National Republican., 1877-04-10
A GERMANS COOL SUICIDE
a DISAPPOINTED OFfTCE-sEEEER
PUTs A BULLErIr MIS- MEAD.

End Of che Troubles Of Frederick zim..sr-
His Last and Awl Laid Aslae rurrvsr-lnis
Tragic Death on His Own threshold
sad suicide, remarkable for the deliberate
cccipess with which u wss committed, stsrtlsd
the Inhabitants Of the thiniy settled section Of
the city IN the neighborhood Of Eleventh and
streets northeast last evening. Mr.. Fred
erick thinner, residing at No. Ills r street
northeast, about O'Clock, came to the front
door OF HE house, and calling 4 neirhhor III
TO him said "Irl show you how 1t is dune."
With this he produced a revolver, and placing
1t at his own temple fired, and fen a corpse
across the threshold. thinner had been drink
Ing during the day, coming home towards
night. He has lived alone with his wife In
THE MOUSE
where he came so tragicsliy to death FOR ses-
cral years. Ii is q small two-stpry frame
house on the north side of street, near
Maryland avenue. The first floor, front room,
is fitted up as grocery and varsity store, and
the good wife Of the house has, In addition 10
her household duties, managed the sture and
built up quite comfortable little trade via
the neighbors. In the rear OF the store Is n
little shop, where thinner, who ts a shoe
maker, has piled his trade and bent his form
over the dilapidated shoes of the residents of
East Washington. thinner and his wife hsvr
In this way led industrious lives, snd peace
and happiness have reignei In the little VA
ricty store and the contracted shoe sh1p.
About month ago, Or about the time Of the
change in the Administrator, Zimmsr became
restless and discontented, and msdr
OF some kind. He based bis claim upon his
service In the Union army during the wAr.
Being an unsuccessful ofiice-seekcr, his friends
attribute his suicide to disappointment. sinner
the ume he got .he Office fever his nw1 and
hammer have lain idle most of THE time.
Within the past two weeks he has been con-
trolled by an unaocountsble frenzy nj times,
and wss apparently labcring under an siberia
tion Of the mind.
He has been violent and sbusive, and has
Threatened to kin himself and wffe. HIS poor
wife hardly believed that he would carry Hny
part Of hts threat into execution, hut the
tragedy OF last night demonstrated how ter
ribly In earnest he was. When he came homs
last evening there vas soothing unusual abput
bis appearance, except thar he hai 1,cn
drinking. His wife was not awnre that ne
had gotten the pistol. The FIRST she knew OF
II was the loud report.
THE wEKros
With which thinner shot himself was CSit's
large army revolver, carrying q hall of largs
calibre. Three of the chambers were lnadnd
at the time. He placed the muzzle of the
weapon cioee to hts hcad, high up over the
right temple, and the bullet crushed through
his skull, killing him instantly. The report
OF the pistol startled the neighborhood, and
wondering and questioning crowd rapidly col-
lected about the house. The body of the sui
eide was carried from the doorstep, whcre II
fell, INTO the bedroom inside. The police wnlr
quickly informed OF the occurrence, and Liuu-
tenant Kelly made an iusestig alton. An IN
quest will lie held this morning.
thinner was n man Of about ffty years Of
age, and quite generally respected. He wRs
of rather slender build, with hair sprinlcled
with gray, and q pot unpleasant face. He has
lived alone with his wife In house on r strsat
fer long time, having 4 grown daughter In
the city married to John Gid, . wurfhy
butcher. His disappointment as IN office
seekers generally given by his friends ms thu
cause Of the suicide.