The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-13

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fit. Hester was quite sleepy and q
little slow in responding. He reached
the room in a few minutes, however,
and found Walter lying on the floor,
with a
REVOLVER BY HIS SIDE.
The negro was frightened and he
hurried to awaken two newspaper men
-Messrs. Brennan and Leach. from
St. Louis, who with him returned to the
room. The suicide was lying on his
back, breathing heavily, moving his
hands and still grooming. A hasty
examination showed a bullet wound
in the left temple, from which but
little blood had flowed. The temple
was badly powder burned and the hair
was singed off. The dying man had
on nothing but a pair of brown, strip
ed trousers, his socks. his uudercloth'
ing and top white shirt, without
collar. The stove drum had been
knocked over and he lay with
his feet facing to the east. The bed
was tumbled, ms though it had been
occupied during the night, though the
white coverlet had been turned back
over the pillow. On char near the
bed were black diagonal coat and
vest,
The colored porter, upon the advice
of his two friends, replaced the revOl.
yer as he had found 1t, and then has
tened up town
GIVING THE ALARM.
Officer McGhee hurried TO the hotel
and the man was still alive. He
then aroused DR.. w. G. Overstreet,
but when he arrived a few minutes
later, Walter was almos; gone. Coro.
ner Muehl, having been notified, was
soon al the tragic scene, but the sui
eide had breaihed his last.
In the pockets of the clothing were
found a pocket-book for coin, contain
ing $500 in silver. Another large
pocket-book held one $40 and one SIC
bill. In the vest pocket was an open
faced gold watch and chain, with a
small charm; also pocket knife, two
Missouri Pacific railway checks and
two photographs in an envelope, ad'
dressed III. Walter. BarrJws.
Illinois" One of the pictures
was that of hims If; the other Wa:
that of handsomely attired and
pretty young lady. Who she is YET
remains mystery. 1t may be thai
she was the true love and queen o.
bis heart.
Among the letters found in thu
pockets was one from his father, V
Walter, postmarked Arenzville, Ill,
aud dated August s. 1t was sn at
Ifectionate epistle and proposed thai
Henry should pay the old home
visit for a few days, before acceptin:
a position elsewhere, than at the plac'
. he then resided.
There was also a letter from Super
intendent L. F. Sheldon, Of this city
. of the Missouri Pacific telegraph ser
vice, dated August %, 1891, in repl.
to a letter from the deceased, post
, marked Riggston, H., and dates
} August "a, in which he had requeste'
, a position as an operator here: MI
: Sheldon's reply offered Waite
. position at s45 per month, provides
he could show a clean record. Their
Z were numerous other letters fror
chums and friends, which are OF n
especial interest. Also some none
!, orders amounting to about $50.
Upon the dresser, before who's
Iarg e mirror he had evidently stoO
: and shot himself in the left temple
were
THREE MESSAGES
q and farewell letter. One messag
was written on q Western Union tel
d gram blank in pencil and read as TO
e lows:
Ell PROPRIETOR PALACE HOTEL =
0 Please lay my body out and take car
! of it until my brothers reach here
Take these messages to the Office an
d rush them as addressed. Do this be
fore you do anything else. NJ
e brother from St. Louis may probabl
q get here to-day if he gets word by 7:3
q or 8 o'clock. 1 have two bsggag
checks in my pocket. Tell my brot'
e ers my baggage is at Hermann. Nj
'e The following messages, write
also in pencil on small slips of viii
! paper, were addressed respectively
e his brothers, DR.. F. Walter, Perry
q Mo, and VIM. Walter, 1928 PHI
u street, St. Louis
Send this message (rush,) to D
,e F. Walter, Perry, Mo.
D, Your brother Henry died here Ii
sr morning. Come and dispose of b