Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1901 — Stranger Commits Suicide. [ARTICLE]

Stranger Commits Suicide.

A mystery developed at Burlington, la., in the suicide by shooting of a. well-dressed middle-aged man, a stranger, in Crapo park. His handkerchief bears the name of F. Shephard. An envelope of a Chicago druggist containing morphine was found in his pocket, but not a cent in money or valuables. The first joint of th* man’s forefinger is missing and may be the only clew to identiucatlon.