The New York herald., 1879-11-14
BETTER OFF DEAD THAN ALIVE. "

uNaULAR CONFESSIONS OF woULD-BE AssAs-
sIN WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE KILLED HIM,
SELF.
An attempt was made to assassnate DR.. Edward
Foote in the parlor Of his residence No. 40 Lex
ngton avenue. on the evening of the 1st inst. by
nan about thirty years of age. i've feet eight inches
stature and Of slim build. The stranger. who
vas not recognized. after firing shot at the physi-
nan made his escape by jumping out Of one of the
ear.windows into the yard. The case was reported
10 the police. and day or two ago superintendent
Ralling sent Detective King to Hartford. Conn., to
investigate clew. Detective King returned to this
dty yesterday and reported that he was confident
he would-be assassin August Woehler. barber.
who had disappeared from his home few days
prior to the attempted murder of Dr. Foote. and has
lot since been Before leaving Hartford Woeh-
Ter wrote to G. F. Heublein.,a liquor merchant. the
following letter. which explains the motive for the
attempted assassination
wish you could find some 2 nice fam n
i ssad r POI e . S.pe::
1 na I'd " 0n e VIII Hss sS
good deal o. suSs but hope you refuse a.
lend e t. M do s -nS1d msS but y9y
asir 70 bat can tell you no one knows what have
aoeisssd me 10: year: sixsys telling me- t6ssit
sonna %s .nd on & shi of s a & saa
uch business he had taken about $500 out of me-
WHO TO
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great service II you don't % It for hope
''1 N"' ~ ~ ATGusr woEHLER
am %
Two years past that have begun to see things they
@ =. ~ as 'fss shoud
rGeap possible, for don't the wasted
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A day or two later Mr.. Heublein received another
letter from Woeher. which had been mailed in this
city. It read as follows:-
ago. when hrs here full of health aud happy hop
Ing good deal for the future came down here the other
failure Of the ars. but shall Of the last IbonTh
a. M
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would be shot In the bowels and would lay there with
az .In
s
"S BY the
my E on ss s % sSaS Go n SSs he
might have pulled the revolver away from being
.Ss. s % Of
me into % Ba. seeing that things going 5sh
let saS e the pistol the quick
away qnck as / could.
should like to Kill him before did, but will have to
give II for have left to buy revolver that
before could got shot at him He can thank
his lucky that bought sefcocking revolver If
had not he would have been dead to-day; but tho
bought the self cocker in anybody else
in the should have shot them first. The
after E. nothing else would satisfy
You may think 1t mean to try murder a an. but
ere that you would not receive them before tho deed
him. but don't half Of the abuse he given mo-
which could only tell by seeng you personally Goodby
my body for you won't and II. AUGUST woEHLER.
1t is the opinion Of the police that Woehler has
carried out his threat to take his fe and that his
body will be found in of the rivers surrounding
this city He was thirty years of age and unmar-
ried. His mother and sister reside in Hartford.
They say that he had been sick for some time and
was subject to fits OF temporary insanity. Seven
years ago Woehlers father disappeared In similar
way, and all attempts to fnd him proved unshc-
ceseful.