, 1889-03-21
WITH A-BfG KNIFE.
Frank SigeIbar Slashed His Throat
Yesterday.
Lost a Great Deal of Blood, but May
Recover.
He Has Been Morose and Says He
Is a Crank.
A STUDY OF SUICIDE.

feat disease, elude imaginary enemies,
pique a lover or adjust financial Difficult.
ties is the predominating idea of the
victim to the moroseness preceding well
defined insanity.
The means Of inficting death are every
where. Any time is opportune and one
can easily argue ones self into the con-
clusion hat life is not worth the living.
To the average man but one question con-
fronts itself. How does the suicide
acquire the courage to make the stab,
the slash, the cut, fire the shot or swallow
the poison2 To the normal being of unim-
paired mental faculties it seems that he
who sins against God and his race in this
cleaning blade, faint at ntac with the
clammy muzzle of the revolver or sicken
at the sight of a nauseating mixture
which induces spasms or slumber to be
followed by death.
Where suicide, though in contempla-
tion, is not preceded by careful arrange
ments for the event it is invariably pre-
cipitated by some trifling incident, such as
disappointment in a minor matter or re-
proval for an insignificant shortcoming.
The study Of suicide is most fascinating,
still grewsome. Read a work on it
Yesterdays SUICIDE.
Frank Sigelbar, a German cook en-
ployed at Camp Carlin, made a desperate
attempt to end his career about G O'Clock
yesterday morning. The weapon chosen
was a murderous butcher knife nearly two
feet long.
He was engaged in preparing breakfast
when Chief Clerk NJ. Rowland entered.
To the visitor the cook remarked that the
''stove would not draw" Mr.. Rowland
responded that the fire seemed a good
one, but in order to pacify the man gath
cred some kindling and added it to the
flames. Sigelbar retired to an adjoining
room and made the attempt which may
yet result in his death. Rowland heard
the blood dripping, but supposed another
cause produced the noise. The
mans condition was not discovered
for several minutes when one of the
attaches of the place passed through the
apartment. Seeing the man covered with
blood and still hacking at the frightiul
wound in the throat, he exclaimed;
my God, Sigelbar has killed HIM
self"
DR.. Marston was o o on the scene.
The wounded man resisted the kindly Off
ces of the physician. Four assistants
held the frantic man while his wound was
dressed. The struggle was terrific. Sacks
we're spread on the floor to avoid slipping
and the man, who is a physical giant,
was finally forced to his back. Once he
unloosed a hand and tore the stitches
from the gaping slit. When Quoted he
was removed to the county hospital. The
wound is long, but not deep. 1t COM
mences Just below the left ear, but the
knife was forced along above the %larYnx--
two high for effective work.
THE MAN.
Frank Siaelbar is a German about 40
years of age. He was a member of the
Sd cavalry in 1876 and has been in Indian
campaigns in Montana, Wyoming and
Arizona The gallant Capt. Crawford,
who was so foully murdered by Mexicans.
A year ago he returned to Carlin after an
absence of twelve months in the East.
Since then he has been a quiet crank,
though formerly very lively.
Sigelbar was for a time cook at the
POST ercheron ranch ncar this city and
accompanied the troops to Kearncy last
summer. Sinoeithis trip he has not been in
town, although previously found in the city
every evening.
WANTED POISON.
The would-be suicide was refused
poisonous drugs at the camp dispcnsary
Tuesday and refused other medicine. He
complained of illness.
The men TOR whom Sigclbar worked
are still congratulating themselves upon
the iact that the man did not place poison
in their food.
He TALKS.
Sigelhar speaks occasionally, but I'M
willingly. When asked why he attempt
ed suicide he says; Crank, crank" or
remarks hat he is tired of life and wished
to die.
RECOVER.
At l:30 this morning the man was
resting quietly, and there arc some hopes
of his recovery. He is wounded in much
the same manner as the prisoner at the
county Jail who last year cut his throat
with glass,
New goods arriving daily at E. s.
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