Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-03
A. B. JAQUITH KILLS SELF
Prominent Grain Yal Gees to Kountse
Place and Ends Lie.
I'LL HEALTH H: GViS AS THE CAUSI
Leaves Two Notes in which He Speaks
OF Failing Condition and Asks
BFother-in-Law 20 Pro-
tect Family.

Arthur B. Jaquith, president of the Elk
change Grain company, 1875 Board Of Trade
building and vice president of the Ne
braska Underwriters Insurance company,
was found lying dead in deserted portion of
Kountze Place in the old exposition ground,
with a self-infcted bullet wound through
his heart, about 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing The body was discovered by w. S.
Rowe, 1918 North twentieth street, and
Arthur Davis 1856 Rensas avenue, two
youths who passed on a nearby footpath.
The police and coroner were notified and
the body taken 20 Bradley & Dorrance's
undertaking rooms A 3s-calibre revolver
with one shell exploded was found lying
beside the body
Mr. Jaquith lived at zU17 Spencer street.
He left his Office late Monday afternoon
IN company with his business partner
q. e. Barnes, and appeared to be in his
usual health and mental condition. No
mention was made to Mr.. Barnes of an
intention TO TAXI his life nor was any In
timation given to any members of his
family.
He went to Union station early Monday
evening to meet his sister, Mrs. George
Lowe, and her husband. who live at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, and came from Fremont
spending the evening in their company and
playing with his children. During the
evening he appeared to be laboring under
name for \ of mental stress, but not such
as to excite comment.
writes the UsuaI Notes.
Mr. Jaquith remained up after the other
members OF the family had retired and
wrote two notes to his brother-in-law MI.
Lowe, informing him OF his intention to
commit suicide One of the notes was writ
nd said fT1O not
leave until l return. I want you to care
for my wife and Zen" The second
note was written on wires stationery
and read: Dear George: Owing to my Ill
health / cannot bear 10 remain with you
any longer. Il want you to take care of my
wife and children"
= The spot where the two boys found the
body IL in the northeast corner Of the patlS
about sixty feet from an artesian well. II
was lying partly concealed by clump Of
bushes The. spot was evidently selected
for It's distance from any residences, the
nearest being full block away So far as
learned no one in the neighborhood heard
any shot fired during the night
II is believed Mr., Jaquith took his life
before midnight. from the condition OF the
body when found The park is about five
blocks from his home and he evidently had
gone directly there and after selecting a
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Charter Member of Exchange.
Besides being president of the Exchange
Grain company, Of which G. e. Barnes is
secretary and treasurer, Mr.. Jaquith was
also a charter member of the Omaha
Grain exchange, q director OF the exchange
and chairman Of the membership commit
tee, one of the most important committees
Of the exchange. He was a member OF
the Chicago Board OF Trade. AS a member
OF the local grain exchange he was very
active trader and a great volume OF bust
ness was done by his firm, which was in
corporated several years ago. The business
affairs Of the firm are in hrst-class shape
and will be continued for the present by
Mr.. Barnes, although it is possible the
corporate name may be changed after set
tiement,
For twenty years Mr.. Jaquith was as
ISOLATED with Frank H. Peavey Of Mime
apolis in the grain business and resided
in Minneapolis and Sioux City when rep,
resenting the Peavy, elevators. He was
general manager of the Peavey business II
Omaha, which was then transacted through
the Omaha Elevator company, but hi;
health failed about seven years ago and h
was sent by Mr.. Peavey for a trip arount
the world and was gone a year. being sue
eeeded as manager of the Omaha Elevator
company by Edward p Peck.
One of the Prime Movers.
When the Omaha Grain Exchange wal
organized In 1908 he took prominent par
in the movement and was a charter mem
Der, being elected to a position on tn,
directorate, to which he was reelected re
Gently. His wide acquaintance for the las
twenty-five years among grain dealers
brought him an immense commission bust
ness.
His business obligations were invariabI,
met promptly and he handled number o
large deals, chief among which was an at