Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 November 1892 — Page 3

SLAIN BY A MADMAN,

Ohioago the Soene of an Awful Sunday Tragedy.

HERMAN SIEGLER SUDDENLY CRAZED

In His Frenzy .He Kills Ills Wlfs'i Motliei and Father, Wounds Her and TITO Otliors and Is Himself Shot by au Oflloer.

A MANIAC'S DEED.

CHICAGO, NOV. 2L—Herman Siegler, a cabinetmaker living at No. 723 North Paulina street, got up early Sunday morning, went to his brother's house and borrowed a shotgun on the pretext that he wanted to ffo hunting, returned home, shot and killed his father and mother-in-law, seriously wounded his wife and filled a policeman's nose full of buckshot, he in return getting a bullet in his abdomen from another officer's revolver. work of death was done mainly in the house in vrhieh he lived, but after policemen were summoned the battle waged between him from the house and the officers from the street, fie emptied a doubled-barreled shotgun at them a dozen times .and bullets from theif revolvers flew in his direction rapidly W fingers could pull the triggers,' ill Narrowly Escaped Lynclii-^'

Thousands of people, attracted by the fusillade, swarmed around the Ifotase, and when Officer Dan McCarthy finally grappled with and overcame the murderer they fairly howled for his bloood. Some one started the cry, "Lynch him!" and it "'Was taken up by excited men and women. Although four patrol wagon loads of officers were on the ground they had a herculean task to prevent the infuriated people from making short shrift of the then cowering murderer. Men fought with each other to get at Siegler, each howling: "Kill him!"' "Lynch the brute!"

Step by step the officers, with 4rawn revolvers, forced their way through the crowd, and even when the prisoner was placed in the East Chicago patrol wagon the danger was not over, for the horses were thrown back on their haunches, while men tried to climb over the wheels and steps to get at the object of their wrath. He was finally removed in safety to the East Chicago avenue police station and subsequently to the county hospital.

The result of the morning's bloody work was: V'v Dead.

Henry Sties, 66 years old, No. 723 North Paulina street, shot in face, arms and body Mrs. Caroline Siles, 70 years old, No.'723 North Paulina street, shot in breast.

Wounded.

Bertha Outbman, 8 years old, No. 245 West North avenue, shot in left hand by scattering shot Jeremiah O'Donoghue, police officer, shot in face and neok, not seriously Herman Siegler, 37 years old. No. 733 North Paulina street, shot in abdomen, may recover Mrs. Hormau Siegler, 30 years old, No. 723 North Paulina street, shot in face and neck, will recover.,

Borrowed a Gun.

Until Sunday, so far as can be learned, there had been no trouble between any o£ the persons in the house. Siegler arose early Sunday morning after a sleepless night and after a hasty breakfast hurried away, making petulent answers to his wife's queries as to where he was going. He went direct to the home of his brother and borrowed a shotgun, ostensibly to go hunting.

On reaching home, shortly after noon, Herman called his 10-year-old son Willie, and giving him a one dollar bill sent him to a neighboring store to buy a pen, ink and paper. On the lad's return the father sat in the kitchen, his head in his handy, and when the boy handed him the writing articles he •growled: "Throw them all in the stove and burn them. Throw in the change, ... too."

The boy tossed in the pen, ink and paper, but held .back the money. The father grabbed it from him and tossed it into the fire, and the boy burst out crying. The father cursed him, then ran back to the closet in the rear of the kitchen, where he had placed the shotgun, dragged it out, pulled .shells from his pocket and hurriedly loaded both barrels. The son screamed: "Papa, put down that gain."

Mrs. Siles, the 70-year-old mother-in-law, who was upstairs, hearing the child crying, ran down into the narrow hall and called out:. "Herman, what are you doing with that gun?" lie .Said: "You Must Die."

He turned on her savagely and mutre a a a God. You tnustdie." Without another word he leveled the gun and fired. The muzzle fc as but afoot from her and the entire load took effect in her left breast, and with a scream she fell dead at his feet.

Mr. Siles Killed.

Mr. Siles, hearing the shot and the scream of his murdered wife, came running downstairs. Though an old man and frail he tried to grapple with the murderer. Siegler threw him off easily, drew down his gun and shot him. The load of buckshot tore through Siles' right arm and entered his side. He fell prostrate over his murdered wife, but managed to again grapple with Siegler, As they •struggled for possession of the gun

Mrs. Siegler and her children ran for the front door. As she threw it open Mr. Siles, weak from loss of blood and unable to continue the fight, made his escape, close]y followed by Siegler. Mr. Siles turned again when on the sidewalk and threw up his hand in a deprecating way, when Siegler shot him again in the neck and face and the old man fell over dead.

Mrs. Siegler Wounded.

Turning from this body Siegler saw his wife, babe in arms, running down the street. As she looked back he leveled the gun at her. She screamed: "O, Herman!" as he fired. The shots struck in tne back of the shoulder, side of the neck and right arm. She saved the life of her child by changing its position in her arms. Seeing that his wife had escaped Siegler gave a

loik down the street and then ran into the house. Fired Into a Church. ,Th$ shooting caused a panic in the Bethlehem Lutheran church directly across the street. Shots from the murderer's gun rattled against the walls and broke the windows of the church. The audience arose and dashed for the exits. Women fainted and children screamed when the sexton, by the -orders of the paster, Rev. Mr. Eisner, locked the doors issuing out of the Paulina street side and the parishioners fell over each other in escaping by the Mclteynolds stree.t entrances. t"

Siegler Shot.

The quick succession of shots seemingly aroused the entire neighborhood and thousands of people came running from all directions. Some citizens turned in an alarm to the police and the North avenue station patrol wagon came rattling up. Officers Simmonsen and Looby ran up to the house with drawn revolvers. Siegler pushed open the front door, stepped out, and taking deliberate aim at Simmonsen fired, but fortunately missed him. The plucky officer leveled his revolver and fired three shots, the last bullet striking Siegler in the side, atufhe thereupon retreated into the house.

An OfUe«r Wounded.

Officers surrounded the house, and a fusilade of shots were exchanged, during which Officer Donoghue was badly wounded. Finally emerging from the house Siegler advanced on the officers with his gun leveled, when Detective McCarthy ran up from behind, and soon had him safely pinioned. Then followed the exciting scene of his removal to the station, and the attempted lynching by the infuriated crowd, narrated at the beginning of this dispatch. At the station Siegler made a statement. It was short, incoherent and indicative of insanity. He was afterwards taken to a hospital. The extent of his wounds isnotknown. A little girl named Bertha Guthman, of No. 245 West North avenue,-was shoe in the palm of the left hand by some of the scattering pellets while looking on at the tragic scene. She is not seriously injured.

'v. O O A BIG SUM.

A Thieving Messenger ttobl the tT. S. Express Company—He Leaves His Train at Davenport, Taking 8100,000—Caught In

Chicago and the Cash Recovered. CHICAGO, NOV. 21.—George J. Bagley, one of the United States Express Company's messengers, is under arrest at the Central station charged with stealing a package containing $100,000 in currency consigned to bis care in Omaha Thursday night for delivery in Chicago Thursday. When arrested in this city Thursday night by Detectives Plunkett and Weaver Bagley confessed his crime and agree^ to take the officers to Davenport, la., where he had left the train to hide the valuable package. The officers boarded a train with their prisoner, found the money where IJagley had put it and returned to the city with their prisoper. The money was delivered to the express company officials, who will prosecute their dishonest messenger.

Bagley has been in the employ of the United States Express Company for seven or eight years. For the last two years he has been on the road the most of that time his route has been between Chicago and Omaha. 'Previous to that he was a driver on one of the wagons in Iowa. He had always enjoyed the confidence of his employers and was implicitly trusted. Many times he has carried larger sums of money to this city than was contained in the package he attempted to steal, but never before has the company iiad any reason to mistrust him.

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

Democrats Will Hare a Majority 01 Ninety Over All. AYASmxr.TOK, Nov. 21.—A complete list of representatives in congress elected last week, made up from the returns received by the democratic national committee, ami compared with those received by the clerk of the house,

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estimates previously sent out. It shows that the democrats have elected 2:22 members, the republicans 125, and the populists seven, giving'the democrats a majority of ninety. If the democrats carry the election for congressmen in Rhode Island they will have a majority of ninety-two over all opposition.

Appointed by the President. WASHINGTON, NOV. 21.—The president lias made the following appointments: John JI. Gear of Iowa, to be assistant secretary of the treasury in place of Lorenzo Crounse, resigned'. William M. Stone of Iowa, to be commissioner of the general land office, vice Thomas II. Carter, resigned George W. Miller to be collector of internal revenue for the Twenty-third district of Pennsylvania.

Joneft Declared ICIeeted.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 21.—Both honses of ,the Alabama legislature met in joint session Friday to count 'the vote for governor. Jones' official majority over Kolb was announced to be 11,435. There was no interference by the populists with the count.

,: Mlnliter Killed by a lCunnway. MAHION, 111., Nov. 21.—Willis Coi^or, a llaptist minister residing in this county, came to town Wednesday, and while on his way home his team of mules ran away, throwing him out of the wagon and breaking his leg. He died Saturday morning.

Found wltli 111* Skull Crushed. Sioux CITY, la., Nov. 21.—The dead body of William S. Follis was found below the bridge on Perry creek in the middle of the city. His skull was crushed, but whether by the fall or by previous violence no one appears to krow The police suspect foul play.

A Burglar Killed.

CHICAGO- Nov. 21.—While attempting to escape arrest, a burglar was shot and almost instantly killed Sunday evening by Oflicer William G. Valentine of the West Lake street police station.

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A TERRIBLE FATE.

Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler in Pennsylvania.

DISASTER NEAR SCHUYLKILL HAVEN.

Besides Destroying the Engine and Manx Feet of Trark Five 3Ien Are Killed Instantly and One,

Is Hudly Kurt.

BLOWN TO ATOMS.

POTTSVII.R.E, Pa., Nov. 15.—A most distressing accident occurred on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad at 2 a. m. Monday at Conners Crossing, a short distance north of Schuylkill Haven, when the boiler of Mogul engine No. 563* exploded, killing five men and probably fataily injuring another. The dead are:

Killed.

Henry C. Allison, engineer of 563, residing at Palo Alto, leaves a wife: William Maokey, fireman of 663, Port Carton, wife and one child: William Cowliey, an engineei on his way home to Mount Carbon, leaves wife and ten children: "William Kendrick, conductor, ot Port Carbon, wife and four children William Moyeru Cowhey's llreman, Palo Alto, single.

Detail* of the Disaster.

Besides the above, Michael Dobbins, of Mount Carbon, a brakemau of Engineer Co whey's crew, was badly scalded, and will probably die.

Engine 503 was north bound with a heavy train of empty cars. William Cowhey, with his crew, had brought up a train of empties, and after running them into the Cressona yards, boarded engine 503 at the mine hill crossing,with the intention of reaching their homes in that way, and, as is customary, took possession of the cab. Dobbins, vrho escaped instant death, was crowded out of the cab and was Bitting on the tender. The men had hardly been on the engine two minutes when, nearing the wagon-crossing at Conners, a half mile north of Schtiylkill Haven station, any warning the terribl

north and south bound midnight Buffalo trains were compelled to run via the Little Schu.ykill branch from Tamaqua to Fort Clinton.

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Residence of a Wealthy Family ltobbed During1 Their Absence* SEA ISLE Crrr, N. J., Nov. 15.—The whole county of Cape May is greatly excited over the. robbery of the residence of Capt. Elijiih Whcaton at Tuckahoo, some time during the early 'part of the week. The amount taken was §35,000 in cash. Capt. Wheaton and his family left home last Tuesday for a short visit to friends, and upon their return discovered that money^to the amount of $35,000, which had been kept in a bureau drawer, was missing. Other sums of money in the house were left untouched, the thief evidently being satisfied with his first haul. A prominent Philadel^iia detective has been at work on the case but has thus far failed to find the slightest clew to the robber or the monev.

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Alfeld to Shorten Working LOUDON, Nov." 15.—The aeeond week of the cotton lockout opens with increased prospects of the trouble being long continued. There are 6,000,000 spindles still at work on full time, 750,000 on short time, and 12,600,000 are stopped. The masters' federation has asked the owners of the spindles working on full time to begin to shorten their working hours on Thursday. All the owners have assented except the masters at Bolton, who spin Egyptian cotton chiefly. They plead that their handB are full of orders, and that thfeir mills must work full time to fill them.

Second Trial of Actor Curtis. SAN FRANCISCO^ NOV. 15.—The second trial of Maurice Strelinger, better known as M. 1$. Curtis, the actor, who is charged with having shot and killed Policeman Alexander Grant the night of September 11, 1891, came up before the supreme court Monday. At the former trial the jury disagreed.' The defense, aimed to show that the policeman was shot and killed by a footpad and that the arrest of Curtis was a case of mistaken identity. The proceedings Monday were confined to securing a jury, which will occupy most of the week.

Suspoctcd Murderer Shot Dead. WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 15.—J. O. Schmaad, a farmer from Crookston, Minn., was found murdered and robbed last

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Invasion by Redmcn.

DENVER, Col., Nov. 15.—Gov. Eoutt is in receipt of telegrams from Meeker, Col., telling of an Indian invasion into the Colorado National park by White river Utes, who are said to be slaughtering game by the thousands and stealing all stray cattle. The band is composed of more than 100 bucks and squaws, and the local authorities are powerless to interfere.

Msirlboruugli Hurled.

LONDON, NOV. 15.—The funeral of the duke of Marlborough took place Monday at Blenheim palace, the Marlborough seat at Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The duchess of Marlborough will receive the SI1,000,000 insurance on the duke's life. He had taken out policies to this large amount as a recognition of the immense sums the duchess has expended in repairing and beautifying Blenheim palace.

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