Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-13
From The st. Louis Democrat, July 81 4
Suicide Of n RemOrsefuI Lover
Tragic Results of a Hest. 'l

A week or two ago we mentioned the
circumstance of a young lady drowning
herself at Venice, on the opposite side of
the river, on account of disappointment in
love affair wittrone Andrew Funkhouser.
On Saturday morning Funkhouser visited
the scene of the suicide, and there, in a iit
of remorse, shot himself through the heart.
Funkhouser was German cigar maker,
and boarded at Bohn's boarding house on
Franklin avenue, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets. He had room
near by, where he slept and worked. He
had been soldier in the army, and soon
after obtaining his discharge, paid his ad-
dresses to Miss Elizabeth Lederer. One
day during stroll on the bank of the Mis-
sissippi, near the village of Venice, the low
ers sat down under the shade of tree, and
there exchanged their VOWS of love. They
were engaged to be married, and to them
the horizon of thelfuture was 9tinged with
the roseate hues' hope and undying af-
fection. They met daily, and were exceed
ingly fond of each other. But fate, as If
nant demon of doubt to plant thorns In
= their pathway. The course of their true
love did not long run smooth. .,} 30 7at,
Pc. One day, about month ago, Andrew, in
the excess of his happiness, remarked play
fully to Elizabeth that he did not intend to
marry her, and left her. She pondered upon
his parting words, and thinking he might
be in earnest, felt greatly depressed, and
became prey to harassing doubts and
suspicious. Filled with boding thoughts
of evil, she revisited the trysting tree on
the bank of the river, near Venice, and
wandering along the shore, mingled her
tears with the flood that flowed at her feet.
Sitting herself under the tree, she gave vent
to her feelings in reproaches against her
lover, and repinings at her cruel fate. She
returned to the city, after short time spent
on the opposite shore, but failing TO hear
from Andrew, she went back to Venice, and
in a moment OF despair, rushed into the
water, and was swallowed up by the. re-
morseless current.
The body of Miss Lederef was recovered,
and her lover, who was 0almost distracted
by the intelligence of ,her, death took
charge of the body, purchased lot IN
cemetery, had the remains inferred, and a
| tombstone placed above her. He told his
friends that he wished to be buried by the
side of his lost Elizabeth, and assured them
it would not be long before he would 90 to
his resting place. I'D o. e''-' u 1740lI
Funkhouser was a man of about thirty,
| but after the sad death of his ,betrothed he
became apparently an old man his hair
turned gray, and his whole aspect was
changed. On Saturday mofhing,he went
noverito Venice with friend, to revisit the
0spot where he had exchanged vows with
his dead mistress. :, His friend asked him to
take glass of beer, but he declined, and
said he had drank all the beer he Intended.
He was seen sitting underthe tree, ON the
bank OF the river, with his breast bare, q
pistol lying by his side, and a miniature of
Miss Lederer in his hand. Not willing to
intrude upon his medltations,l his friend
turned to leave him.. and had gone short
distance, when he heard the explosion OF
the pistol. Running to the spot he found
| Funkh0user weltering In his blood. He
had placed the muzzle Of the pistol to his
sheartand fired. Hisagony was brief. In
q moment he was dead, His remains were
| brought over, to the city yesterday after
T noon and buried by the side .of his be-
otrothed as he had requested. Thus itwill
i be seen that a little word,. spoken in Jest,
has caused the death of two, innocent and
| loving beings, who might have lived to be
happy and useful members Of society," We
therefore admonish all persons, especially
lovers, to be serious in all things, and be-
! ware 0f practical jokes. nmoo y1Giiljm