Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Even, Fritz 1876
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Morris Herald, July 7, 1876
SUICIDE – On Thursday of last week the body of Fritz Even was found floating 
in the canal near the aqueduct. Coroner Ridgeway was notified, who summoned a 
jury and held an inquest, the verdict being that “Fritz Even came to his death 
by drowning by his own voluntary act.” The circumstances leading to this sad 
death are as follows: About a year ago death entered the family of Even and 
removed his wife and two children. At that time he was sick, and he has been 
grieving some ever since, which, added to the grief over the loss of his loved 
ones, so worked upon his mind as to render him mentally unsound. A few weeks 
ago he remarked that, unless his health soon improved, he would destroy his 
life. Everything connected with his death goes to show that he had long 
meditated self-destruction. He went to the canal, pulled off all his clothes 
but pants and shirt and plunged into the water. He was about 35 years old and 
was a carriage maker by trade.

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