The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-04
DETERMINED TO DIE
DETERMINED TO DIE.

A most singular and determinedly success
ful attempt at suicide occurred at Platte City,
Mo-, yesterday morning about seven O'Clock,
the victim being barber named Charles
Seibert, aged about twenty-fi years There
were no Immediate witnesses of the dreadful
and bloody deed. two or three pass-
ers-by arriving just as he was breathing his
last, although two OF three saw him Just :.fter
his first attempt. Alter Seibert had eaten
his breakfast lie returned 10 his shop, where
he made every preparation as IL 10 open out
Tor the business of the day. 1t was not for
his usual daily work that he was preparing
however, but for "A most
GHAsTLY AND HORRIBLE BUTCHERY,
the details of which are sufficient TO make
the stoutest heart feel sick and faint. The
nrst notlfcation OF the great cfl me Seibeft was
perpetrating, the contemplation of which
had evidently occupied a barge share of his
thoughts previous TO Its committal, and the
carry ing out of the details OF which was done
in the most determined manner Imaginable
was shortly after seven O'Clock, when some
gentlemen, passing by his shop, saw him
leaning against the rear wall of the apart
mept which serves as his shop,
HIS FACE DEADLY PALE,
eyeba;ls glaring, with the death-swest stand.
ing In great cold beads upon his forehead,
while from a most unslghtly cash In the
neck, extensiug almost from ear 10 ear, fiow-
ed the crimson lite tide in an uninterrupted
stream. S.u'sheG IN his nervous grasp was a
II zor. who-- Keen atrd glittering edge the 81 =
lcide Ela 5lt "A mofnt nt before
BEAyS Access HIS THROAT,
I'D from = hose bright blade the gore was
-iill am ping. As soon ~ this startling spec.
iacle pre- -euted Itself 10 their astonishcd gaze
one of the sentlemeE sprang forward with
| me horr orrfiea-eXci,ins;ion.
My G,sG, Charley. have you cut yourself -
| Having evidently not cut the jaggiar vein
ssioert was SUI ia a conoition 10 speak, and
in response to the proftrred assistance oil his
irienos in Sinding up his wound
HE WARNED THEN AWAY
and would allow none to come near or ap-
proach nim. While this act Of the tragedy
was sufficiently horrible and revolving Ia
atpas even the stoutest heart, the most lear
fui and unnatural scene was to come. II
could easily be seen that Seibert Was deter.
mined to die; that the demon of sell. .desfruc
ton had Obtained The fullest mastery and
that the sight OF his own blood, drawn by his
own hand with the devilish intent of sell
murder, Was as m1ddering To him as the
| smell or taste OF gore Is TO the whetfsd
| INsATIArE APPETITE OF THE BLooDHoUSn
| The cutting of the throat not producing in.
| slant death, as Seibert evidently tn )u, ht 1,
| would, he went to his closet, and geiiin,
| diateiy in rear OF his shop, and Closing m,
| door with scarce the Intervening spac. Of !
| moment between the time of the discovery o
his condition by his friends. he fired the 4.
| tai shot,
| THE DEATH-DKAIING BULLET
entering the centre of the forehead, crashin,
| through the brain, 9nd causing almost In
stant death. The terrogsstricken friends whs
| were in the other APARTMENT, were virtually
1 even the closed douG between them and tn,
\ self constituted victim, they knew VIVA
| would be the ree1it, the sharp crack OF tn,
pistol being but tAe end which the proceed
l ings Of the prevtons moment had foreshad
| owed. The dosg was at once broken open
| and. - tbag feared, Seibert was found
] stretched 49, the loor corpse,