From the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, Thursday, June 25, 1908:
Martin Stich of Edwardsville shot and killed himself at 8:30 this morning at 1021 South Eleventh street, St. Louis. His suicide was carefully premeditated, as was evidenced by a note which he left. In it he explained that he had become entangled with a girl and as she had become rather importunate of late he saw no other way out of his predicament but to take the short route. He left directions for the funeral and stated that he wanted to be conveyed to the cemetery in a white hearse.
Word of the tragedy did not reach Edwardsville until 9:15, arriving then in a message to the young man's father, John Stich, who has a place of business on Vandalia street. Mr. Stich caught the 10 o'clock car for the city and will be back this evening. The message came from the employer of the son, and did not give any of the details, so that at the time of his departure the father knew nothing of the matter save that his boy had killed himself.
Martin Stich was a native of Edwardsville and was 22 years old. He was born in a house on the west side of town now occupied by Andrew Schmidt and spent most of his life here. Recently he went to St. Louis to work. For some time he had been keeping company with a young lady on the west side in this city.
His mother is dead and he is survived by his father, John Stich, one brother, Joe, in St. Louis, and four sisters, Mary, wife of Harry Brendle, Lena and Annie, in this city, and Barbara, wife of Edward Schlemmer, of Glen Carbon. An elder brother, John Stich, Jr., was killed by a train at Oakland, California. The funeral arrangements will not be made known until the father returns tonight, but it is presumed that the body will be brought back here for interment.
Martin Stich of Edwardsville shot and killed himself at 8:30 this morning at 1021 South Eleventh street, St. Louis. His suicide was carefully premeditated, as was evidenced by a note which he left. In it he explained that he had become entangled with a girl and as she had become rather importunate of late he saw no other way out of his predicament but to take the short route. He left directions for the funeral and stated that he wanted to be conveyed to the cemetery in a white hearse.
Word of the tragedy did not reach Edwardsville until 9:15, arriving then in a message to the young man's father, John Stich, who has a place of business on Vandalia street. Mr. Stich caught the 10 o'clock car for the city and will be back this evening. The message came from the employer of the son, and did not give any of the details, so that at the time of his departure the father knew nothing of the matter save that his boy had killed himself.
Martin Stich was a native of Edwardsville and was 22 years old. He was born in a house on the west side of town now occupied by Andrew Schmidt and spent most of his life here. Recently he went to St. Louis to work. For some time he had been keeping company with a young lady on the west side in this city.
His mother is dead and he is survived by his father, John Stich, one brother, Joe, in St. Louis, and four sisters, Mary, wife of Harry Brendle, Lena and Annie, in this city, and Barbara, wife of Edward Schlemmer, of Glen Carbon. An elder brother, John Stich, Jr., was killed by a train at Oakland, California. The funeral arrangements will not be made known until the father returns tonight, but it is presumed that the body will be brought back here for interment.
From the Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, Thursday, June 25, 1908:
Martin Stich of Edwardsville shot and killed himself at 8:30 this morning at 1021 South Eleventh street, St. Louis. His suicide was carefully premeditated, as was evidenced by a note which he left. In it he explained that he had become entangled with a girl and as she had become rather importunate of late he saw no other way out of his predicament but to take the short route. He left directions for the funeral and stated that he wanted to be conveyed to the cemetery in a white hearse.
Word of the tragedy did not reach Edwardsville until 9:15, arriving then in a message to the young man's father, John Stich, who has a place of business on Vandalia street. Mr. Stich caught the 10 o'clock car for the city and will be back this evening. The message came from the employer of the son, and did not give any of the details, so that at the time of his departure the father knew nothing of the matter save that his boy had killed himself.
Martin Stich was a native of Edwardsville and was 22 years old. He was born in a house on the west side of town now occupied by Andrew Schmidt and spent most of his life here. Recently he went to St. Louis to work. For some time he had been keeping company with a young lady on the west side in this city.
His mother is dead and he is survived by his father, John Stich, one brother, Joe, in St. Louis, and four sisters, Mary, wife of Harry Brendle, Lena and Annie, in this city, and Barbara, wife of Edward Schlemmer, of Glen Carbon. An elder brother, John Stich, Jr., was killed by a train at Oakland, California. The funeral arrangements will not be made known until the father returns tonight, but it is presumed that the body will be brought back here for interment.
Martin Stich of Edwardsville shot and killed himself at 8:30 this morning at 1021 South Eleventh street, St. Louis. His suicide was carefully premeditated, as was evidenced by a note which he left. In it he explained that he had become entangled with a girl and as she had become rather importunate of late he saw no other way out of his predicament but to take the short route. He left directions for the funeral and stated that he wanted to be conveyed to the cemetery in a white hearse.
Word of the tragedy did not reach Edwardsville until 9:15, arriving then in a message to the young man's father, John Stich, who has a place of business on Vandalia street. Mr. Stich caught the 10 o'clock car for the city and will be back this evening. The message came from the employer of the son, and did not give any of the details, so that at the time of his departure the father knew nothing of the matter save that his boy had killed himself.
Martin Stich was a native of Edwardsville and was 22 years old. He was born in a house on the west side of town now occupied by Andrew Schmidt and spent most of his life here. Recently he went to St. Louis to work. For some time he had been keeping company with a young lady on the west side in this city.
His mother is dead and he is survived by his father, John Stich, one brother, Joe, in St. Louis, and four sisters, Mary, wife of Harry Brendle, Lena and Annie, in this city, and Barbara, wife of Edward Schlemmer, of Glen Carbon. An elder brother, John Stich, Jr., was killed by a train at Oakland, California. The funeral arrangements will not be made known until the father returns tonight, but it is presumed that the body will be brought back here for interment.
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