The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-10-14
And Then Turns Weapon
Upon Himself.
EVIDENTLY A SUICIDE PACT
Had Been Out Of Employment
and Gloomy Future
Confronted Him.
LEFT BASKET BABY CLOTHES

day says:
| Evidence of suicide pact was
discovered yesterday morning fol-
lowing the finding of the bodies of
Steve Kastura, 80, Hungarian tai
lOr, and his 16-year-old bride of
seven months at their home, 1886
Green Alley.
The two bodies, both scantily clad,
were stretched out, side by side,
across a bed. The young bride had
a bullet wound in the left side OF
her neck and another i'm her side.
while q bullet hole over Kasturas
heart bore evidence of the manner
in which he came to his death. On
the floor near the foot of the bed
was 2e.caliber revolver with three
empcJ cartridges.
All open prayer book, printed in
Hungarian, was found lying on a
table near their side. 1t is believed
that Hastura and his young wife
joined in prayer before he fired the
fatal shots into her body and then
ended his own life by her side.
The tragedy was discovered by
John Garvey, Frank Whitman and
Joe Martin, neighbOrs. who had
heard two shots shortly before A
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
started an investigation when the
couple failed to appear about the
place yesterday morning.
After the bodies had been viewed
by Coroner Duncan they We're re-
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of Louis II. Straub, 2125 West
Chestnut street. where they We're
prepared for burial. The couple
will be buried in their wedding
clothing.
Two letters. written in Hunga-
rian, were found in the room and in
dictate that worry over financial dis
deed. In the letters Kastura tells of
his young wife's determination to
not live without him.
Coroner Duncan had both letters
translated last night. The one to
Kastura's mother in Europe is as
follows:
MY Sweet Mother:-I used to
write more letters to you, but you
never answered me at all This is
the last letter shall send to you.
can take care of myself no more
My sweet mother. | asked you
good many times to excuse me for
whatever ! have done wrong. You
never answered me back.
MY sweet mother. this letter will
take me to my grave | know Well
this is my last letter with me and
my sweet woman together. send
you our photographs taken together
hope you will be alive to get this
letter and our pictures.
I've will not bc alive. wish
you. my dear mother. to forgive me
for everything have done wrong to
you. | hope God will help you and
my brother and his children. The
guardian angel will excuse all peo-
pie when they do anything wrong In
this world and the people who have
done no wrong in this world the
guardian angel will treat them
right. too.
81 am with a sickness which can
not be cured. My wife said she
would rather die than stay one min
ute without me. This is the way
want to lose my life and let the
guardian angel carry me and my
wife to the other world. We send
our last sweet kiss to boa our
mothers and brothers.
MY sweet wife was born in Fem
plinmegje. Hungary. Her religion
is Lutheran. She is 10 years old
and her name is lonea Szabo.
81 believe you loved me awfully
good when ! was a little child last
as ! loved you, my sweet mother I
Maybe / SO not have no right sense
when ! wrote you this letter"
The letter Was signed with the
names of beth Kastura and his wife.
1t ended from your sweet children"
Another letter was ADDRESSED 10
some friends OF Kastura's in> New