The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-05
Suicide OF n Disconsolmte Husband Touch
ting Letter.

The ilwaukee (wh5 Journal states that Andrew
Leutzgep Prusssn committed suicide there the 2sIh
nit. by throwing himself into the Milwaukee river. he
was man OF considerable wealth, bat lived uEhsppy
with his wife, who wNs widow With four ehldres ~hsa
be married her. He was about thirty eight years OF
age and bis De, the Consequence domestic trou.
bes. 1he Journal has the following relative 10 the
renee
be left home usht about eleven O'CLOCK aad proba
bly, after threw himself into the Toe certainty
CT his self destruction known from the following letter.
which be bad written 70 bis wife, In which he proieSssd
the deepcet lore for her, but that her disposition aud IN
Justice towards him drove him TO take hs own lie Tie
following the letter bearing no date but simply address
ed 10 Anna Mary Dietrich the wife which he leaves behind
him
NApAM-An that shall do hereafter aud waA, shall
be compelled 10 DO you have 70 tor. You
had any confidence IN me and 10 love for aud ye,
verse than mine. Could have brought you h,ppl.
ness with my life. | would have done Il with
pleasure. But you wouldn't understand me; but the
contrary you tried everything In order 70 nlgre |
did all could TO secure you independent education
But you were always sood.lg me, and called me
night oaier, after you had blamed me every day ,Hst
became teraaled In my heart. And whenever se1l
OFT 10 seek some company IN order 70 enjoy myself
WHEN told you IL what company Wa But q you hsd
pqrre. ytu would nAvefoand out that was no tialkard
ana ~ osier. NeEts IA ny ne dd have selss plan
Bui still yo1 boush,l was selasnncss itset .1ved
!ous chiltreo be much as ycu tid. eluC1gsi then
"a. eve5ybosy A2ei tasn But va AFRAID e pL@iih
LtsI v4ea 4ci,auy oey de'argsa pcafhGeai, hso.rss
Now Ms 70 day Ne part for ,hs nfe, lorrv 7)a al
he; !oa aSye dOne aSainsi ne, loa visa you usy %
Shidre,, who mus. ST.. without re, AID that loo
Si;hodt aly fault OF ther oEn. yy las grs.iDg
and k.ss TO mary Joseph, John and ~ ii.le dar
ing Gustav. Il my last VISA iaA; you nay
not use ny Az onger, aud thsi Nr Jdssph si s
may bury my body i@ytou's cenetcry. Ans further
wish the, nobody EhA follow my funeral that pone
= ny friends be informed when and where my funeral
shall take place. think, Nstan, don't too fDucb
Farewell, and wish you al property aa3 happ'aesg
which wished during my lretiuls. To NJ II q BE-
loved sid much sdored AG5a Nary DIETRICH.
Hs wife is a woman Of rs,hsr small ttxiu-a qulte
neatly dressed, end sstH from htie prgssh ncse rot
particularly unrterestcg n sppe<-lDce Sun Ger rrtf
lor the loss Of her husband IA 40. De ,Ae
Kind that knows 10 lads All toe property be hs4 J.
aes'rcd s7ould 20 into her hands, Will be seen from
the icibowrg rape! waic1 he len b.Ezi him
l. Andrew INuizyen, hereby certify lnai a.. Yossess
u Milwaukee. ana sill poss.ss at Grascn, DslIcf p.-a.
ehsel, Il the comfy OF ire- Kingdom OF Prussia snsn
CO. and give The ear,e 70 Arns Maria Dietrich. tie
wife Of LAGizgsn, in the city Of Milwaukee fc her use
and bsnsli forever.
Dene az Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July %, 1859.
ANDREW L-UZGEN.
rs boy was disposed Of As be wished snoald be