Miami Union

August 24, 1911 

SCHOEMAN, PHILIP - Philip Schoeman, 24, an employee of the Columbus Heating and Ventilating company, committed suicide about 10 o'clock Sunday evening at his room in the Schmidt building on South Market street by drinking a glass of carbolic acid.  The deed was prompted by remorse, following a two days drunken spree in Dayton during which he is alleged to have spent $35 belonging to his employers.  Schoeman, who has been employed for several weeks installing the new heating system in the Kyle building, and Harvey Boyer, a local painter who roomed in the same house with him, went to Dayton Friday night and both became very intoxicated and spent all the money they had.  They returned to Troy at different times but were both in their rooms Sunday night.  Schoeman about 8:30 went to Boyer's room and asked him to write two letters one to his aunt and one supposedly to his sweetheart.  About 10:00 he appeared at the door of his room and called to Mrs. Loughbridge who with her husband have rooms in the same building, saying, "Oh, Mrs., here she goes," and at once drank the entire glass of poison.  Everything was done to relieve him but he died within a half hour.  The body was prepared and shipped to Columbus Monday.  It is said the man's only relative was an aunt living in that city.  Coroner Ullery held an inquest Tuesday and indicated his verdict will be that Schoeman drank carbolic acid with suicidal intent.  He dismissed Boyer who had been held for the inquest.

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