Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-10-05

PA@Seo sAo AhoLAio Vi tno gun W uis
forehead. He apparently had his
hat on and his pipe in his mouth
when the deed was committed. His
wife says that he was demented hay
ing acted in a strange manner for
the last two weeks.
ON ACCOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS.
A letter in German was found on
the deceased which stated that he
was in debt some two or three hum
dred dollars and gave that as the
reason for killing himself.
THE SUICIDES LETTER.
MEXICO, Mo-, September 81, 1898.
DEAR MAMMA: (His wife, Do
not think hard of me. I can stand
the burden no longer. lowe Hage-
dorm $75, for which he has dunned
me because he don't like you. The
first time he came to me after we
were married he tried to make trou-
BILE between US, and always afterw ard
when we would be by ourselves, but
as he found l paid no attention to
him he triedG eorge( Kieffaber' step
son. but failing in all, he wants to
crush me in this way. Oh! it istoo
hard; l can not endure it. Pray for
me. l will tell you in this what l owe.
Hagedorn Is; then there is a note
due Mr.. Scher but I shall not say
anything to Scher. The reason
thereof everybody can figure for
himself. l think it will be like COL
Letting the church moneys and then
lose the books? l owe Mr.. Berry
a note of $45 on which SIS of it is
only due. 1t is for a drill, you will
find a receipt somewhere in the
house. Jim Woshem So for corn;
VIM. Renke for cutting of wheat;
MI. Frian for cutting 90 acres of
grass; Mr.. Hill 50. 70 and F. Carter
$40. Total SIG. 70. Dear Mamma
wish our friend no harm for his lot
is hard enough. He can not sleep
in any bed, mostly sleeps on the
floor, when sleeping in bed he talks
in his sleep, he is afraid of telling
on himself as he asked me sew
eral times whether he had talk
ed in his sleep any; when l
said no, he would say, call
right, Is anything left in the bottle?"
1 had to play hypocrite for some time
as to my friendship for him, as a
friend told me before the harvest Of
1892 of many things 1 knew not,
though l knew enough already. Once
more 1 say to you, Dear Mamma, a
last adieu. ADAM KIEFFABER.
The Coroner's jury was composed
of the following named gentlemen:
Nit Hendrix, Philip Shire, Jno. A.
Sullivan, Jos. Armstrong, Chas.
Schoeneman and VIM. Hardesty.
The coroner's verdict was as
follows: Death at his own hands on
account of financial troubles.
FRED. HAaEDoRN EXPLAINS.
To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, October 3.-Dear Sir:
Having seer an account in Mondays
LEDGER of the suicide of Adam Kief-
faber and also the letter he left giving
reasons for his rash act, I feel it a
duty to myself and the public to ex-
plain matters as far as possible.
1t is true that I requested Mr.. Kief-
faber by letter about the 18th of Sep
tember to pay q certain note OF SIS by
October l and expressed the hope in
said letter that he probably had some
friend who would help him out. I
had borrowed the money from Caleb
Berry in October, 1892, to help MI.
Kieffaber, as Mr.. Berry well knows.
A friend informed me last spring
| that Mr.. Kieffaber had made some
| remarks about me. I asked for an sx-
PLANTATION, beth Mr.. and Mrs. Kief-
faber being present. The remarks
were denied and we never spoke of
| the matter again. I have never seen
| MI. Kieffaber since his marriage ex-
cept in company with his wife, at
church, or with other parties-never
alone.
In regard to his allusion to a certain
note for Mr.. Schaer / would state that
I hold said note in my possession. 1t
reads az follows;
APRIL 9Th, 1S93.-One day after
date I promise to pay to F. Hage-
dorm, agent for Rev. FIR. Schaer,
the sum of $l2. so with 6 per cent.
interest. ADAM KIEFFABER.
The note is for corr and is still un-
paid. I did not demand the money
for the note.
Inever had trouble with U church
as to money matters, and I think the
congregation would trust me yet tf
collect money.
do sleep on the floor frequently In
hot weather but it is unknown to me
or my family If I talk in my sleep.
Why Mr.. Kieffaber had to play
hypocrite in order to retain my friend
: ship is . mystery to myself.
MI. Kieffaber had been living the
: last four or FIVE years on the farm O
Rev. FIR. Schaer, for which lam agent
and my dealings and intercourse will
6 him have always been friendly, as hi
neighbors are aware.
Yours Respectfully,
+. HAGEDORN.
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