New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-21
SLAIN BY A MANIAC.
A SUNDAY TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO.
HERMAN NGLER, A GERMAN. KILLS HIS wIFE'S
PARENTS. SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND EX-
CHANGES SHOTS WITH THE POLICE
-CIIURCHGOERs ANXIOUS
TO LYNCH HIM.


-ClIURcHGoERs ANXIOUS
TO LYNCH HIN.
Chicago. Nov. oo-The annals Of Chicago record
no more horrible crime than that which brought death
into home here this morning. by the acts Of
yOung man. double murder was committed two persons
wounded. and the murderer narrowly escaped
Violence at the hands Of a thousand people. Icrm
nclcr. a German. living with his wife and three
children, at the home Of his wfr'S parents Henry
and Caroline SllcS. No. 723 North Paulna-st shot his
fathor.lnlaw ard mothcrn.law. Tic next victim
was hi, wife, but she only lightly wound d. Be-
fore the police able TO dsarm and arrest Zigler
number OF shots were exchanged. and lie wounded
In the right side by bullet from n pol"emanS re-
volver. He was removed to the County II sIi al.
Zger occupied the lower floor Of the house, Will
his wifc's parents lived the floor above. II was
in the front parlor and hallway downstairs that thc
shooting occurred Al ; O'Clock this morn NJ n le7
pat ~ his hat and overcoat, preparatory TO leaving
ihe house He told his wife he intended going hunt
Ing and he went TO tho house ~ his brotrr. william
2clcr at No. so3 North lloyncavc. to borrow
sho, gun He secured the gun. tgthcr with ffcen
cartridges zi-ler did not tarry long at his brothers
home and returned at once TO his own home, who
he arrived at 10 O'Clock. lie entered by The front
door went back through to hall and plscet the c1n
in snail closet IN the kitchen lo took It out almost
inr.d datelv md returned 20 the rafor whc-e his
children HIS VIC was IN ne rear lAl 7 w
lote ana The fir, uumatOl OF any trouble WIS
when Ncer's lttlt tenycaroh Ion began t0 &C . m
Papa put down that gun -" he heard 70 bv
Ms Snrs who wa, with lcr husband up-tars Mr..
-ilcs hurried down 20 hc parlpr. and II, entered
the room 2cler attempted ~ elevate tho g0n a
rhoneh he Intended 10 shoot her she di not hesitate
n moment but rushed up 10 her s1nin-aw. IN
throwing her arms about lis neck. ttd 10 take the
yrn from him. Keep away shouted nscr. n lie
q
Then pdntinr inr gun against her lcft breast nv
fred SIZE sank = TIC lcor dad. Mrs. Z-lcr hear
ing the shot ran into the house Of MrS. frederlca
ucldon cnllng for assistance As shc passed through
he hallway she to1k her children with her.
Lcav.rr 'hc childrcn In Mrs. ic dcnlrs care, Mrs.
zrlar hasten hack 10 hcr home and as she entered
tle front door another shot fired BY her husband
I. f. .,r., el that II was intended for Nr~ ~los. but
como of tl~ shot struck Mr.. Irlcr. one entered
her right car two found liemcnt In her left arm and
one I'm her r.-ht breast. Nono of those wounds VIII
result fatally. These shots aroused Mr. sizes. ana he
descended into the hallway y he stepped from the
lower stop to the floor Ziglcr net him. Raising the
.,,n which b, had reloaded. Agler fred. NJ the same
Tim. Mr. Slcs raisci MS right arm 10 shed lhs hce
:, received the f.ll cia e. the men were within
W., feet Of each oh,r The ac-h was torn from 'he
hone. and a num cr - shot entered his Hiht SIDE
II /, believed TIA A-lcr ,hcn discharged TIE 'theF
barrel Il Ms gan in hs father 10 law iA'e' "'
Of hl- eek ~ T. EH' 'l''N WV '''' ''f'
rho shooting o.,n I'd While large cpn,reea'4oh
v.. leaving the Eyan,clch Lutheran cmrci. OF
u.tnlehou CLOSE by. soon between LOO aud Loo
raople were surround a.: the huu,c, aud 'hH Wa
semi for the police Tley soou arrived. An
cet opcned the front door Of the house AID stepped
over the dead body of Ms sies.
Aeler was then standing In the dining room. and rs
he saw The officer d. rl.ci the gun which h' SIM
held lie did not fire. however. for Officer e'monsoh
burdcdlv turned and ran ont the sidewalk Aglcf
followed him closely and when he reached the door
ne threw II wide open. The people VINO had 'oil'''e
in front % the house fell back and 90 Onccr Simon
son drew his revolver be- ordered HseF TO sLrT~ndeF
The latter replied with shot from his gun. which he
aimed s the officer but which vent high OF the marh
injurli,c 10 one. simonson returned the fire and
Hc.r started back with bullet IN Ill, nght adr
other officers had arrived by this time. ana an al
vance was made on tie house. Onccr' Donohue ana
Foley tried to force open The front door, which Zfer
had locked whom De staggered back into The house
and were greeted with cischarg' from Hsicr'o gun
Officer Donohues clothing by the shot. and he
received 4 slight nesh wonnc In the face.
After promiscuous firing between the officers ard
the murderer. Aglcr went ~ tho % the house
and remained for some time In the Kitchen. officer
Donohuc went into hous" across The alley and was
standing Oh the front steps when he Aglcr pass
the dlnlngroon window In Id own house. going
toward tho front door Zglcr coming out ,tiil hold
Ing If, gun, and oppcannS da1cd. starts H",ih pn
IduIlud ~. 'Hccf M'' dItN slPicd up lfilhd MN,
-e1cd him by the throat and before any -, tnce
could Dee offered wrcHchod the gun from IA, hand.
With hi, prisoner III custody and with plenty of =
,i1nc" from th" police. McCary found II by mcans
an easy task Ia plac" Heer IN one Of the patrol
wagon which Wa- standing near by. He and Ohccr
smousOn. each holding the man with q firm grasp.
started toward thc nearest patrol wagon lie viii
never get out of this" shouted On" man. he made
effort to strike Zigler with his fist.
Threats Of violence were heard on every hnnd. ana
the polio" number Of rcyolvcrs drawn by men
whose actions indicated that they were anxious 10
punish IN" murderer before b" could be placed IN The
hands Of the law. Repeatedly Zgler wa, struck BY
men whose interference could not De- prevented by
the officers that surrounded him. Zlelcr AT la,t
plucci in the wagon I'm safety and IN" horsc, wcr"
Whipped into callOp lie driven 10 the W'et
ChicIrOavc. station, md al once taken into Captain
kplcr's private Office. There he made hi statement.
j was lricf incohcrrut and indicative Of Insanity.
He dictated If a. follows
" About 20 O'Clock this morning ! went 10 my
brothers house, william Ngler. Al No. $50 North
lIOync ave. for 10 gel gun. As ! told by our
Lord up above 10 go and get gun, | did II. |
me-, To-day Is lhc dny Of judgment, ana }"n'vc got
TO be there. ! brought thc gun home and put 1t
into the clo," and after awhile took II out. Then
my mOthcrin-la came down stairs. She Is u witch.
Will not 20 whore you want to send mo-. shot her
In the hall. The old man came down stnirs ani
wa, confused. fired at the old man and shot him.
then went ont on the steps aud the patrol wagons
came up Then ! WIS confused altogether | have
been sick and have had trouble"
/lRlcrs W0urd did not to pain him. but II
t. tho County Hospital whore the doctors. after
brief examination. announced that the wound would
not prove fatal.
Mrs. Mror said "Thcrc was nothing prcvlous to
This 10 indicate that there was anything wrong with
the mind of my husband"
Late tonight Zlgcr talked Of the shooting -
only did what the spirits told me- and when got ont
Of here there IS going to be another big h>It'