Year: 1866

From the 50. Louis Democrat, December z


Yesterday we gave an account of the suicide
of Ernst Thiele. The young man was resi-
dent of st. Louis and paid his addresses to
beautiful young lady, Miss Rose H@ssler, and
they were engaged to be married. For some
cause which has not transpired, the young lady
broke her engagement and declined to fulfil her
promise. Thiele maddened by the result of his
love affair, went to Washington, Gasconade
county, to see his brother-in-law, aud while
there, in moment of desperation, shotIhimself.
After his death, the following letters written i'll
German, were found. The first Is addressed to
his beloved, and will doubtless produce feel
ing of regret in her bosom when she peruses
the impassioned sentences written by the man
who loved her:-


BELOVED ROSA IL cannot refrain in my heart
to write you few lines in my last hour; you can
think that this is not easy for me to doj you know
what told you the last moment; my life would be
at an end. So u.s. have tried, but cannot live
any longer. was, TWO successive nights, at the door
of your mother and intended TO make an end of nv
life, but my conscience troubled me to my aged
mother once more and think she win have me de-
Gently buried feel sorry for my poor old mother;
but cannot help it; cannot live any Longer as ou
have deceived me TOO bad. Think of all that have
done for you, and all for nothing. But your CON
science VIM trouble you, that on your account a
man has taken his life. That you have deceived me
too bad you know best y ourset would have built
house on your word, the way you have always
spoken to me- never had any wrong thoughts of ou,
and # can shall not leave you any rest, as it
your fault that must take such an end. II your
wals could speak, they would not permit you TO live
II had no conscience, would think nothing on





feel ashamed to stay in the world, have told you
would have my picture taken, and you promised
me 10 get It, and you have not done what you prom
ised me- All you have told me was false, therefore
cannot live any longer. Whenever 1 could make
you pleasure have done 1t, and you cannot say
anything wrong of me after my death, and you will
rather say, 81 have killed this man " L swear to
hour
1t is hard for me TO depart from this world, but
then get rest, when your troubles commence then
-Or that reason departed from there (frOm
ST Louisl-I wanted to see my aged mother once
more.


our ring will be my companion In earth, which
! have told you. l keep my word, although 1t
costs my life, and you will often say yet, "Thiele
was man OF his word"


Farewell! The cars run too fast-I cannot write
Do not forget your beloved ERNST rHIELR.


The other is written to one of his friends, and
is as follows:-


DEAR FRIEND:-You will please inclose within
letter in an envelope ana hand in to her. The
Watcn Will give to you as a mement0 Take the
picture along and ask her If she knows the mau,
and what told her the last hour; tell her my life
Is at an end and that IL nobodys fault but hers
IL the let or have written to her is not egi0le,
please copy II and hand it to her. 1 cannot write,
the cars run too fast.


attend to all, and farewell! Give my best re-
spects to Louis, and hand him the picture for a
memento, FAREWELL


Your friend, ERNST THIELE.