St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-02
D|EO IN THE CELL.
Mysterious Death Of Richard
Otto Won Seifert Yester-
day Morning.
He Was Supposed to Be Drunk,
But His Head Was
Broken.
Drowning of a Man in Medi-
cine Lake--Possibly a
Suicide.
Crusaders at Work Again.
Divorces in Plenty--Harv-
ard Reception.

AnOtner man is DEAD, ana mystery
surrounds the cause of his departure
from this earth. His name is Richard
Otto Con Seifert. He died in cell at
the central station Yesterday morning.
Won Seifert was found in hallway of
the old central market by Officer Nor
rissey yesterday morning at $3.50. He
had every appearance of a man who was
dead drunk. There was an aroma of
beer and other intoxicants about his
person, so he was taken to the central
station and locked up as plain drunk.
He was so stupid, supposedly with
liquor, that he could not tell his name.
No further attention was paid to him at
the time.
Yesterday morning when Jailer Need
ham unlocked the cells. at $50, he dis
covered that Won Seifert was apparently
in the same condition as when locked
up. His condition could not be due to
drunkenness entirely or he would have
slept off some of the effects. An eX-
animation showed that he was breath
ing family. He expired i'll few min
uteS.
Coroner Bvrnes Immediately ordered
an autopsy. The only external mark of
violence was an abrasion of the skin
over the right ear. The knife revealed
more. 1t was found that the skull was
fractured, and that underneath the
fracture clot of about four ounces of
blood had formed. The pressing of this
clOt OH the brain caused death. The
other organs of the body were found in
a healthy condition. The wound on the
head was made by some blunt instru-
ment, like a sand bag or other soft,
heavy weapon, as blow sufficient to
fracture the skull. administered by a
hard weapon, would have cut the scalp.
From letters in the dead mans poct-
cts his name was learned, also that he
was baker and had conducted bakery
at Excelsior. He had recently been run
ming a bakery at Mendoza, where he
baked good deal for the garrison at
Fort Smelling. He was engaged to a
daughter of John MelhiOr down there.
Won Seifert had been drinking some
Thursday night, but does not seem to
have been drunk. One of the places
visited by him was Prim & Buerfening's
saloon, JOG Hennepin avenue. Charles
Schenk, the bartender III this place,
said OF him:
81 have known him three or four
months. He was around our place
good deal, for he was out of work for
while. He drank some, but have heard
that he was considered one of the best
bakers in the business. He was in the
saloon about 9 O'clock last night, shak-
ing dice for the drinks with me. He
won and he took glass of beer and
cigar. | think lie had three beers, per-
hapS, altogether while he was
in orr place, but he was not
drunk. He was not of quar-
relsome disposition and l never
knew him to have any trouble. He
used to be around the Jumbo and the
Winter Garden a great deal. Would
uOt blow his money very much, but
used to go down there, buy little beer,
and have good time. When he left
our place, about 9 o'clock. lie went into
Louis CusSler'S, the Berliner halle. a
few doors up the street. While he was
shaking dice with me he said in joke
that he did not have any money. but he
afterward pulled out his pocketbook
and counted up and said he had S13,
but think there was ut least Sl5."
Louis Cussler, proprietor of the Ber-
liner halle, across Hennepin from the
city hail, says that the dead man was in
his saloon Thursday evening. but left
there at midnight in company with a
man unknown to Cussler. He had been
drinking some, but was not drunk.
Cussler and his bartender inferred from
what Won Seifert said that he had about
$40 with him. Only S2.75 was found OH
the body. Cussler gave Won Seifert a
bottle of wine for his tiancee. Ibis has
not been found. aud it is possible that
lie drank it himself.
Coroner Byrnes reported what he had
discovered to Supt. Henderson. De-
tectives Howard ana Hankinson have
been detailed OH the case. The suppo-
sition is that Won Seifert was assaulted
and robbed. So far, it is only a Suppo-
sitIon. The last trace of his movements
disappears after his leaving CuSSler' s
saloon.
Last evening Officer Morrissey brought
another man into the central station
who may be connected with the death of
Won Seifert, or who may be able to
throw some light Oh his taking off. The
man was picked up as a plain drunk,
and that is the charge that stands
against him. lie will probably he
he Id as witness at the in
quest that may result fIom inves-
/ tigation of the death of Won Seifert. He
gave his name as Mic Brandenbusch.
He was too much under the influence
of liquor to tell more collerently. He
claimed to know nothing about Won
| Seifert. He is said 10 be the man who
was with Won Seifert when the latter
left CussIer's saloon Thursday at mid
night.