Lipman Hirsch Hechter

GEDCOM Note

A) Right of residence in Szczakowa, district Chrzanow, Poland, until 1922
Reason of right of residence: Decision of 21.06.1922, 50/II 14702/22; 50/III of 13.07.1922;
Decree of right of residence: 49/22 (vow of citizenship on 19.12.1922)
- source: Register of rights of residence

B) recte Lipman Hirsch, born 22.10.1882 in Szczakowa, Poland, no religion, formerly Jewish, unmarried, manager, son of Karol Daniel Hechter and Jetti Unger
- source: Marriage, 30.04.1924, p. 370/736

C) recte Lipman Hirsch, born 22.10.1882 in Szczakowa, district Chrzanow, son of Karol Daniel Hechter and Jetti Unger
- source: Birth register St. Paul, XXXVI/III, fol. 1019, nr. 2452 (1922): Record of legitimation as father of his daughter (1925)

D) Cousin of "Mirzl BORGER" in Vienna, Muehlgasse 9 (source: handwritten letter of L.H. HECHTER, July 1934, on the back of letter paper of Karol Hechter)

E) 1922 he had an "uncle in Linz" (source: handwritten letter of Jetti HECHTER to her son L. H. HECHTER, 6.6.1922). It is currently not 100% proven that Jetti, Moritz, and Arthur UNGER were siblings (instead of, e.g., cousins), but a blood-relationship was clearly existing.

F) 1913 in Basztowa 1, „przem.“
- source: Wielka Księga Adresowa - Krakowa 1913
(http://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/images/skany/ksiegaadresowa1913djv...):

In the same book, a company is mentioned which probably refers to L.H. Hechter:
Griffel[?] i Hechter, export of grated and rounded off wood, Kraków, Krowodrza, ul. Wrocławska
- source: Wielka Księga Adresowa - Krakowa 1913, p. 443

1914 in Krupnicza 12, „przem.“
- source: Wielka Księga Adresowa - Krakowa 1914
http://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/images/skany/ksiegaadresowa1914djv...

G) 1932 in Krupnicza 12, company representative, tel. 110-92
- source: Address book of Kraków 1932 (Ksiega Adresowa Miasta Krakowa)

1933-34 in ul. Krupnicza 12, company representative
source: Address books of the town and of Kraków Division VIII, p. 40, 1933-34

H) Died 29.07.1934, 8:15 a.m.
Cause of death: poisoning (there could have been doubt that it was a natural death)
No religion; burial was paid by Lili Hechter, cremation (02.08.1934)
source: Inspection of the dead, nr. 20 700, grave protocol XI/239

I) According to a newspaper article of 30.07.1934 (nr. 31, p. 3), he committed suicide with Veronal (which he seems to have taken after his wife and daugther went to bed), and was found by his family on 28.07.1934. Although he was brought to hospital, he died there one day later. In the article, it is mentioned that L.H. Hechter was a company representative for several companies and spent most of his time in Poland. He came back from his latest business trip about two months before hissuicide. The couple is reported to have lead a good marriage. Maybe economical problems were the reason for his suicide.

J) Grave: Division 8, ring 8, group 3, nr. 252

K) Parents: Karol Hechter, already dead, and Henryka Hechter, Kraków, Krupnicza 12
sisters: Lilly Hechter, Kraków, Krupnicza 12; Hella Margulies, Kraków, Pilsutzkiego 36
According to his widow, no property was left
- source: Protocol of case of death, nr. 636/34 or 20 462/34 or 2P 188/34 of 29.07.1934

L) There was a female cousin of him in Katowice.
He had a wood company in Poland (Katowice?) and often was on business trips
During the night from 27. to 28.07.1934, he took a sleeping drug, he committed suicide
source: family information