San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-30
TRAGIC SUICIDE.
Young Moritz Kalteyer Is Dead.
THE BODY FOUND BESIDE HIS
FATHERS GRAVE.
No Evidence Except That Of Death
by Poison Is Found-No Cause
Ascribed for the Deed
Except Illness.

spread ike nre tndt one OF our pest known
aud most widely respected young men had
been found cold and still in death.
The news was so sudden as to be passed
wildly from lip to lip, and in many cases
the rumors became very much exag-
gerated.
The cearest news that first circulated
was that Moritz Kalteyer had committed
suicide.
Investigation proved that such indeed
was the case. He was found at T:30
o'clock this morning, lying PROSTATE at
the grave of his deceased father, the late
f. Kalteyer, in the family burial lot, of
the old city cemetery, east of the
city. This grave is situated on the
west side of the cemetery, near the fence,
about midway In the grounds. Here the
keeper, August Mitch, found the remains
at 7:3O this morning, when he began his
daily duties of watering the grounds. The
man Immediately telephoned to the police
station from Ohnesorge & Engelke's sa
loon. Mounted Officer Beck went
out and learned where the dead
man was and then informed
his relatives, Mr.. Geo. Kalteyer, his
brother, and VIM. Kalteyer, his cousin
aud partner in the drug business. Jus
tice Heron was also notified and went to
the cemetery to view the remains. They
were found back of the grave Of his
father, who has been dead several years.
| The body was PROSTATE on its face,
| with the feet toward the head
stone, and his partly bent fingers
sunk in the soft earth up to the nails On
.. oil lot Of hot a "A
| flowed from the mouth. The features
were slightly distorted. The limbs were
extremely rigid. which would indicate
that death occurred sometime In the ear
ly part of last night. No one saw him
enter the cemetery or heard any
noise during the night, and no
one seems to have seen the deceased after
drug store. He must probably have
walked out to the cemetery.
The remains, after being viewed by the
coroner, were given over to Undertakes
Sheern & Burnett, for preparation for
burial. An examination OF the body was
made by City Physician Braunnagel
and no, traces or violence could
dications OF poison, more from the
position in which the body was found
than from anything that could be found
on his clothing or near the grave. The
opinion of the medical men who examined
the case Is that the strongest poison
known to the profession, prussic acid or
cyanide of potassium, was the agent en-
ployed, as death must have resulted in
stantly and these poisons will thus act.
That suicide was intended there is
no doubt, but from what cause the rash
act was occasioned none can say. not even
his relatives knew that he had cause for
trouble. He was always happy in tenn
permanent, genial to, all his friends, a
brilliant and intellectual converse
tionalist and enjoyed a lucrative
aud growing business In partnership
with his cousin, under the name OF M. a.
w. KalJeyer. druggists, Houston street,
I'm the Webb building. He was president
of the Alamo Wheelmen's club, Twas mem
Der OF the League of American Wheel
men, member OF the San Antonio Turn.
verein and Of the Casino association and
was also one of the Board of Direc-
tors of the San Antonio Drug
company. His age was % years. He
had been finely educated both in
Germany and In this country aud
was a graduate of the Philadelphia,
Pa, College of Pharmacy, having &C.
Quilted himself with high 'honors in the
class of 1890 Hewas close student and
loved his books for the information they
possessed His chief diversion from his
sedentary business and studies was riding
a bicycle and he was an expert rider
and good presiding officer of the
local club. His mother survives him,
though she is very aged. She resides on
Avenue C, near Fifth street, and the
shock Of her sons tragic death will prove
very serious for her
When Officer Beck visited the cemetery
this morning he did not recognize the
corpse Returning to the city one of the
first persons he met was Mr.. Geo
II. Kalteyer, whom he informed Of the
finding of the body. Mr.. kalteyer
had no idea who IL was and was very
much shocked when, an hour after, he
learned the sad truth.
Justic Heron and the undertaken
searched the clothing and body for evil
dence. The neck was bleeding from the
bites OF some insect. In the pockets of
the pantaloons was found lunch of keys
and two or three silver dollars. A cigar
was found in the vest pocket. Nothing
else was found His mouth showed a
light froth, which is regarded as sure
sign of poison taken.
Mr. VIM. Kalteyer SAYS that Moritz
suffered almost continually with violent
headache and had often said in light
manner. when so suffering, that he guess
ed he would blow his brains out some day.
Last night he was at the store in perfect
good humOr. No reason except sickness,
can be ascribed for the deed. No message
from him to any Of his relatives has yet
been found.
Among his relatives bereaved are Mrs.
DIR. AdUIph Herff and Mrs. Geo. G. Altgelt,
who were his sisters.
He was insured in the New York Life
Insurance company for s., 600, the benefic- |
larry named being simply TO his heirs or |
estate.
The drug stores of f. Kaltey er & Son. |