The chronicle=news., 1914-04-13

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ISOther and the following brothers
and sisterA Elwin. Dthel. Charles.
Earl and Howard NcOiIl. His wife
formerly wss Miss Lucille butcher.
n we'll known and attractive Pueblo
young woman. They had resided In
DclaxuS and Maitland for the past
six years.
That tho suicide had been con-
templated for at least twenty -four
hours. and was planned withthe most
consummats caro-. II evident.
The young man left bis home In
Maitland At noou Friday. driving to
Wais~nburs. which h the ncAst rail-
road station. five miles distant. Hs
badc his wife m unusually t0uehinx
farewell and camo 10 Pueblo on tho
afternoon train Of the Denver and
Rio GrAnde railroad. arriving hero
n o'clock Friday escainx. Ito
~ent AT onee to bis fathers homo In
South Union aveaue. where ho 10.
formed his parents that hs had hesa
called In TO tho graeral offices Of tho
Company At Deaver asa that hs
would have to 70 a. through tho
same nisht.
lie sat shoat the hoaae. however.
until after tho time for the last Den.
yer train to leave. thea glanced out
AZ the stormy nisht aad declared that
he Euessrd he would remain untrl
time for the nrse trails II the mora.
Ing. which i~ares at 3 o'eio@k.
Saturday morning h~ left his par
snss' hom- ~ 7:3e o'rioek. saying
Ar Was eo'nk to the depot. Instead
he went To the coa4yea hotel. where
he registered under his o~n name
and asked for . rom. lie ~a. accom-.
-ao.ia'si on the first finAr. then 70.
turned tn the bu.ia~-s district. an-
ioub'-aiy for the iaffsp~ Of passhas
Ing his o~n fuacsai sarn,.n,s. ii-
fought . black suit. white shirt aud
write tic. then s~tnss~d so the hotel.
where he ~as noticed In Ii. ~risias
sonn,. basiiy engaged. III ssus@ s-v-
srsi letters. then ~eat 10 hi. own
sunm.
The letter 10 the asrsA.~d's wife
~As pathetic ~ the sstsvss-. yet d.
rtst~d the tasoesistrsey Of III. mass
character. In rcresiiss bis a~sosina
In hss family. yet oseslaosisx sppss.
essiy tho vital fart that hi. one ssi
vas eAa.ias their ss~aie.s sorrow.
The letter fo,io~s;
MY dear wife;
- hardly kso~ hov TO b-xis lhis
l~stcf 10 you ~ II shsll b. tho tasS
time ! ever write 10 yos. I kso~ q
am sskisg the eoe srais vsy. l~sviax
you Nth osS S~o swevs eAtlAess. hal
have sct tho sssa Mood shoss nj
so fsw- yoa ~ Tho ~osta. t.sssl,s. NJ
last thoughts ~iii b. ui ,us saa oasr
dear ehiidsva Asd pi~ss~ Ray Tor e4
ssss-~ais. An aos trssisx Soa ssy :.
ihiss. dear. asd this IL ~ ss-sl-Ss
f-ssrt. tor Z 8o soS kno~ ho~ ,oss
ar- soias To- support yuars~if ssd ssr
,~o dear .hiidsvss ..r ~. rus.
i.ssy nes- than I an sossh.
''b~sr ~itc. ho~ mssY ,ia~s have
! Wished that I hsa las~s Joar ~.
sser sa.i behaved a.y.~is. Tor I Hs.~
n.~ that f,s s.siis loved r~s
''i.,istii-. I.ssr.:->e .f stsi yuss
may shint. I have b-.n true 10 yos
and lose ,ou letter ihAa ~ sur
life. t.,oiilr. I an attstaH . sos~ io
my father sshisx him In 10 In Matt
land aad b.ins Soa In I'as.tn t's~asr
iusy me- beside my dear little tspso
thy AMI f; ins.., that yoa ss Ia iuss
ss little -sp-asr - t~.sihlss
As tn ,oar future. dear. Z eaa
trust you aud kao~ that ysa never
~iIi do anything that viii au, tc
best for tou AMI cur .aiidtca. t.u.
ellie. q. a Las favor I am sotas 70
asa you to always t~a,h little Esa-
.ss and Mildred tn love their r-ope
Isapa.
Sweetheart. when you act To
Pueblo I want you 4. sts me IN IN.
iigs anil tell me that YOU love NC
still. ani iha, YOU forzive ne tos sil
the suffering ! am .ausias my dear
wife aud chilstrn.
! Now. ny dear wife. I want YOU to-
make your home with father ami
mother for I know tha, they love you
and will treat you like their own
child. Kiss our dear ,hiidsva fot me
your greatest trouble. Farewell. Lu.
ellie. for -;-rnety.
Your poor husband.
ERNEST"
The letter to the mother VAS quite
brief I; revealed how deliberate