The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-07
one more unfortunate,
Weary OF breath;
Rashly iInportunste'
Gone to his death.


We are called upon to chronlcle
another shocking affair, In the way Vi
sele-murder. which occurred about lour
O'clock last evening, at the saloon anu
RESTAURANT of Henry Blumen0erg NO.
I1s1 Market street. The victim OF the
nntortun ate affair was Fritz Samnsnil- or,
a nstiye of Bavaria, one OF the herman
nrovinces. and was about twenty-thfee OF
twentv.four years of age at the time OF
hi. death. He came to this country
about seven years ago, and engaged III
business in Pittsburgh, where ne run
through $4,000 sent TO him by his parents
from the old country, whom he SAID were
we'll of in this worlds goods.
Having failed in business N rus
burgb, and desiring to cast his lot IN an
other quarter, be came to TINS cry sumo
time $40, and WAS employed by Mr..
RInmen BERG as bartender at his saloon:
Evervthing moved smoothly Oh, ana
Fritz made friends In his new nome ne
had never acted in any way that might
have
EXCITED SUSPICION
against him by those who knew MIN oes';
He WAS more or less given to conviViai
habits. but seldom, if ever, became IN
toxicsted on any occasion,
He had been in the city some tiine' shu
q few weeks since, took notion 10 WISH
hi, old home in Pittsburgh. lie made
his visit, and remained there ten days or
two weeks, after which he returned 10
this CITY. Shortly after he returned
It WIS noticed that something
seemed to be resting on his nind, ana ~
times one might call aloud without at
tracing his attention unless the Cali was
repested. This did not excite much AZ
tention, ~ he mad been complaining o,
feeling unwell for several days ard could
not eat anything. Bat little notice was
taken OF him, as he complained but very
little and did not seem TO desire any al
tentioD from the family.
After sitting around the saloon, IN
medltstive mood, until shortly before
o'clock last evening, Mr. Biumenoerg
told him to take glass OF peer ana 20
up to his room. Fritz drank the Deer
and went to his room, where he laid down
on the bed and shortly afterwards tired
TIE FATAL SHOT,
which took effect at the upper ard lett
margin OF the heart. MT Biumeh-
berg rushed up stairs on nearing
the report, and seeing the man IN dy-
Ing condition, Immediately notified Cnlof
of Police Ripley, who sent for Dr: ..
Harvey. The doctor found, on his arrl-
val, that the man was yet breathing out
unconscious. Two chambers OF the cylln'
der of the revolver, seven-shooter, were
emptv. and but one hole in the unioFtu-
nate mans body. 1t Is thought that one
chamber had been discharged at some
previous time After the shot, the pistol
fell on the bed and set fire to the CLOTH
ing OF the man and the bed
The following coroner's jury WAS sum-
moned: Henry Hauser (foremsn), j. 3:
Shrodes, Z. NJ. Davis, Il. A. Bell, DAVID
Kurner, Thomas G. Young, Hugh Hsr-
rison. Jacob fresier, Joseph Green, Rob
ert Bond, Charles Kuhn and Albert
Christman.
The INQUEST was held before Squire
Caldwell, Prosecuting Attorney Jordon
appearing for the State. After hearing
the testimony OF Mr.. Blumeuberg and
George Otto, the only men in the saloon
at the time of the shooting, the jury re-
dered the following verdict: ave, the
Jury, find that deceased came to his death
by pistol slot fred by his own hand
There WAS but one paper found upon
his BODY, and that was q bill printed In
German and supposed to have been
sample of those used by him in his bust
ness at Pittsburgh. On the back of the
bill head was written, in the German Ian
gusge,the tolowing: "Rosie Seioert, take
charge OF everything" and on another
part of tho same piece of paper was
written, "Rosie Seibert, take charge OF
everyth hing that l have got, and every
thing that is coming 10 me" to when
he signed Fritz SsmhsmmeT.
Having sscertsincd these facts, and
knowing that he had been dong business
in Pittsburgh, our reporter suspected
that some light could be thrown upon
the subject and consequently he learned |
that Fritz
LOVED A WOMAN
of bis own nation atty ard had made ali |
offer of marriage TO her, but was re-
iected She shortly afterwards married
another man in Pittsbargh. 1t is be-
lieved that this had so worked upon his
mind that he became temporarily insane,
and sought comfort by committing self
murder. We understand that he made
an sbortive attempt to end bis earthly
career some time since, but wss appre-
hended and prohibited doing SO, When
he had in his possession 3
large cheese knife and the same revolver
with which he shot himself yesterday.
He leaves no friends or relatives in this
His effects have been placed
in the hands OF Capt. Ripley. The re-
mains OF the suicide will be inferred at
the cost of the county at $50 O'Clock this
Temperance Talk.
IL