The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-17
FOR LOSS OF MONEY
Paul Wendler Became Crazy
and Hanged Himself.
FOUND SUSPENDED TO A TREE,
We Pu.he~ From His Ballard Home to
the Woods and II Found by
Blackberrying Party.

Paul wenfler, OF Ballard. was yester-
6av found hanging 10 . tree an tie @oO9s
near MS home. having committee bSl-
ode while temporary insane through mei-
sncholy, supposed 70 be dae 10 the loss Of
: small sum Of money IN the Merchants
National bank. he is believed 10 have
ended his life some time on Monday
evening.
The body was found yesterday morn
ing hanging by the neck TO the limb OF
maple tree BY Nola Cooper and Mrs
funaDerg and her daughter. wno we're
picking berries. The Cooper girl hurried
into town ard gave the alarm. ard a
searching party consisting OK y. j.
Black. Charles Pells, X. Leather. A. y
Preston and Henry Dorm. Wendlers
brother-in-law. Immediately left for the
scene OF the hanging. None az ne NO
raen want with tile party. and II TOOK
ar hour and half 20 md the body, walen
was partially hidden from vie" ~ the
underbrush ard small shoots Of maple
tree. When found the body was perfect
Is rigid and presented a gnasIy appear
ance The neck xas stretched so mat the
head looked as II il was about 70 come
off the tongue was curieG up ana pro-
fruding siiehtly out Of the mouth, Thlch
was wide open, and the eyes were party
open. The body Was left in the position
In which II was found. and the coroner
Immediately sent tor.
Wendier evidently stood anon t~o legs
placed the M-tncb rope around s~o INNS
OF the tree tied the other end around his
neck and kicked the logs from under him.
His feet were about ar inch from the
ground. and from the appearance OF the
body when taken down It looked az II
Re he'd struggled somewhat after drop
ping 4 short distsRce away 1t looked as
II he was standing against the tree.
Deputy Coroner Teater and Bonney
etewArt's dead wagon were dispatched 20
the scene of the suicide. and brought the
remains 20 this city.
Werdler has lived In and about Ballard
for the past I've years. working IN saw
mills and Inn Der camps. and mas always
horne an excellent reputation In the COM
rnnnlty. lie was = years old and was
native OF Germany. lie has lived al the
hon. OF bis sister. Mrs. Dorm. Tor some
time ard has iately been employed as
a shingle saw gauger az AcNeys MN.
He hal about sfne on deposit in the Mer~
chants National bank. which recently
failed, and this has worried him greatly
Beside this he has been uuwell for some
time. and last Sunday and Monday II
was noticed that he was very melancholy
20 much so as 10 excite the suspicion OF
his relatives. His brother-in-law took
The cartridge on, OF his gun on Monday
and also intended putting the rope with
which he hanged himself out of the way
for fear he would commit sui
eide. On Sunday Dorm noticed his
queer actions. and suggested that
he see a physician. 10 when
he agreed, but instead walked over 10
Fremont He returned about IL o'clock
and ate his dinner. after which he went
out in the woods. and at bis sisters sug-
aestion, picked few blackberries. He
d,d not remal.i long. and after bringing
the berries IN read the paper a short time.
suddenly became excited and tore IL into
pieces He then went 10 the woodshed
and procured the rope. and left the house,
saying he was going 10 the woods
His hrother-in-law went Into The woods
Monday night after supper in ieareh OF
him. but not finding him concluded he
had gone 20 spend the night with some
acquaintance
wendler has no other relatives In
Washington except his sister. and he has
a brother in st. Louis. lie belonged to
the Maccatees. and was insured Cor S,oco.