FRED MARESH (d. 1899)
(A great deal of space in this issue is devoted to the gunshot suicide of County
Clerk Fred Maresh on Mon., an event so newsworthy it would be covered in equal or
greater detail in the English press.)
Der Nord Westen, 25 May 1899
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Maresch Was Insane
Manitowoc's County Clerk Made Preparations for His Death
Manitowoc, Wis., May 23.-
Fred Maresch, county clerk, who yesterday afternoon shot himself in the head
and died instantly, was apparently insane. He left his wife at the court
house and bade good by to her and his friends. He then hired a rig and drove
to his mother-in-law's and said good by to her. From there he drove home and
left the horse tied in front of the house. He sent the servant to the office
to tell his wife that he was sick. She came home at once only to find his
lifeless body stretched on the floor with a bullet hole in the right temple.
He had undressed and put on a clean suit of underwear, clean socks and a
night robe.
A lady who lives downstairs was sitting in a room almost underneath him, but
did not hear the shot. No letters were left to explain his actions. A post
mortem examination was made and the physicians stated that the brain was
diseased and that it was a clear case of insanity.
Fred Maresch was 29 years of age and married. He leaves a widow and one child,
a boy 5 years old. He was a son of Wenzel Maresch of this city, a retired
farmer of means. The deceased came to Manitowoc several years ago. When the
Second Wisconsin regiment went to Porto Rico Maresch accompanied them, holding
the rank of lieutenant. A siege of typhoid fever which followed his return
from the Porto Rican campaign is said to be the direct cause of his mental
trouble.
The Milwaukee Journal, May 23, 1899, pg. 8, col C
********
County Court:
An order was issured appointing Daniel Sheldon administrator of the
estate of the late Fred Maresh.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, June 28, 1899 P.2
********
[cause: suicide]
(A great deal of space in this issue is devoted to the gunshot suicide of County
Clerk Fred Maresh on Mon., an event so newsworthy it would be covered in equal or
greater detail in the English press.)
Der Nord Westen, 25 May 1899
**********
Maresch Was Insane
Manitowoc's County Clerk Made Preparations for His Death
Manitowoc, Wis., May 23.-
Fred Maresch, county clerk, who yesterday afternoon shot himself in the head
and died instantly, was apparently insane. He left his wife at the court
house and bade good by to her and his friends. He then hired a rig and drove
to his mother-in-law's and said good by to her. From there he drove home and
left the horse tied in front of the house. He sent the servant to the office
to tell his wife that he was sick. She came home at once only to find his
lifeless body stretched on the floor with a bullet hole in the right temple.
He had undressed and put on a clean suit of underwear, clean socks and a
night robe.
A lady who lives downstairs was sitting in a room almost underneath him, but
did not hear the shot. No letters were left to explain his actions. A post
mortem examination was made and the physicians stated that the brain was
diseased and that it was a clear case of insanity.
Fred Maresch was 29 years of age and married. He leaves a widow and one child,
a boy 5 years old. He was a son of Wenzel Maresch of this city, a retired
farmer of means. The deceased came to Manitowoc several years ago. When the
Second Wisconsin regiment went to Porto Rico Maresch accompanied them, holding
the rank of lieutenant. A siege of typhoid fever which followed his return
from the Porto Rican campaign is said to be the direct cause of his mental
trouble.
The Milwaukee Journal, May 23, 1899, pg. 8, col C
********
County Court:
An order was issured appointing Daniel Sheldon administrator of the
estate of the late Fred Maresh.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, June 28, 1899 P.2
********
[cause: suicide]
FRED MARESH (d. 1899)
(A great deal of space in this issue is devoted to the gunshot suicide of County
Clerk Fred Maresh on Mon., an event so newsworthy it would be covered in equal or
greater detail in the English press.)
Der Nord Westen, 25 May 1899
**********
Maresch Was Insane
Manitowoc's County Clerk Made Preparations for His Death
Manitowoc, Wis., May 23.-
Fred Maresch, county clerk, who yesterday afternoon shot himself in the head
and died instantly, was apparently insane. He left his wife at the court
house and bade good by to her and his friends. He then hired a rig and drove
to his mother-in-law's and said good by to her. From there he drove home and
left the horse tied in front of the house. He sent the servant to the office
to tell his wife that he was sick. She came home at once only to find his
lifeless body stretched on the floor with a bullet hole in the right temple.
He had undressed and put on a clean suit of underwear, clean socks and a
night robe.
A lady who lives downstairs was sitting in a room almost underneath him, but
did not hear the shot. No letters were left to explain his actions. A post
mortem examination was made and the physicians stated that the brain was
diseased and that it was a clear case of insanity.
Fred Maresch was 29 years of age and married. He leaves a widow and one child,
a boy 5 years old. He was a son of Wenzel Maresch of this city, a retired
farmer of means. The deceased came to Manitowoc several years ago. When the
Second Wisconsin regiment went to Porto Rico Maresch accompanied them, holding
the rank of lieutenant. A siege of typhoid fever which followed his return
from the Porto Rican campaign is said to be the direct cause of his mental
trouble.
The Milwaukee Journal, May 23, 1899, pg. 8, col C
********
County Court:
An order was issured appointing Daniel Sheldon administrator of the
estate of the late Fred Maresh.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, June 28, 1899 P.2
********
[cause: suicide]
(A great deal of space in this issue is devoted to the gunshot suicide of County
Clerk Fred Maresh on Mon., an event so newsworthy it would be covered in equal or
greater detail in the English press.)
Der Nord Westen, 25 May 1899
**********
Maresch Was Insane
Manitowoc's County Clerk Made Preparations for His Death
Manitowoc, Wis., May 23.-
Fred Maresch, county clerk, who yesterday afternoon shot himself in the head
and died instantly, was apparently insane. He left his wife at the court
house and bade good by to her and his friends. He then hired a rig and drove
to his mother-in-law's and said good by to her. From there he drove home and
left the horse tied in front of the house. He sent the servant to the office
to tell his wife that he was sick. She came home at once only to find his
lifeless body stretched on the floor with a bullet hole in the right temple.
He had undressed and put on a clean suit of underwear, clean socks and a
night robe.
A lady who lives downstairs was sitting in a room almost underneath him, but
did not hear the shot. No letters were left to explain his actions. A post
mortem examination was made and the physicians stated that the brain was
diseased and that it was a clear case of insanity.
Fred Maresch was 29 years of age and married. He leaves a widow and one child,
a boy 5 years old. He was a son of Wenzel Maresch of this city, a retired
farmer of means. The deceased came to Manitowoc several years ago. When the
Second Wisconsin regiment went to Porto Rico Maresch accompanied them, holding
the rank of lieutenant. A siege of typhoid fever which followed his return
from the Porto Rican campaign is said to be the direct cause of his mental
trouble.
The Milwaukee Journal, May 23, 1899, pg. 8, col C
********
County Court:
An order was issured appointing Daniel Sheldon administrator of the
estate of the late Fred Maresh.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, June 28, 1899 P.2
********
[cause: suicide]
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