Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-21
INSANESLAUGHTER
Terrible Sunday Crime at the
Western Metropolis.
AGAEIA0 DOES THE BLOODY WORK.

With a shotgun He Kills His sIother-ip-
Law and Her Husband and Wounds His
Wife and a roIiceman--Close Call for a
Lynching-Vcry UnskilfuI Attempt to
Steal Sioo, oco-An Impulse Gets an Ex-
press Messenger Into Tight Place that
Hay Send Him to the Penitetiary.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-The later annals of
Chicago record no more horrible crime nor
one accompanied by more sensational de-
tails than t'iac which brought death into a
two-stcry frame cottage in the northwest.
ern part Of this city Saturday afternoon.
By the acts Of man who is said to be in
sane double murder was committed and
two people wounded, and the murderer
narrowly escaped "a lence at the hands of
1000 citizens who live near the scene Of the
tragedy. Herman Siegler a German.
lived with his wife and three children at
the residence Of his wife's parents Henry
and Caroline SHE'S No. 723 North Paulina
street. Early yesterday morning SieCler
-egan making preparations for a hunting
trip. Nothing unusual was noticed about
mis- actions until about o'clock when, gun
In hand, he entered the parlor where his
wife and children were.
Murder of the NIother-in-Law.
One OF the little ones saw him first and
began to scream. Mrs. Siles, the mother
fn-law, hurried into the room and as she
entered Siegler attempted to elevate the
gun as though he intended to shoot her
She rushed up to him and throwing her
arms about his neck, tried to take the gun
from him. keep away. God is with
me-" shouted Seigler, as he pushed the
10 II
raised the shotgun and, pointing the barrel
almost directly against her left breast,
fired before she could offer any resistance.
She sank to the floor dead Mrs Siegler,
in the meantime, had carried the children
TO the house Of a neighbor and on return
ing encountered her husband, who fired at
her, several OF the shot taking effect in her
neck and breast.
The Murderer shot by an Cmcer.
The noise down stairs aroused Mr.. Siles
and he descended into the hallway. As he
stepped from the lower step Siegler mt
him. Again raising the gun, which he had
previously reloaded he fired, Mr.. Siles re-
ceiyiug the full charge at close range. 1t
is believed that Segler then discharged the
other barrel OF his gun into his flther-in-
laws face, for p1stions of his neck and
right check were torn away. by this time
Officer SimCl-ou came up, Siegler appeared
in the doorway. The people fell back and
as the officer drew his revolver he ordered
Seigler to surrender. The latter's reply
was a shot from his gun, but he shot high
SimOusOn returned the fire and SieGlcr
staggered back with bullet in his side.
Threatened with Violence.
He succeeded in firing another shot
which slightly wounded the officer before
he was oyerpOwered. As Siegler was being
takeI 10 the patrol wagon threats of vio-
lence were heard on every hand, and a
number of revolvers were drawn by citizens
who were anxious to get hold of the muir
derer. Repeatedly Siegler was struck by
men whose interference could not be pre-
vented by the police. Siegler was at last
placed in the wagon and the horses were
whipped into a gallop. At the station he
made statement. 1t was short, incohe-
rent and indicative of insanity. He was
afterward taken to the hospital The ex-
tent Of his wounds is not known.