Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-13
CURIOUS GUSsES.
One Being Dead Drunk, the Other Strives
to be Dead i'll Reality.

One Being Dead Drunk, the Other Strives
to be Dead i'll Reality.
A combined accident and would-be suicide
occurred about o'clock yesterday afte noon
near Geldermann's grocery store, on the Lake
Como road. The accounts of the affair are 50
inextricably mixed as to be scarcely suscep-
tible of unravelment. This much, however.
does appear. Two men were coming into the
city in top buggy, when the vehicle was up
set. Some accounts say the upset was caused
by the firing of "a revolver by some one in the
carriage. However, the people in the neighbor
hood rushed out on seeing the occupants of
the buggy unceremoniously pitched out. One
was SO hopelessly insenslble from drink that he
could not be aroused and was drawn to
the side of the road, where he lay
with the buggy cushion placed for his pill
low. After some efforts, the second
man, who subsequently proved to be Otto
hneutzner or XII s;ner, a late emp oye of Gel.
hnautf, got up and walked to the fence, against
which he leaned with his head upon his hands
for some moments. He then walked for dis
lance OF about u block. when it was discovered
he had revolver in his hand which he was
observed to point to his heart and fire. He
dropped instantly. Word in an exaggerated
shape was instantly brought to the city hall,
and Capt. Clark and Patrolman Bremen pro.
ceeded to the scene in Il hack, where the men
We're found as above described. The men were
brought to the police station and Drs Daven-
part and Wheaton were summoned
The ride in had failed still to awaken the
man who had lain by the wayside, and, as he
had no broken bones or other marks of injury.
he was locked up. Kinstner was placed upon
table, and his wound, which was immediately
over the left nipple, was prohed developing
the fact that the bullet had not penetrated the
chest, but had traversed the outside of the
ribs, and had lodged near the left shoulder
Joint. The wound was declared not to be fatal.
and he was sent out to the city hospital at &
o'clock last evening. The other mans name
In the cell could not be ascertained, but by 8
O'Clock had managed to get himself off the floor
and on the bench of his cell.
After shooting himself and while living on
the road, KInstner de G., red to questioner that
he was tired OF life and had voluntarily com
mltted the deed. At the station, lac persisted
IN the same statement to Tailor Jessrane. to
whom he handed a letter, saying that therein
would be found the cause of his attempt upon
his own life, and three or four times desired
the Jallor to read it, ACCOMMODATING the request
that what valuables he had should be given to
his relatives IN this country, but subsequently
averred all his relatives were in En,
rope. Following is the substance of
the letter. which was written by Kinstner,s
father, and dated from Manyard Pms.
sla. 1t spoke about Kinstner HAVING
He'd from Germany to escape the CONSUMPTION
ana assured him he would have to serve in the
army, it ne returned. He was yet besoueht
to return, and was informed he could escape
military duty, if he passed an examination be-