"LIFE HAS NO MORE CHARM."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 2

"LIFE HAS NO MORE CHARM."

: : ■: :' C 'A-:EITii;'BULLE^ "Life,", s'aid/a'letfer frbra.the/Kand 0f..: - Alexander,'Hehry, Ifrause, ; /"h'as;no more Z 7 /:. 'charm, for .':me.', '-".'The'/sequel l / wai : 'siii T : '-.'■'. cide..:-'The. deceased 1 -was : a man of /sixty-/ /■"> six,:.whb;had been" bbardin'g..at/.the : : Sh'am-/,"'';j.'- r---rock;'Hbtel;': Moles worth? Street,'/ •■:-■;■■: months.: ; -::He'.. was' a "native.of."Germany,/-' f/: Britishj;6ubje«t.:; /•'■ ■■-: vj; "; At-;ari inquest,:cpnducted';by/;Mr;'.W. E;-■/>/'/ Hasclden,-]S.M., Kosina Knight, ai^dom'e*: tic-'"v's«rvant'''e%iployH'.at.-:the" : -.Shiim'fc^//--:,^-' : ■ Hotel, ; .:that 'she; last.: '{/: saw 'the deceased.-alive/at half-past, ten" ", ;; : .on -Tuesday-// morning. t-; • He" yra'ia /tempbtft''"'ate;/: and'.neyer -drank : :/to v/eicess;;:;-'.She /: went: into about,:aA':./: quarter-past-:ten" yesterday morning/'arid -■:':/; saw;him/lying across the.bed;f ully dress-;. ~l ■ / ■ eel.-..'.: He. :was :ori; his back;- ! andi'his/feet /:/; ; ,on:;the /floor./-/ She//werit/andJlook-V;f/; . ed at: Him,. r arid/'.turned*, away,/thinking:' ~?. . ; he"--had, .fainted,; ..She.-'toolt:'.another/look,/: v/ and sa:w.a/r/evoiy l er l .in;:his^h'and,^'-ahd- ; :ticed■^'that•'' : h'e'/yaS/'.•quitß'Vdcad;■'^A^Tho.■^ r f; , ; weapon w;as gripped :by;/■ tKe':left'land. '-:.;*' Witness/'called /Mrs.- Copper, :the/' licerisee,./?.: / who but.:.called-..-the..pbr-/:-'.'"; to; go:'V//-/j/;/;ft-.'/;/././;:': /The:porter/s/Thomas:; Ada'ms^{stated.in/;'./, :r : his : evidence/''that: v /.Ke/-/ -h/ad.-bnlx. /been -at-' 'J ■'/ : the".hotel. three Zweeks,/: ; arid;;during : :;that •■ P time had hbticed> mannerisms/and actions: j/V-/ about deceased' wliich'::led ihim/.to/ form.:; j the'.' cohc/lusibii;;that/:he/ was/:"peculiar."v;?/: He looked .very'; worried com-.-.f:.// ■ plained that ho/^d/rio.t:/f.qer,\freU/.:.intef-!-^.,'.: na'Uy;,;;''-'; i deceased's .boots from outside ■his/:/bed-/ :?:.: room door.;/,When called :by/Mrs.:Coo-' /'f/; ■per,: witness went/into' the.■■ bedroom,).'and-/: fi' . arid 'cold; : with/a: J '•;■ • tetolver/'/.clutched tightly-'.in.-his. k left-' "■.- handi'f: : ' : +;,;.;',:;/;;.:'.:^.-'.:/; ? ;/.::i' .:/?-*;.////::■/,/ V Constable /C. /, J.: Stevens /said' 'that; lie - ;€/■ saw, deceased.^crossing at" about on -Tuesday, night ;'/./. : with; a letter in /"his; post.'it'in a;pillar-bbs.i -/Decease'd ■ was; a /-i-,. tomperate/;'mari.'; -When'-searching the/'//-/v/ body -witness/.found 'in .a letter/'-case-a"/'-'-,; ■lel'ter. "Portion'of /the.:.body,: was;/warm -, : j}i when he:/first; 1 saw ;it//and //?/'. death ;:had. resulted about; four ,:or ; , six ;';;; hb'ui's.-ipr'eyiously,';. There was-: a "/bullet-.'./'... ;hole';thfougH/ the; clothing/in /the /front... s; portion of the'body.and/the missile ably/entered/the'lieart.'':' v;::'' '•'■/;/,' ; :v/V:;//^/ /'•'■• The- letter referred- to '■ by/;./Constable ~•.'.'//: Steyens:/w'assdate/d-.Septemberr,s, ; 'and coil-;:'./;//;; .tairie'dv allegations' of ;miscbhduct.towards him' by.some people .unhamed and/also :'.;/: : :allegatioiis;'that'.someoha,.had;:misapbrb'i-/:;-;: printed property.'.of ,h.is./: wife's::/- Those. ■)•;./ ■matters;-.-he; said, ..distressed him/-' "Oriiit- ; ./ ~ting/; that: portion,' l.the- letter; read:—"To ////;./' whom.it may .coricern;-7-There' is;no doubt;,S,;/ .tHe/'sudden.^unexp/ecti^ partner//lias/caused : ray,/intellect/.to;;/re-V;;; /, ce/ive a severe '.lasting:- strain.■•'.-. J /became';,: ?.';/ painf(illy,aware., of.;this" fact.;i/Luc'id.tiio-;//.',./ .merits;became/less and'.inprital' strain. on^;- ; : i'.; prbisive. V I:. hai'o/.:fought::against \ it;/a'nd; ; :.:l -. sought v the" aid, of//medical; help/during ::-'A//; niy,/s/emi-lucid,/!nb.iiie'nts. ;' // v l\;TliM'S:^is"iiibue'y' , jto/Pmo;;:;,:;/ from:' Co/,;.which/please -tbi/'cbl-:•■.■/./■'■■ leot—all;jewellery arid';casft;kindly ; cause/./;;/.,; ..I'd;be forwarded/to/my ,'cbusiri,.,Ed..;Krauso,-/";';. ,HainSpoft, 1 /'Saxoiiy'. : 'bo/dyVand/dedubiVexpeiiseS for/burial:^;froiri//;: •;, /cash/left;'! There —bdd)accfluhts .which^l:forgive,:.;Jday//God:;../.:/ /forgive nl9■.a'nd.^th'b^.:■•wlibJ■ : cibiis. arid 'avaracioiis';-':haye'.> partly :been'/: '■' -S thecauseof-niy: rash,deed./Vpfe has/no. ■../:;; more/charm ; for, me. -I have/been very//.;:/ : ill lately,/ arid, found little sympathy,; : and-' /,';:." I have suffered;mubii. I '.from'/',' ':■'■''- people/ I regret..- if -1,/ have'; caused.: any-:;//:-.-one /trouble.; A. ; .H../Krause.":-,.-;,' ;://; '■.:. The.fellowiiig'-was'Jpencilled (near'.the-. : / .end'.of.thb last page]—'' Tuesday and .Wed-?/ ■■/.:•• riesday:■ rl, .have •-. been; very : ill;-. i/.Thurs-'^•; - ;'day.: v ."l-'feel/LT.ciyM'ive^.^-ilyJ'. ; lifo" is/get-i:..:'., ting.more and';nlpfe intolerable for./me.;;:;::/; ip/have:/spent.;;the...;day//mostly/Sat //the)?;;: ; cemetery.":-, ? ;A ! ' r -;;/;;'V : / :'tsJ4 '.-.'/J/::/-> / : It v was/stated;at/:the/ inquest.tniat.^de-:/:.'-; ceased was'-bnce/ employed /in /insurance.; •" ':.-'. business] but: had-not-been :/wbrkirig;'for':/'':/ six ;/months. ■ His.wife died .about twelve"; /•;//. months ago:'; ',/";*,:: /-;; ;•/;:;■!;■;■ /:•;;'";:,&;'; ;:The verdiet/'was''one./of su'icide;,/while/,/ ./ temporarily .;;;.;/;;/■ v