New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
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SUICIDE IS PENNSYLVANIA OF A MAN WHO TOOK
LIFE N GERMANY.


LIFE N GERMANY.
HAwLEY, Penn, Jan. 5.-ln September last a
German ABOUT forty years old stranger IN the vicinity,
applied for work Baptist Dlutzer, farmer living in
Palmyra township. five miles from this place. lie said
his name was john buc refused to give any
Dezcr was IN need Of help and employed the stranger
ncproycd to be an excellent farm hand. He formed no
pcouajuanccs outside Of the farmers family, and seldom
.oe to any of them II, seemed TO becOnsautly brood
ing over something, and woad set by the hour with his
head buried in Ills hands Sometimes he would start mp
suddenly look wildly around, and then sink back III his
chair resume his favofte position All efforts to as
certain from him OF his singular actions were
unsuccessful but tine only reply he would ever make to
INQUIRIES was 81 have had great sorrow" He was
frequently heard late night walking to and fro in his
roon and had heard cry If in terror, and 10
moan as Il in great pain while asleep.
On Wedn, stay afternoon last Farmer Deutzer sent
.loln on an errand to Ludwig Keuthes farmer who
lived a mile or so away When the hired man knocked at
Kcuthc's kitchen door. # was opened BY Mr. Keuthe
The man stepped inside. Mrs. keuthc threw up her
hands and staggering back into a chair exclaimed in Ger
man: " Ny God the man who killed the shepherd"
The sra ger turned pale ana looked quickly toward the
door bat re gaming his composrc almost instantly, trans
acted with Farmer Keuthe the business which he was
sent and walked away When he got back to nus employ
crs the Ia ily were surprised at the great change in mis-
decanOr For the first time since he came to the farm
hc was cheerful laxative and in good spirits. At supper
ne Joined freely in the family conversation and they could
scarcely believe that he the silent, morOse man Of
lew bours before When he retired about nine O'clock he
babe the family goodnight one by one, whereas he had
previously shuilcd off TO bed without saying word to
any body.
Thursday John" did not make his appearance at the
sual time and Farmer Dcutzer went TO his 10
what detained him. His he'd had not been disturbed
Bchud a closet door. which open, the farmer found
tine body Of the hired man hanging from a beam. He
lad secured a whIp-ssh 10 spike In the beam, and
fastening the other end around his neck had stepped
from a chair and hanged himself. Almost mmt dately
following this discovery Mr. ana Mrs keuhe arrived at
the farmhouse tell OF the discovery the latter had
made in regard 10 the hired man.
Mrs Keuhe Left Germany for this country about five
wears ago A year before, young shepherd, who
was employ on farm her native village had been
murdered while tending his sheep, and robbed OF small
sum OF money. man who worked on the same tar1u
disappeared al the time, ana the crime was
uot he foIind Mrs Ecutbc - who was
unmarried nj that timc-hsd this man frequently
and remembered his appearance well she had never
seen DcutZcI's hlIcd close by hut when she came
face 10 face with him her kitchen door Wednesday
recognized in him al once the murderer Of the shop
herd She could not recall his name bat his face was III
delOly impressed on her memory.
The singular conduct OF the man during the time he had
come 60 DeuZars which doubtless owing 10 remor-c
and the haunting OF his memory by the crime, ana the
far thai br had committed suicide after meeting Mrs.
K,utbr lc doubt In the mind OF any that hc was the
murderer. The sudden change III ms dcmt&udr Is cX-
a ed by the theory thr keeping NJ his dread secret
had becoinc an almost mbcarbie burden, OF which the
discovery by Mrs keulhc had relieved him. He doubt
les believed that that he Known, he Woui DE
sent Germany ana executed FOR hl> CRIME Huu lac
anticipated justice BY becoming lis own e2ecudoncI.