Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
MAY Be IDENTIFIED.
Man Who Suicided Last Saturday
Probably Lose Schulz.
HOME WAS IN WARSAW, MISSOURI.
An Uncle of Mrs. Florence MiIler,Who
Lives in Basement Under 628 East
Main Street-She Thinks Dead Man
Was Her Uncle.

The remains of the man who com.
mitted suicide by taking morphine in
the Ottumwa cemetery Saturday after.
noon were today partially identified
by Mrs. Florence Miller, who resides
in basement under 62S East Main
street, as those of her uncle, Lose
Schulz, formerly of Warsaw, Mo-, but
recently of Fairfield. She refuses to
say positively that the dead man was
her uncla, but has no reason for not
believeiAg such to be the case except
that she has not seen him for three
year0 There is little doubt. however,
that she can Identify the corpse, as all
particulars tally. She says that her
uncle had had no use of his right hand
for several years as it had been paraly-
zed This probably explains why the
pocket on the right side of the coat
worn by the suicide was sewed and had
never been used.
A Stormy Life.
The mans experiences when living
must have been of the saddest, accord
II ing to Mrs. Miller's story as told to
"a Courier reporter today. She said
that Schulz was forty-nine years of
age, and was in poor circumstances.
He was married, and was the father
of four children, but in recent years
he had not lived with his wife owing
to the fact that they could not agree.
Three months ago he left Warsaw,
Mo-, where his home had been for sew
eral years, and the last heard from
him after that was. from Fairfield. In
this connection it will be remembered
/ los, Nv poi Of "a if.
field, had identified the remains of the
suicide as those of a man he had seen
a week ago at Fairfield.
Had Not Seen Him.
Mrs. Miller said that she had not
seen her uncle in Ottumwa, but did
not think this strange, as he did not
know this city to be her home. Since
learning of the suicide she has COM
municated with relatives in Warsaw,
and learns that nothing has been
heard of Schulz there since he was in
Fairfield.
Reason for the Act.
/ Mrs. Miller says that in her opinion
her uncle was led to commit suicide
by the trouble he has had with his
wife during the past few years. She
says he was addicted much to drink.
ing and had been growing feeble mind
ed in recent years.
His Relatives.
The man was the father of four chill
| dren-three daughters and one son
One of the daughters is now Mrs
John Goodman of Warsaw, Mo-. anc
the son is Charles Schulz, but Mrs
Miller knows nothing of the residence
of the other two daughters. The
brothers, William and Andrew live a
Warsaw, as does also Schulls divorc
ed wife.
| Charles Chestine, Of Warsaw,
brother of Mrs. Miller also identified
the remains of the suicide as those 0
; his uncle. He has returned to hi
/ home.
Coat Has Been Found.
The coat which was worn by the sui
: eide, and which could not be fount
yesterday by Coroner Throne, is re
: ported to have been found today a
the McIntire undertaking rooms wher
!, the body is being kept.
Relatives May Come.
l Mrs. Miller has sent word to Wal
5 saw concerning the matter, and it /
D probable that some of SchulPs rela
r tiyes will come to -Ottumwa to look a
/. the corpse, and, if they identify it, t
v take charge of it.