The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-02
Where a Kind, Loving, Forgiving
Father Rules, De Castro
Seeks Happiness.
Suicide Of Man Who Had Been Over the
Whole World, and Entertained
and Befriended
BY Emperors. Kings, Queens and FRESH
dents--Rich and Poor by Turns--
His History.

ago Fernando De Castro, aged fifty, who
protested to be physician and a linguist,
engaged room at Morris Hotel, small
house, No. 20 Commerce street. To-day
the housekeeper wanted to clean his
room, but found 1t locked. She reported
this, and young man went to the room
and through the keyhole saw DR.. De
Castro lying on the bed. The door was
unlocked with duplicate key, and De
Castro was found dead un his bed. There
was bullet hole back OF his right ear
and between his feet lay revolver. In
the pockets of his coat were
found several sheets of pa
per, and on one was written
"READ NY STORY
in the New York Clipper, November Goth,
notwithstanding Dream" In the
room was found copy of last weeks
Clipper containing a story entitled: "a
Thanksgiving Dream; True Story"
with the initials C. w. II. r. signed to It,
1t is supposed that De Castro meant that
this tale repeats his experience, and not
that he wrote 1t. Among the papers was
a printed circular describing DR.. De Cas-.
tro as a great psychologist and European
physician, and asserting that he could 10.
cate any disease without asking questions.
On one scrap of paper
WAS WRITTEN:
"This ends the life of man who has been
over the whole world, been entertained
and befriended by emperors, kings, queens
aud presidents; was rich among the rich,
poor among the poor, once was happy,
now seeks happiness In the world I'M
known, where kind, loving, forgiving
Father rules. Thanks to Hon. Fish and
Hon. Lehlbach for kindness and friend.
ship The ship is lost. am going with
it. In fear of future insanity, seek
better future; and, with malice toward
none and charity for all, farewell.
DE CASTRO, Md"
In one of the notes left by De Castro
he spoke of papers left with Emil STREET,
saloon keeper. These were hunted
up. One WAS document disposing of
THE DEAD MANS BODY.
CATER death request that my body
shall be given to the Chicago Medical
College, or any other medical college in
the city of Chicago, upon the following
conditions After the body has served
its medical purpose the entire skeleton is
to be placed In the museum with the fol-
lowing inscription on the brows Of the
skull: "This is the skeleton of II. De Cas-
tro, the great traveller and lingust, who
died martyr for those he loved so we'll"
II the Chicago colleges will not accept
the body any medical college in the city
of New York which will comply with my
request may take charge of it.
F. DE CASTRO, M. D."
Two brief letters formed part of the
package of papers taken from the safe.
One was addressed TO Colonel r. p. Hart,
Lafayette, Ind. The other letter, which
was directed to A. 7. Spencer, North
Wells street, Chicago, was as follows:
"DEAR SIR:-Please ask Define, Ber-
tie and Florence to remember and pray
for me. With malice toward none,
charity toward all, farewell. Man is but
frail, and life nothing but yanity--van-
ity."
DE CAsTRo's HISTORY.
In August, 1888, De Castro began his
in Newark. Mr.. John Flock, of
Morton street, was informed by his
brother-in-law, who lives in this city, that
DE Castro was attending an insane per-
son living In Eighth avenue at moderate
charge. Mr.. Flock, at once engaged the
physician to make his home with him
and to give medical treatment to Mrs.
Flock, who is lunatic. DE Castro said
he was married to Elizabeth Spencer,
daughter of A. T. Spencer, Of Chicago,
and that his wife died eight years ago;
also that he was formerly a member OF
the Chicago Medical Society, and was
prosperous until the great fire In that city
impoverished him.
Frederick l., Fish, who was recently
elected State Senator from Essex Coun.
ty, said this evening: "DeCastro was an
ardent Republican, and came TO me dur.
Ing the campaign TO get employment as a
speaker at meetings. He was a genius,
but | believed he was also crazy. When
he told me about his travels | asked him
about places in Europe and the HOLY
Land where l have been, and found that
he was well informed about them. He
said that during Garaeld's administration
he found employment az an interpre-
ter In the Department at Washington and
that years ago he was General Logan's
family physician. A week ago on cold
day he came into my Office, sick and
scantily clothed, and said he wanted 70
70 to Washington TO get work as An
interpreter. Mr.. Lehlbach and helped
him several times because we saw th..
be had known better days" County
Physician Hewlett had the body seat to
Woodruff's morgue, and took possession