The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-24
Fred Hasemeier Walks into
Glen Miller Lake Early
This Morning and Deliber-
ately browns Self. =
BODY DISCOVERED
STANDING UPRIGHT
Just the Top of the Head,
Neck and Shoulders Were
Above Water-Two Fisher.
men Made Discovery.

Despondent over the ill health of his
wife who is suffering from cancer.
Fred Hasemeier. 227 North Eigh-
teenth street, took his life early this
morning by committing suicide by
drowning in Glen Miller lake The ex-
act time that Mr. Hasemeier jumped
into the lake is not known, but his
body was discovered at 4:45 o'clock
by Harry Crowles and Edward Ross,
COwles', nephew, both living at 80
South Twenty-second street. who had
gone to the lake to fish. 1t is presum-
ed that he had been dead about forty
Ave minutes as his body was warm
| when removed from the water. Mr..
Hasemeier was about As years of age
and was employed at the Hoosier
Drill foundry.
Young Ross, who was fishing south
of the park boat house decided to go
to the north end of the lake. AS he
neared the overflow at the northeast
corner of the pond he noticed coat
and hat on the bank. Looking into the
water he saw the top of a mans head.
He called to his uncle that someone
had drowned and Mr.. Cowles called
Mark Hoover, a teamster at the park
and Supt. Hollarn. The body was not
removed until the coroner arrived.
Coroner Pierce directed the men to
secure pole and the body was drag.
ged to the bank.
Body Found Standing.
When found the body was standing
In the water in a stopped position and
Just the top OF the head, neck and
shoulders were above the surface OF
! the water. The lake, at this point, ID
| about five feet deep and the bottom ia
very muddy. This gives reason to be.
lieye that the unfortunate mans feet
sank in the mud, which held his head
under water. The body was about fiji
teen feet from the bank.
]. F. Bradley, 2112 North C St., and
w. Smith, 1908 North F street, were
fishing at the lake but when question.
ed by Park Supt. Hollern as to what
they knew about the matter they as
serted that they had not seen Mr.
Hasemeier.
! Mrs. Hasemeier has been suffering
from cancer for some time. She
was operated upon recently at Gin
cinnati hospital and has been home
but short time. She has been al
Dayton visiting relatives for few
days.
/ Mr.. Hasemeier's act was very unex
| pected. He had made no statements
as far as is known. that he intended
taking his life. He had not been in
VERY good health during last week and
had not worked since Thursday.
1t is not known when he left his
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hasemeier
son and daughter-in-law of the unfor
tunate man, declare that they do not
know what time MIR. Hasemeier left
the house. They presumed that he had
decided to start to work again ant
had gone to the foundry.
Becoming alarmed after he ascer
ltained that his father was not at tn.
foundry, Ray Hasemeier returned t
his home. Shortly afterward he and
j his wife were notified that the eide
|Hasemeier was dead.
4 Coroner Pierce has not, as yet, Sc
icured all testimony in the case bu
he says there is little doubt but tina
I Mr.. Hasemeier suicided.
4 The body was removed to the Doar
land Klute morgue. The funeral ar
trangements have not been made.