Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-12
Affecting letter 20 The Parents
of the Suicide.
Full Particulars.

Full Particulars.
About hslf.past ten O'Clock on Thurs
day night Mr.. Loeb, or the Cub room al
Cochran Hall, went 10 this room IF one
Of his boarders for some article Of f1rDi-
ture, and knocked at the door. No req
pouse came from within and he opsntd
the door and entered. TIE gas was burn
Ing low, aud IL the dim litIen rcon ne
saw Tie form OF his LOGGER, e young man
Of some nineteen yes5s OF age, kuseiing
by his bedside. AlT. Loeb spoke e. him,
but ELECTED 10 answer, RDdon turning CD
the light, and touching him he w5s sur
Frised and Mortified a. finding thAt the
kneeling figure was s corpse. The body
stiff, cold and rigid, was supported by
one hand and arm, which rested on the
bed the other arm hung loosely by his
aide. Near him on the door, lay a Smith
& NELSON'S seven-shooter, with one bar
rel empty, snd through 8 tiny holei In the
I temple the blood was still slowly o5zi8s
I down his cheek. Mr.. Losb, horrihe5,
Immediately summoned some polio off
GERS, who il turn summoned the COro-
mar, but no inquest was held until yes
Ierdsy morning about 10 O'clock.
Coroner Samelson opened the baggage
OF the young man and obtained sOIne pa
peIs, and Others be found in his pockets,
copies OF which we append below. TIE
document needs no line from our pen. Il /.
explains i-selt. No preacher could, vital
eli the eloquence OF q Spurgeon or &
Whitfield, add = line or 5 word 10 its pa
thos or the tremendous lesson It tesches
TO our young men.
By way Of introduction we VIII only
ssy that the name Of he unhappy youth
vas Fred Eornick, and that he had been
boarding with Mr.. Loeb about three
weeks. The following Is the letter:
Dearest Father: IstlGst set me down
10 write to you. How TO begin I~scslcsly
know, for l am certain that the contents
OF this letter will give you much pain.
Dearest OF fathers-f0r you have been the
best Of fathers 70 me; more 81 than to
any OF the rest Of my Gear brothers and
sisters, for I have tried your patience
more than all OF them together, and still
You bore with me-if you knew how ma
ny bitter tears Il cost me, you would real
" forgive me. > . Dearest father, 4
I pen these lines with . very haavy
heart, for / sm discouraged auG disgUsted
with life. l have nothing to live for
there is nothing left for NE, if drsi bus
70 stsal or beg.
Yss, father, il has come to tbs. l have
tried everything 70 obtain employment,
but have failed, with the exception of
Hirsh & Bro. and LEV. Wexier. Through
your last letter, l ses you are
aware Of Why I was dizcharEeSl
from both ~plaees-it wEs for gam6,f
siag-althOUgh both parties deny
that that was the reason why they dis
charged me. I really believe thst it YES
that, sud nothing else.
Dear Father, Many and many 5 time
did 1 gish that ! never wss born, or hat
l was dead, and It would have s2yei Us
sIi & crest deal OF pain and trouble II 1
had died when l wss yet child, int 20
uss crying ever what might hcge been.
Desr Gather, I will now lss yen lthis
far 1t Is il inkl know how it hap
peneG That I was found IN gambling
hOUss. Mr. Wolfsrt proposed 70 ucs to
play him q game Of billiards, and know
ing that 1 could best him l accepted. So
we went out TO find a billiard saloon, and
rs found a place where .t stood, Eidora-
Billiard Saloon, and we went up to
play, and instead of finding billiards It
was 8 KENO ROOM, and 81 VS. were up
there We would watch the game. When
WOlfArt said let's play enc card toge;her
IS Il was only zoe a card, / said all right.
When We WOn over - d0llsrs, and We
left.
Dear Father, May the Almighty God
forgive II 1 tell you a lie WHEN /
tel ycu that I never have played in all
my life Defose. swear Il. /
Dear Father, I have tried every way
to get something TO do, and have failed
been nearly two weeks without = cent Of
money, and have been told me TO get
sn6tAer ROOM, IS much - 20 ssy l
should leays the house, and be has
done more, which / hare not the patience
10 write. wanted 10 ie5ge tie town,
and tried 10 borrow i've dollars, and lave
been fatty refused. l have even been
refused money to get shaved with.
nave grown desperate. / sgoTe aever ,
o come home again unless I come with
money. pssr Father, forgive me. DsGh !
5 ali l have left ne nor I can Wrjte my
mother. Ady GOD Gsess Der aad
3ige her long life.
/ cannot write any more; my head
aches; / can hst1ly see. hy dyieg love I
10 sll.
M1y God bless you all.
Let nay brothers take lodrltag from ne.
Your ever loving son, FRED.
This was Endorsed outside, d" GOD bless
ali, and He forgive me. l shall pray
for you all. Farewell forever, Freddy"
Underneath this Endorsement was
% Farewell forever, MOther.h Another
found loosely crammed in his
pocket was Inscribed 10 q large, bold
band, "Break the news gently &c my
Fred kornick." The 6Esl p3r-
lion OF the lstter WIS written Ia ink, and
10 q Arm, clear hand, Toward the lss.
the writing was In pencil, sBd beeame
very indlstiDct and disconnected.
This u the inaleo 3 life which, though
short the aecesssd was not more than
years old, embraced sll the
OF sO-called happiness, and sl Of
that unfortunate human nature
eonld knoW. /