Show One Crank Loss CHICAGO October 21A tragedy of a remarkable character this evening pr vented what was to have been a brilliant bril-liant wedding The bridal couple have occupied a honorable position in tbe highest social circles and the bridal preparations had been completed down to the minutest particulars Miss Minnie F Roesch a beautiful wealthy eimable girl of 20 waited at her home 191 N State Street with nearly a bundled guest Music a feast and a clergyman were in attendance but the bridegroom who hd left his betrothed less than two hours be fre the time fixedfor the ceremony failed to make his appearance The man for whom all were waiting was Julius Lefor confidential assistant to Schmidt Lobes wholesale liquor merchants mer-chants He is 55 years of age a member mem-ber of the Germania Maennerchor is widely known throughout the city and is a general favorite Believing that some accident had befallenhim a friend at last hurried to his apartments on Cues nut Street The house was locked none of the occupants were at handand no sign of the bridegroom Entrance was finally effected with the aid of the police In Lefors chamber stretched upon the bed in his wedding garments was the bridegroom with a bullet in his forehead dead Two scraps of paper bearing somewhat incoherent inscriptions were found In the writing he complained that he had iot moral courage to proceed with the marriage Word of the tragedy was has fly brought back to the waiting bride An attempt was made to break the news gently but at the first intimation intima-tion of death she shrieked and fainted while the gaily attired guests departed in confusion |