The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-04
BLOODY WORK.
An Attempted Murder aud Double Suicide
at Masslllon.
Frank nurgel Fries 10 KIN His Notorious
wlfo aud Afterwards Cuts Ills
Ihroat.-Anthony Herman
Hangs Himself

woman, excited aud almost breAthleaH,
rushed into the Mayors Office and px
claimed that MIRA, Davis had been shot,
Deputy Sheriff Krider aud Constable
Shepley went 10 tho northern suburbs
OF the city, where Mrs. Davis lives,
and there discovered miraculous es'
cape from premedltated murder. Mrs,
Cynthia A, Davis ia one OF the hest
known women In this part OF the State
and has achieved q very unenylable Tepn
tation. She kept saloon In Masslllon
for q number OF years, conducted q
similar place In Toledo aud has been
married four times, her last husband
being Frank Bnrgel, whom she welded
about six m0lths 0go, II ID public prop
erty that the last honeymoon has not
bsen devoid OF rank uupleasantness and
the proceedings saturday night have
sabslantiated common gossip to that
effect.
The only persons In the house early
this evening were Burgel, hls bride and
Carrie Brnch, the domestic. The latter
said that angry words passed between
Bnrgel and his wife, and he left the
house saying he would return. Tne girl
continued her story by saying that
Bnrgel came back. The three sat TO-
gether In the room, A scene composed
OF turbulent LANGUAGE passed between
the husband and wife, aud while Burgel
stood close TO his wife he drew a revOl-
yer and shot her three tlmea One ball
Of 32.caliber made an ugly flesh wound
on the left side Of heE neck. Another
entered her head directly back Of the
left ear and the third passed through
her right arm, above the elbow, aud was
taken out from directly under the skin.
The ball which entered the head re-
mains there. and the attending doctor
says 10 lodged below the brain In the
rear. At midnight II IN not thought
that any OF the wounds will prove fatal,
but II In possible that death may result
Mrs. Davis, az che Ia always referred
TO. was left considerable money by her
first husband and added 10 her c0mpe.
tenoe through her business, but recently
has scarcely anything left except the
elegant homestead wheTe the deed was
committed tonight. After the second
shot was lred the domestic ran out OF
the house, and after the third shot Mrs.
Davis ran TO the nearest neighbOrs, about
fifly rods distant. covered with blood,
and cried to them for Gods sake TO let
her In, thinking her husband was follow
Ing her.
BuTgel Ia German. about 40 years OF
age, OF muscular frame. with red mus
tache and chin whiskers. He has not
been seen since the shooting, but will
probably DO apprehended, 40 the tele'
phone and telegraph wires. have been
used freely up to midnight
BURGEL FOUND DEAD,
0ncers searched all night for Burgel,
but failed TO and him. Sunday morn
Ing the fourteen.year old ton Of Mrs,
Schrelmer, a near neighh0r OF the Bur.
gels, on going TO the harn TO feed the
horses, discovered the dead body OF Bur.
gel lying In front OF the barn, Wis throat
cut from ear 10 ear. As nearly az eau DO
determined from appearances he Intend
| cd, after leaving the house, TO shoot him
self, but removing the cylinder OF the re-
yolver TO reload the weapon, II fell 10
the ground and he was unable TO lind II;
the revolver, minus the cylinder, waa
found In his right pants pocket, covered
with mud. He accomplished his pur-
| pohbI HuWoVOil Wy u1lHk u lutko pVNho'
knife, the smaller blade OF which was
broken of. but with large blade, al
keen as q razor, just the weapon lifted
for the preparation OF such q deed. With
this instrument he cut frightful cash
In hls throat, almost severlng the Wind
pipe and cutting both carotid veins,
When found the knife was lying about
one yard away from the body nj the LETT
side, showing that he committed the
deed with his left hand, On his body
was found one silk and two cotton
handkerchief, u dice, four memorandum
books, one diary, u package Of letters,
two pipes, u box OF cartridges, u silver
watch, the revolver, minus cyli1der, aud
f4S 22 In money. Among the package
OF lettera was a sealed letter addressed
10 Clementlne Lals, PtrTysburgh, ONO,
which may throw more light on the
tragedy when II IL opened.
Burgel was we'll built man, wearing
red mnstache and goltee, He was born
IN Greisherm county, LoIach Baden,
Germany. There he was married TO the
sister OF the late Father Lais, Of this
city. The fruit OF that union was seven
children, OF whom ak are living, the
oldest pow fourteen aud the youngest
Ave years OF age. He came with hia
family TO America In 1876, and hia wife
died one year ago last June. He has
been married TO the present Mre. Bnrgel,
who ie 81 yeara OF fHg, :, about liye months
The coroner will hold Nh inq iest " day
Ut 10 o. m,, NJ the Mayors villce, over
the bodies OF both Burgel and Herman
HANGED HIMsELF IN THE HAYMow.
| A report spread through the city TO-
night that Anthony Herman, better
known as "rony" Herman, who Inns
worked In George 5nyder's establish
ment for twenty years and was tho old
ost shoemaker In the city, had commit
ted suicide. Your correspondent drove
TO hie residence, two miles from the city
aud found that the method OF self do
gtructlon was by the rope route, and
that tho act was committed In the hay
NOV OF his barn. The man owned d
had considerable money NJ interest and
none OF hie relatives can assign any
cause for the deed, He left town nj
o'clock this afternoon, being driven
home by bla soD, and sbuflled of thC
mortal coil deliberately. When no goI
home he CHANGED his clothes, fed ant
took care OF hls stock, and when ar
adopted son went 10 call him at O'Clock
for supper, his inanimate body wal
found suspended from beam,
He was 30 years OF age and leaves .
wife and married sOn and daughter.
| The following letter was found In on,
Of Harmonic pockets by the Coroner.
"Going crazy for some time. wagenor
Stein and others | shall give you al
farewell A, HARMON.