Julius Dreesen, formerly of this City Suicides in Oskaloosa Friday Night.

DIES IN JAIL HOSPITAL DREESEN WAS FOUND FRIDAY EVENING UNDER A PILE OF TIES ALONG THE IOWA CENTRAL RIGHT-OF-WAY. DIED FOUR HOURS LATER - LETTER FROM MARSHALLTOWN GIRL FOUND ON HIS CLOTHES.

Identified by a letter which was found on his clothing, Julius Dreesen, formerly of this city, and a correspondent of Miss Aggie Beckwith, 1012 South Center Street, was discovered unconscious and almost dead under a pile of ties on the Iowa Central right-of-way, one-half mile south of Oskaloosa, Friday night at 8 o'clock. He was removed to the jail hospital, where be died, without regaining consciousness, at two o'clock this morning. The physician who was called gave the cause of death as morphine poisoning, thought to have been self-administered.

A passerby was attracted to Dreesen's hiding place, where he had evidently crawled after taking the fatal dose, by his heavy breathing. On investigation the man was found to be almost lifeless, and was removed by the police and a physician summoned. On his person was found a letter addressed to him at Centerville. The writer, who signed herself as Aggie, has been located at 1012 South Center Street, and is Miss Aggie Beckwith, daughter of Mrs. Mary Beckwith. When Miss Beckwith was seen this morning by a Times-Republican reporter she refused to talk, but admitted that she had corresponded with Dreesen regularly for several years. She said he had not been here for more than two years and she did not know where his relatives lived, although she thought he had a sister living in Carroll, and one living in Boone, but could not give the name of either. From other sources it was learned that he was thought to have relatives living in Gladbrook, but this could not he verified.

From Mrs. Beckwith, mother of the girl, it was ascertained that Dreesen had worked in saloons in this city several years ago. Last fall he worked with a Northwestern bridge gang, and during the winter was in the pine woods of Minnesota. Investigation in Oskaloosa has developed nothing concerning the man, although it has been learned that he had been seen about that city for about a week. No money was found in his clothes and nothing useful as a means of identification, other than the letter. Dreesen is described as being of Medium height, and weighing about 170 pounds. He had a full, round face, light hair and mustache, and was fairly well dressed. The body is being held at an undertakers in Oskaloosa awaiting to be claimed. It was learned this afternoon from Miss Beckwith that the man's mother resides with his sister in Carroll.
Times Republican.

Mr. Dreesen formerly lived in Manning and worked on a farm near here. His mother is housekeeper for Hans Peets on north Main Street.