The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-28
Believed TO Be That of Frank
Hagan. a Chicago Young Man
Ia Who Is Missing.
CLAsPED PICTURE OF a GIRL.
Note Requested That AUTHORITIES
BE Notiied-Corpse Taken
10 East st. Louis From
Bluff Lake,

Frank Va~an. the chicago yourg man
whose father visited s.. Louis last week IN
an effort to find whether he was alive, H.
believed to have committed suicide, nS ne
Threatened in n letter sent 10 his parents
from the ST. James Hotel in this city MAY
u. Tic body of q man thought 90 he that
Of Hagan was found last night near Cen
teryifle Station. 81. Clair County. III by
three farmers. who were fishiu" ;"r frogs
.p l;IuT Lake. The farmers notified the
.uShoritIcz, and the body was taken to Ben
ner * RricIIsr's livery stable, in East 81.
louis. where an inquest viii be- held to-day.
On the lofJ lapel of the young mans coat
was found a button bearing the photograph
Of 4 ,-ounE woman. His left hand claSped
the button. Near his riEht hand lay a re-
volycr Of large caI:her. with one chamber
emrtv. There waS Dig hole IN the right
side of the head. The whole top of his head
was blown away. The head was disjointed
from the neck. The appearance Of the trunk
wor!ld indicate that the body had heen eN-
posed probably forty-eight hours. but ludg-
ing from the appearance Of the heae the
suicide muSt have taken place week ago.
III she poke; were found a number OF
small articles. including 4 silver card case
on the back of which were engraved INC
words. Prank Uagan." The cafGs Mithin
read, Frank Hagan. rnachirist. No. 80
Crystal street Chicago He Was neatly
dressed ana worc new pair Of tan shoes
A memorandum written in lead pencil
without date read:
when my body IS found notify the CHI
raEo police.
,Signed, FRANK FIAGAN-
Last week Frank HaEan's father, August
HaCan, who is machinist. received LET
|, l. Fn-, sfT hfl
Hotel IN this city. in which the younger
man complained of feeling i'll and declared
that he might end his life. The father came
at once to St. Louis. but WAS unable 10 To-
cate his son. Both men worked In the same
shop. and the father said that he knew "f
no reason why the young man should wish
10 take his life. \ translation Of the let
Ter. which was written in German, follows;
Dear rarents-'Try to forgive me that (
went away from home without telling you
anything Don't believe that il was fool
fish act on my part. No. 1t was an act or
desperation which drove me away from
Chicago ] will tell you now what has
allied me all along. L was sick, but that
was not the worst You may believe II, or
not-bUt / was an tha eve OF becoming in-
sane The cause do not know. Often
was so craZed wanted to Kill somebody
and before | murder some one else / Will
Kill myself.
'pont fhlnn tHat am Il fiScl d'.t'
coward who is never worth a kick. nut IL
takes a courageous man to put a pistol to
his head and fire. If you think enough of
me you can bury me in Chicago. Ask the
police whether they have found me II
Trey haven't found me yet. they viii fild
ne. but they VIII not know who was, be
cause | will take everything cut Of my
pockets which would lead to ident!fica-
tion.
And at last ! ask you not to think too
hard of me. / think it better 10 be dead
than crazy and L guess you Will think so
TOO. Your son. FRANZ.
Il have got yet about $40 coming 20 me
from the Knoeshel Bros. Ice Machine
Company. No. 2g.5-9 Erie street. Get it and
give it to my MOI her. because | lost her
umbrella. Give my last regards 10 all
Your sOC."