Telegram-herald., 1891-11-17
TWO THROUGH HIS HEAD
Adolph Greulich Ends . Drunken
Debauch by suicide.
&c TRIES TO MURDER HIS SISTER
A Fearful struggis with Al Armed MAD
Man latent D. KiiiiGg His Family.
hs Lies Dying at 81. Marks
hospitAi.

Last night about O'Clock Adolph
Greulich, a carpenter, living at No. il6
West Broadway street, shot himself
twice IN the head. with suicidal intent
and inflicted wounds from whica he
will die.
Greulich il the father OF seven chill
dren and mas been having serious
trouble with his wife for some time.
He has been = hard drinker and was
abusive when intoxieatsd. His past
actions were such that his wife con-
cluded she could 1--we with him no
longer. He refused to depart aud last
week Mrs. Greuiich fiiea . bill for d.
voree. Since that time her husband
has been constantly intoxicated and
more insulting than ever. sunday he
said ne Was going away and yesterday
morning sent MS chest OF tools 10 Anton
slegel. q protner-ln-law, VINO lives at
No. 54 South Jefferson street. During
the day ne called At Kipp's grocery
store, LIS West Broadway street, where
bis daughter Is employed and demanded
money. She had none TO give MIN and
he became angry. lie ssid ne would
get revolver and murder the "whole
lot OF them"
Last night when the O'Clock whistles
were blowing Greulich entered SlegePs
house. One of the iztter's children 10
sick With scarlet fever. and the house 10
quarantined. He pushed his way in
where the family were eating supper.
and drew chair up to the table. He
talked very loud and finally asked
klegel for money.
"You only want it to buy whisky with
and can't afford TO let you have it for
tnat purpose" answered Siegel.
"I'll pay you." resorted Greulich.
"Every thing have is paid for. have
something Ia my pocket which 10 paid
for, too."
With this remark he reached his
hand into his hip pocket and drew
forth 3S-calibre, double action revol-
yer. He began to handle 1t IN very
careless manner, pointed II at his sister.
Nrs. Siegel, and sAld that he fought to
shoot her"
slegel thought Greulich was about to
Oh OF his wife and he grabbed him
around the waist from the back, hold
ing MS hands 90 that he could not raise
tnem.
Greulich wrenched ono arm loose
and endeavored to point the pistol At
slegel over his shoulder. saying At the
same time with an oath that ne would
kill him.
A door leading out the rear of the
house Was near At hand, and toward
this Slsgel struggled with his desperate
antagonist Gaining il with some diff
Guilty. IL was opened, aud tho drunken
maniac pushed bodily into the dark
ness. There are three steps and down
these he fell. At the same time firing
his pistol. Mrs. Sicgel was frightened,
and, pulling her husband back, closed
the door and locked It.
Two snots In rapid succession fol-
lowed the frst. Millard DAVIS, who
lives In the same house, ran out tho
front way and told PAtrolmau Chaffee
tnAt Greulich was ia the yard shooting
at the house. The policeman went TO
the place but all was then still. He
looked all over the yard and was about
deciding that Greulicn hac made his
escape when be stumbled over
Q form upon the ground. A light was
procured. and Grsuilck was found APP
parsntIy dead with blood gushing from
two ugly wounds on the right side of
his head. The ambulance was called
and he was placed IN 1t, TO be taken TO
sc. Marks hospital. On the way he
revived, and from between blood
stained lips came the declaration that
the only thing he regretted vas that he
had not finished hss daughter before
he had killed himself. Al the hospital
Drs. Wooster and Schurz attended nm.
Que bullet had penetrated the head
just below the right temple. and snotb-
hs.f. -
the same side, coming out on the left
caeek. The physicians we're of the
opinion that deash would result before
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