The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-11
ENDED HIS LIFE.
John F. Anderson Puts a Bullet
Through His Body.

trade, and generally known on the
south side of Renville county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
just above the heart, some time dur
ing last Saturday night. The deed
was committed in one of the rooms on
ths second floor of the Canada House,
this city.
Anderson had been stopping at the
Canada House for week past before
he took his own life. He was waiting
for an opportunity to go to the home
of his brother near Bechyn, Renville
county, to remain for the winter. On
Saturday evening he seemed to be in
his usual spirits and conversed quite
freely to Dennis Farrell, the landlord
of the place. At $50 o'clock, while
number of boarders were sitting in the
office, Anderson called for his lamp,
and went up stairs to the room he had
been occupying. Nothing further was
heard of him until he was discovered
dead the next morning about eight
o'clock by Mr.. Farrell.
At that time Mr.. Farrell went to his
room to alarm him on the last call for
breakfast. There was no response to
the rap. Mr.. Farrell looked through
the key hole and saw that the light
was burning. He stepped on top of
a chair, and looking through the
open transom, saw Anderson's ifeless
body on its side, right hand nearly
touching the floor, and nearly under
the hand was revolver. Mr.. Farrell
concluded that it was case of suicide,
and sent word to Coroner Gibson.
The latter had just come into town
from country visit, and proceeded
at once to the spot. He found that
Anderson had placed the muzzle of
the revolver next to his shirt, and fred
the same, blackening the shirt. The
bullet entered the body just above the
top of the heart, three and a half
inches above and four inches to the
right of the left nipple, passing
through the chest and lodging under
the skin two inches to the left of the
. spinal column, between the fourth and
fifth rib. DR.. Gibson cut the bullet
out of the skin and found it slightly
battered by reason of it having struck
rib.
The weapon used was a 80 calibre
American double action long barrelled
center fire revolver. It was complete.
ly loaded and only one chamber was
empty when found Sunday morning
In his pocket we're A cartridges to fit
the revolver, showing that he pur-
chased an entire box recently. There
was also found in his pockets $40 in
gold, $2.46 in silver and copper, and 6
nickel, a carpenters rule, bunch Of
keys, pocket knife, an American
Waltham ladies gold watch, an Elgir
National Mems watch, a pocket look
ing glass and diary. In his valise
which he left down stairs, was found {
certificate of deposit of 500 on the
Bank of Beaver Falls, due bill fo
$511.68 on Birum & Anderson, Nortt
Redwood, dated Nov. 81, 1894, a not.
given him by Charles johnson of Rem
vile county, for $12s, and another TO
$3.50 given him by VIM. H. Schaffe
of Delhi. Aside from this there wer,
pocket books, diaries, receipts, cloth
ing, etc., and a good coon overcoat.
Anderson was of medium heigh
and weight. He was between IS ant
40 years of age, wore mustacbe, ane
, had black hair. He had been more O
less demented since the Birum & An
derson failure at North Redwood, il
which be lost over $500, as will be seel
from the above. In fact, shortly after
wards he was sent to the asylum OF
account of insanity said to have beer
brought on by his loss in that failure
After his release he returned to thi
section and followed his trade. H,
was single man, was harmless, ane
those who knew him say that hi
: reputation for honesty was above re
proach. He left no word as to tn,
cause of his suicide.
1t is understood that aside from tn,
personal property enumerated allow
he owns some real estate in Renvill'
county,
Coroner Gibson ordered the under
taking firm of Bell & Persons to tax,
charge of the remains as soon as b.
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