The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-01-10
AdoIph ReideIheimer
Ends Life, Taking
CarboIic Acid
LEFT A SHORT NOTE
ADDRESSED TO HIS WIFE
Man Came to Brunswick Fror, Nichols
10 Accept Place With A., 2. & A.
Remains Sent TO Hazlehurst
Last Night for Interment,

Despondent because Of financial
tronll4s. Adolpa Reidelhaimer IS
years old, bill clerk in the employ
of the Brunswick Steamship company
at the Bee line term nails. committed
suicide at his home on Union street
some time during Friday night or IN
the early hours of yesterday morning,
Reidelheimer used the carbolic acid
route and carefully guarded his m
tentons from his friends in the city
and his fellow clerks at the termi-
mails. He was alone in the house, hay-
ing recently rented it, expecting his
family, a wife and two children. who
are at present living at Nichols, from
whence the deceased came to accept
the position with the steamship line.
Reidelheimer was usually very
steady in his habits. and when he
failed to put in an appearance for his
duties some OF his fellow employees
made inquiries for him. W. A. Dull,
an employe of the Southern railway,
had previously occupied a portion of
the Union street house, only having
moved away a few days ago. J. f.
Young, OF Hopkins & Son, made an
attempt to see Reidelheimer early yes
terday Finally, becoming suspicious
that something was amss. he called
IN Chief of Police Burney. and on
forcing an entrance they found Reidel-
heimer dead. He had gone to a va
cant room in the second story OF the
house and all signs showed beyond
question that the man deliberately
sought death at his own hands An
empty bottle of carbolic acid near the
body, which was stretched out at full
length on the floor told the tale
Coroner Jennings was notified and
an inGuest was held with the follow
ing gentlemen serving on the jury:
Mess IS w. A. Recknasle. J. NJ. Jones,
Sam Goodbread, s. A. Burney. J. W.
Summerln and Austin Holcomb Sev-
erai witnesses were summoned at =
o'clock but nothing Of Importance was
learned and the jury brought in a
suicide verdict
Reidelheimer was said 10 he popular
among he large number Of employees
at the terminals and with a circle of
friends in the city He was liberal
with his money ana those who knew
the man seemed to be very fond of
him. X. f. Manser. terminal agent
and under whom Reidelheimer served.
was seen by a News representative
yesterday afternoon and he said that
The dead man was d competent clerk
and did nor use liquor or o. her in
toxicants. Mr.. Manser says that sew
eral weeks ago Reidelheimer came to
him and told him that he was going
TO leave the service of the company
as he had inherited a fortune OF over
100000 n Cleveland Ohio But it
developed that this Was a mistake and
since that time the unfortunate man
has been deeply despondent though
naturally of a congenial disposition.
He was formerly agent of the At,
lanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
road at Nichols, Ga, and Mr. Manser
says he made good official and came
to Brunswick with a clean record so
far as the company is concerned. He
also states that Reidelheimer seems
to have been SLOW in the payment OF
his debts, both at Nichols and since
he came to Brunswick and that many
Kills have been received here against
him
After the work Of the ccroner's jury,
the body was removed to the Moore
undertaking rooms, where it was pre-
pared for burial. Mrs Reidelheimer
was notified by wire and in accordance
with her request the body was shipped
TO Hazlehurst. the home of his wife,
where the funeral will take place to-
day.
kilograms received in the city last
night from Cleveland, o. requested
that the body be sent to that city if
the wife had made no choice Reidel-
heimers' sister is Mrs Z. H. Strass,
OF Cleveland, the wife of prominent
distiller One of the kilograms stated
that Reidelheimer's home was Fort
Wayne, Ind. where he has an uncle
now living.
In looking over the effects Of the
dead man, the coroner's jury found
an unfinished note, addressed presun1.
ably to the dead mans wife. 1t was
pathetic in its simplicity and read as
follows:
Dear Ida: It's no use to strive
longer. cannot