"Russell Resident Arrested - Edward Bromley of Russell was arrested yesterday and brought to the Warren county jail to await trial on the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. It is alleged that he threatened to kill live stock now belonging to his wife but which was formerly owned by himself. There are other phases of the case which promise to make it an interesting one if it hangs fire until the next term of court."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 21, 1916, p.7)
"PRISONER CUTS THROAT AT JAIL - Edward Bromley, Despondent, Committed Suicide This Morning - 'Boys, it's all over with me I guess,' exclaimed Edward Bromley, 50, to his fellow prisoners in the Warren county jail at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Albert (better known as 'Tillie') Anderson and Dennis McGuire were seated near the heater and as they turned they saw blood trickling down his throat. He had slashed his throat from ear to ear with a single stroke of the razor. The windpipe and arteries of the throat had been severed and he died fifteen minutes later. Bromley was a resident of Pine Grove township, and was brought to the county jail last Wednesday evening following a hearing at Russell where he answered to the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. He was being held for trial at the next term of court. The trouble which brought him to jail was caused by his desire to regain possession of some livestock which he had formerly owned and which he had signed over to his wife. When she refused to sign it back to him, it is alleged he threatened to shoot the cattle. Matters reached the breaking point and Bromley attempted to right matters. Instead he landed in jail. Last night a suit case was left at the Sheriff's home for Bromley. It contained his clothing and personal papers, and toilet articles. Mrs Bromley had packed the suit case yesterday and although she spent the afternoon in Warren she did not visit her husband in the jail. Her mission in Warren was to start divorce proceedings. The contents of the suit case were examined before it was handed in to him and when the Sheriff came upon the razor he retained it. This morning when Sheriff DeForest served breakfast to the prisoners he noticed that Bromley was nervous and seemed uneasy but thought nothing of the matter. About nine o'clock Bromley asked if he might have his razor to shave with. It was taken to the jail by the sheriff and both Anderson and McGuire used it first. When Bromley came to shave he was so nervous he could scarcely avoid cutting his face. Finally McGuire proffered his services but Bromley refused stating that he could finish the job. Anderson at once shook the bars of the door and called for Mrs DeForest. She heard the yells and went into the jail to ascertain the trouble. She then called a physician, and summoned Commissioner Lowe. A coroner's jury was impanneled and returned the following verdict, 'That Edward Bromley committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while temporarily insane at county jail, Dec 23, 1916. The jury exonerates the Sheriff from all blame.' At the inquest of Sheriff DeForest, Denny McGuire and 'Tillie' Andrson were examined. They said that Bromley had not said or done anything since his confinement that led them to believe that he had planned suicide. He had talked considerable about his family affairs and about 'the man staying with his wife.' From the evidence gained from other sources it was learned that he was considered deranged, his actions at various times stamping him as off. The jury was composed of Joe Miller, Mike Brady, A C Mook, J P Langdon, E M Lowe and B F Parry."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 23, 1916, pp.1-2)
"PRISONER IN WARREN JAIL KILLS HIMSELF - CUT HIS THROAT SATURDAY MORNING - Died Before Assistance Could be Rushed to Staunch the Flow of Blood - Warren, Dec 24 - Edward Bromley, aged about 51 years, a prisoner at the county jail, committed suicide yesterday morning about 9:30 by slashing his throat from ear to ear with a razor, dying within twenty minutes, gasping his last just as the doctors arrived. Medical attention would have availed little, as the windpipe and jugular vein were severed. The deed was committed in the north corridor and the two other prisoners in the jail, Albert Anderson and Dennis Maguire, were within a few feet of him at the time, but did not notice anything was wrong until Bromley said: 'Boys, I'm through.' With that Bromley walked to the last cell in the corridor and sat on the edge of the couch, holding his head in his hands, the blood streaming from the wound. Alarm Was Sounded - Anderson rushed to the door and his poundings attracted the attention of Mrs DeForest, who summoned help, the first one to reach the side of the unfortunate man being County Commissioner Lowe. Noting his condition, Mr Lowe, with the aid of Anderson and Maguire, moved the man to the next cell and placed him on the couch. They tried to stanch the flow of blood, but their efforts went for naught. The interior of the cells presented a gruesome sight, the floors and cots being saturated by the blood which spurted from the wound. After he had been laid out on the couch in the second cell, Bromley spoke his last words, saying to Mr Lowe: 'There's a man up there living with my wife and I tried to get him out, and they got me in here. Send word to my folks.' Just before he died his body rolled off the couch and when the coroner and sheriff arrived it was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Pine Grove Township Man - Little is known about Bromley, having lived in Pine Grove township but four or five years. When he first came to this section he rented the W C Hale farm and occupied it for about three years. Last year he moved to another farm that he purchased on Sanborn Hill. From what can be learned, the home life of the man was far from being happy and the family jars culminated in his arrest last Wednesday on a charge preferred against him by his step-son, who accused him of making threats." (Titusville Herald, Dec 25, 1916, p.8)
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 21, 1916, p.7)
"PRISONER CUTS THROAT AT JAIL - Edward Bromley, Despondent, Committed Suicide This Morning - 'Boys, it's all over with me I guess,' exclaimed Edward Bromley, 50, to his fellow prisoners in the Warren county jail at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Albert (better known as 'Tillie') Anderson and Dennis McGuire were seated near the heater and as they turned they saw blood trickling down his throat. He had slashed his throat from ear to ear with a single stroke of the razor. The windpipe and arteries of the throat had been severed and he died fifteen minutes later. Bromley was a resident of Pine Grove township, and was brought to the county jail last Wednesday evening following a hearing at Russell where he answered to the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. He was being held for trial at the next term of court. The trouble which brought him to jail was caused by his desire to regain possession of some livestock which he had formerly owned and which he had signed over to his wife. When she refused to sign it back to him, it is alleged he threatened to shoot the cattle. Matters reached the breaking point and Bromley attempted to right matters. Instead he landed in jail. Last night a suit case was left at the Sheriff's home for Bromley. It contained his clothing and personal papers, and toilet articles. Mrs Bromley had packed the suit case yesterday and although she spent the afternoon in Warren she did not visit her husband in the jail. Her mission in Warren was to start divorce proceedings. The contents of the suit case were examined before it was handed in to him and when the Sheriff came upon the razor he retained it. This morning when Sheriff DeForest served breakfast to the prisoners he noticed that Bromley was nervous and seemed uneasy but thought nothing of the matter. About nine o'clock Bromley asked if he might have his razor to shave with. It was taken to the jail by the sheriff and both Anderson and McGuire used it first. When Bromley came to shave he was so nervous he could scarcely avoid cutting his face. Finally McGuire proffered his services but Bromley refused stating that he could finish the job. Anderson at once shook the bars of the door and called for Mrs DeForest. She heard the yells and went into the jail to ascertain the trouble. She then called a physician, and summoned Commissioner Lowe. A coroner's jury was impanneled and returned the following verdict, 'That Edward Bromley committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while temporarily insane at county jail, Dec 23, 1916. The jury exonerates the Sheriff from all blame.' At the inquest of Sheriff DeForest, Denny McGuire and 'Tillie' Andrson were examined. They said that Bromley had not said or done anything since his confinement that led them to believe that he had planned suicide. He had talked considerable about his family affairs and about 'the man staying with his wife.' From the evidence gained from other sources it was learned that he was considered deranged, his actions at various times stamping him as off. The jury was composed of Joe Miller, Mike Brady, A C Mook, J P Langdon, E M Lowe and B F Parry."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 23, 1916, pp.1-2)
"PRISONER IN WARREN JAIL KILLS HIMSELF - CUT HIS THROAT SATURDAY MORNING - Died Before Assistance Could be Rushed to Staunch the Flow of Blood - Warren, Dec 24 - Edward Bromley, aged about 51 years, a prisoner at the county jail, committed suicide yesterday morning about 9:30 by slashing his throat from ear to ear with a razor, dying within twenty minutes, gasping his last just as the doctors arrived. Medical attention would have availed little, as the windpipe and jugular vein were severed. The deed was committed in the north corridor and the two other prisoners in the jail, Albert Anderson and Dennis Maguire, were within a few feet of him at the time, but did not notice anything was wrong until Bromley said: 'Boys, I'm through.' With that Bromley walked to the last cell in the corridor and sat on the edge of the couch, holding his head in his hands, the blood streaming from the wound. Alarm Was Sounded - Anderson rushed to the door and his poundings attracted the attention of Mrs DeForest, who summoned help, the first one to reach the side of the unfortunate man being County Commissioner Lowe. Noting his condition, Mr Lowe, with the aid of Anderson and Maguire, moved the man to the next cell and placed him on the couch. They tried to stanch the flow of blood, but their efforts went for naught. The interior of the cells presented a gruesome sight, the floors and cots being saturated by the blood which spurted from the wound. After he had been laid out on the couch in the second cell, Bromley spoke his last words, saying to Mr Lowe: 'There's a man up there living with my wife and I tried to get him out, and they got me in here. Send word to my folks.' Just before he died his body rolled off the couch and when the coroner and sheriff arrived it was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Pine Grove Township Man - Little is known about Bromley, having lived in Pine Grove township but four or five years. When he first came to this section he rented the W C Hale farm and occupied it for about three years. Last year he moved to another farm that he purchased on Sanborn Hill. From what can be learned, the home life of the man was far from being happy and the family jars culminated in his arrest last Wednesday on a charge preferred against him by his step-son, who accused him of making threats." (Titusville Herald, Dec 25, 1916, p.8)
"Russell Resident Arrested - Edward Bromley of Russell was arrested yesterday and brought to the Warren county jail to await trial on the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. It is alleged that he threatened to kill live stock now belonging to his wife but which was formerly owned by himself. There are other phases of the case which promise to make it an interesting one if it hangs fire until the next term of court."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 21, 1916, p.7)
"PRISONER CUTS THROAT AT JAIL - Edward Bromley, Despondent, Committed Suicide This Morning - 'Boys, it's all over with me I guess,' exclaimed Edward Bromley, 50, to his fellow prisoners in the Warren county jail at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Albert (better known as 'Tillie') Anderson and Dennis McGuire were seated near the heater and as they turned they saw blood trickling down his throat. He had slashed his throat from ear to ear with a single stroke of the razor. The windpipe and arteries of the throat had been severed and he died fifteen minutes later. Bromley was a resident of Pine Grove township, and was brought to the county jail last Wednesday evening following a hearing at Russell where he answered to the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. He was being held for trial at the next term of court. The trouble which brought him to jail was caused by his desire to regain possession of some livestock which he had formerly owned and which he had signed over to his wife. When she refused to sign it back to him, it is alleged he threatened to shoot the cattle. Matters reached the breaking point and Bromley attempted to right matters. Instead he landed in jail. Last night a suit case was left at the Sheriff's home for Bromley. It contained his clothing and personal papers, and toilet articles. Mrs Bromley had packed the suit case yesterday and although she spent the afternoon in Warren she did not visit her husband in the jail. Her mission in Warren was to start divorce proceedings. The contents of the suit case were examined before it was handed in to him and when the Sheriff came upon the razor he retained it. This morning when Sheriff DeForest served breakfast to the prisoners he noticed that Bromley was nervous and seemed uneasy but thought nothing of the matter. About nine o'clock Bromley asked if he might have his razor to shave with. It was taken to the jail by the sheriff and both Anderson and McGuire used it first. When Bromley came to shave he was so nervous he could scarcely avoid cutting his face. Finally McGuire proffered his services but Bromley refused stating that he could finish the job. Anderson at once shook the bars of the door and called for Mrs DeForest. She heard the yells and went into the jail to ascertain the trouble. She then called a physician, and summoned Commissioner Lowe. A coroner's jury was impanneled and returned the following verdict, 'That Edward Bromley committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while temporarily insane at county jail, Dec 23, 1916. The jury exonerates the Sheriff from all blame.' At the inquest of Sheriff DeForest, Denny McGuire and 'Tillie' Andrson were examined. They said that Bromley had not said or done anything since his confinement that led them to believe that he had planned suicide. He had talked considerable about his family affairs and about 'the man staying with his wife.' From the evidence gained from other sources it was learned that he was considered deranged, his actions at various times stamping him as off. The jury was composed of Joe Miller, Mike Brady, A C Mook, J P Langdon, E M Lowe and B F Parry."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 23, 1916, pp.1-2)
"PRISONER IN WARREN JAIL KILLS HIMSELF - CUT HIS THROAT SATURDAY MORNING - Died Before Assistance Could be Rushed to Staunch the Flow of Blood - Warren, Dec 24 - Edward Bromley, aged about 51 years, a prisoner at the county jail, committed suicide yesterday morning about 9:30 by slashing his throat from ear to ear with a razor, dying within twenty minutes, gasping his last just as the doctors arrived. Medical attention would have availed little, as the windpipe and jugular vein were severed. The deed was committed in the north corridor and the two other prisoners in the jail, Albert Anderson and Dennis Maguire, were within a few feet of him at the time, but did not notice anything was wrong until Bromley said: 'Boys, I'm through.' With that Bromley walked to the last cell in the corridor and sat on the edge of the couch, holding his head in his hands, the blood streaming from the wound. Alarm Was Sounded - Anderson rushed to the door and his poundings attracted the attention of Mrs DeForest, who summoned help, the first one to reach the side of the unfortunate man being County Commissioner Lowe. Noting his condition, Mr Lowe, with the aid of Anderson and Maguire, moved the man to the next cell and placed him on the couch. They tried to stanch the flow of blood, but their efforts went for naught. The interior of the cells presented a gruesome sight, the floors and cots being saturated by the blood which spurted from the wound. After he had been laid out on the couch in the second cell, Bromley spoke his last words, saying to Mr Lowe: 'There's a man up there living with my wife and I tried to get him out, and they got me in here. Send word to my folks.' Just before he died his body rolled off the couch and when the coroner and sheriff arrived it was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Pine Grove Township Man - Little is known about Bromley, having lived in Pine Grove township but four or five years. When he first came to this section he rented the W C Hale farm and occupied it for about three years. Last year he moved to another farm that he purchased on Sanborn Hill. From what can be learned, the home life of the man was far from being happy and the family jars culminated in his arrest last Wednesday on a charge preferred against him by his step-son, who accused him of making threats." (Titusville Herald, Dec 25, 1916, p.8)
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 21, 1916, p.7)
"PRISONER CUTS THROAT AT JAIL - Edward Bromley, Despondent, Committed Suicide This Morning - 'Boys, it's all over with me I guess,' exclaimed Edward Bromley, 50, to his fellow prisoners in the Warren county jail at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Albert (better known as 'Tillie') Anderson and Dennis McGuire were seated near the heater and as they turned they saw blood trickling down his throat. He had slashed his throat from ear to ear with a single stroke of the razor. The windpipe and arteries of the throat had been severed and he died fifteen minutes later. Bromley was a resident of Pine Grove township, and was brought to the county jail last Wednesday evening following a hearing at Russell where he answered to the charge of assault and threats to kill stock. He was being held for trial at the next term of court. The trouble which brought him to jail was caused by his desire to regain possession of some livestock which he had formerly owned and which he had signed over to his wife. When she refused to sign it back to him, it is alleged he threatened to shoot the cattle. Matters reached the breaking point and Bromley attempted to right matters. Instead he landed in jail. Last night a suit case was left at the Sheriff's home for Bromley. It contained his clothing and personal papers, and toilet articles. Mrs Bromley had packed the suit case yesterday and although she spent the afternoon in Warren she did not visit her husband in the jail. Her mission in Warren was to start divorce proceedings. The contents of the suit case were examined before it was handed in to him and when the Sheriff came upon the razor he retained it. This morning when Sheriff DeForest served breakfast to the prisoners he noticed that Bromley was nervous and seemed uneasy but thought nothing of the matter. About nine o'clock Bromley asked if he might have his razor to shave with. It was taken to the jail by the sheriff and both Anderson and McGuire used it first. When Bromley came to shave he was so nervous he could scarcely avoid cutting his face. Finally McGuire proffered his services but Bromley refused stating that he could finish the job. Anderson at once shook the bars of the door and called for Mrs DeForest. She heard the yells and went into the jail to ascertain the trouble. She then called a physician, and summoned Commissioner Lowe. A coroner's jury was impanneled and returned the following verdict, 'That Edward Bromley committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while temporarily insane at county jail, Dec 23, 1916. The jury exonerates the Sheriff from all blame.' At the inquest of Sheriff DeForest, Denny McGuire and 'Tillie' Andrson were examined. They said that Bromley had not said or done anything since his confinement that led them to believe that he had planned suicide. He had talked considerable about his family affairs and about 'the man staying with his wife.' From the evidence gained from other sources it was learned that he was considered deranged, his actions at various times stamping him as off. The jury was composed of Joe Miller, Mike Brady, A C Mook, J P Langdon, E M Lowe and B F Parry."
(Warren Evening Mirror, Dec 23, 1916, pp.1-2)
"PRISONER IN WARREN JAIL KILLS HIMSELF - CUT HIS THROAT SATURDAY MORNING - Died Before Assistance Could be Rushed to Staunch the Flow of Blood - Warren, Dec 24 - Edward Bromley, aged about 51 years, a prisoner at the county jail, committed suicide yesterday morning about 9:30 by slashing his throat from ear to ear with a razor, dying within twenty minutes, gasping his last just as the doctors arrived. Medical attention would have availed little, as the windpipe and jugular vein were severed. The deed was committed in the north corridor and the two other prisoners in the jail, Albert Anderson and Dennis Maguire, were within a few feet of him at the time, but did not notice anything was wrong until Bromley said: 'Boys, I'm through.' With that Bromley walked to the last cell in the corridor and sat on the edge of the couch, holding his head in his hands, the blood streaming from the wound. Alarm Was Sounded - Anderson rushed to the door and his poundings attracted the attention of Mrs DeForest, who summoned help, the first one to reach the side of the unfortunate man being County Commissioner Lowe. Noting his condition, Mr Lowe, with the aid of Anderson and Maguire, moved the man to the next cell and placed him on the couch. They tried to stanch the flow of blood, but their efforts went for naught. The interior of the cells presented a gruesome sight, the floors and cots being saturated by the blood which spurted from the wound. After he had been laid out on the couch in the second cell, Bromley spoke his last words, saying to Mr Lowe: 'There's a man up there living with my wife and I tried to get him out, and they got me in here. Send word to my folks.' Just before he died his body rolled off the couch and when the coroner and sheriff arrived it was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Pine Grove Township Man - Little is known about Bromley, having lived in Pine Grove township but four or five years. When he first came to this section he rented the W C Hale farm and occupied it for about three years. Last year he moved to another farm that he purchased on Sanborn Hill. From what can be learned, the home life of the man was far from being happy and the family jars culminated in his arrest last Wednesday on a charge preferred against him by his step-son, who accused him of making threats." (Titusville Herald, Dec 25, 1916, p.8)
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