The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-11
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PETER BUBB FOUND HANG
ING IN HIS GRooEhY
STORE A COLD
CORPSE.

o. STORE A COLD
ts CORPSE.
|. About six O'Clock Monday mornin
Gus Hopper, the clerk in the Pete
. Bubb grocery store, came down an
opened the store as usual. He at ono
discovered a man in the door leadin
| to the wareroom and his first though
I was that it was a rObber and ran on
| and locked the door and gave a
alarm. Three or four parties gather
ed at the door, but non would ven
ture in until Mr.. VeeSey, VII" cam
in search of Mr.. Bubb, went in ant
struck a match and they all behelt
Peter Bubb hanging by the neck, colo
and rigid in every muscle, apparently
having been dead several hours.
Those present made no effort ia
cut the rope by which he hung. HIM
sell, as il was evident ircm all ap-
pearances that the vital spark had
fled and that cutting him down would
not n his life. They therefore left
the room and informed the proper
authorities who took charge of the
body.
Peter Bubb was about sixty years
of age and hal been in this city i'll the
retail grocery business about Il
wear. lie came here from Doniphan
Missouri, where he had been in the
Jaw mill and lumber business and in
which he had sustained heavy losses.
lie embarked in the grocery business
here with a capital of $500 and very
recently he told several parties that
he wished to retire that his business
vas in a bad shape.
The verdict of the coroners jury is
that he came to his death by hanging.
There was no letter found upon his
body that gave any Information as to
why he desired to end his life. His
pocket book contained 1913, two or
three receipts and four lottery tickets
on Il Kansas City Lottery which comes
OF to-day, also a pocket knife upon
the blade Of which was a blood stain.
Upon his left arm was found five
wounds or scars evidently made by
the knife which he had in his pocket.
Ills feet were only three or four
inches from the floor and by them
was a box about a foot high upon
which he had Stood while adjusting
the rope about his neck. The rope
was doubled with a running moose ar
ranged with a regular hangInan's
knot. His neck was not broken as
the fall was not sufficient to dlslocate
it and he was evidently strangled to
h. Financial embarrassment
coupled with other troubles is sup
posed to have unbalanced his mind
and caused him TO seek relief by end
ing his earthly career. The fact that
he lett his store several times yester-
dav in the absence of his clerk shows
conclusively that his mind wandered.
And he has apparently been very
restless for two or three days. Sat
urday he remarked that he "was all
broke up"
lie was sec last night on the
street about eleven o'clock and it is
believed the! he ended his existence
soon thereafter.
He ate his supper at home about
six O'Clock, as usual, aid LETT for the
store and never went home any
until carried home this morning.
The deceased leaves a wife aud two
sons to mourn his untimely end, and
although be had been here but a year
he had gained the confidence of our
business men for honesty and upright
dealings. Weuuderstaud that lie was
a consistent member Of the Presby-
terrain Church and of the |. o. o. f.,
his lodge being at Leavenworth.
Kansas. which has already responded
to a telegraphic communication.