OBIT: John ECKERT, 1899, Warrington Township, York County, PA

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Suicide by Strangulation.

John Eckert, a retired farmer, aged about 60 years, disappeared from his home in 
Warrington Township, last Wednesday.  A search was made for him and his 
disappearance was rapidly becoming a mystery which caused a sensation in the 
neighborhood.  Friday evening, his dead body was found in a piece of woodland 
near where he resided.  The remains were rapidly decomposing.  By their side was 
found a rope which had been missed since his disappearance.  All indications 
pointed to strangulation, which was the verdict of a jury of inquest assembled 
by Justice Gratz.  The deceased had been a victim to liver and heart troubles, 
and despondency is said to have caused the rash act.  He was a veteran of the 
war of the rebellion, and is survived by one son, Curtis Eckert, a storekeeper 
near York Haven.

Evening Herald, Hanover, York Co., Pa., Monday, May 8, 1899