Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-26
A MANAGES DEED.

er-in-Lnw and stcr Husband, wounds
His Wife and Two Others and Is Shot
by an officer In q Struggle to Escape
Arrest.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2i-TIerman Siegler,
cabinetmalSer living at No. 723
North Paulina street, got up early
Sunday morning, went to his brothers
house and borrowed shotgun on the
preteXt that he wanted t. go hunting,
returned home, shot and killed his IA
ther and mother-in-law, seriously
wounded his wife and filed
policeman's nose full of buclSshot, he
in return getting bullet in his alb
domen from another officers revolver.
His work of death was done mainly
In the house in which he lived, but
after policemen were Summoned the
battle waged between him from the
house and the officers from the street.
He emptied doubled d-barreled shot
gun at them dozen times and bullets
from their revolvers flew in his di-
rection as rapidly as fingers could pull
the triggers.
Thousands of people, attracted by
the fusillade, swarmed around the
house, and when Officer Dan Mccarthy
finally grappled with and overcame
the murderer they fairly howled
for his blood. Some one started
the cry, Lynch himr' and it
was taken up by excited men
and women. Although four pa
troll wagon loads of officers were on
the ground they had herculean task
to prevent the infuriated people from
making short shrift of the then
covering murderer He was finally
removed in safety to the East
Chicago avenue police station and sub
-scquently to the county hospital.
Until Sunday, so far as can be
learned, there had been no trouble be-
tween any of the persons in the house.
Siegler arose early Sunday morning
after a sleepless night and after hasty
breakfast hurried away, making petu-
lent answers to his wife's queries as to
where he was going. He went direct
to the home of his brother and bor-
rowed u shotgun, ostensibly to go hunt
ing.
On reaching home, shortly after
noon, Herman called his 1o-year-old
son Willie, and cursed him, then
ran back to the closet in the rear of
the kitchen, where he had placed the
shotgun, dragged it out, pulled shells
from his pocket and hurriedly loaded
| both barrels. The son screamed:
Papa, put down that gun
| Mrs. Snes, the 70-year-old mother-in-
law, who was upstairs, hearing the
child crying, ran down into the narrow
hon nd s.GI 4
are you doing with that gun?"
He turned on her savagely and NUT
tered: Judgment day has come. l am
God. You must die" Without another
word he leveled the gun and fired. The
muZzle was but foot from her and
the entire load took effect in her left
breast, and with scream she fell dead
at his feet.
Mr.. Siles, hearing the shot and the
scream of his murdered wife, came
running downstairs. Though an old
man and frail he tried to grapple
with the murderer. Siegler threw w
him off easily, drew down his gun
and shot him. The load of buck.
shot tore through Siles' right arm and
entered his side. He fell PROSTATE over
his murdered wife, but managed to
again grappfe with Siegler, AS they
struggled for possession of the gun
Mrs. Siegler and her children ran for
the front door.
AS she threw it open Mr.. Siles, weak
from loss of blood and unable to con
tinue the fight, made his escape, close
ly followed by Siegler. Mr.. Siles
turned again when on the sidewalk
and threw up his hand in Il deprecatine
way, when Siegler shot him again in
the neck and face and the old man fel
over dead.
Turning from this body Siegler saw
his wife, babe in arms, running dowr
the street AS she looked back ht
leveled the gun at her She screamed
20, Hermann as he fired. The shot.
struck in the back of the shoulder
side of the neck and right arm. Sh'
saved the life of her child by changin.
its position in her arms. Seeing tina
his wife had escaped Siegler gave
look down the street and then ran int
the house.
The quick succession of shots seem
ingly aroused the entire neighborhoo
\ s1hiSi ShOuouhao VI SSoPAS SaAAAS ia
ming from all directions. Som
citizens turned in an alarm to tn
police and the North avenue sta
tion patrol wagon came rattlin
up. Officers Simmorseu and Loob
ran up to the house with drawn re
, volvers. Siegler pushed open the from
door, stepped out, and taking delit
crate aim at Simmonsen fired, but fol
.. tunately missed him. The pluclsy office
, leveled his revolver and fred thre
) shots, the last bullet striking Siegle
in the side, and he thereupon retreate
into the house.
Officers surrounded the house, and
, fusilade of shots were exchanged, du
ing which Officer Donoghue was badl
: wounded. Finally emerging from TIL
, house Siegler advanced on the of
GERS with his gun leveled, whe
8 Detective Mccarthy san up from b.
y hind, and soon had him safely pinione'