Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — Traveling Man Commits Suicide. [ARTICLE]

Traveling Man Commits Suicide.

Omaha, Neb., telegram: The body of W. M. Kenyon was found on the bank at Hanscom park lake, five feet from the water’s edge, and he is supposed to have committed suicide. In his pocket was found a letter addressed to a brother in Chicago, saying he was despondent and making known his intentions to take his life. Kenyon was a traveling man in the employ of a clock firm at 98 Market street, Chicago. Kenyon stopped at the best hotel in the city and has been well supplied with money.