The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-04
A YOUNG MANS SUICIDE.
Anton Bcsier's Study of Self-Killing-How
Carefully He Carried 1t Out.

Three weeks ago Sunday last there came to
the Germania House, this city, a young man
who registered as Anton Beser and paid for
board in advance until today. He was about
twenty eight years of age, we'll dressed for one
in his condition of life that of gardener, which
he claimed to be, and won the good opinion Of
all with whom he came in contact He had his
moods, one of the guests saying that at times he
was cheerful, and at others showed a desire for
being alone He was very nice young man,
said one of the waiter girls. "He would dance
and sing and then I would see him alone sitting
in a corner, as if he wanted no one to speak to
him. The other girls were inclined to joke him,
but he would talk to me because am German"
II never had better guest about the house."
said the landlord. II don't think he was very
ago farmer told me he wanted man,
and I spoke to Besier about it. He said he did
not think the place would suit him. / thought
it strange, for knew he did not have much
money. He had paid his board in advance, and
only few days after told him about this place
he wanted to borrow dollar of the barkeeper.
He had trouble of some kind where he came
from. don't know where that is, except that
he came here from Cincinnati"
II remember" said the waiter girl, with whom
Besier talked great deal, that he was reading
a paper some days ago ard something in it
worried him a great deal. 1t was about
suicide, and | said L wonder how one can kill
himself 1t is not hard said he, to one who is
in trouble"
A boarder at the Germania remarked: "Beser
asked me the other day which was the best way
IN fhrp11 oh ho hoe on Youth /
told him did not know"
About o'clock yesterday afternoon three boys
working in a field near Eagle Creek, about
quarter of mile south Of the National road
got Upon a fence to rest. A short distance away
near some trees, and on the side Of steep HILL
they saw hat that excited their curiosity An
investigation brought the boys to the corpse of
man, lying with his feet up hill, his face to the
SKY, his right arm outstretched, and under the
left umbrella Two feet from the right arm
lay six shooting 80 caliber revolver of the Pro
tector pattern. All chambers of the weapon
except one were filled. The one shot had done
its work, and A. Besier-the dead man was he
no longer had troubles to throw him into moods
and suggest suicide. What his fellow boarder
could not tell him as to the best way of self
killing he solved by shooting himself through
the mouth But there was not drop Of blood
on his white shirt which had the starch and
smoothness about it as if it had just come from
the laundry. Not red stain marked his some
what handsome features, nor was there speck
of blood his clothing. He looked
if he had died without violence but there
were signs in the mouth, although the teeth
were unbroken, that told how he came to his
death. The barrel of the revolver was held far
inside Of the mouth. Beser went to his death
with every preparation to himself as little
as possible, to make good looking corpse by
dressing himself in the best he had, and to obt-
crate every means of identifying him. For the
latter purpose he cut from his collar, shirt and
handkerchiefs his name, destroyed all papers
about him sxcept a jewelers. card-Emil Her
bich's, 435 Vine street, Cincinnati--and card of
the Germania House, this city. He had no
money on his person, except an old German coin
Of small value, and none at his hotel.
Besier was seen at the Germania House at
twenty minutes to noon, yesterday No one
noticed him at the dinner table, and it is proba
BILE that he left about that time for the place of
his death. His room mate says that day
two ago Besier told him that he did not want to
work any more 81 have troubles, have troub
les" he said but their nature he never revealed
to anyone. Coroner Stratford and Undertaken
Warner went after the body, and brought it to
the rooms of the latter where it now lies. Besier
had, among other small effects on him, return
ticket to College HILL q suburb of Cincinnati
and three miles from station of that name on
the c., II. & l. railroad, within the limits of the
city. The coroner will investigate the case to-
day and it is thought letters of the deceased, in
his trunk at the hotel, will tell the story of his
troubles.