The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-25
EMIL GERBER.
A FORMER FOREMAN OF THE EAGLE Com.
MITS SUICIDE.

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MITs SUICIDE.
Mrs. Emily Buscr. of this city. received =
.iegram last Thursday that her brother.
4 nit Gerber. had been shot at Topeka She
10 Ok the next train for that city. The COM
mo smealM o; the next day gave the facts His
roo n,-mate ON entering his room 1t the Tope-
ka House, about five o'clock ON the evening
mentioned. found the lifeIess body of his
friend prone on the bed. with a bullet hole
through his right temple. As a pistol shot
had beeL heard about an hour before it IL
supposed that he took his life about four
o'clock. He was buried on Saturday. being
folio we'd to the grave by large number
of friends.
The deceased was native Of Switzerland.
He came 70 this valley in ''3 to visit his sister
and brothe. '-in- law, John and Emily Buser.
Being a good printer he was given the FORE
man ship of TIL. EAGLE Office. which place he
held at els per week for several months, and
uatii receiving That he considered better
offer. He went Il ON here to st Joe, taking
the mechanical ma, 'agemeDt OF the Tolksblatt,
which place he held over year, when he
wen; to Hamburg. Iowa, where he opened
uy restaurant. 4 fe W mo. ,ths ago his es-
tab 'ishment was totally destro we'd by fire.
W lille in st. Joseph nc was Secretary OF
the 1'urnverein and member Of the GructIi
Verei n. When Julius JunkernaE, OF this
city, moved his Office to Topeka. he anne to
We gave him a high Recommendation, and
Mr.. Jankerman sent for him. The Com Won
pedlh says that for some time past he aas
had full mechanical and editorial control .:
the .Syaafs Ansisgsr. Mrs. Buser, his sister.
says that while EN- plcyed on the Tolksblaa
Office In st. Joe he badly ruptured nimsclf in
lifting form. The doctors told him time
seems lat few days before he shot himsel.
he unfortunately reopened the rupture which
caused l,iu, so much anxiety. pain and dcs-
ponGency, that he resolved to quit this life.
Emil Gerber was respected by all wh'.
knew hi, N, and in st. Joe and Topeka the re
are many who sincerely regret his sad ara
sudden d emise. He wa backward and dill
dent, but honest, sober and industrious He
was about twenty.eight years old and UNI
marr,ed. He was getting good salary, anc
MAS not in need o: money, nor can we leari
that there was woman In the case, although
L is stated that q letter from widow lady IL
Hamburg, TO VIII ,m IL was thought he migh.
be engage d, was found back Of his hotel.
y hicu missive dis, outraged his love and hopes.
But there / = no ei'tainty rs to that matter
His sister thinks that the dependency M
!. nding the rs-ore ming Of the rupture aion.
ed him TO abe act. Many OF our people wi
vcollcct him n oung man OF more ths'
ordinary ABILITY, and al MI times gentleman
We have n gold watch belonging TO some
,ody which somebody can have by showins
he proper credentials. otherwise We shall
icep it for storage. etc. Geo. L. Myers
Bro. for ION re time have been keeping W. .
ive-cent co, inter. anybody bu. ring five or
norc article were presented WITH ticket
which coun ed for Que chance in y ady' gold
watch. Tn. time having expired The bust
css man Of the EAGLE WAS requisite TO pu'
lis hand d own il the box last Saturca!
where the q aplicate tickets had been dro7
ed aud dra, out number. He did 90 and
he result vas ticket No. S4s. He turned
9th ticket ,ss watch over TO us per reques,
{ Myers Bro Z which we have locked mp in
safe there Il xsmain until the holder brings
orward the d xelicate ticket The watch l.
pure gold, isSkle works. full ieweled, de-
osited In . n snt use lined with purple satin.
he holder Of rck It 342 will come forward.
Mess he desi rs us to keep the prize.