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Show "Suicide Note" Is a Hoax; Thought to Be Practical Joke I "The one who finds this will And (150 ia room 217 of the St. Ceeil hotel. 1 have killed myself. Mv folks are liv-iag liv-iag at 324 North sixth aveana, Poea-teJIo, Poea-teJIo, Ida. Mrs. Beratioa. (Signed.) "B. B. " Thla note, written oa a Western Union day letter tab, waa found la a mail box thia morning by Postman W. Weetergisen, who immediately rushed with it to Postmaster Thomas, who in turn called in Detectives Zeese aad Leiehter. Prom all indications the note seemed to indicate a tragedy and the oSrera made haste to the St. Cecil hotel. They found bo person whose name waa Ber etien, or whose initials were "B R " had occupied any room ia the hotel during dur-ing the past three months. No trace of the money could be found. I'ucate I lo waa called over the telephone tele-phone and It waa fonnd that so such addreas aa A24 North Stxta avenue exists ex-ists la the Idaho town aad bo family by the name of Beretien haa lived there in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Some person with an itching for excitement ex-citement or with a peculiar sense of humor ia believed to have pnt the note ia a mail box. If the offender is caught he will be punished for tampering tamper-ing with the United States mail. |