St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-28
GATHERED IN SALTWATER.
A Forest Lake Man Talks Of killing
Himself.
Charles Otto Supposed to Have Been
Murdered.

John Marsh came down from Forrest Lake
YESTERDAY morning got full and wanted to
kill himself. He appeared in the saloon OF
Toe Becker. with whom he formerly boarded,
and acted strangely. He drank two glasses
of whiskey, and talked about killing himself.
He called for the third drink, which was re-
fused him, because of his strange actions.
Mr. Becker called him into one of the card
rooms and talked TO him, asking him to go up
stairs and lie down, to which he said: "No,
Joe, by Cd I'll not lay down until m dead,
aud that will be soon. Lend me your revol-
ver.' He then went on. saying he had gone
through more trouble than any man a hundred
years old and was tired OF living. Previous
to this time he had offered to treat the house
and said: Boys, drink on me, for this will be
your last chance Marsh appeared to have
considerable money on his person, and next
turned up at the First National bank, where
he had q check for $25 cashed after being
being identified by Louis Alben-
berg and Andrew Erickson 10
the two parties and others he talked rashly
and said to Erickson: Goodbye, Erickson;
take a smoke; you'll never see me draw an
other breath;' and so on. The police were
notified and he was locked up. To Chief OF
Police Shortal Marsh said his father accused
him of stealing 81, aad he intended to kill
himself, as he had never been charged of
stealing before. By o'clock Marsh had So
bered up. He talked freely and appeared to
be sane.
Charles Otto, a German aged %, went to st.
Paul May 10 and has not been heard of since.
Foul play is suspected. Otto was employed in
Charles Heitmans restaurant about two years
and resigned about May on account of his
health. He left Saltwater on the Sth for St.
Paul, taking with him about Sl6O. He told
Mr. Hoffman that he would spend month or
so with Mr.. Janke, who runs hotel. saloon
and grocery in St Paul near the harvester
works and return to Saltwater to visit his
brother-in-aw, who resides about three miles
southwest of the city. He did not return and his
friends here became alarmed. Schultz Wis
tied St. Paul the middle Of June, but failed to
find Otto or anything concerning his where
abouts. Jamie told Otto that he had been at
his house, but left suddenly at night or the
next day. His trunk was found in his room
unlocked, with some clothing and valuableS
missing. Otto had kept diary since 1865,
several pages of which had been torn out.
Schultz has visited st. Paul several times
since but could not learn anything concern
ing his brother-n-law.
Notwithstanding the heat, the entertain
ment given at the Saltwater theater last
night by the Winona Relief corps, Mueller
post, G. A. R., was well attended, and was
success. Chicago, the Queen City, was d G.
Iivered by Mrs. Burke of st. Paul; Lookout
Mountain by Mr.. Simmons; 1.-THE Dying
Soder," by Miss Mabel Bolles. Singing was
rendered by MeSsrS. Masterman, Tenner,
Taenhauser, Wing, Rhodes and others, and G.
A. Bennett told his best story. A fine cape
was awarded to the most popular commander
The entertainment concluded with Il hop.
The theater was elegantly decorated for the
occasion.
The county commissioners met again yester-
day and were in session all day. The school
petition of William Armstrong ct al was re-
jected. The county attorney reported that
the bonds of the First National bank and the
Lumbermen's bank had been drawn up in
nf fhn ffnn
on repairing and repainting the buildings on
the poor farm was accepted and adopted.
The delinquent personal property list was
vised and the county auditor was instructed to
strike out all deemed uncolectable and take
the necessary steps to enter judgment against
those collectable. The auditor was instructed
to pay the judgment of r. NJ. Coles against
the county for the sum of $1,000.
Yesterday was the day set for the telegraph
match between teams of six men from Com
pany K of Saltwater and Company G of Red
Wing. The Company K team was composed
of Castle, Davis Manwaring, Gray, Lee and
Henderson and made 294 points out of q pos
sible 420. The range was 200 and 500 yards,
and each man had Z shots. The Red Wing
team postponed its shoot till August.
A camping party consisting of George
Schuttinger, John j. Walsh, Willie Mackey,
Fred E. Weber, J. G.. Schultz and Howard
Grant leaves to-day for Mahtomedi to spend
week or so. Faust will be the name.
Daisey, aged Is months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Savage, died yesterday
from brain fever and spinal meningitis.
Funeral to-day at p. m.
Log sales: Bronson & Folsom four RATS to
the Keator Lumber company; Samuel
Mathews 100000 feet to the Qand Lumber
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lowe buried their
little son Leon yesterday. Rev. DIR. Tuttle of
Minneapolis officiated.
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dins-
more.
4 special meeting of the council of the Ma
tional union will be held tomorrow night.