Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-29
AGED SUICIDE
sBLAMES SECOND
WIFE FOR DEATH
Body Is Found in Garfield
Park-Left Three Notes
in Pockets.

Sitting on a bench in Garfield Park,
within a short distance of his old home
in Southern avenue Abraham Ambuehl
60, 49, E. Michigan street, shot and killed
himself some tiH6 during the night. The
body was found by Ed widen, a night
Waterman, at 80 a. m, today. DR.. George
Christian, deputy coroner, was notified
by the police and Investigated.
Three letters we're found in his pocket,
one was addressed to his second wife
whom he had married week ago, and
} whom he addressed as, Mrs. A. Ambuehl
Voegtle, $50 Sanders street" Another
letter was written to Christian Prader
of the same address, and a third to
whom 1t may concern" The latter was
written in English, but the other letters
were in German.
In the letter addressed to whom It
may concern" AmbuehI placed the blame
of his act or his second wife and gave
directions as to his. funeral.
The poAce, upon investigating, learned
that Ambuehrs bride is % and that the
-Touple had a quarrel Wednesday. AT
that time AmbuehI is said to have threat
ened to kill Mrs. AmbuehI and George
Townsend, who sublet his apartment to
the AmbuehIs, took a revolver from him
and hid it upstairs. The gun with which
the man ended his life was procured in
the hardware store Of which he was pro-
prietor.
Friends said Mr.. Ambuehl formerly
was custodian Of Columbia park, but sew
eral years ago his son, who had just
graduated from college, died Then he
started a confectionery store in his
home. Next his daughter, a deaf mute
died.
Then Mr.. Ambuehl engaged in the hard
ware business on South Meridian street
AmbuehI had placed the revolver close
to his right temple and fred. The body
had been on the park bench hours be-
fore it was found. The letter addressed
to Whom it may concern said in part
DENoUNCES WIFE
IN FAREWELL NOTE.
MY wife shall take care Of my fu-
neral proceedings and the above is re
sponsible for my act I pray to God
tina: once in her life a moment would
come when she goes into herself and
remembers how low. how miserable. how
provoking she acted towards me. I will
clear her of all her debts. but I will not
clear her of her two-faced conduct All
she wanted is not me. but my little
money that 1 have. She came to this
great land with a lie on her lips and
she went in front of the pastor with
a lie on her lips. Here I wish to say
that my wife, Frieda H Voegtle, shall
take care of my funeral proceedings. She
alone is responsible for my act. 1 will
not place a stone on her in this, my
saddest hour In my life. II she is able
TO get in touch with her own God it
would be better for her. Mr. Herman
shall conduct my funeral, flowers omitted.
All my desire is an emblem of my be
loved country and my native country,
dear old Switzerland, and my wife's pic
ture, together with an Edelweiss flower.
My dear life long friend, Joseph Keller.
. Wright street, will know and he will
say few words on my grave. God
bless all my enemies"
Ambuehl also requested that my So
year-old father. and S4year-old mother
and two sisters be notified" He gave
their address in Switzerland.