The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-23
Charles F. Moench Scores Rail
roads and Boarding House
Keepers.
BODY DISCOVERED BY WOMAN.
Mourned for His Brother, Who
Drowned Himself in the
River Six Months
Ago.

Charles =. Moench. IN II. K T. ran-
rad clerk. committed suicide yesterday In
Tower Grove Park by swallowing carbolic
ACID He was SPECIFICS when assistance
reached him and died before arriving 1t
the hospital
From letters left by him and from his
condition II Il apparent that he approached
his death without fear and that the act
was well arranged
He left . letter intersperse6 with humor
and ttnsed with sarcasm. That the suicide
was carefully planned il evidenced by his
having bathed. shaved and dressed himself
IN his best clothing. He selected the ruins
BY the lake In Tower Grove Park As the
best place to end his Life. and waited until
the middle OF the day, when he sat on the
ground and leaned against q tree with his
fsee full in the sunlight to drink the
poison
A short time after he swallowed the acid
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Giliies Of No. $3.50 Hart
ford street. who was passing through the
park. saw Noench and went to his side.
AZ soon as she learned his condition she
called q patrolnsn. who called an ambu-
lance When the hospital was reached.
Moench was dead
He left sealed letters for Mrs. Charles d.
Gambs. care Of William Stephan. No. MS
Victor street. Charles Hegerding. No. 60
|Chouteau avenue, and Eugene Bosnian,
mo. 9N South Ninth street, and an open
letter. which read:
REMARKABLE LETTER.
Sept 2. 1s04.-Some OF my friends probably
viii be surprised At my action to-day and
wonder At the cause. In order to set their
minds n resi-, viii say that worrying over
shape that carnot eat ner sleep. and In order
TO get . little peace / am going to Helen Hunt
for It
exception Of my room rent. from The Tssh Of
to get The money. Too. for snyons Who Viii
sss Ss - s.y foT
ably running set-rieh-auick scheme in oppo-
!'S @.s q y shtas charlie. He.sss.as. to A.,.
All my personal effects to do with - he sess
! 1esTei very much tSsi this Is occurring Jus.
tl. o = ss ana On e.s sssna II ''
Ny advice 70 an ambitious YOUNG man IL to
E,a 70 . iSs You Drove aor1sy e K you e
Be promoted TO checking clerk IT 50 DER month.
na hous9 Overtime eses ns s1a
also Will not neglect to call you out On Sum
Ana When 1oa are siek four Of i've day. after
working like . dog they win dock you for the
time lost
Amt that greatf
Then. should you complain. vou win be told
that II you do not like II. you know what you
can do. II you are compelled TO orEanixe some
official who At one time perhaps had TO travel
the same hard road that you are travelling will
md out who the leaders are and blacklist
them.
II any one can explain why II 10 that reads
entering ChicaRo and ST. Louis. Tor instance.
can pay checking clerks 3e2-50 Der month and
on srttme At the former place. and only so and
no overtime at the latter place. IL would benefit
someone.
Il is my wish that be buried beside mn
brother n there Is room enough for me In his
.ot at Bellefontatle II not. place will do
Please notify ID. J. Koetuba, who II Q bapther
member Of Pacific Iodke. No. 3ot. Of the X. Of
p. want TO die having I'll feeling toward no
one and at peace with the world.
(SiGned, CHARLES r. MOENCH.
RECOGNIZED AT MORGUE.
When the body was taken to the morEue
Aoench was recognized a. the man who
had been there about six months before.
and had Identified the body Of . man who
had committed suicide In the river n his
brother. This was the brother he men
toned in his letter.
Moench was Is years old. about feet
In height. and weighed more than 100
pounds. The funeral WIN probably be
conducted by the Knights OF Pythias At
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