Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-26
Stewards SUICIDE
Tired Of Trouble, Tries a Tree.
Tive Weeks Between Heaven
and Earth.

Many of our citizens will remember
that during last summer a rather short,
h~eavy-set Sweede, that worked at the
carpenters trade, was in. Mexico,
named Seward Rasman. He was
drunk a good portion of his time, and
we remember seeing him on the street
several times when he was beastly
drunk, guying the small boys. He
engaged as carpenter nnder John
Bishop, of this city, and worked on
several buildings here. The latter,
not having sufficient work, OF for
some other cause, threw Rasman out
of employment. He then went on a
farm, and worked awhile for Mr.. Vein
and, north of Mexico. Charlie thought
it best not to retain him longer, so,
about two weeks ago, the man left
his house and was not heard of till
one day last week Mr.. j. c. Niece,
while looking through the woods for
his hogs, found a body, which was
afterwards identified as that of the
man Rasman, suspended from the
limb OF a large oak tree on the farm
now owned by G. u. Ferris Of this
city, perfectly lifeless. A coroner's
jury was summoned by Squire Iup-
ton, of this city, who, upon viewing
the corpse, found that the man had
been hanging for at least one week,
if not longer, evidently ty his own
hands, as the jury found from circum-
stances. Letters on his person de-
veloped the fact that, orn and weary
and tired of this life, rather thar
wander about from place to place, he
ended his existence.
CORo&ER's JURY VERDICT.
"Having viewed the body an(
heard the evidence we, the jury, fin,
that the deceased caInc to his dealt
10y hanging by the neck, supposed l,
be done by himself while laborins
under temporary insanity.
j. L. GUTuRIE, Foreman
w. j. BERRY,
q. ii. CEEAsoS,
J. +. kENToN,
ii. l.. LEE,
j. W. BERRY,
JosErH LUpToN, j. L.
Acting Coroner, Audlain Co, Mo-
Feb. 20, 1880.
DEAD LETTER.
MEXICO, Mo-. jar. l6.-Dear Sir
Circumstances have brought Inc i
Need, in hiatt degre, hiatt | al
, ohlirc to call on trends of Sense
Character and Autority for Adwis
and supper. l am a Subject inllstc
=, in the /. $. Army as Il Vollentcr {
, the SIND Regiment. Co. /. IlIinoi
Noilenters in 1861, Is or II Of AT
gust, and served during the War
, the close. | was wounded twise an
j., with COO thousand others unhapp
taken Prisoner the 2nnd day Of Jul
, in theBattlc OF GQtisburg because I'll
:. first year ours Cummoni was in ii
Eastern Army, after the Consolidate
and after my EXCHANGE from til
Prizon and four Months stay ut tt
Hospital in Annapolis i'll Maryl.
again Joined the Army in the We
under chife command of Sherman.
was wounded after that in my le
Shoulder and Il recommended bot
: Of the Regiments Commander al
p Doctor Tor Pension but refused
:. make any Application to that pa
; pose, because | had that time son
Property in Chicago and thought
/ could get along without any Assistal
| help from one way OF other. At ii
, time | was = Prisoner suffered be
treatment samell as the Rest of Ii
: fellow PRISONERS and got Subject
Il Rheumatism and Was was almost de:
It before | came into my trends hanI
Y again and have been troubled ever
time since and specially now i'll Il
last Il. or seven years. and q | a
! reduced to Poverty. In thisc ca:
some good citizen and / Il to o.
" cause and the Union have advised II
10 write to YOU and get in the st
:. dier's Home Because here in Andra
n county here in Mo is a man OF nan
eve omit the namc) rs ows me ov
80 (llty) dollar for work AZ Il Ca
pen,cr and now he wilt not pay Il
and he knows | am to- poor to 81
him. In my Trouble now l will a.
V 0 to be so kind and tell me if
II can be accepted at the Soldiers Hon
= what Money it will take to come dow
t. to Dayton, the Doctor and the CT
J. Mayor think that by getting a Iran
portation from you will be cheepcr
~ les cost and if by Owl fair. L 9
IL some Tools as | u sci and in 9th
Ways If | can be accepted the CT
Mayor will help to get long soon as
:. get an Answer from you. l ho
ii YOU will be 50 kind and give me
Answer soon AS convenient and
am yours truly and ohedient sreva
m SEWARD RAsMAN.
M Please Adr's
:. SEWARD RAsMAN,
10 Care of Mr.. Willard Poltes McXit
to Nilsson
EXCUSE nv Writing because l ;
ID cramp up Rheumatism.
t. The above letter was about ,
only clue We have TO his history.
was badly SCARED, which showed
= had been in manya fight, perhaps,
~ his country. The body was dry, a
,o 1t is thought had been iiieless for
o.. least 10 days. The weather bel
no cool, decay had not commenced
yet. 1t is thought he was crazy FRI