About 6 o'clock Thursday evening Mr. JOSEPH BIESTLINE, living about one mile west of Plymouth, was found hanging in his barn.  In the morning he complained of not feeling well, but would go to see a neighbor who was ill.  From there he went to the barn, where he laid off his cap, placing a note in it which he had written that morning before leaving the house.  He used a rope about seven feet long;  his hands were found tied behind him, and the rope was so adjusted that the knot came at the side of his neck.  He fell about four feet.  It is thought the deed was done about 9 o'clock.  Not coming home at noon, one of the children was sent to the woods where he had been chopping, but he was not there.  In the evening he was found by his wife in the barn as above.  The note left by him read, as follows:

"Love to my dearly beloved wife.  Love to my children;  love God and obey your mother.  My love to all my neighbors, I love them all.  My mind has always been very weak.  If I live much longer I am afraid I will be a great deal of trouble to my family and neighbors.  I have faith in God.  I hope you will forgive me for this.  I can't help it."

He was about 47 years of age, and leaves a wife and four small children.

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