, 1875-08-10
a SAD EVENT.
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The *chcFscr suicide ut St. FnHf-Tho
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slxeiat Utsoa&ch to The Chtca7o Tribune.
sr. PAUL, Aug. 9.-The death by suicide
Of Charles BcctIer. banker and merchant Ia
still the atsorbng aubjoct OF nterest III this city
and vicinity. Tho lctser found on lis body Ad-
dressed to his wife ls tondcsiy ANcctionate, md
tells that. fearing ho would become = burden-
aome trouble mud causo OF regret for all who
knew him, he thought It hotter to remove hinl-
self Wills yet they could remember him only
in the poenession Of physical aud mental ylgor.
Tn the envelope he wroto bis wishes regarding
the fuperal, and designating friends and tola-
tivcs 10 have Charge OF 1t and be
advisors Of hia wife and children. liz
1ease~ four children by his 1rst vito. His
melancholy end resulted from all accident oo-
curing on the Virginia Midland Railway. Dec.
7 last. Wien io on his bridal trip, aud re-
cclyet Hevere injuries about tho head affecting
both brain aud ppjDe. Ile wEs for souo tmo
under the care OF Gen. Hammond, at Now York.
Cautions from etnitent rhyll:,atiA to h.B family
Indicate boiiei that strops nle,tai OF lshyriraa
excitement waA likely to PIT oducc almost inAtan-
tanoouAly iusauty. which would Quickly result in
tlonta. Something Of tho phyn'claas fears
n1s'Fss'y H. 1seas hnoTa hsv 10 n 'sei1sr asE
csnt1lo hufincss have boon matella!iy
leLcned sncc his return from New York. II
my business RGaiss Worried him, It muEt have
been that Of tesner friends. whotn he rescued
IRON serious trouble two or three yeavs ngo but
he posnes8ed happy faculty of throwing on
caro, md be1ng intereRtcd 10 music llteratute.
nnd Huc,oty, his miud has not seemed stnvaHed
ssnco tue accident nbove mentioned. No hns-
1,ic!un Of bis Suicidal purpose was aroused His
appearance x1,d actions preceding the orsnt were
natural. His Arrangements ncro nethod1cA.
aud included strict attention to al ponuing
! bnainGBs aIairs up to starting Ont fof the
! walk from which he nGser returned. which
| too4 him to tue graves Of his hsst Wits, and
Hanckc, Esch, atld Xeuzms, hin old friends and
/ associates in ths.allrleal Society. Of Which he
WAS lrcsidont- 1here "AH no inafked change IN
lie Inns beun ono Of tho most successful buai-
| ness 1nen III tic State, Aas,ng manased largo
/ affairs With unHarylng snctcsB. His death il
| widely regretted aEong. Ill cIaAses Of people.
Tho insanity which led him to suicide concealed
ttse! ~ perfectly that lia most lutinnto friends,
though they knew him liable to it, SAW nu indi-
catlona of stH cosnl1lg ou.
On tho occar.on Of lis funeral Tomorrow af-
| tsruoou busincas here viii generally be sus-
| penued.
When Mr. schotrc. ca,no to this country, In
! 1849. IL years old. Ao supported for 1.-THE htA
pasents and younger brothers by pla5!ng =
| bandolin. aud finally in that way accumulated
money enough to move the family to allaau
Eventually, he WAS employed by barley, F,tzger-
altl i Go. to sapsrintenl their banx At Meuasha.
Ill 1856 tpls tlrfu took him into phTtnerAlutt, and
Bunt lutn u AluneEota. tie boiug theu but Il
| years old. to es!ublirh another bank,
| which he located at saltwater. This wan
one Of tho many banks Of that
dny In this State which dill not fail. In 1859
| he waa etected State Treasurer, aud VIVA thsee
| times re-efected. declining = denomination IL
| 1HG7. In 1866, whom In New York on business
[ for the State. he Was aerenal0d by the tsoy1uan
musical societies Of that city. and in speaking to
tbs serensdo.s he referred gratefully 10 tho TACT
that NAfHntNPn hNfHrA hA hin
| American life playing banaoln On tho steps OF
tue house where he wAa theu staying. He found
there most geucroua men 70 reward hlu and
help hun aAve his family.