Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-28
BAER,SLOvE LED TO DEATH.
He Was Too Poor to Marry and Shot Him.
seIf-Farewell Letters.
New York Hereld.1

Samuel Baer, handsome, boy ish-l look
ing German nineteen years old, committed
suicide FRIDAY afternoon by shooting him.
self with pistol through the heart ana
also through the right temple at the resi-
dence of his cousin. Mrs. SaInuels, on the
third floor of the fat-house at No. 352 east
Seyenty-seyenth street. Baer was not sat
isfied with his employment and had be-
come respondent because he was not earn
ing salary enough to warrant him IN pro-
posing marriage to Miss Teresa Rosenfeld,
a pretty brunette nineteen years old, VINO
lives with her sister. Mrs. Herman Cohen,
at No. 23l east Observation-Disclosures seven
teenth street. Teresa and Samuel were
deeply in love with each other
The Young man came to New York from
Strasburg two years ago with an older
brother named Herman. he secured en-
ployment as clerk in various New York
dry-goods stores, and last summer he was
clerk and cashier at the Nantasket House.
Nantasket Beach, near Boston.
When the season closed he returned to
New York, and last Monday he got place
as stock clerk IN the trimming-house OF
Falk Il Dannenberg, No. $50 Third avenue,
at O salary of ten dollars per week.
tie left this place on thursday, COM
planning that the hours were too long for
him. He was compelled to do night work.
and this prevented him from paying eve
ming calls to Miss Rosenfeld
Baer was heard pacing the floor on
Thursday night in his apartment, the mid
die one III the fiat occupied by MIR. Samuels.
He appeared very low spirited YESTERDAY
morning and spent the forenoon writing
letters. ,
After dinner Mrs. Samuels went out. and
al Baer's request she locked the front door.
An hour later Mrs. Samuels' little daugh-
ter BERTHE, while standing IN the front hall,
heard two pistol-shots IN her mothers
rooms. She went upstairs and entering
the flat found Baer dead on the door by
his bed, with blood streaming from two
bullet wounds. The pistol was lying by
his side. -,
The police of the east Sixty-seventh
street station notified Coroner Levy. An
Investigation brought out the story of
Baer's love and disappointments. He left
the following letter addressed to Miss
Rosenfeld:
MY Dearest Theresa:
Forgive me for killing myself. but
have always had to contend with sorrow
and trouble Life was burden to me, and
/ have often thought to end 1t, but the
thought of you held me back.
~ now see that l never could make you
happy. / should have engaged myself 10
you, but could not do so on account Of
circumstances.
Again, dear Theresa, forgive me. Live
happy in the future. Maybe you will find
happiness in the arms of some one else you
love, which my circumstances did not per-
nit
Again forgive me. and with kisses to
you die. Yours, SAMUEL"
A note which he left for his brother Her.
man reads thus: r
"Good-by. Forgive me. Don't lot any
one ct homo except Solomon know the
cause of my death. Don't bother about
my funeral. Good-by. Your brother,
SAMUEL"
Baer met Miss Rosenfeld about q year
ago. The couple were very devoted and
sister of the girl said last night there was
no need of Baer's killing himself. Both he
and her sister were young and could have
waited.
A friend OF Baer said be was o proud
spirited, hasty-tempered young man, and
probably could not brook the delay attend
ing bis contemplated marriage.