Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1909 — THINK PAIR COURTED DEATH [ARTICLE]

THINK PAIR COURTED DEATH

Btory of Man Carelessly Sjnoklng as Boat Goea Over Dam. South Bend, Ind., July 6.—lt is believed that an unknown couple committed suicide by drowning in the St. Joseph river here. According to spectators the man and woman, the latter handsomely dressed, allowed their boat to drift with the current toward a dam, not heeding cries of warning. Just before the craft plunged over the dam, the man, Bmillng. stood up and lighted a cigarette. The bodies have not been recovered. There is no clew to the Identity of the young couple, but it is believed they are from Chicago. A coat worn by the man and found after the tragedy bore a Chicago trade mark, and an embossed leather cigar case was also purchased In that city. The young woman Is said to have worn a lavender princess gown, a Merry Widow sailor hat, tan shoes and stockings. The couple rented a boat Bhortly after noon. The young man told the boat tender that he didn’t think they would need It more than an hour. He was an excellent oarsman and after pulling away from the boathouse, rowed rapidly toward the falls. John Starzenskl was drowned by the upsetting of a row boat at Island park near here.