h/o Mabel. s/o Mr & Mrs Henry Artz. Bur w/Mabel Artz, and Edwin & Anna Lybarger.
SIMON ARTZ MEETS DEATH IN BLACKFORK - Jack Baker Discovers Body Lying Face Downward near Stadium Bridge - HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT THREE HOURS - CORONER BIDDLE HELD POST MORTEM, GAVE VERDICT OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING - The body of Simon Artz of 28 Mack avenue was recovered from the Blackfork last night at 11:15 o'clock by two policemen and three firemen who were notified by Jack Baker that a man's body was lying in the water near the Shelby high school stadium bridge.
Mr. Baker who clerks in the Alice Cline store usually takes a short cut from the store to his home and crosses the high school gridiron and the stadium bridge. When he came to the end of the bridge last night he noticed a light hat and an overcoat lying at the west end. About fifty feet farther south along the shore he found a coat. He looked around but was unable to discover the body of any person, Continuing home he secured a flashlight and returned.
Throwing the light on the water he saw a body lying face down about four feet from the shore. The night police were notified and Officers Jack Coleman and Frank Cline secured the assistance of three firemen Simon May, Jack Hall and Jack Ward. Fitting themselves with rubber boots they recovered the body and recognized it as that of Simon Artz.
The Sutter company was called and the body removed to the Sutter Funeral Home last night and this morning was taken to the Dick & Dye Funeral Home.
Officer Frank Cline was detailed to notify the family. They were uneasy as Mr. Artz was not accustomed to being out that late. He had left home about 7:30 o'clock in the evening and they presumed he had attended church. Rev Searle, pastor of the United Brethren church, was called but stated that Mr. Artz was not at church Sunday evening, but he was at Sunday school and church in the morning.
Coroner Biddle was summoned and following the inquest gave his verdict that it was a case of suicide. There were twelve gashes on each arm and one on the back. These cuts had been made through his shirt and underclothing. The knife with which he inflicted the wounds was not found last night owing to the darkness. After cutting himself he had evidently jumped in the water and fell face downward. His glasses were not broken and were in place when his body was taken from the water.
Coroner Biddle assisted by other physicians performed a post mortem this morning at the Dick & Dye Funeral Home. The presence of water in the lungs he stated indicated that Mr. Artz was living when he entered the water, and that the verdict would be suicide by drowning.
When the body was first discovered and slashes observed on the arms and back there was a slight suspicion that perhaps he might have been murdered and the body thrown in the river. The coroner and police however are positive that Artz ended his own life.
He first removed his overcoat and hat and laid them at the west end of the stadium bridge. This might have been for the purpose of making certain that his body would be found later when his hat and overcoat were discovered. This part of his program planned he walked about fifty feet south along the river bank to a clump of trees and bushes where he removed his coat and then slashed his arms and back, The knife or other instrument used has not yet been located although the police searched the river and the grass near where the coat was found.
Mr. Artz had been employed at the C. A, Moyer clothing store on West Main street for the past twenty-two years. He started work there January 26, 1911. Several years during the winter season when Mr. Moyer spent the winter in Florida, he managed and conducted the business himself. He was a man in whom Mr. Moyer and all the people who knew him placed the utmost confidence. Their trust in him was never betrayed in the slightest degree and his friends were legion in the community. Previous to his long years of service in the clothing store he was employed at the Shelby Steel Tube Plant.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Artz, both deceased. and was born south of Ganges, October 14, 1872 and was aged 60 years. He has been a resident of this community all his life, was a member of the United Brethren church, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.
He is survived by his wife, one son Edwin H. Artz of No. 4 Lexington street, Newark, N.J., and one daughter Mrs. Martha Henes of Wellington, O. He is also survived by three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles and one sister Mrs. Andrew Dick, all of Shelby and vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were not completed today and are awaiting the arrival of the son Edwin H. Artz from Newark, N.J. Dick & Dye funeral directors in charge.
DAILY GLOBE, Shelby, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933, page 1
OBITUARY - Simon Artz, 60, employee of the Moyer Clothing store for 22 years, was found dead at 11:10 o'clock last night by Jack Baker. Mr. Artz is survived by a son, Edwin, Newark, N. J.; a daughter, Mrs. E. L. Henes, Wellington; three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles, of near Shelby; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Dick, Shiloh, and two grandchildren. The body was removed to the Sutter funeral home.
MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL, Mansfield, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933.
SIMON ARTZ MEETS DEATH IN BLACKFORK - Jack Baker Discovers Body Lying Face Downward near Stadium Bridge - HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT THREE HOURS - CORONER BIDDLE HELD POST MORTEM, GAVE VERDICT OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING - The body of Simon Artz of 28 Mack avenue was recovered from the Blackfork last night at 11:15 o'clock by two policemen and three firemen who were notified by Jack Baker that a man's body was lying in the water near the Shelby high school stadium bridge.
Mr. Baker who clerks in the Alice Cline store usually takes a short cut from the store to his home and crosses the high school gridiron and the stadium bridge. When he came to the end of the bridge last night he noticed a light hat and an overcoat lying at the west end. About fifty feet farther south along the shore he found a coat. He looked around but was unable to discover the body of any person, Continuing home he secured a flashlight and returned.
Throwing the light on the water he saw a body lying face down about four feet from the shore. The night police were notified and Officers Jack Coleman and Frank Cline secured the assistance of three firemen Simon May, Jack Hall and Jack Ward. Fitting themselves with rubber boots they recovered the body and recognized it as that of Simon Artz.
The Sutter company was called and the body removed to the Sutter Funeral Home last night and this morning was taken to the Dick & Dye Funeral Home.
Officer Frank Cline was detailed to notify the family. They were uneasy as Mr. Artz was not accustomed to being out that late. He had left home about 7:30 o'clock in the evening and they presumed he had attended church. Rev Searle, pastor of the United Brethren church, was called but stated that Mr. Artz was not at church Sunday evening, but he was at Sunday school and church in the morning.
Coroner Biddle was summoned and following the inquest gave his verdict that it was a case of suicide. There were twelve gashes on each arm and one on the back. These cuts had been made through his shirt and underclothing. The knife with which he inflicted the wounds was not found last night owing to the darkness. After cutting himself he had evidently jumped in the water and fell face downward. His glasses were not broken and were in place when his body was taken from the water.
Coroner Biddle assisted by other physicians performed a post mortem this morning at the Dick & Dye Funeral Home. The presence of water in the lungs he stated indicated that Mr. Artz was living when he entered the water, and that the verdict would be suicide by drowning.
When the body was first discovered and slashes observed on the arms and back there was a slight suspicion that perhaps he might have been murdered and the body thrown in the river. The coroner and police however are positive that Artz ended his own life.
He first removed his overcoat and hat and laid them at the west end of the stadium bridge. This might have been for the purpose of making certain that his body would be found later when his hat and overcoat were discovered. This part of his program planned he walked about fifty feet south along the river bank to a clump of trees and bushes where he removed his coat and then slashed his arms and back, The knife or other instrument used has not yet been located although the police searched the river and the grass near where the coat was found.
Mr. Artz had been employed at the C. A, Moyer clothing store on West Main street for the past twenty-two years. He started work there January 26, 1911. Several years during the winter season when Mr. Moyer spent the winter in Florida, he managed and conducted the business himself. He was a man in whom Mr. Moyer and all the people who knew him placed the utmost confidence. Their trust in him was never betrayed in the slightest degree and his friends were legion in the community. Previous to his long years of service in the clothing store he was employed at the Shelby Steel Tube Plant.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Artz, both deceased. and was born south of Ganges, October 14, 1872 and was aged 60 years. He has been a resident of this community all his life, was a member of the United Brethren church, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.
He is survived by his wife, one son Edwin H. Artz of No. 4 Lexington street, Newark, N.J., and one daughter Mrs. Martha Henes of Wellington, O. He is also survived by three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles and one sister Mrs. Andrew Dick, all of Shelby and vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were not completed today and are awaiting the arrival of the son Edwin H. Artz from Newark, N.J. Dick & Dye funeral directors in charge.
DAILY GLOBE, Shelby, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933, page 1
OBITUARY - Simon Artz, 60, employee of the Moyer Clothing store for 22 years, was found dead at 11:10 o'clock last night by Jack Baker. Mr. Artz is survived by a son, Edwin, Newark, N. J.; a daughter, Mrs. E. L. Henes, Wellington; three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles, of near Shelby; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Dick, Shiloh, and two grandchildren. The body was removed to the Sutter funeral home.
MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL, Mansfield, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933.
h/o Mabel. s/o Mr & Mrs Henry Artz. Bur w/Mabel Artz, and Edwin & Anna Lybarger.
SIMON ARTZ MEETS DEATH IN BLACKFORK - Jack Baker Discovers Body Lying Face Downward near Stadium Bridge - HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT THREE HOURS - CORONER BIDDLE HELD POST MORTEM, GAVE VERDICT OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING - The body of Simon Artz of 28 Mack avenue was recovered from the Blackfork last night at 11:15 o'clock by two policemen and three firemen who were notified by Jack Baker that a man's body was lying in the water near the Shelby high school stadium bridge.
Mr. Baker who clerks in the Alice Cline store usually takes a short cut from the store to his home and crosses the high school gridiron and the stadium bridge. When he came to the end of the bridge last night he noticed a light hat and an overcoat lying at the west end. About fifty feet farther south along the shore he found a coat. He looked around but was unable to discover the body of any person, Continuing home he secured a flashlight and returned.
Throwing the light on the water he saw a body lying face down about four feet from the shore. The night police were notified and Officers Jack Coleman and Frank Cline secured the assistance of three firemen Simon May, Jack Hall and Jack Ward. Fitting themselves with rubber boots they recovered the body and recognized it as that of Simon Artz.
The Sutter company was called and the body removed to the Sutter Funeral Home last night and this morning was taken to the Dick & Dye Funeral Home.
Officer Frank Cline was detailed to notify the family. They were uneasy as Mr. Artz was not accustomed to being out that late. He had left home about 7:30 o'clock in the evening and they presumed he had attended church. Rev Searle, pastor of the United Brethren church, was called but stated that Mr. Artz was not at church Sunday evening, but he was at Sunday school and church in the morning.
Coroner Biddle was summoned and following the inquest gave his verdict that it was a case of suicide. There were twelve gashes on each arm and one on the back. These cuts had been made through his shirt and underclothing. The knife with which he inflicted the wounds was not found last night owing to the darkness. After cutting himself he had evidently jumped in the water and fell face downward. His glasses were not broken and were in place when his body was taken from the water.
Coroner Biddle assisted by other physicians performed a post mortem this morning at the Dick & Dye Funeral Home. The presence of water in the lungs he stated indicated that Mr. Artz was living when he entered the water, and that the verdict would be suicide by drowning.
When the body was first discovered and slashes observed on the arms and back there was a slight suspicion that perhaps he might have been murdered and the body thrown in the river. The coroner and police however are positive that Artz ended his own life.
He first removed his overcoat and hat and laid them at the west end of the stadium bridge. This might have been for the purpose of making certain that his body would be found later when his hat and overcoat were discovered. This part of his program planned he walked about fifty feet south along the river bank to a clump of trees and bushes where he removed his coat and then slashed his arms and back, The knife or other instrument used has not yet been located although the police searched the river and the grass near where the coat was found.
Mr. Artz had been employed at the C. A, Moyer clothing store on West Main street for the past twenty-two years. He started work there January 26, 1911. Several years during the winter season when Mr. Moyer spent the winter in Florida, he managed and conducted the business himself. He was a man in whom Mr. Moyer and all the people who knew him placed the utmost confidence. Their trust in him was never betrayed in the slightest degree and his friends were legion in the community. Previous to his long years of service in the clothing store he was employed at the Shelby Steel Tube Plant.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Artz, both deceased. and was born south of Ganges, October 14, 1872 and was aged 60 years. He has been a resident of this community all his life, was a member of the United Brethren church, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.
He is survived by his wife, one son Edwin H. Artz of No. 4 Lexington street, Newark, N.J., and one daughter Mrs. Martha Henes of Wellington, O. He is also survived by three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles and one sister Mrs. Andrew Dick, all of Shelby and vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were not completed today and are awaiting the arrival of the son Edwin H. Artz from Newark, N.J. Dick & Dye funeral directors in charge.
DAILY GLOBE, Shelby, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933, page 1
OBITUARY - Simon Artz, 60, employee of the Moyer Clothing store for 22 years, was found dead at 11:10 o'clock last night by Jack Baker. Mr. Artz is survived by a son, Edwin, Newark, N. J.; a daughter, Mrs. E. L. Henes, Wellington; three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles, of near Shelby; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Dick, Shiloh, and two grandchildren. The body was removed to the Sutter funeral home.
MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL, Mansfield, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933.
SIMON ARTZ MEETS DEATH IN BLACKFORK - Jack Baker Discovers Body Lying Face Downward near Stadium Bridge - HAD BEEN DEAD ABOUT THREE HOURS - CORONER BIDDLE HELD POST MORTEM, GAVE VERDICT OF SUICIDE BY DROWNING - The body of Simon Artz of 28 Mack avenue was recovered from the Blackfork last night at 11:15 o'clock by two policemen and three firemen who were notified by Jack Baker that a man's body was lying in the water near the Shelby high school stadium bridge.
Mr. Baker who clerks in the Alice Cline store usually takes a short cut from the store to his home and crosses the high school gridiron and the stadium bridge. When he came to the end of the bridge last night he noticed a light hat and an overcoat lying at the west end. About fifty feet farther south along the shore he found a coat. He looked around but was unable to discover the body of any person, Continuing home he secured a flashlight and returned.
Throwing the light on the water he saw a body lying face down about four feet from the shore. The night police were notified and Officers Jack Coleman and Frank Cline secured the assistance of three firemen Simon May, Jack Hall and Jack Ward. Fitting themselves with rubber boots they recovered the body and recognized it as that of Simon Artz.
The Sutter company was called and the body removed to the Sutter Funeral Home last night and this morning was taken to the Dick & Dye Funeral Home.
Officer Frank Cline was detailed to notify the family. They were uneasy as Mr. Artz was not accustomed to being out that late. He had left home about 7:30 o'clock in the evening and they presumed he had attended church. Rev Searle, pastor of the United Brethren church, was called but stated that Mr. Artz was not at church Sunday evening, but he was at Sunday school and church in the morning.
Coroner Biddle was summoned and following the inquest gave his verdict that it was a case of suicide. There were twelve gashes on each arm and one on the back. These cuts had been made through his shirt and underclothing. The knife with which he inflicted the wounds was not found last night owing to the darkness. After cutting himself he had evidently jumped in the water and fell face downward. His glasses were not broken and were in place when his body was taken from the water.
Coroner Biddle assisted by other physicians performed a post mortem this morning at the Dick & Dye Funeral Home. The presence of water in the lungs he stated indicated that Mr. Artz was living when he entered the water, and that the verdict would be suicide by drowning.
When the body was first discovered and slashes observed on the arms and back there was a slight suspicion that perhaps he might have been murdered and the body thrown in the river. The coroner and police however are positive that Artz ended his own life.
He first removed his overcoat and hat and laid them at the west end of the stadium bridge. This might have been for the purpose of making certain that his body would be found later when his hat and overcoat were discovered. This part of his program planned he walked about fifty feet south along the river bank to a clump of trees and bushes where he removed his coat and then slashed his arms and back, The knife or other instrument used has not yet been located although the police searched the river and the grass near where the coat was found.
Mr. Artz had been employed at the C. A, Moyer clothing store on West Main street for the past twenty-two years. He started work there January 26, 1911. Several years during the winter season when Mr. Moyer spent the winter in Florida, he managed and conducted the business himself. He was a man in whom Mr. Moyer and all the people who knew him placed the utmost confidence. Their trust in him was never betrayed in the slightest degree and his friends were legion in the community. Previous to his long years of service in the clothing store he was employed at the Shelby Steel Tube Plant.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Artz, both deceased. and was born south of Ganges, October 14, 1872 and was aged 60 years. He has been a resident of this community all his life, was a member of the United Brethren church, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.
He is survived by his wife, one son Edwin H. Artz of No. 4 Lexington street, Newark, N.J., and one daughter Mrs. Martha Henes of Wellington, O. He is also survived by three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles and one sister Mrs. Andrew Dick, all of Shelby and vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were not completed today and are awaiting the arrival of the son Edwin H. Artz from Newark, N.J. Dick & Dye funeral directors in charge.
DAILY GLOBE, Shelby, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933, page 1
OBITUARY - Simon Artz, 60, employee of the Moyer Clothing store for 22 years, was found dead at 11:10 o'clock last night by Jack Baker. Mr. Artz is survived by a son, Edwin, Newark, N. J.; a daughter, Mrs. E. L. Henes, Wellington; three brothers, Jerry, Isaac and Charles, of near Shelby; a sister, Mrs. Andrew Dick, Shiloh, and two grandchildren. The body was removed to the Sutter funeral home.
MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL, Mansfield, Ohio, Monday, January 9, 1933.
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