The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-17

but worst blow of all was the report that
"ept con c?!In1tinually as She spoke OF him
viii never believe" she said that
Charles ever said that he believed I had
, iorsakcE him. He could not have said or
! believed that. even in his widest delirium.
W ny, he idolt2ed me. and | idolzed him.
ihere never was anything but complete
trust and happiness between us. and when
We nar,sd at Union Station Friday night
: our parting was as affectonate and friendly
as could be. Almost my last words to him
Were: BE good boy. Charlie Then
wished him all manner of success and pros
periiS In his business future In Denver. and
oade him Good-by. He promised to write
"a me as soon as he reached his destina-
.ioIi Saturday while 7 was at luncheon l
received Il telegram from him at Sedaia
SAYING he had arrived there safely and was
leelnS splendid. | expected he had gone on
direc; dec; to Denver from there. and since Sun
gay l nave been counting the hours until
1 Shcliid receive letter from him. Wednes-
EiS Ia was worried at not receiving one. as
nm ne never failed before to write me two or
three Week when away from me.
No Reason to Kill Himself.
lie never touched liquor to my knoyl-
emge eSce2t when he was in the hospi al
S,h,s SGh,ieslns from the beating he received The
pmysic.an told him he thought glass or
Ss ~" OF beer would strengthen him. and
marcy, who was a knight of Father
,,riaet m%itlheM w IeSeved permission from his
Al the end of that time he had recovered
ana; although the priest suggested that he
tiiS NJ continue the Indulgence for another
Week ne refused, saying he did not care
for it. That does not indicate that he
would suddenly take a notion to drink
heavily the moment he LETT here, as has
been reported.
There is more behind the case than has
pseh revealed so tar l am certain. l do
I'VE Charley did not kill himself. Every
thing Is against guch 4 theory He had no
i,E IeasoI 10 do So, and every reason to enjoy
NE. lie was 4 devOut Catholic. and seldom
missed mass He was on his way to BEGIN
business career in Denver. with every
prospect of success. and had promised to
true his health was not of the best while
here. but he was going TO a place which
held out every prospect of restoring him
What. then, could nave operated to cause
him TO turn to suicide in the short interval
between Saturday and Wednesday?
7 do not believe he took his own life,
ana nothing that occurs will make me
charge my opinion. AT present my brain is
too badly upset to allow me to give express
sion to any suspicious may have. / must
wait until l hear something definite from
his brother Fred. who went to Sedalia this
morning."
Sister Thinks 1t Was Foul Play.
Mrs. Martin Whalen of No. 7l9 North
Seventh street, East St. Louis, a sister of
the dead man, said: Charley came over to
see me ffiday afternoon and LETT after SUD
per. He said he was going to Denver Colo
in company with Il man named Schultz n
clerk in an Olive street drug store and
another man, whose name l do not know.
ne Iiu aDnuI Sou'. ana 1 made q purse for
1t and sewed it in the inside of his shirt.
l am certain he did not commit suicide He
was always, jolly and was more SO than
usual when he left me Friday evening He
has always contided in me, and if he had
quarreled with his sweetheart l am sure
he would have told me.
He told me that when he got started In
business in Denver he was going to send
for his sweetheart and these were almost
the last words he said to me. l am pos
tive he was murdered"
Martin Whalen. brother-in-law of Killalee
said Charley WIS too jolly 4 fellow and
thought too much of this life to be sus-
pected of suicide. He was in extremely good
spirits when he left here Friday, and was
in high spirits over the prospect of going
into bulness in Denver. He said he in
tended t. step over at Sedalia few days
He never tasted drop of liquor. I saw
Miss Connolly Saturday morning, and she
told me she was at the station when Charley
left Friday night, and that he was as jolly
as ever"