Detroit Free Press , March 27, 1907 Frequently when a mental patient from Eloise was deemed cured or was released due to improvement in their mental health it was often followed by a return to the institution or a tragedy. In William Rowe's case it ended in suicide 3 months after a stint at the asylum. He was found in the attic by his wife after she had gone out to make a phone call. Initially she couldn't track him down at the house or around the neighborhood and as a last resort checked the attic where she found him hung. She ran from the house and flagged down two men, Frank Ritter and A. F. Martin, who determined that Rowe was dead and summoned the coroner, who confirmed it.