Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-18
Tbs Suicide "A Tragic Story

We reported yesterday that the body ofa
young man who had evidently committed
suicide was found on Thursday. OH the es-
tate Of Mr.. Aspinwall, at Clifton, Staten
Island Coroner Noble held an inquest,
when it was ascer,aineI that the name OF
the deceased was John Ptusterer. The toll
lowing narrative was written on docu-
ment found in his pocket:
A SHORT SKETCH OF MY LIFE.
was born in small town IN Switz"r-
land, in 1929. Ny fnther owned large fac
tory; lost him when was only ten years
old. Beng the sole child, was the exclu-
sive favorite o my parents, and after my
father's death my mother hung on me with
the greatest tenderness; was allowed any
thing, and got all ever wished, | fire.
uuented the primary school of the town OF
my canton, and | was happy enough 70
meet with the greatest favors from my in
s,ructors. Having accomplished my school
time bacamea tanners apprentice, though
my mother would have preferred my enter
ing my fathers trade, but | did not like it,
When a workman (YufaH, gargoa ourrie0
wished to see the world; crossed the
Swiss frontier and went into France.
On parting with my mother, the only one
that held dear, we both shed tears, but,
well provided for, with money and aH'otber
necessaries, | soon became buoyant.-
Thus reachedthc place of my destination,
Paris. To what periis aud traps young
boy is exposed in such city, need not say
Money, fine clothes, good work, and every
thing to live without sorrow, and so 1t did
not cost me much pains TO catch me IN the
trap. After three years OF living very last,
| returned home to the pleasure OF my moth
er; but did not rest long. Though she
wished me TO stay Mt home | insisted on
making tour in Tyrol, Saxony, Prussia,
and the Northern Provinces, and thence
went to Hamburg, Bremen, down the Rhine
10 Mayence and Frankfort, where So
iourned for a considerable time. Here
became acquainted with a girl. who alone,
of all. could command entirely over me-
Thus about six months elapsed, when be.
can TO remark that another man pretended
to be to her what ] was To her
Irritated, / SUNNI oned him, as man OF
honesty. 10 give me satisfaction, which he
did. We went to solitary place, where
he became a victim to my jealousy. J
was compelled to fly. and she accompanied
me. We arrived in Switzerland. but here
was a new dsaster--my mother had died.
A reckless hand had put her house n
Il lmes. and after fortnight of painful III
ness she died of her Wounds. My grew
ance. nv contaminated conscience drove
me onward Having arranged my luggage
| res olved to fly to America. we reachea
the shore Of the sea without any accident.
After three weeks Of our passage to TINS
country had gone, storm came, scattered
the ship, and my beloved and all my prop
erty were devoured by the waves. l, with
some others, was saved by another vessel.
Having arrived in New York, without any
means, sought for living. which found.
Not being content with myself, unhappy
for the whole remainder Of my life, roam
ed through various countries; was In the
West and in the South, but nowhere found
peace. My conscience prosecuted me eve
rywhere; the spectre of my vic tim was al
ter me; when sleeping he stood before me,
and now trust will reconcile my fault
and my victim by my blood.
john PFusTERER.
On the 5th September, Staten Island.
A little girl saw her brother playing
with his burning glass, and had heard him
talk about the "focus" Not knowing
what the word focus meant. she consulted
the dictionary. At dinner, when the fam
ily were assembled, she announced as
Grand as could lie, that che knew the mean.
mo of one hard word. Her father asked
her what it was; she said it was the word
focus. :.
swell, Mary" askel he, "what does it
meant"
"Why, it means place where they raise
calves!" she replied.
This of course raised great laugh; but
she stuck to her point, and produced her'
dictionary to prove that she was right.
nThern y snil she friumnhantlN. .FOcus