The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-25
ALIENS SUICIDE.
He Gave Up His Life in a st.
Louis Saloon Yesterday
Morning.
The Testimony Introduced at
the Coroner's Inquest
there To-day.
A Lively Scene Over the Mystic
rious Disappearance of
a Letter.

The painful intelligence that Charles III.
A lien, son OF John G.. Allen, the Main
street Wholesale dry goods merchant, had
committed SUI icide IN ST. Louis, reached
this city over the wires Yesterday after
noon, and filled the hearts OF the grief
stricken parents with anguish
Until about one year ago the deceased
was employed As book-keeper in his
fathers store here, but at that time re-
moved to ST. Louis. IL Is generally known
to the friends OF the family that
THE WILD CAREER HE LED
caused his parents to have forebodinss OF
the fsture. but that he would deliberately
take his own life, was not even thought
oil.
Since his residence in ST. Louis, he mas
been going down grade, and it is said he
intimated to Sedalia friend, only a short
time ago. that he would commit suicide,
but this fact was not made public until
to-day.
The following special dispatch to the
BAZoO. received at 2:45 o'clock this after
noon, tells more of the sad story:
special 10 the Bazoe.
Sr. Lofts, Mo-, April IL.
There was unusual excitement at the
inquest in Smither's undertaking rooms,
this morning, ever the body OF Charles III.
Allen, whs shot himself Yesterday morn
ing i'm Bessehls branch saloon on ST.
Charles street, caused by the disappear
ance OF letter which the suicide had in
his hand just before killing himself. Cor
oner Frank
BEGAN THE INQUEST
AT 10 O'Clock, and among the witnesses
present were John G.. Allen. OF Sedalia,
father of the suicide, and his sons. They
we're very indignant at the publication in
this mornings Republican OF letter from
a sister OF deceased, and still more indig-
nant that the letter which the suicide had
directed TO his father could not he found
John g.. Allen, brother OF the suicide,
was somewhat excited, and testified that
his brother was thirty-iour wears old and
unmarried he was born i'm lexington
XIV. and was
BooKKEEpER BY PROFESSION.
but he had been out al employment for
some time. At q o'clock yesterday morn
ing, said the witness, ! went into Bessehps
saloon to have my boots blacked and found
nv brother standing at the bar. He had
been drinking. He spoke, saying John.
have my boots BACKED, too, and did it.
Then he took letter out of his pocket AMI
burned it. started to put nv foot on it,
when he said LET il alone. Then, tax
ing package OF letters out OF his pocket,
he took one
Directed TO FATHER
and asked ME ii Id mail it, | said he
could mail it, and Id give him a stamp
don't know what's become of it. thought
YOU had IL TO the coroner. You ought
to. You got the rest. | saw one pub
lished this morning that was an outrage.
John" said Allen, ST.. John, don't"
Il will talk" said John, 1.-The publica-
ton OF that letter from sister, which was
private,
WAS AS,OJTRAGk.
Mr. Prsedicow, who took the letters from
the pockets of the deceased, said "r.have
not seen the one OF which YOU speak. How
was il addressed
1T was addressed To father, and was in
4 cream colored envelope" was the reply.
As turned TO look out on the street,
heard the report OF pistol, and, turning,
saw brother sinking to the floor. caught
him and let him down easy. He had shot
himself in the head and
DIED INSTANTLY.
Frank Nagel, the barkeeper, corroborated
the testimony ~ to the method of
shooting Charlie Allen came to the sa-
loon early yesterday He had been dissi-
pating, and was So nervous that the bar
keeper gave him settler at first, and then
little settler and whisky by degrees Wit
Ness saw letter burned, but did not see
the one directed To- Mr.. Allen, senior.
The third witness examined was
Chas. Berger, who witnessed the suicide.
and after him the officers who removed
the body.
THERE WAS A LIVELY >CENE
between Deputy Coroner Pr@dicow and
Aliens brother-In-law over the letter, i'm
which the deputy coroner was reflected on
in severe language.
The motives of the suicide were
dependency, Induced by failure to find
employment, and dissipation.
The remains will be inferred i'm the Bel
iefontaine cemetery Allen belonged TO
highly respectable family.
The rumor that he was lately married,
or that woman had anything to do with
his death, is denied by his relatives.
Good Intelligence
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