New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-05
DIR. E. b. FOOTE'S AssAILANT.

LETTER FROM AUGUST wOEHLER, BARBER or
HARTFORD, CONN, GIVING AN ACCOUNT or THE
ATTACK-rHREATs on sUICIDE-RRAsoNs FOR
THE ASSAULT.
icy TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov 4.-August WOehler,
German barber in this place. age about thirty miss
ing and circumstances have come to light to-day which
ind cate that he has taken his own life. He made his
will a week ago, the employees in his shop being thu
witnesses. Gu Friday last he went to New YORK, it was
supposed ON business. On Monday afternoon Hcublein
Brothers. Il prominent business firm with which waeh-
Ter acquainted, received express package from
III known source containing $3.50. This morning the
hrm received the following letter. 1t Is from New
York. without date, and ia as follsws
IL is quite difference between now and thirteen years
40 wien n came here fun Oh health and happy
hoping good deal for the Iuture On, but what f-
eomn MURDER ana suicide, but made iaaSe of The
first, but shall not OF the last. bought $40 C0lt's
man hs would die After doing eli the business had.
I went to Dr. Z. d. Foote's Office. seated In his
sSot 10 the SoWe and would lay there with my
brain. blown out. Taings did not turn on, that
want to do that for IL would looked kind VI
was about three feet OIL from hum when evelled the
hnd had to pull second time Ry that time we
had to w%ss was GSw9 n 6s jnGS
be bad his had the hammer so IL could do good
II being self-cOcger guess afraid he would
shoot me. was not afraid OF being shot,
but ! wanted To get ono good shot Mt him
for knew that would Ril him, and then would not
have cared n he had put the other five shots Into me.
But seeing that things not going right kind OF
got up. GetIng between door, aud he being power
ul man, let the pistol shut the door quick boed
IT, opened back window and jumped down from the
ycrauda and climbed over two picket iences ana got
away quick as i could.
should ike 10 kill him before die but Will have 10
give 10 for have money left 10 buy revolver
that would amount . anything and then II would take
time before could get another shot at him. lie
can thank his lucky star that bought sefcOcking
Volyer. II had not he would be dead man to-day.
But the bought the sefcOcher was In case any
body else In the way, should have shot them first.
The / AFTER was l.. u. Foote,
and nothing else would satisfy me. You may
think II try 10 murder man. but you VIII re-
ceiye some letters from Newark which sent there
that you would not receive them before the deed
done. They will idea why want To kill him,
] could only tell by seeing you personally. Good bye
When you receive this will be no more. Don't LOOK for
my body for you won't ind 1t. AUGUST WoEnLER.
WHAT woehlers connection with DR.. Foote
known As he has been in illheath IT Is thought he
had received medical treatment or advice from him.
About years ago woehlers father disappeared
q similar way, and all attempts TO lind him have
proved futile and It generally believed that he
mitted suicide. possibly by jumping from
steamer In tie present the friends Of
the missing man are greatly distressed at his
Disappearance. and IL Ia generally believed that
he will never again DO ahve. Woehler
Is an unmarried man and lived with his mother. He Il
said TO have had fits Of temporary insanity The opinion
prevails that woehler's suffering came from some pr
vate Disgrace causing great anxiety mind which has
beSD tetosd fse about Enonth