The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-23
DESPONDENT
HE ENDS
LIFE
Sends Bullet Through
Heart--Death Causes
Great Sorrow

DespOndent over i'll health and being
out of employment, his heart aching
with sorrow too sacred to be dis
closed to public view even Though he
is no longer in the land Of the living,
the victim perhaps Of a hereditary
tendency which lured him to his un-
timely end, Fred Weidermaier. aged
%, formerly bookkeeper at the local
office Of Swift & Co.. terminated his
life by sending bullet through his
heart late yesterday afternoon at his
room in the boarding house Of Mrs.
Molly McMaster, 21S North 4th street.
1t was at least an hour. probably two
hours after the deed was committed
when the cold. Iifeless form was dis.
covered on his bed, bathed In blood
One of the other boarders had been
mailing up boxes, making considerable
noise during the afternoon and the
fatal shot was not heard by asy one
or if heard it was not recognized as
pistol shot. When young Weider-
maier didn't appear at supper Mrs. Nc
Masters went to his room and called
and receiving no response she entered
to find him corpse
Fred was like my own son to me-,
Isaid Mrs McMasters He was get
ting ready to leave this morning for
California and had packed up all his
things, burning his letters also. He
lhelped me about the house during the
day and seemed very despondent. es-
pecially over being out OF employment.
He had suffered much lately with cat
larrh. He spoke Of suicide during the
morning and told him not to think
of that and he laughed. / had no
idea, however, that he was contem-
plating any thing OF the kind. told
him to cheer up. that he could get an
other position but he still talked de-
spondently."
Mrs SL5AIasters disclosed for the
first time this morning the fact that
the young mans father committed sui
eide about year ago. due she thought
to financial reverses.
A few weeks ago Weidenmaier re.
lsigned his position with Swift e. Co.,
here to take similar position in Den
lnison, Texas. but soon returned, wish.
ling to take back his position here. but
another man had been sent here and
the change could not be made. He
was therefore out OF employment and
Mrs. McMasters said he worried much
over it. Finally he decided to 60
to Los Angeles, where he had cousin,
and was to leave at 6 o'clock this
morning.
The gun used by Weidenmaier was
Ia "A Colts, belonging to one Of the
other boarders in the house. The bul.
let pierced the heart and went e1dre.
" through the body lodging in the
wall Of the room. 1t was little after
le O'Clock when the body was found.
No letters Of any kind or note OF ex-
'fplanation was found on his person. In
his pockets $50 in currency and silver
was found
Barney Weidenmaier, an uncle Of
the deceased, arrived here this morn
ling from Fort Cobb in response to
Telegram. sister and some other rel
Iatives live in Dubuque, Ia. and no ar
engagements for the funeral will be
made till they are heard from.
Weidenmaier had lived here about
two years, After graduating from the
chickasha business college. he obtain
ed position as bookkeeper and made
a splendid record. He was a young
man OF the finest character. no bad
habits and gentlemen in every sense
Of the word He was popular among
large circle Of friends and his death
causes great sorrow.
Late this afternoon Anderson, the
undertaken received message from
Henry Luhmor. uncle Of the deceased.
requesting that the body be shipped to
schalIer, Ia.
The body is being held At claycomb
& Andersons undertaking parlors.