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The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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In Indiana Harbor, 19-year-old bookkeeper Walter Scheunman shot himself in his workplace basement after being spurned in love by an older woman, leaving a note. Employer mistook the shot for rat hunting. Inquest set for Feb. 22.
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BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS
Suicide of a Youth in Basement of
Store in Which He Worked
at Indiana Harbor.
LEAVES PITIFUL LETTER
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind., Feb. 21.—A nineteen-year-old bookkeeper named Walter Scheunman, son of prominent Tolleston parents, blew his brains out at Indiana Harbor last night because his suit was spurned by the woman he loved, who was much older than he. Scheunman left a pitiful note behind, telling of his motive for the deed.
He was morose during the day, and when his employer heard a shot in his basement in the afternoon he thought young Scheunman was shooting rats, but when he went to the cellar he saw a smoking revolver in Scheunman's hand and the boy was dead.
His remains are in a local morgue and the inquest is to be held to-morrow.
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Indiana Harbor
Event Date
Last Night
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walter scheunman died by gunshot to the head; remains in local morgue; inquest to be held tomorrow
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Nineteen-year-old bookkeeper Walter Scheunman, son of prominent Tolleston parents, shot himself in the basement of the store where he worked after his romantic suit was rejected by an older woman. He left a note explaining his motive. He was morose during the day, and his employer initially thought the shot was for rats.