The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
JOHN MILLER COMMITS
SUICIDE BY HANGING
From. Thursdays Daily.

Desp ondent over financial Difficult
ties and illness in the family, john
Miller. Jr. fifty-three years old. com
mittcd suicide by hanging early this
morning in the barn back Of his home
IL Third and Vine streets. Mr.. Miller
Was employed as laborer At the
Fowler * ray plant. He leaves vile
and six children. the two Oldest OF
whom are grown and married. He is
also survived by his aged father. John
Miller. ST.. living on North Seventh
street. and by two sisters. Mrs. Es-
kid Samuelson OF North Seventh
street and Mrs. Hans Johnson of
North Mankato.
The dwelling in which the victim
resided is handsome brick house
owned By the l.eaS estate. Mr.. Miller
found difficulty in meeting the rent
N! Yesterday notice was served on
hir 10 NAcate. Anoihc- aus con
irlbuicd to his desperation MS The
Illness OF hs seven ye"r-nid hoy.
l.ar v no is subject u r"rrurS it's.
Tie .aihrr has o.ten been heard to
remark that II the hoy lied h' HIM
el would hot care 10 I've any
longer
There ar" tWO marrl.si daughters.
Mrs Jamc; Moshe- living on Fifth
avenue. and Mrs Harry Earl. VINO
resides on South Front street. in an
upstairs suite OF rooms. The next in
age is Gladys Miller. thirteen years
old. and then Marcella Miller. ared
ten Both OF these girls are visiting
relatives II Cedar Falls. Iowa. Earl
Miller the next in age, who is an
invalid. is seven years cid. and The
tuungrsf. Wilbur. is tour.
The victim showed unusual despon
Gcncy last evening. After supper
was over he Went ont into the yard
and lay on the platform under the
clothes reel and refused TO leave. His
wife pleaded with him 10 come into
the house hut he would not She re-
NAMED the whole evening back in
the kitchen. and at times going out
and talking with him. He gave her
little in the way OF an answer. Once
she asked whether he blamed hcr Tor
nyth!ng ana ~ SAID that h" did not
once she wenr ou' and tired Ia phil
IN in, b.; Without success \; length
bout mi,,nii ht she LETT the lamp
burning IN the Kitchen. and went cp-
sta'r Srv'r raj ,im-s she came ba k
and tried u get him IL so M and re
TIRE bur hc would net She did not
sleep the whole night. fearing that
h would commit some desperate act.
Mr. Miller had been accustomed TO
rise about $50 in the morning This
morning. he did not come to break
fast as usual. Joe Roller sixteen
Years old. who boards at the place.
"rnt ont 10 the barn TO look for him
lie climbed mp into the hayloft and
was Mortified 10 see the lifeless body
hanging there.
He hurried into the house and no.
tilted the family patrolman Bell was
standing ont on the street. waiting
i"f a car. and h" was told o: the grue
sCme discovery. The patrclman went
up into the barn. where he felt The
Lody carefully. making sure that the
man was dead. Then he notified Cor
oner \. G. Liedlof by telephone The
latter immediately went out to the
place, and soon satisfied himself that
II was clearly a case OF suicide The
ody Was removed 10 the undertaking
rooms OF liarres. Gosewisch 4 Kelly.
The deceased was born in Denmark
Thirty five years ago he moved to
THIS country with his parents The
family first lived at Alden. Mimi. buf
moved 10 Mankato the next year.
Mr.. Miller was married in us city
10 Miss Louisa Schaufienherg. His
home has been in Mankato ever
since he first came here. and the chill
drfn all were born here His mother
died year ago last September.
Philip l"as. agent in charge of the
house. said today in regard TO the
matter: Mr.. Miller moved into that
house month and a half ago He had
no authority 10 move in. He got The
key for The purpose OF looking over
the house. II Was the understanding
ihat he would pay a months rent in
advance before he moved in. He has
never paid a cent nor made any ar
rangements with me for the payment
OF the rent. | had his promise that he
would move out today"