Murder And Suicide

A nn AcbpF people wcre shocked Mpndáy night to loai-n froux.the Detroit evening papers'that Ernest Chase, a son of Dr. Chase, of reoipo book {ame, and ' wfio' for.yöars wás'á. resident oí] Ann . Arbor, .had on Mpnday jnorning at tempted to kill both-iiis vafe and him self. The ,?hase iamily moved to Toledo when F.rnest was about 22 years oíd. He is remembered by húndreds o Ann Arbor people who were'School boys with him. Soon aftier going o Toledo ho mar-ied íij.oungtlady, a mere child aüflánsí Jiec pariaate wighes, ■ youóg ile haviug to run awfty in order to got HÚirried. Tha match prbved an ippy ófle, du'e laVgely to Chase's dis ;i';ition. The couplo liv'ed at various RS in Ohio, spending most 'of theii muri-ied life in Oinc.inpati. Úf&. Chas.e Bnailylefl i;ind . because pJ" hfs tr.'atnioiït of.lie ámi went to -Detroit where she had a sister. Ilere sherented i house and kept btit n BOt sueoessful, Her husband follovved her to Detroit and persuaded her to live with him agaiu to do botter. Tliiá he failed to do He had work only pari of the time, Mrs. Chase üeing obligad to do work to support the family. ft is said that when ho was out of tnöney he abuse his wife if she would not give him money with which bo buy liquor, Monday morninfr he steppcd behind his wife whilo she ivas sitthijí n a chair and with a raor cut al ugli' ffashes in her throat. Thinking that ho had killed her he proceeded !o cut his o.v;n throat from ear to ear. The screams of tho wifo aroused the nfiighbors who rushed ia. An ambulance was.caïled and botn .were s;in h).a hospital where they lie. in a ciitical oondition, though it is believed that both have a chance of rceoverv. They have two boys, oneahout twelve and the other sixtnen.