Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-21
MANIACAL MURDER.

A Wisconsin Man Made Insane by the
Heat-Kills His Wife and Seven Chill
dren-And Then Shoots Himself With
Fatal Efrect-Revenue Oflcial In South
Carolina Killed by Moonshiners.
A horrible and blood-curdling tragedy was
enacted in Eagle Creek Valley, Wis, fourteen
miles from Winona, on Sunday morning.
Paul Helde, Swiss emigrant, in fit of in
sanity killed his wife and seven children, aad
then blew out his own brains. From O gen.
tleman who was one of the first to visit the
scene, l learn the following: son arriving at
the farm house the first thing that attracted
our attention was the mutilated body of
little boy about Z years old, who was lying on
the path with his head split open and bullet
hole in his brains. Passing this, we entered
the kitchen and beheld on the floor,
surrounded by a pool of blood, the
body of the father and husband
shot through the neck and head. Near him
lay Ratchet covered with blood, an old Swiss
revolver, while on chair were powder and
caps Pushing into the next room sieken-
ing sight met our gaze. Across the bed lay
the mother with her throat cut and hole in
her breast made by the Ratchet. By her side
lay headless babe, while on the other side
was little girl in the last stages of death. In
the alley two more of the children were
found, both mutilated and shot through the
head. The barn was next visited, and in the
hayloft was found the two Oldest children,
bows of II and is, their bodies hacked in
many places and both dying, being shot
through the brain. When discovered, all
were dead except one girl and the mother.
The mother died in half an hour after she was
discovered. The child is still alive this after
noon, although recoveryls not expected. The
coroner's jury this afternoon returned YER
dict that the wife and children came 10 their
death by the hands of the husband and father,
and that he committed suicide while labor
ing under a tit of insanity. Paul Helde
and family arrived from Switzerland three
months ago. He purchased farm and SEEM
ed to be living happily. Lately he became de-
spOndent at the prospect of failure OF the
crops, and, worried over the thought that he
paid too much for his land, doubtless led him
to commit the terrible deed. A story has been
in circulation this afternoon that on Friday he
visited Alta, Wis, to receive $4,000 that he
expected from the old country. He failed to
receive it. The expectation of receiving this
money was known to all of his neighbors,
and there is a suspicion of foul play. The
deed has no parallel in this vicinity, and there
is great excitement.
CRUSHED By RED HOT IRON.
ERIE, Pa, July 20.-Mamie Anthony, a
girl of 7years, went to the Erie forge works
to-day to carry her uncle's dinner. Owing to
some accident huge red hot shaft, weighing
nearly ton, fell down on her and crushed
her to death.
BOILER EXPLOSION FATALITIES.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-News of aboiler
explosion comes from WATERFOWL, Ohio,
where boiler of saw mill was blown to
atoms from lack of water in the engine. Hen
nv Brickway was instantly killed; Isaac John
son has since did, and William Coons Is pos
sibly fatally injured.
woMAN's REVENGE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 20.-Mrs. John
Fitchner, wife of well known German ear
penter and builder, threw concentrated I've in
the face of DR.. G. W. Priest, prominent den
fist, at his Office to-day, and it is thought, de-
stroyed his eyes. The woman alleges he Sc
dueed her, all of which he denies.
SHOT.
DANvILLE, KY, June 20.-Col. Shelby
Lewis, formerly proprietor of Crab Orchard
Springs, was shot yesterday and fatally
wounded. The difficulty which result ted in
the shooting, arose over real estate trans
action. Col. Lewis was an amiable young
man and his shooting causes much excite
ment.