Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-22
ARNOLD AMRiNE. AGED %. TRACK
LAeoRER, ENDS LIFE ~
SHOOTING.
INFORMS STREET RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES OF INTENTIONS
Takes Car to Park, Ends Al, and Dead
Body 10 Found by Street Car Grow on
Return Trip-Fear Over Loss Of
Sight Believed to Have Been Rsspon.
sibIs For Act.

While respondent. supposedly from
the fear of the loss of his sight, Arnold
Amrine. aged %, whose home was in
Iowa City. and who had been employed
as track laborer by the Iowa Railway
and Light Company since April 10,
committed suicide Sunday evening by
shooting himself thru the forhead with
a 32-caliber revolver.
Telling the crew of the street car
that he took to the park that he in
tended killing himself, Amrine rode to
the park. and shot himself after the
car left 10 return to the city. The mans
dead body was found by the mem bers
of the crew when they returned on
a later trip, after Amrine had failed
to take the car on intervening trips
back to town.
Laid OF Saturday Night.
With other members of the track
crew under Foreman John Kelley
Amrine was laid off Saturday night.
The seasons work having been brought
to close. This fact apparently did
not worry Amrine, who, according to
Manager Charles Munson, of the COM
pany, appeared to be the best of spirits
Saturday night.
Tells Crew Of Intentions.
Amrine boarded a park car leaving
Third avenue at $50 Sunday evening.
To Motorman W. R. Louthan and Con-
duc,or o. G. Twombley, Amrine said
tina. he was going out to the park to
kill himself. He insisted on bidding the
motorman and conductor good bye.
Louthan scoffed at what he considered
Amrine's idle talk, and told him joking
~ that he must be crazy" To i'm
press the members Of the crew that he
was going to shoot himself, Amrine
displayed his revolver.
Doesn't Show Up; Crow Reports.
At 6:47. when the car left the park
for the city, Amrine was last seen alive.
he walked off toward the park en-
trance. LouthAn and Twombley ex-
pected that when they made their next
trip out they would find Arnrine ready
to tide back to town. On the following
trip. however. Amrine did not show
up. The next trip was made. and still
no signs Of Amrine. On the way in
the ulotorman and conductor expressed
some worry that perhaps Amrine did
intended to make good his threat. The
crew reported the incident to the spo-
lice, but they too secuted the idea OF
q man telling others that he was going
to kill himself and then doing so.
Crew Finds Body.
When Louthan and Twombley made
their next trip they did little looking
around on their own account, to salts
fy themselves. II for no other reason.
Their search revealed more than they
expected, for Amrine's dead body was
found.
AS soon as they reached the city on
their trip in Motorman LOTHIAN noti-
fed Coroner Boucher. The coroner
took the statements Of the motorman
and conductor. but held no inquest.
There was nothing on Amrine's person
to indicate why he should have taken
his life. Two letters. from sister in
Iowa City, were found in the mans
coat pockets. These letters were sign
er Lucille" and referred to her father.
The stree. address at Iowa City is
s17 Maiden Lane.
Dependency Doubtless Cause.
That Amrine had become respondent
owing to the fear of the possible loss
of his sight, is the belief of Manager
Munson. Of the street car company.
Amrine had only the sight Of one eye
left. and a few weeks ago complained
that that eye was bothering him,
and he feared he was going to lose the
sight of il too. This il believed to have
proved on the young mans mind to
such an extent that it prompted him to
take his life.
Hold Body For Word.
Amrine's body is being held at the
Pursel morgue awaiting word from
| Amrine's relatives at Iowa City as to
the disposition Of the body.