The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-07
POSSIBLY FoR LOVE.
A Suicide Occurring in lafayette
Park-The Discovery OF Two De-
Observation-Disclosures Details.


Observation-Disclosures Details.
"Halio! Here's 4 snonser, nos. p .
marked Detective Egg. about four o'clos
yesterday morning, - he and Detective u
we're prowling through Lafayette par
They had been putting in . fev hours
night work in the hope OF meeting ihechaI
who have been meddling with people
hack doors and Windows in the park di-,ri'
Of late, and nov. at the darkest hour .
the night, they were taking = turn anon
the foliage just to -ee what they could SCI
The above remark Was caused by oh
sudden discovery, within few feet Of then
Of a man lying on the ground, face npwart
with his hat over his eyes. He lay On III
turf, about twelve feet from the grsvelle
walk, at the northeast corner Of the part
and right where the mingling branches q
two fine sycamores made the dzrknes
derser, il possible, than else~here. Th
hour made the discovery notable, and 81
thinking the man asleep. Eggs lii mattel
TO get view Of him before they swok
him. As Egg knelt down Ost's eye caueh
the CLEAN Of something on the grass and b.
remarked, Look out! he's got rvoelve
ihere"-Eggs had not fully comprehendet
the warning, however, before he had lifies
the hat had made. by aid of the match
horrible disclosure. The mans head
formed the centre Of pool Ofc!ot,ed blood
ard a bulIet-hole, with powder-burnet
edges, was visible in the right temple
while in the left. right in . horizontal line
was another and more Jagged hole. Botl
were evidently caused BY the one ballet.
The detectives were satisfied that ,hi.
was rot case in their line, and 40 simply
called the attention Of the park police "a
the body. Then Officer Harrington ren,em.
bered that about one o'clock a. m, he had
heard loud pistol shot from that direction,
and he, with Officer Faily had made an un-
investigation in the hope Of
learning what was the cause. The coroner
was sent for, and shortly after dsvbreak
Deputy Priedicow arrived and had the re-
mains conveyed TO the morgue. The park
laborers Immediately cut ont the sod which
xas SO conspicuou-Iy crimsoned. and re-
placed it with clover sod, thus removing all
Of the tragedy under the syca-
nores. The poor fellow who had thus
.nded his life certainly could not have
.hosen a more beautiful spot from which to
AXE his departure.
The coroneris examination did not de-
'elop all Of the facts in the case which
vould be Of interest. In the pockets Of the
were found papers showing that
lis name was J. Hermann Koch, and that
lis address was in care Of II. Bertram.
at No. 404 South Seventh
ireei. Ii was learned from Mr.. Bertrsm
hat he knew Koch we'll, and that he Koch
'as employed a. carriage driver by Mr.
''Fallon. No. 2sl3 Pine street, having
reviously been employed by {. w. Gauss
nd by Il BIT. Goldstein in a like capacity
t was his custom TO come TO the Centre
,arket for the marketing Of the OFallon
ousehold, and Mr.. Bertr Im's saloon being
onvenient thereto. he always had his cor.
rspondence addressed 10 that place.
Mrs. O'FaiIon was, Of course, shocked to
,arn that Koch had committed suicide
lie had been in her employ for a con>id-
rable time, but Of late his mind seemed
and he vas somewhat neg
'ctful Of his work. On Friday last he left
ne house, saying he had suit IT. court. by
hich he feared he would lose between
200 and $500. He did not return any
lore. He went TO Bertram'. that afternoon
nd asked for letter, saying that he ex
ected to receive one from his father con-
inning sufficient money to pay the expenses
. trip 20 his old home. The letter, hos
yer had not arrived, aud he went away in
good spirits.
Thus far nothing has been learned as 10
here he stayed from Friday afternoon till |
unday night, but there is a report based on
D very definite authority that he vas -een
Schna,der's garden with young lady |
bout ten o'clock on Sunday night. Mr..
ertrsm, who knew Koch we'll, stated that
E seemed desperately in love with girl |
no, she thinks, is domestic in a Jewish
mily who lives near the CORNER Of Gsrri-
N avenue and Pine street the lady does
ii know the girls name. but she saw her
ith Koch at ball at E-cher's hall a short
me ago. The generally accepted theory
/. that he was disappointed in his love, and
at, giving the lady his watch and his
.ys, he left her on SUNDAY night, and, 60.
g to the park, finished his career. The
tier part of this theory is blsed upon the
ct that his watch and keys ARE missing.
Ut it is not improbable that the watch Was
'wned to enable him to to purchase the
stol, which Was Blue Jacket NJ. 2. Let
RI found in koch's Trunk show that his
iher and one or two sisters live in Berlin,
I'd another sister in Orsova, Hungary.
hese letters indicate that the family are
I excellently educated and refined. Other
,pers show that Koch Wa 81 years old
lat he took out his naturalization papers
Santa Clara county, Cal :; and that he
AZ a member, during the civil var, o. CT.
l., One Hundreth regiment Of New York
ate infantry.
The body wiIl probably betaken in charge
y the Pride Of the West lodge, No. l3S, !. /
. o. f., Of which he Vas . member. "a he |
az also member Of the Social Singing
noir.-Repnbiioan.
Death to Dogs.
Kill the dogs. Especially the cur dogs. |
|hat you want with 'em? Watch dog?
he cackling Of gesse saved Rome, and If