Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-03
HAD VIOLENT HEADACHES.
Mrs. Mary Baehr Thought to Have
Committed Suicide in n Fit of
Mental Alteration.

The friends and relatives of Mrs. Mary
Felix Baehr, the bride of a week, who shot
herself in !.zr bedroom Tuesday night, at
SIG Myrtle street, are now convinced she
committed the deed in moment OF tenn
porary mental alteration, brought on by
the pain of severe headaches, 10 which she
was subject for some time past.
Her husband, George ". Baehr, secretary
of the Kumpf Insurance Company. agrees
with Deputy Coroner Wheeler in that con-
clusion, formed after close inquiry yester-
day afternoon concerning her actions LOT
days previous to her death.
For several weeks she had been sudden
ly seized with violent headaches. whicn
caused her at times to throw up her hahdS
10 her head and scream. The attacks would
be acute for few moments, then she would
get partial relief and iaughlngiy turn II
off with remark that ii would be all rignt
ache for hours, but would no more tnan nan
mention it to her friends. She did not
wish to alarm her husband ana never toid
him of the attacks. He first learned OF II
from Mrs. Primus Fromholde. an intimate
friend of Mrs. Eaehr for years.
Mrs Fromholde says the neaoacnes hdu
grown more frequent during the last three
weeks. On the morning of the wedding day,
last Wednesday, she spoke TO her orother-
in-law, George Fette, about having a ;.;a Sc,
we're headache. 1t was not her disposition
to complain and nothing more was sald
about it until Saturday morning. She was
sitting on the kitchen table, chatting gayly
dow curtains which she was planning to
hem that morning. Suddenly she put her
hands to her headand said: "Oh. L nave
such a terrible headache" 4 few moments
later she recovered and said laughingIy tnat
ii would pass away soon. Mrs. FrOmhoide
was concerned and would not let her work
on the curtains. She had another attack
in the back yard Saturday.
On Monday she appeared in happy noou
all day. At o'clock she came INTO Iown
Mrs. Fromholde leaving her on the west
port car at Sixteenth street.
A paiater who was working on the mouse
Tuesday saw her several times during the
day and she spoke to him pleasantly. Late
in the afternoon she told him she had a
headache. That was the last ne sa" OIL
her.
1t was Mrs. Baehr's habit to go INTO the
open air when seized with the pain in her
head. She often did it without saying any
thing to those present.
The body was taken TO the nome OF ner
brothers. Edward ]. and Joseph L. fenN.
where she lived until her marriage. Her
brother, Joseph Felix. arrived yesterday
from q hunting trip in Kansas. de hrst
learned of his sisters death from the morn
ing papers.
The funeral will take place at O'Clock
this morning at StS. Peter and Paul Ger
man church, 800 McGee street, Rev. Nj.
Ernest Zechenter, pastor.
The detectives learned yesterday that
Mrs Baehr purchased the revolver with
which she shot herself at q sporting goods
came downtown Tuesday morning and
bought the revolver. While examining the
weapon Mrs. Baehr remarked to the clerk
who waited upon her that her husband was
away from home a great deal and that she
wanted a pistol in the house for protection.