The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-12
ABL00DLESS A MURDER.
CRIME UNEouALLEo BY THE BoRalAs

* aoIher folsona iIef Four Childrtn, Decks the
vi for the Grave aud then Commits suIcids-rhs
OF Husband Rsturns Home to Had Il Charuei q
y, iIOuse-rathstle Lesaeies Of il,tl. ones.
Y CnlcAoo, June lo.-Alary syeboldt, age
s IS years, wlic OF Casper syebold, q bake
y and residing at 81 Finnell street, murdcrc'
o her four child this morung, and then com
Il mitted suicide. 1' ~ i5
o The story Of the crime is one OF tho mos
II remarkable IN the police annals Of Chicago
and ranks with any Of tho Dorgia sensa
$ tlons. Ats o'clock this morning, Caspc
: Sycboldt arrived home alter working al
! nishtat James B. ,Campbell's bakery, lOl
Clark street, and was met ut tho door b,
. his wife. She was dressed in a new
chemise, trimmed with lace and blue rib.
bon, purchased especially for the awful oc,
casion. She acted strangely, and could
scarcely stand. "Come in, Casper, come
in" she said, waving her hand, "and see
our little children. They are all dead; all
our four little children aro dead-gone to
heaven, Casper. See how pretty they are.
Every one has got nice flowers for the
angels" y 4, if34 EsE(E
For a moment tho husband was stunned
and thought his vile crazy. He hurried to
| the bedroom and there strange sight met
his Mortified eyes. Laid out as for burial
we're the four children. Matilda aged lo,
Anton aged !; Annie, nged . years and Q
months, and the baby, Agnes, aged less
than 4 months. They were dressed in
white, trimmed with blue ribbons; hair
nicely s,nootlled. and tied with blue rib
bons, and in their hands bouquets OF fresh
flowers All were stone dead except Matil-
da, aud SHE was Just breathing. s'tG iilllNi
Mrs. Syeboldt followed her husband into
the room, SO full Of DEATH and said: "Yes,
sent them all heaven, because God
wanted them" d, {. Fl2sr.. .i4.i llIa
4 Casper Syeboldt was stupefed. His lips
moved, but no sound came. He ut lust re.
covered sufficiently TO realize the awful
deed, and then hastened across the street
and summoned Mr.. Martin, a grocer. That
gentleman hastily. procured the services OF
Or: Moe: but he could do nothing for the
dying girl Matilda. Attention was then
turned to Mrs. Syeboldt, who was in con-
vulsions. She managed to tell the physi-
clan that she gave the poison to her children
first, laid them out and then prepared her
Self for death, taking the remnant OF n
large dose Of strychnine. She died in great
agony shortly after I o'clock, and was laid
out beside her children. !s's's ~ -
1t is difficult to find motive for crime
so unnatural aud terrible, but it is pre-
sumed that domestic troubles caused the
woman to lose her mind. The husband is
i'll such a terrible state that he cannot an
swer questions intclliglby.
Mrs. Syeboldt procured the poison ut
Werkmenster's drug store, No. 200 Archer
avenue, yesterday afternoon, and rs soon
rs her husband left for his work last night:
she coolly began preparations for the mur.
der. dressing herself and the children rs
described. 81 - isrl} J.
The home OF the Sycboldts Is in the sec.
ond story OF n poor little frame house, and
bears the impress OF poverty among the
nclghbors. The Seyboldt family bea,s a
good reputation, ahd its members have
been considered honest, Woodworking, re-
spectacle people. II the husband and wife
had trouble sufficiently serious as 10 cause
insanity, the people in the neighborhood
have no knowledge OF it. Mr.. Syeboldt's
friends were summoned, and took him in
charge. 57s.is 4 &.4lgH 'l5I5
Matilda, the fourth and eldest OF the four
murdered children, died at 10 o'clock, COM
iyt nj ,ntl has ~,
dead within u few hours and in the same
room. 1850 SaR4t. ii,sgl NJ
The place OF the murder was thronged
this morning with curious and sympathix.
ing friends. The room occupied by the
distracted husband, Casper Syeboldt, and
where his dead wife and children are lying,
composes part Of. the second story OF d
cheap, plain, two.story cottage tenement.
The rooms arc furnished only with the fur
niture and utensils barely necessary for
housekeeping. %1
The motives OF the woman in this silent,
bioodicss destruction OF her children and
herself may be partly CLEANED from the fol-
lowing notes and bits OF writing found
among tho effects OF the family this morn
ins!s. They are by tho oldest child, n
daughter Of twelve. The resignation shown
by the writer, is remarkable That domes-
tic unhappiness was no minor cause Tor the
deed OF the mother will be inferred from
the following, MS it can be- from the few
data supplied by her husband: 49,
II wish to all my playmates better and
a happier time. than had. So, goodbye
to you all, for you are all welcome to the
place where I hare gone. Remember me-"
Among the papers was one containing
two verses Of the hymn beginning, There
is n happy land" &c. ~ ~
Another note is addressed to q play
mate: "a VA .tttt{lsafs * ! ~ z i.s,rgl -.
"MARY MuRpIly-Pleasc tell Lizzie Mar.
tin probably the daughter OF tho landlord
Of the house, 81 Finncll street), Minnie
Often and Lizzie Reymould that have
forgotten their dispute and forgive them.
] guess they will feel sorry for it. May
they think OF me rs their friend. i1}:.
,srs ,g, ,[.t5 5%"'TILLY ,SYEpoLpr.p
Other notes read rs follows: I, e
"Dear papa forgive me. We have to
leave you. Mamma thought it was the
best we could do. I am now in the better
land, where we all live in freedom, Your
daughter - ~ S.S.;, w. MATllpA,": T.
%"Dcar papa, please bury lis decent at
uiiuei Ccuietely, I!aL WC Hl'y all iDe
buried together. That's ALL request from
you. My knife and money is |, for your
present, and is in the collar. box. Buy for
Anton, Annie and self flowers from the
money, which ] have saved. It is mime.
! The knifeis yours" ;Sst5sz o1eSSiIs7 6*Gs 3
'For May Murphy: Twill tell you the
story OF our trouble. My mother was
always sick, you6know, md thought Of
dying often. Thought how, fshcwas dead,
how we would be treated, and SO thought
best for MI Of us to die nt once and bought
something to, Kill us-tl,e baby first, Annie
second, Tony third, and Latter, and then
mother. We did not suller much, and
now we are all out Of trouble" .. at'fsyl M
~ Rosey Morris--Take the book that I've
brought home from school. 1t is not mine.
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