The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23
RAMBUSCh'S REGULATIONS.
The Astounding i;ascaiity OF "a Wisconsin
Pubic OfhciaI.

JUNEAU, Wis, Oct. l9.-All dou lot as
to the character OF W. L. Rambusch,
one OF the most prominent men of
this city, whose disappearance last
week led to an investigation which
disclosed business transactions that
were, To say the least, questionable,
were removed yesterday morning,
when "A letter was received from him
making "A confession which fully sub
Stimulated the apprehensions OF even
those who feared the worst.
he letter was dated at Philadelphia
and was addressed TO his wife. Mrs.
Ram busch received it yesterday morn
ing and, painful as it was, reached
the conclusion that IT was her duty to
make its contents known to those who
were investigating the business affairs
of her nus Oand.
I In the letter Mr. Rambusch makes
full confession, as complete in detail
as the limits OF an ordinary letter will
/ permit. The most startling informa-
ton the letter contained was the as
sertion that Mr.. Rambusch contem-
I plated taking his own life. In fact 1T
Is believed That he expected to DO
dead before tine letter reached Juneau
kilograms describing the tug
have been sent all over the country,
but there is little doubt expressed
that he is either now dead ia Pniladel-
phia or sailing across the Atlantic for
IA foreign port. His wife and child
are completely overcome and the in.
tense excitement in the town still con-
tinucs.
Yesterdays developments in the case
have shown that Rambusch had OPP
era ted with "a holiness that is start
ling. Yesterday morning set OF
keys were found. which proved to DO
duplicate keys for all the offices and
vaults in the courthouse, ana the fur
ther discovery was made that the Of
fetal records have been tempered
with tseems that Mr.. Rambusch had
privileges extended TO him because OF
his nigh standing that could not have
been granted by the officials to any
body 4 Sc, aud it Is said that when his
: doings were criticised by officials. who
were STYLED over-oiiiciOus, the people
were indignant that anybody should
accuse MIR. Rambusch of doing what
was not right.
5 1t is now evident that he used hi
keys TO get into t.e Offices and vaults
when nobody was around aud make
Z such use of records as he saw lit.
4 The muddle grows worse every min
G ute. People are coming to town b.
G the score to see what they have lost
!. and new steals are being discovered
!. every hour. 1t is now known beyOn'
DOUBT that Mr.. Rambusch drew abso
e souteiy fraudulent mortgages, signe'
: the names of the holders Of the lan'
anu filed the mortgages. The amour
{ OF his defalcations, tits now believed
/. will reach ia the ne.ghborhood of hal
u a milton There has been grea
e deal of speculation as TO the eitec
u that Mr.. kambusehs Disappearance
(. would have politically, lie being
e member of the republican state com
d mittee and chairman of the Dodg
G county committees The democrats ar
e making a handle OF it, and are CLAIM
t. ing that it will affect not only Tia
A. Dodge county ana congressional tict
n cts. but the state ticket rs well. The
assert that it will result in Congress
a. man saurhering's defeat and the cal
a. rying of Dodge county. a republica
II stronghold, for the democratic tick'
G. by 1900 majority