Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-16

A Former Citizen of Wausau Shoots
Himself.
The many friends of Louis j Rens, in
Wausau, were shocked to learn, Friday,
of his death which occurred at Oconto
on Wednesday, May 10th. Mr.. Rens
had been trusted employee of the II
K. McEachron company for the past
twenty years and eight years had been
conducting the company's branch grain
and flour business at Oconto. During
the early part of the week, w. E. Dodge,
one of the members of the company, was
at Oconto to check up the business. He
did not find accounts to his satisfaction
! and at che dinner hour it was under
stood that MIR. Rens would make few
collections and return shortly after one
| o'clock to resume the work, but he new
er returned, A correspondent OF the
Evening Wisconsin gives the following
account of the affair:
IL. j. Rens, who has had charge of
II. E. McEachron's grain and -four
business in this city for the past five
years, committed suicide Wednesday
afternoon in an old barn just outside of
the city limits His body was not found
until yesterday afternoon.
ION Tuesday an auditor of the COM
pany appeared at the warehouse to
check up the accounts of Rens but
these did not seem to show up worry sat
isfactory Rens excused hinseli, say
ing there were large amounts due from
city merchants. He was then sent out
to make collections.
''On Wednesday he disappeared and
no trace of him could be found until
Friday afternoon, when far ler COM
ing in said he saw a bicycle lying on
the side of the road near the city limits.
Officers went out, found the bicycle,
and after looking ABOUT for time,
found Rens with a bullet hole through
his head.
ION his person were found few
checks and 81 in change and note to
his wife, saving:
Ida, forgive me, as / am not to
blame. | have not dollar and they
will find me short and every time it is
more. Love to you all. L. D. RENs.'
1.-The fore part of the week he sent
his family to Wausau on visit, where
they were notified of the suicide. A
coroner's jury was empaneled and gave
a verdict of suicide He leaves wife
end two children
1t appears that deceased looked at his
business dealings in the wrong light.
If he was short in his accounts he could,
by a few years of saving. have made his
shortage good. The giving of his life
life did not help matters. Louis Rens
was a young man well thought of by all
who knew him while he lived in Wau-
sau. He was popular among the young
er element, was sharp in business tran
sactions and bore the reputation of be-
ing a man of unimpeachable integrity
The McEachron Co. had such faith in
him that it did not require him to give
bonds. Before moving to Oconto, he
was united in marriage to Miss Ida
Steller of this sity, on whom the blow of
his death falls most heavily. A week
ago today she came to Wausau with her
children to attend the wedding of rel
alive, which was to have been held this
week, and to her the sad news was con-
veyed Friday night by members OF the
local lodge of Ode Fellows.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon from the City hotel in this city
and was attended by a large number of
sorrowing friends. The services were
conducted by the Rev. F. Schaer, pastor
of st. PauPs church. The funeral was
attended by the local Odd Fellows and
III. w, A. bodies, to which deceased be-
lOnged