St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-24
PROBABLY POISONED.
A Brothers Anxiety for Missing
MaChiniSt.


Peter Rolling, a machinist, who came
to st. Paul from Carroll, To-, three
months ago and has since resided in
various quarters of the town, but lat
terly on Eaton avenue, West st. Paul, is
missing. Rolling had been for some
time employed in the Chicago e. North
western railway shops at Carroll, but
was discharged early in July for intem-
perance. 1t seems that he made an
effort to secure work at the railroad
shops here, but failed and was idle for
several months. The missing man had
no relatives in this city, but has a
brother, who is laborer, In Omaha,
Neb. 1t was through the latter that the
facts OF Rolfng's disappearance became
known, and the indications are that he
has suicidef. The following letter was
received yesterday by the GLOBE from
Omaha:
OMAHA, Sept 22.-St. Paul GLOBE Editor:
| write to ask you about my brother, Peter
Rolling. If you know anything about him.
lie is machinst. and came to st. Paul about
three months back. He has been out of work
good while, and drinks good deal, ana
am afrade he has took poison. A week ago
he sent me The letter enclose and his silver
watch. and he said he was tired of hunting
for work, and said he guessed he wouldn't do
he is and oblige. Yours respectfully,
JOHN ROLLING
P. S. send you the letter he sent me.
The letter Rolling wrote his brother.
While it does not express an actual sui
cldal Intention, is wOrded in such way
that it wodld be difficult to draw any
other inference. 1t reads as follows:
EAToN AVENUE, ST. PAUL, Sept. L., 90
MY Dear John: take pen in hand to say
few words to you. l must tell you that
have not turned a screw since l quit the
shops down below, and can't get no work
here, and it's dull everywhere was prom
Ised job at the Valley shops, but | wrote
twice and didn't get no answer 1t amt no
use, and a man might as well make up his
mind to it first as last l send you nv watch
and chain and mothers picture. You are
better off than l am John You have got
Lizzie and the baby TO keep you moving but
ain't got anything. / wish you all pros
perity and happiness. and don't think about
me, because I'm liable to be good ways off
pretty soon. Your brother,
PETER Ro1FINa.
A GLOBE representative called at
| several houses on EastOn avenue yes
terday afternoon. Boarders have been
received at some of them, but none
answering the description of the missing
! man. In fact no trace of him can be
found in that locality. 1t may be that
the latter was written there but that
RoHtng did not reside on the street.
| Christ Smith, who resides on Hone
street, stated yesterday that he had met
Rolling frequently, but did, not know
where he lived. The last time he
saw him was in the bar at the
| Roessler hotel on East Third street.
| He did not know much about the man
! except that he was a machiniSt. Rolf
ing, he says, seemed to have money.
and never mentioned his inability to OBJ
tain work to him. Smith further stated
that Rolling did not seem like a man
to commit suicide. When he last saw
| Rolling the latter told him that he was
boarding on Rice street, but did not
give the number. The police say that
they know nothing of the missing man,
and express belief that he has not
suicided, but that he left the city in the
ordinary way. An examination of the
police records for the past few months
| shows that during his residence here
Rolling was not arrested for drunken
ness or any other offense. Investiga-
| ton proves that Rolling has slept some
times at the Economy hotel. cheap
| lodging house on Jackson street, and
| in similar places about the city.