Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-22

| but he dealt with il only as an ordinary
4 So 900, but it is more than covered by
| checks which were refused after the at
tachmentS had been served. Had they
| all been honored Ram ousch'S account
would have been slightly overdrawn.
I Rambusch discharged last week some
of his smaller obligations. He paid
TO w A. Nanbrunt of Horizon $500,
4 which was not expected at the time and
which he might have deferred paying.
He was last heard from at Horizon,
where he was seen Saturday night.
Juneau Wis, Oct. 16.-All doubt
as to the character of w. I. Ram
( busch one of the most prominent men
OF this city, whose disappearance last
week led to an investigation which dis
closed business transactions that were
to say the least, questionable, We're re-
moved yesterday, when letter was
received from him making confes-
sion which fully substantiates the APP
prehensious of even those who feared
The worst The letter was dated ut
Philadelphia and was addressed TO his
wife Mrs. Rambusch received ii yes
terday morning and, painful as it was,
reached the conclusion that it was her
duty to make the contents known TO
those who were investigating the bus
mess affairs of Ter husband. In The
letter MIR. Rambusch makes full CON
tession. as complete in detail rs the
limits of an ordinary letter will per
nit. The most startling information
the letter contained was the assertion
that MIR. Rambusch contemplated tax
ing his own life. In fact it is believed
that he expected to be dead before the
letter reached Juneau.
As soon as the news Of the receipt
of the letter spread about the town
theories were built up as to what BAN
busch's original plans We're. Most peo-
pie agreed in the belief that Rambusch
thought there would be Il longer inter
val between his departure and the
discovery of his misdeeds. 1t is
thought that he fully expected to have
time to reach his native country, Den
mark. He doubtless was on his way
TO some sea port on the southern At
lantic coast, where there would be less
hanger of apprehension than at New
York or Boston. The Philadelphia
letter contained quite full account Of
the situation at Juneau and Rambusch
saw that it was a grave question
whether he would be able to leave the
country. Thus confronted it is sup
posed that ne decided to end all by
taking his life.
The letter which Mrs. Rambusch re-
ceived was turned over to Judge Dick,
who was sitting in the circuit court and
he made such facts of it public as he
thought proper. There was highly
dramatic scene in the court when Judge
Dick announced that letter had been
received from Rambusch. He told the
people in the court so much as he con-
sdered they had a right to know AND
then declared q recess, during which
the excitement ran high. Judge Dick
turned the letter over to the district
attorney and both officials positively
declined to allow it to be seen They
said that it was private to Mrs. Ram
busch and could not be made public.
The letter was dated October Il and
was written from the ColOnnade hotel
in Philadelphia. 1t was very long and
is supposed to have gone INTO details
to some length But that is mere con
lecture. All that could be learned about
it was that in it Mr.. Rambusch made
a confession of greater or less length,
explaining how his crookedness had
commenced and continued until it had
overwhelmed him. He asked her to
forgive him for his misdoings and then
expressed a desire to not have his body
brought back to juneau for burial.
1t IS generally taken for granted
that Mr.. RambusCh has not carried on,
his threat to commit suicide, because
if he had done so the fact would prob
ably have become known from Phila-
delEhia. There is diversity of opinion
as to his real intention TO end his life.
Those who think he spent the money
as last as he got IL tejleNe Judl Ie nc@S
killed or will kill himself, and take his
statement as proof Of the correctness
of their theory about his stedlings.
Those who believe he has boarded his
gains think that The letter is blum
intended to throw the authorities off
The track. The authorities in Phila-
delphia have been communicated with,
and if he is not dead ar attempt will
be made to trace nim IRON that city.
There is now very good reason FIR
believing that Mr.. Rambusch can be
apprehended for forgery as well as
embezzlement. Some mortgages have
been unearthed with signatures that
have a strange appearance and with
dates that do not correspond either
with the newness Of the paper upon
which the instruments are written or
the lateness OF the form used. In
other words, mortgages bearing cid
dates have every appearance Of having
been drawn very recently and the sig