The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
ONE or KiWEAH'S JICTiMS.
Nodeck Kills Himself After IL Dishenrtcn-
Ing E<psrience In the c"-operstve Colony.

Ing Experience IN the So-OperukSe aoion!.
Y,on me san Frlncirco r'ronic'r
Driven to death by tho Kawrah colony
ought to hayo been tho verdict OF he Coroner's
Committed suicide on Tharsday niGh.. =,
For some reason the incts in connection with
m,diGtely prior ,hyr;t.; which nnmls'ak;
brought out Mt tho inuuos'. There are hut f,w
reople in the city who we're aeln,hnled viii
ior sS4m to make AJAX them ppabiic was
hodesk was a German " birth and a ma.
chinst by trade. an honest. INDUSTRIOUS young
Two years ago he ieli in with some Of the mem:
Was so carried away with the glowing accounts
giy"n Of that Institution that he decided 70
sn T. re haa sSne Nancy Sheh NJ haa
Iron Works. and he gladly put II into the cons
mon stock or, rnthcr pnli 1t over 10 the
He threw, up his lob here and won't TO the set
temcnt In in, ttI ,o I,omnty where he took up
EelnE an intelligent fellow and good work
er. he got tasks TO perform for which ne was
nd IA @ tss Inn r.. he
IL their own control al those tangible eyi-
dsness Of wealth which russ current in the
inuependent shirt, and DO ore he had b on
nss %sae 6r me By ts
nna he was not backyard IN expressing MS tis
opinion OIL tn0m. he asked unC0nlIOrtAUle
questions OF tho trustoss. and refused tO be
Lulldozed or browbeaten into silence,
,,Atthe business meetings Of the colonists he
with the controlling clement and being witha
q little cranky" he became very un Unpopular
gould not eIf iSr he bsesed
right snd indeed there were many OF his fell
Then tie same plan Of rod rodueins him to SUBJ
mission that had been tried with others was
put into practice lie Vas refused supplies
to S WAY he peeded; Nei,h.r food nor eos,hins
deck. IN order 10 obtain tho Hecsssariss Of lie
was obliged TO go outside tho colony and work
After working Tor a while in Tulare county
and earning enough to buy some clothes and
have few dollars ahead he went back to the
colony. Again he tried to obtain something In
Second rea.a HI hea G Sad Mn' eas ss
colony restaurant. hut when he went there to
eat hes ~, also we're refn III They had eagerly
consideration therefor.
Besides being refused what he had earned
and what his own money had naid for iIodeok
remained: however: as long rs he could. but
could expect nothing more Of, those who were
indehted 10 him. ncrown tho indignlties to
held aud Hodsck was expelled from member
shp by The iaft,on that run, things In the
colony. Inc ulIpSy nfotext was given that he
hal abandoned the. colony when he went to
already related. ,hal the very element which
expsned him had forced him 10 lake the step
Of going to work for outsiders in order 10
avoid starvation anu TO obtain clothes to take
tho place Of those he had worn out In the col.
Onys service.
Thorouehly disheartsnod Hodeok made IN
his mind to return 10 San Francisco and try to
obtain employment at his trade. He reached
here fortnight or 80 ago, but soon found that
city. and that having no influence. 1t was i'm
possible for him TO obtain employment
Having thus been literally starved out by
the colony. Hodeek then apparently came to
tue conclusion tbut life was not worth living
and made. deliberate preparations to end it.
experience at kaweaii he gave NO tnkling Of
street last Thursday, he Obtained q piece OF
liberatey SIN othered himself to death
lie hRt kept his ri. CO Of residence q secret
from his few friends. and n he hnd any baggage
or effects tlicy havenot yet been found.
giving tho nnIne OF i. D. Jackson chilled nj thu
Mosgue and inquired what disposition was to
be made Of the romalns. Being old Ibs; thoy
would be buried a. those OF a Uauper, Jnrk son
BURIAL him self. which hs did. II subsequently
appeared that tho dead man and Jacks son were
fellow cUionists . -,
SeeHe ps s s not s, s2snsts
cnn BIO ascrlled 10 the disappointment mud
suffering. needlsssly sntRiled upon those who
went enthusiastically into ,Ae scheme ind sad
fiiiced all hint tney bud IN the cause Of pre-
tended cooperation.