presbyteriaa charoh,but with the reverses which met the fatuily, and the cali to Los Angeles, California, which Dr. Howard receiveJ, the engagement was broken off. Theu she met George Bnnday and their friendship grew into love. "His parents lived in Albion then and when they heard of the attaohment wbich had sprung up between their sou aud the daoghter of the Bay City family that had met with disastrous reverses, they frowned upon the suit and for a time George seemed to have furgotten Blanobe. "Bnt when be went to Chicago to begin the practice of law two years ago she followed to accept a position as nnrse in one of the city hospitals. They were constantly togetber in Chicago very much to the regret of the young ruan's family, who thought the woman their son was kuown to care for mach beneath his station in life. As everyouo who kuew GeorgeJ Bunday would know, that made no diiïereuce to biiu. "So last Monday night they were married secretly aud crossed the lake to jlilwaukee. There they registered as 'Mr. and Mrs. George Buuday, Chicago.' Theu, as has been said, the young man uotified his parents of his action. They refused to ieceive him and his wife. The result was that the two young people, that is young as the world goes, decided to die together. They took rnorphine. George died and was taken to the morgue, where hia distraoted parents found bim on their arrival in the city. His wife is still living. "George Buuday was big and handsome, and 28 years uf age. The woman who now bears his name is dainty and petite, light of complexión and cbarming in all the little wanners the sooiety girl possesses. She was three years older than her husband. "That's tbe story of the love between George Bunday, whose name today is familiar to hundreds cf students of the Uuiversity of Michigan, who never saw him, and Blauche Warren, a girl as well fcnowu to Detroit society eight years ago as many living in the city itself." Subscribe for the Ararus now.