The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-21

HUNG HINsELF.-On Monday last about
an hour before noon some boys were playing
at the East end Of town near the Loretto
road, close to the race that carries the water
from the Messrs. Ludwig & Sons dam to
their wooden MILL their curiosity was at
tTacted by the great stencil that filed the
air. and on investigation found the dead
body of a man hanging to tree surrounded
by clump of trees and bushes, and, al
though not over two roads from the road,
could not be seen for the bushes. They i'm
mediately gave the alarm and 10 a short
time quite a crowd gathered to see the
CHASTITY and sickeniBg sight The body had
evidently been hanging for week OF ten
days, was gone far into decay, was covered
with bugs and vernim, the eyes protrudinR
from their sockets and the stencil terrible.
His hat, coat and pair of shoes, together
with some cakes, oranges, lemons and
quart bottle about half full of whiskey were
lying Oh the ground close to the corpse. He
had tied red wooden scarf to the limb of
the tree and around his neck on the side of
a small gully and threw his feet forward
down the slopiug ground. When found his
feet we're resting on the ground with one
his person was found a pass book in which
the following letter was written in German:
EBENsBURG. August 10.
Here in this AImshouse is man that is
deceptive, be may be distinguished from
others BY having large back.
This bad fellow encouraged others TO
make sport of me. This is not all. Steward
Lilly and his bad boys are together in the
sport. SNeh man should be in the work
house instead Of the aUshOuse.
If Lilly was a righteous man be would
prevent his bad children from being engaged
in such conduct, but he encourages the
same Instead OF preventing it. rms PAD
Lilly is so vain, and there are few like him.
He Teigns like a bad Sovereign in Germany.
The directors are nothing but noughts.
They eat and drink we'll and then all is In
good order. Those that see Lilly will be-
lieve me when | say, that he has filed MS
belly like sow of 300 OF 400 lbs. rms
Lilly is not only bad, but is cheat and
spendthrft.
An examination OF affairs they do not
amount to anything, for the reason that
Truth Will be made to represent Lies, and
Lies the Truth. But if another Steward
would be put in charge, then Lilly's cheatery
would be brought to daylight.
This Lilly gathers money upon money
together, and the citizens and farmers must
pay the same with the sweat of their brow.
! am tired of this life and would rather be
! tine SchafeT know me.
| Those gentlemen know that 1 have not
/ been bad man. j. A. KOEEIG.
/ Word was sent 10 the almshouse, which
| is only about a half-mile distant and Stew
ard Lilly came in and took charge of the re-
mains. A sheet was wrapped around the
| body and pinned close, his feet were placed
| in coffin and the body cut down and laid
| in, and was then taken to the AlmshouSe
| cemetery and buried
! j. A. Koenig was admitted to the aims.
house on the 9th of February. 1888, and left
! of his own accord on the 10th of March and
returned on the 18th of November of tie
same year, where he rem aimed up until Mon
day the 10th instant, to come to town and
! did not return. He had been in the habit O
coming and going when he pleased and
when he did not return Steward Lilly con-
cluded he hod gone on his summers's tour
He was about eighty years of age. could
| speak no English and was gentlemanly il
his conduct.