Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-10
Cspt. ReudeIheuber's suicide

Cspt. ReudeIheuber's Suicide.
The first suicide occurred Sunday morning
at Kupferschmidt's gunshop, No 200 Main
street, between Adams and Washington. The
victim was Capt. John S. Reudelheuber.
About 9 o'clock Mr.. Francis FEELING, who
keeps shoe store adjacent to the gunshop,
heard pistol shot in the latter place, and
knowing that Reudelheuber slept there, he
suspected that he had shot himself. Going
out of his store he met Fritz Krinkle who
works for Kupferschmidt, and he impaired
10 him his fears that Reudelheuber ad killed
himself. The two men tried to get into the
store, but could not. Word was sent TO Chief
Davis, who came Immediately TO the place,
got step-ladder and crawled through the
trsnsom.
Reudelheuber was found lying in a bed
with the mosquito-bar drawn down. He
wss found 10 be dead, and the bed was all
covered with blood. He had on his shirt
rud drawers. He bad shot himself in the
forehead and must have died Immediately.
held the Inques:.
The cause OF the suicide was probably due
TO conclusion of The brain. In 1877 a picnic
was given here in honor of the artillery of
which Reudelheuber was captain. During
the festivities fight occurred, and the cap
tain ran in to separate the belligerents. He
was 80 unfortunate as to get bit over the
feTipg ever since from the blows, and his ac-
lions have been very maynard. The mental
depression eliminated Sunday in suicide.
Another SaIcide.
Sunday night about 9:45 O'Clock a pistol
shot was heard in the direction of the east
gate OF Court Square, and il required only
few minutes for crowd to assemble aud
learn the cause to be that of her suicide
A he Wa Afr ho
passing along on North Court street at the
time and who stated in his evidence before
the coroner's inquest that he heard the shot
and FASTENED in he direction, where he found
the deceased sitting against one of the fence
post with pistol lying in his lap. Mr..
Myers spoke to the man, and receiving no
answer called a policeman. Upon the ar
rival OF the latter he also spoke, but receiv-
ing no answer concluded that it was case
of crime. He Immediately reported facts 10
police headqusrterr. Justice Spelman soon
appeared and ordered a jury of inquest.
Before this jury the evidence rendered was in
substance that OF Mr.. Myers and the police
man. Upon further investigation no clew
could be formed to the identity of the per-
son, more than that he had lately been en-
ployed as a shoemaker or gunsmith. The
articles found on his person consisted of
silver or nickel-plated watch and chain, two
red handkerchiefs, a pocket pearl-handle
knife, piece of chewing tobacco, an extra
round Of thirty -four-cSl iber cartridges, a
blank book with the names of combs ii art
man" aud &C. o. Weadmer," or Weidmer,
written in pencil, and underneath, in ink,
the word "Canuelton" in three different
Places. There were also FIVE business cards
on his person, two of them stating the bush
ness of Charles Ritter, of st. Louis, and
three that OF Fred IfllAnd, of Cincinnati, o.
The deceased was an aged man, OF about
fifty years, gray hairs, head largely
bald, short, stubby~ chin. whiskers, rather
inclined to gray, and heavy mustache.
He wore black Diagonal pants, a
gray sack coat, white marseilles vest, and be-
side him lay black felt hat. He also had
on domestic drawers, gray wooden undershirI
and gaiter shoes, with rubbers we'll worn.
The pistol with which the act was committed
is Smith patent, thirty-four-calibtr, one
chamber being empty. When the examine
ton had been concluded the jury consulted
and verdict was rendered follows:
State OF Tennessee, Shelby county:
An inquisition, holden near the east gate of
Court Square, on the Sth day of October, 1882, be-
fore John Spelman, justice of the peace and cor
oner of Shelby county, the body OF white
man, name unknown to the jurors whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who upon their oaths do
say that the said unknown came to his death in
the following manner, namely: From pistol shot
fired by his own hand.
JNO. MUTHOLLAND,
A, n. HECKIE,