Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-06-27
A SUICIDE.
A St. Louis Man Visits
Mexico-ThrowS Him
self Under the Cars.

DR.. Rothwell.' Was in the city
most Of the day Friday. Said but
few words to anybody. To several
be said he had not seen the sun
in seven years.
In the evening he went down
the railroad track toward Francis.
Was about the bridge over Salt
River for a time. About 6 O'Clock
he started back along the track
toward town. He was overtaken
by the service train" from Fran
cis-a switch engine aud caboose.
II was running at a very low
speed. Walbourn was noticed
ahead, and just as the engine was
about to pass him Walbcur n
dropped his coat from his arm and
his hat on top Of it aud threw him
self in front of the engine. 1t was
too late to save him-he was cut
in twain aud badly mangled and
crushed.
The body was picked up and
brought into town and at Me-
Pheeters Bros. undertaking rooms
DR.. p. E, Coil called jury and
held an inquest. The railroad
was exonerated from any blame.
The following sheds some light
upon the matter. taken from last
Sundays st. Louis Republic:
An unsigned note taken from the
body Of Louis Walbourn, who liv ed
at No. 1921 Olive street, and who
was killed Friday night by a train
at Mexico, Mo-, has aroused the
police to active interest in his his.
tory.
II have taken two lives, there
fore can afford to give one," the
note read.
Incidents connected with his
death indicate that he threw him
self under the wheels of a moving
switch engine.
The suicide theory is secuted by
friends who.gathered at the home of
his widowed mother and sister yes
terday, but no explanation could
be offered for the contents Of the
note. lie had been steadily en-
ployed in st. Louis for twelve
years and never had been In trouble.
Half an hour after the mother
received a telegram yesterday
morning announcing the death Of
her son, the postman handed her q
card from him mailed at Mexico,
Mo.
II am on my way to Kansas.
Will write you a long letter from
there" the postcard ran.
Louis Walbourn was twenty
MAE years Of age aud an art dee.
orator. He had been employed by
the Absorene Manufacturing Com
pany, No. 24l0 North Tenth street,
for twelve years. except at inter-
walls when he would leave the city,
He received his wages last Mon.
day night aud went to drinking
with his friends. Monday night
late he left the city without leav.
ing word of his departure at his
home. No news had been received
from him until yesterday morning,
when q message briefly telling OF
his death by a moving train wal
received by the mother.
The mother was FRUSTRATED last
night. The contents of the note
found on the body Of the brother
were about 10 be recited to the sis
ter, when she begged that n0thin Z
more Of the tragic affair be told.
"Idon,t want to know anything
she pleaded.
In explanation OF the note {
friend stated that Louis could only
have had reference to his mother
aud sister. He had no police rec.
ord aud was known to be OF quieI
disposition, given to drink at inter,
walls.
Before leaving st. Louis, Wal
bourn had talked among his friends
about going to Kansas, That this
was bis Intended destination Is evil
denced by the post card to th,
mother. he had been drinking