Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa)
October 5, 1899: Was it Suicide?
Robert Linderman Ends His Life by the Use of a Shotgun.
Iowa City was startled this morning by the report that "Bob" Linderman, had committed suicide. The many people who knew the young man could not believe the story and soon his father's (Chs. Linderman) barber shop was filled with inquiring friends. Mr. Linderman had been called home and his partner Mr. Grimm could only give out the information that the report was true.
Coroner Schneider was called to the family residence at 402 Reynolds street at about ten o'clock and pronounced the cause of death as suicide. The young man was found lying on the floor of an upstairs room with an ugly shot gun wound just over his heart. The gun had evidently been held close to the person of the dead man for the flesh was terribly blackened and burned. The young man was partially undressed, his shoes and a portion of his clothing having been taken off.
The story of the suicide is a sad one and no cause for the tragic end of Robert's life can be given. He had been working at Frank Treptow's dye shop for the past two weeks and did his work in a cheerful and painstaking manner. On Tuesday evening the young man went home in his usual happy frame of mind and talked cheerfully of his future prospects when he had completed the trade and would have a shop of his own. Yesterday he did not come to work as usual but complained of feeling sick and last evening when he went to be spoke of pains in his head. This morning he still complained of a headache and after eating a small breakfast went upstairs.
When his mother had completed her housework she went out into the garden and a a quarter after nine was startled by the report of a gun and heard a scream which seemed to come from across the street. Interested at once she went to the front of the yard and seeing and hearing nothing started into the house when her mother's instinct seemed to call to her to go to her son's room. This she did and found her boy laying cold in death with the tell tale gun by his side a terrible wound in the young man's breast. She immediately went for her husband who was at the river and kind neighbors came in who did much to soothe the heartaches of the loving mother.
The young man has hundreds of friends in the city who are pained to learn of his sad end. For some time he was employed by Capt. Lauer as delivery man when that gentleman was in business but later has been engaged in whatever work his hands found to do. During the summer months young Linderman was in camp with Jess Ong up the river and always showed a cheerful spirit. He was nineteen years old and his life has been a happy one. What could have caused his rash act is a mystery and many of his friends state emphatically that his death must have been caused by an accidental discharge of the gun. The weapon was a double barrel breech loading shot gun which has been in the house for years and one often used by Robert on hunting expeditions. When examined it showed that only one barrel had been loaded and it may have been that young Linderman was loading the gun for day's hunt.
This afternoon the mother states that her son had been downstairs and complained of a headache which was caused at times by a wound in the head years ago. That Robert had taken the gun down from where it was hanging in the hall and had gone to a cupboard in the kitchen and secured two loaded shells. One of them was found close to his body and the other had been used in the gun. The coroner held no inquest as stated the death was caused by the victim's own hand beyond a doubt.
Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) Newspaper October 6, 1899:
"The funeral of Robert Linderman will take place from the family residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon."
October 5, 1899: Was it Suicide?
Robert Linderman Ends His Life by the Use of a Shotgun.
Iowa City was startled this morning by the report that "Bob" Linderman, had committed suicide. The many people who knew the young man could not believe the story and soon his father's (Chs. Linderman) barber shop was filled with inquiring friends. Mr. Linderman had been called home and his partner Mr. Grimm could only give out the information that the report was true.
Coroner Schneider was called to the family residence at 402 Reynolds street at about ten o'clock and pronounced the cause of death as suicide. The young man was found lying on the floor of an upstairs room with an ugly shot gun wound just over his heart. The gun had evidently been held close to the person of the dead man for the flesh was terribly blackened and burned. The young man was partially undressed, his shoes and a portion of his clothing having been taken off.
The story of the suicide is a sad one and no cause for the tragic end of Robert's life can be given. He had been working at Frank Treptow's dye shop for the past two weeks and did his work in a cheerful and painstaking manner. On Tuesday evening the young man went home in his usual happy frame of mind and talked cheerfully of his future prospects when he had completed the trade and would have a shop of his own. Yesterday he did not come to work as usual but complained of feeling sick and last evening when he went to be spoke of pains in his head. This morning he still complained of a headache and after eating a small breakfast went upstairs.
When his mother had completed her housework she went out into the garden and a a quarter after nine was startled by the report of a gun and heard a scream which seemed to come from across the street. Interested at once she went to the front of the yard and seeing and hearing nothing started into the house when her mother's instinct seemed to call to her to go to her son's room. This she did and found her boy laying cold in death with the tell tale gun by his side a terrible wound in the young man's breast. She immediately went for her husband who was at the river and kind neighbors came in who did much to soothe the heartaches of the loving mother.
The young man has hundreds of friends in the city who are pained to learn of his sad end. For some time he was employed by Capt. Lauer as delivery man when that gentleman was in business but later has been engaged in whatever work his hands found to do. During the summer months young Linderman was in camp with Jess Ong up the river and always showed a cheerful spirit. He was nineteen years old and his life has been a happy one. What could have caused his rash act is a mystery and many of his friends state emphatically that his death must have been caused by an accidental discharge of the gun. The weapon was a double barrel breech loading shot gun which has been in the house for years and one often used by Robert on hunting expeditions. When examined it showed that only one barrel had been loaded and it may have been that young Linderman was loading the gun for day's hunt.
This afternoon the mother states that her son had been downstairs and complained of a headache which was caused at times by a wound in the head years ago. That Robert had taken the gun down from where it was hanging in the hall and had gone to a cupboard in the kitchen and secured two loaded shells. One of them was found close to his body and the other had been used in the gun. The coroner held no inquest as stated the death was caused by the victim's own hand beyond a doubt.
Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) Newspaper October 6, 1899:
"The funeral of Robert Linderman will take place from the family residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon."
Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa)
October 5, 1899: Was it Suicide?
Robert Linderman Ends His Life by the Use of a Shotgun.
Iowa City was startled this morning by the report that "Bob" Linderman, had committed suicide. The many people who knew the young man could not believe the story and soon his father's (Chs. Linderman) barber shop was filled with inquiring friends. Mr. Linderman had been called home and his partner Mr. Grimm could only give out the information that the report was true.
Coroner Schneider was called to the family residence at 402 Reynolds street at about ten o'clock and pronounced the cause of death as suicide. The young man was found lying on the floor of an upstairs room with an ugly shot gun wound just over his heart. The gun had evidently been held close to the person of the dead man for the flesh was terribly blackened and burned. The young man was partially undressed, his shoes and a portion of his clothing having been taken off.
The story of the suicide is a sad one and no cause for the tragic end of Robert's life can be given. He had been working at Frank Treptow's dye shop for the past two weeks and did his work in a cheerful and painstaking manner. On Tuesday evening the young man went home in his usual happy frame of mind and talked cheerfully of his future prospects when he had completed the trade and would have a shop of his own. Yesterday he did not come to work as usual but complained of feeling sick and last evening when he went to be spoke of pains in his head. This morning he still complained of a headache and after eating a small breakfast went upstairs.
When his mother had completed her housework she went out into the garden and a a quarter after nine was startled by the report of a gun and heard a scream which seemed to come from across the street. Interested at once she went to the front of the yard and seeing and hearing nothing started into the house when her mother's instinct seemed to call to her to go to her son's room. This she did and found her boy laying cold in death with the tell tale gun by his side a terrible wound in the young man's breast. She immediately went for her husband who was at the river and kind neighbors came in who did much to soothe the heartaches of the loving mother.
The young man has hundreds of friends in the city who are pained to learn of his sad end. For some time he was employed by Capt. Lauer as delivery man when that gentleman was in business but later has been engaged in whatever work his hands found to do. During the summer months young Linderman was in camp with Jess Ong up the river and always showed a cheerful spirit. He was nineteen years old and his life has been a happy one. What could have caused his rash act is a mystery and many of his friends state emphatically that his death must have been caused by an accidental discharge of the gun. The weapon was a double barrel breech loading shot gun which has been in the house for years and one often used by Robert on hunting expeditions. When examined it showed that only one barrel had been loaded and it may have been that young Linderman was loading the gun for day's hunt.
This afternoon the mother states that her son had been downstairs and complained of a headache which was caused at times by a wound in the head years ago. That Robert had taken the gun down from where it was hanging in the hall and had gone to a cupboard in the kitchen and secured two loaded shells. One of them was found close to his body and the other had been used in the gun. The coroner held no inquest as stated the death was caused by the victim's own hand beyond a doubt.
Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) Newspaper October 6, 1899:
"The funeral of Robert Linderman will take place from the family residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon."
October 5, 1899: Was it Suicide?
Robert Linderman Ends His Life by the Use of a Shotgun.
Iowa City was startled this morning by the report that "Bob" Linderman, had committed suicide. The many people who knew the young man could not believe the story and soon his father's (Chs. Linderman) barber shop was filled with inquiring friends. Mr. Linderman had been called home and his partner Mr. Grimm could only give out the information that the report was true.
Coroner Schneider was called to the family residence at 402 Reynolds street at about ten o'clock and pronounced the cause of death as suicide. The young man was found lying on the floor of an upstairs room with an ugly shot gun wound just over his heart. The gun had evidently been held close to the person of the dead man for the flesh was terribly blackened and burned. The young man was partially undressed, his shoes and a portion of his clothing having been taken off.
The story of the suicide is a sad one and no cause for the tragic end of Robert's life can be given. He had been working at Frank Treptow's dye shop for the past two weeks and did his work in a cheerful and painstaking manner. On Tuesday evening the young man went home in his usual happy frame of mind and talked cheerfully of his future prospects when he had completed the trade and would have a shop of his own. Yesterday he did not come to work as usual but complained of feeling sick and last evening when he went to be spoke of pains in his head. This morning he still complained of a headache and after eating a small breakfast went upstairs.
When his mother had completed her housework she went out into the garden and a a quarter after nine was startled by the report of a gun and heard a scream which seemed to come from across the street. Interested at once she went to the front of the yard and seeing and hearing nothing started into the house when her mother's instinct seemed to call to her to go to her son's room. This she did and found her boy laying cold in death with the tell tale gun by his side a terrible wound in the young man's breast. She immediately went for her husband who was at the river and kind neighbors came in who did much to soothe the heartaches of the loving mother.
The young man has hundreds of friends in the city who are pained to learn of his sad end. For some time he was employed by Capt. Lauer as delivery man when that gentleman was in business but later has been engaged in whatever work his hands found to do. During the summer months young Linderman was in camp with Jess Ong up the river and always showed a cheerful spirit. He was nineteen years old and his life has been a happy one. What could have caused his rash act is a mystery and many of his friends state emphatically that his death must have been caused by an accidental discharge of the gun. The weapon was a double barrel breech loading shot gun which has been in the house for years and one often used by Robert on hunting expeditions. When examined it showed that only one barrel had been loaded and it may have been that young Linderman was loading the gun for day's hunt.
This afternoon the mother states that her son had been downstairs and complained of a headache which was caused at times by a wound in the head years ago. That Robert had taken the gun down from where it was hanging in the hall and had gone to a cupboard in the kitchen and secured two loaded shells. One of them was found close to his body and the other had been used in the gun. The coroner held no inquest as stated the death was caused by the victim's own hand beyond a doubt.
Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) Newspaper October 6, 1899:
"The funeral of Robert Linderman will take place from the family residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon."
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