Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-16
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dictates of her father.
| An application was made for divorce OF
| the grounds of adultery, particulars OF IN
suit having appeared in the GLOBE. Las
February decree was rendered granting ;:
divorce, and Schlichting bid adieu TO MS VIII
forever. ~.
After remaining short time in this city
during which he drank freely, he removed t(
milwaukee,. where he took up his residence
| He started saloon and did fair business.
| About two weeks ago well known reslden
of st. Paul, visiting in Milwaukee, encoun
tered Schlichting in the street. The Two were
old friends and held quite conversation, II
the course of which Schlichting stated ina
he was doing well, and he appeared to be II
the best of spirits.
About the beginning of last week he arrived
in st. Paul on visit. 1t is pretty dennlleiJ
settled that he fully contemplated suicide up
on his arrival. This was evidenced by his
wild and peculiar actions. He had drank
rather freely, and while in liquor last FRIDAY
he produced a bottle and, showing IL 10
friend, remarked that it would put him out oil
the way.
Last Saturday q gentleman called on Or.
Wheaton and stated that friend OF his,
Schlichting, had taken poison three days before
and that he wanted the doctor to pump him
out. DR.. Wheaton replied that II. he had taken
poison three days before, there was no Danger
of him dying then.
1t is not known at what hour he took the
poison, but it is thought that it must have
been taken after midnight. Sometime between
midnight and morning the servant girl en-
ployed at Mr.. Holcomb's was awakened by
groans as if from some one in agony. Sne
arose, and not seeing anything out OF the way
closed the window.
Besides the photograph of his former wife,
there was found on his person several letters
in German, but one of which has any dlrect
bearing on the suicide. The direct cause OF
death will he ascertained at the autopsy this
morning.
The deceased was twenty-slX years OF age,
and his personal appearance was proposing.
The body was removed to Mccarthy d Don
nelly's, and the inquest will be held at IL
o'clock this morning.
The deceased had been drinking to some ex.
tent on Saturday evening and called at several
uptown saloons. About O'Clock that night
he visited Nick ,Pottgieser's saloon on Waba.
shaw street, with the proprietor OF which ne
was on the most friendly relations. he drank
one or two glasses of beer, and seemed de-
spondent. In the course of a rambling con-
versation he remarked that he supposed he had
done wrong, but that they would not have
chance to treat him that way again. lie also
remarked that he supposed it was all up with
him.
A PART OF LETTER.
Among the papers found on the body OF
schlichting was part of letter written in
pencil, without address OF signature. A part
of the writing "a few lines) was rubbed as If
by carrying the sheet "a note-head from the
Clarendon hoteD in his pocket, SO That the
words could not be made out. AS far as legl-
BILE it was as follows
"Once more farewell. And l beg the for
giveness of those have injured. l hope you
will not deny to the dead what you have re-
fused to the living. Only few hours OF life
are before me and shall die with my face
towards you and begging your pardon. 1t is
hard for me to part from you, but l cannot
live without you. And now, at the point of
death, tell you the half of what has been said
is not true Farewell to thee.
Farewell to thee"