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ms noiiie,. xjix iihj wny wvy Westerhaus walking toward the railroad track and tried to overtake him.. T.lrd,rit-hlifeLOCElectriciAn east-bound Santa Fe passenger train passes Weaver about 2:40 o’clock. Westerhaus stood 011 the track in front of the train, and it appeared that he was going to allow the traiu to strike him. Rut just before the train racched him he stopped from the track. He waited until tl e train had passed and then drew a razor from his pocket and slashed his throat, dying almost instantly.weibleLSli-willthethetied inn. ting and iav-: ies. ible t of rate are side sas. iesc out3CV-rop-In •ery inly tfor I in-s ofMaycFrank t today cin regai Messrs. former: of Bald chise tc citizens the niai council the gen exprcsst the ne’ lightingthat cit. . *ingthe j cd for b The j poor tt will lia\ that cit the old-with co former LawrenHis brother and sister were hastening toward him and saw the act ofsuicide.. They were unable to reach him in time to prevent it.Westerhaus is said to have been acting queerly for the past ten days. His mania took the foun of a desire to pray and sing most of the imc. It is said that he was heavily invoice! ill debt and had been brooding over d. He is about 35 years old. He leaves a wife and two sons, 3 and 5 years old.PATRIOTIC BODIES IISTALLEI.
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Lawrence Jeffersonian Gazette
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Wed, Jan 07, 1914
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