Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-21
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:. nj, NJ, Father and Mother H.
l,s and Wounds bis Wife,
.,.,t,o r,rs "s r"r rol'er'
..r,.o riuniiy Arre.'cd' -"""
re Acsopui' for IN"
Tragedy.


...sl. Of ,sIs eliy record no more nor,
-, crime, nor Onc Accompanies y.
w. w.. ,,pea,lonnl details, than 'n,'
l. mi. morning brought deA'h
'.,o The homo Of Hermsn se'g'eI
n ,s llylog with hIs wife anu three
ssllI,,n a, tho residence Of his wii,'s
,.,Sa,.. neniy and Caroline silh-, .sS
Ta,lh paulina street Selsler shot MS
,,.,,,.i.v aud molher.in'law, in'
,,,plly Milling each. Ills mex. S,1''n
~, nj, wilc, but she va, on'y ri,sn.y
m..aiec. Before the police Were spIc
~ disatm and arrest sciRief, no VIZ
.oundei 10 the right elite ny builo'
~ roilcrmapis revolver, anu fo-
1--we. , 10 the county hospital.
Tbis morning seiglcr told his VIE
49,, ~. ,niendsd TO 10 n his brother's
',,s.r. and borrow ed n gun, which
,a.so'',,J. together with iif'cen cart
49, and returned ~ his own real
a.ncs He lint placed tho gun III .
lei in the kitchen but removed u
.i,aost Immediately and vent Into The
80, with the weapon. The weapon
s,,,g,I Selglci's little son, and his
streams brought Mis-. Silar, anu as she
,n,rr,d the room beigl.r attempted
10 nl,e the gun NJ u 10 snoot het.
she rushed up ~ him, threw hui arms
sbeut his neck, aud tried 10 lake thc
ann from him. "keep away, God IL
attn mel shouted Scigicr, NJ he
,u,hed the aged woman violently
side. Then pointing tho gun againh'
lsr Ieft breast, he fired, and sho sank
"a Inc floor dead. Mrs. Soigler, hear.
inc IN. shot, ran out calling ior hAslht-
aneo and mixing her children with
h,r. ma she passed through tho hall.
Leaving them Ia the care Of kcr
I,lenja ,he returned 10 the houre, aud
a. she entered her husband fred again.
Some Of the bullets struck her. one
entered her right ear, another her 10. I
am, and another her right breast.
None Of tho wounds arc fatal. The
eoumo,ion aroused Mr, SIlas. and a,
he descended tho ntsirs 5eigler met
him, and, raising tho gun, which he
rlOstsd, fred. Silns raised his arm
10 Protect his face aud received the
lleharge. The flesh was torn from
the bone aud n number OF shots entered
the right side. IL Ii believed that
sslglsf discharged the other barrel
into his father.in.law's face, us q por'
ton Of tho neck aud right cheek were
torn away.
The shooting occurred while large
congregation was leaving church
close by, ana soon n large crowd sur
punded the house and call was cent
tot the police. officers soon arrived and
entered the from; door OF the house,
finding tho body Of Mr.. Silas. SeiglcI
wa, standing In the diningrooni, anu
as be Jaw the officers, raised his gun
but did not fire for they hurfiedly
backed out. Seigler followed closely an,
when ho reached tho door threw !
oEen Wide. People who collected fol
lack and as Ofiicer simonson drew hi
revolver no ordered Seigler TO sur
nnder. The reply was shot from hi
sup, which fortunately went high
ipjahng no one. Simonson returned tn
fTe, and Seigler staggered back with
ballet In his right side. Other officer
had arrived by this time aud nm nj
vance was made on the house. The.
tried 10 force open the door wbfci
SsiglIr locked when no stapg back
aud they were greeted with dischnfg
from his gun. Officer Don0hue receive,
Aslight wound In his face. All WI
then quiet Tor few moment
when Seigler opened the doc
aud came out still holding his gun
aud started up faulina street ~
laisstly In q dnled condition. tn
o'licers Immediately seized him an
they had difficulty In placing him u
patrol wagon, as the crowd wa
thoroughly iniuriated, and one ma
made vicious attempt to strike IN
prisoner. Threats OF violence ,wrr
heard on every hand, and u number
fevolyen were drawn by clukcn
Whose actions Indicated that they wei
htxious 10 punish the murderer viii
oul waiting for the course OF law. IL
peaiedly 5eigler was struck, but nj ID
be was placed In the wagon anu III
homes whipped into n galiop. he w
ufiven into the West Chicago Avonu
Stallion anu was at once taken IN
Captain Riplcy's private Office. The
10 made statement which was brie
incoherent aud indicative OF insanii,
lie said:
"rhls morning 1 went to IN
.tolhe's hous. to get the gun as l VI
nll by my-Our Lord 10 10 get u. III
LDfd said 10 me, To-day In tho day
ilusmentand you have got to lie there
tbtsught the gun home and ~
mo'het'in'law, who IL u witch, .aid
ne You've got 10 die" anu Hai
IN not no where you want to sci
me- l shot her aud the old man can
Gown stairs, anu Us wac coniuteu
nrrd al tho old msn, ani then we
GUY ON the front steps anu the pati
wagon came up. Then was conius
slogriher. | have been sick anu ha
mai iroublc.O
stigler's wound did not sOCm 10 pa
MN, but II bied proiuseiy, anu 1t "
thought beet 10 send him 10 the coun
hospital, where the doctors pronounc
ue wound not fatal. The tragedy TO
pace while services were being held
IN adjoining church, anu the sh'
created such excitement that II seem
iofa moment az n there would b,
ghuui panic among the cOngrel
uoniVhis evening l5eigler again lalls
me shooting, saying; "Why did
All 'hem2 WDyg Because l was 4