Show KILLED HIMSELF TO ESCAPE ARREST Supposed eH Wealthy Man Ial as Wn Vas Wanted l ly hr for fO For Forging ll Name of Manufacturing Firm Cleveland 0 O. May Ia 20 W. O-W. W. W I K Flanders 35 yea years old a prominent and until recently supposed wealthy resident of Collingwood a suburb of Cleveland eland shot himself this morning meriting to o escape arrest He lie had been hiding C fur fi a week from the police in Iii u a u most peculiar manner Flanders was as not engaged cd In business busine busi busi- ne ness s and was said sid to have received an income from his father fathel John Fland- Fland erk eru a wC wealthy thy New Hampshire man The warrant on which his Ue arrest was sought charged him with trying to get mone money on a note to which the name of ot ofa ofa a prominent Cleveland manufacturing firm was sas signed After the warrant was Issued It I Is alleged other forger forger- les ies c carne carpe to light About a week weck ago abo tho the police first soU sought ht Flanders in his home but could not find him The attention of the lie officers was attracted to a a t window seat which was apparently hollow underneath though securely nailed i This morning they made another visit to the house and anti decided to pry lY up the t seat eat As thc they forced the lid ld a ashot ashot ashot shot ran rang out Inside the box Flander Flanders Fland Fland- ers er was wa found with wih a smoking re revolver re- re volver in his grasp and a bullet bulet hole In his forehead fOI hil He lie died without re regaining regaining re- re gaining consciousness ne His wife and daughter were in the house at the tho time Ume Mrs hs h's Flanders said her husband hus bus band had vowed he would not be bo taken by the officers but hut she sho did lid not know Inow he had a revolver with him hini In the hiding place He had confessed to lo her the loss Joss of his fortune in fn stocks stocks Flanders came caine to Collingwood four years ears ago and seemingly was alwa always s 's well wel supplied with wih monc money noney In school politics ho he was alwa always 8 prominent |