Year: 1879

AUGUST scHAFFERs SAD HIsroRY-A voLUN-


TARY EXILE FROM HIS BAvARIAN HOME - HE


TAKES HIS LIFE IN A STRANGE LAND.


Coroner Warner. of Paterson, N d. yesterday en-
pannelled jury in the August schafler. the
young German whose body was found in the Passaic
River, near Little Falls. on Monday night The in
quest will be proceeded with on Friday.


Schafier was very well educated and had been in
this country about two years. From letters found
his and in his trunk an interesting story
of life thrown away to the passions of pride
and love may be CLEANED. He was one of n
family Of three children of wellto-do meat dealer
III Zutfenhausen. Bavaria. and the eldest son was
to continue the business of his father. Two years
ago, however, he had a difficulty with his family
originating in his paying attentions to young
lady obnoxious to his parents An open rup-
ture ensued. and August came to this country
He went to Newark. where he had an uncle
named Burkhardt. Aided by his uncle he started
in the meat business. but nattention and continual
dreaming about homo soon ruined his prospects,
With few dollars in his pockets he reached
butcher store. in West street. ut low salary 1t was
here that letter from his sister Mary reached him
informing him that their father had divided up the
estate that ner younger brother and other minor
heirs had taken their share and that he could haye
his whenever he liked She says she writes the let
ter without her fathers knowledge. us he might OBJ
ject to it. because he always expected that August
would return home She says her father
S anS TO osv os sw deal about
could help him. 1t seems that August answared
this letter in spirit OF pride and anger telling his
sister that he was making plenty of money and
needed no assistance for in her next letter. dated
June 2. she says she is rejoiced to him getting
along 80 we'll. but expresses the hope that he Will
ask his father for money to start IN business for
himself. US that would certainly bring about a recon-
ciliation. The butchers helper was, however, too
proud to accept money from home. The last letter
from his sister dated June % aments that he alone
OF the family should be in strange country, and
expresses the hope that he will soon return TO a
home the doors OF which would always be open to
him.


While this correspondence had been going on
August to have forgotten the love he over
the water in the Fatherand and to have transferred
all his affections to u farmers comely daughter.
who resides near the place where. Monday, his
body found. In this suit. however, he did not
succeed any better than in his d0are du in the
old country for here the father of the young lady
prevented the match What he had for this
action does not appear. but about two weeks ago
the father of the young lady sent to August let
ter in which he threatened to shoot him
house at Little Falls again. This in connection with
his previous troubles, made August very melan.
choly. but it did not break his naughty spirit He
endeavored to hnd consolation in drink and became
irregular in his habits that on Saturday night Mr.
Hummel discharged him. On Sunday morning he


left Paterson aud was not seen again until two boys
discovered his body floating in the Passaic. In his
o suit Of Clothes which had been
delivered and paid for on Saturday night, but
the strings which held the bundle together had
never been cut. number of pictures, photographs
and letters were found in his trunks, but nothing
indicate that he had premediated suicide for any
length of time His relatives in Newark were noti-
and his effects. Ali who knew August unite in tho
opinion that he committed suicide-that he was
very strong aud that PRIDE unfortunate lovo
and i'll luck combined to induce him to commit the