Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-02
WACO BUDGET,
THE SUICIDE OF lSADORE KEEL,
LER OF FAYETTE, MO.



waco, Tex, Dec. Especial lisa
uohc heller' WHO committed suicide yes
igruay afternoon by hanging, came 10
Nu'u accompanied 10y his wife and
young sou about three weeks ago, aud
became the guests of Mr.; Naldemar
Ahle, a kinsmun. Mr. Keller was In
very poor health and dcspOndent, and
often spoke Of committing suicide. His
son, Albert. was his fathers good angel
~ his wandcrings, and kept NJ II tirelesS
yigl during those gloomy hours when
death seemed to invite the unfortunate
man VIII irresistible cntreuty. Unknown
to the son,. the father prepared hang
mans cord, ready Topped. and this he
Kept about his PERSON. Yesterday after
noon be cludcd his little sentinel, and en-
tering the hay loft in Mr.. Ahle's barn,
he tied the cord to an overhead beam
aud lvhpcd through n hole In the loft
ti9or ana soon passed into inscnsibility,
The little son soon missed his futher and
run to the barn. 1t was an ugly
sight To greet thu little fellow. He did
not waste his time, but ran his hand
into his pocket secured his knife and
cut the cord The inanimate body fell
on the hay which covered the bottom
llOor Fhy5iclans came quickly aud
| every attempt ut rpsuscitation was
| made, but with no avail, and in short
time It became evident that the suicide
hud attained the end he sought.
lSudOre Keller was u merchant of
knight of l'ythias. The remains will
| be shipped tomorrow to Lexington, Mo-,
| for intermrnt
At the First Baptist church yesterday
| Miss ioorgin Lcdnum and Mr.. G. l..
] Barker We're united In marriage by Rev
| Dr. II. G. Burleson. The church was
| beautifully decorated with flowers and
I luIttrA uIBthar All ItInnO4 NVtf .I
| ceremony, The bridal party left on the
evening train for Houston, San Antonio
aud other points, where they will spend
| two weeks before returning TO the city
Mr. c. j. Bartlett uud Miss Bodie
| Christian We're married vt the home of
| the brides parents, IN Eddy IT II o'clock
| yesterday They left immediately after
| the ceremony for Marlin, their future
| home Mr.. Bartlett is prominent young
| business mum of that place, and was ac-
! comnauied On his happy mission to Eddy
| by a large number Of young people
At the home of the brides parents ia
| lnrcna yesterday mt noon, Rev. w. II.
| Matthews and Miss Annie Poole We're
united in marriage. The groom is n
| Methodist minister, and attended the re-
cent conference here. He has been ap-
| pointed to the church ut Burnct. whittier
| he will proceed with his bride TO 1--we
Mr.. Sheridan l., Wainmau, local man
! NEct OF Inc SOUTHWESTERN Telegraph and
Telephone company died last night after
! an Illness of u week, lie was suffering
| from pneumonia, hut not until yesterday
| was his illness considered fatal
His wife died about four months ago.
| aud little 2-yeur-old boy Is thus early
left to mourn the loss Of father and
| mother
Mr.. Wainman was married. In Houston
| five years ago where he Ia well known.
| lie has made many friends hero and his
| death is lumcnted by all.
| Rev, Dr, Kinsolying, assistant bishop
| of the dioccsc of Texas, preached 10 n
large congregation at St paurs last
night The meeting of st. Andrew
Brotherhood, which was to hive follow.
ed the sermon. was POSTPONED until neNt
| Thursday night, The bishop intimntrj
TINT he would probably make Waco his
home while in Texas, in which, he saws
he will spend his life,