St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

the cell floor. showing that the wound
had bled freely. Assistant County Ply
stefan Hanley was summoned to the
scene and bound up the wound to
staunchthe flow of blood, so that the
man could be removed to the county
hospital for treatment. Haenggi fought
fiercely against being saved and Insisted
on finishing the job at once. 1t required
four deputy sheriffs to handcuff the man
and bind him to prevent his tearing
the bandage off and tearing
at his throat. City Physician Ancker
arrived on the scene about the same
time that the patrol wagon reached
there and assisted in conveying the
would-be suicide to the hospital. When
there it was found that the cut was
very dangerous one. A considerable
amount of blood had settled on the
lungs from internal bleeding. A rub
Der tube was inserted i'll the windpipe,
which was severed. and the cut was
sewed up by DR.. HaDley, assisted by
the interDes of the hospital. Haenggi
still Kept up fight against the patch
ing process Tor some time after reach
ing the hospital, but was quieted by the
use of an8sthetics. Late last night the
man was resting quietly. He was very
weak from the loss of blood, but was
bound so as to prevent another attempt
on his life. Dr.. Hanley said last night
that there is doubt about the mans re-
covery.
Sheriff Charles E. Chapel, asked
about the attempted suicide last even
ing, said: "Haenggi was in one of the
cells on the second tier, and had access
to the corridor, in common with men ac-
cuSed of bank robbery. Peter Quinn,
assistant jailer, had let William Miller,
one of the accused bank rabbers, have
his razor to shave. After using the
razor for the purpose indicated. Miller
placed it in the pocket OF his panta-
looms, hanging In his cell, and went to
the other end of the corridor to wash.
Some minutes after the the jailer asked
Miller for the razor. Miller went to his
pocket to get it and found it was miss
ing. A search then began. Haenggi was
found sitting on his bunk, as stated,
with mis- throat cut and the razor lying
on the floor. From appearances, several
minutes had elapsed from the time of
the cutting until the discovery, as the
blood had become clotted and the
wound was not bleeding as freely as it
had done at the beginning. The cell
showed that the wound had bled freely.
| the blood squirting against the walls of
| the cell, besides Saturating the bed and
| clothing of Haenggi. 1t is presumed
| that Haenggi saw Miller put the razor
away, and quietly took it and repaired
to his cell, committing the deed while
| sitting on his bunk. He would not talk
| about the matter either at the Jail or
the hospital.
Haenggi killed his wife by shooting
| her the night of Oct. Is. The facts of
| the cold-blooded murder of his wife and
| the mother of his sixteen children are
| still fresh in the minds of the people.
The fact that he attempted to drown
| himself the night of the shooting, taken
with his actions in jail ever since. nave
led to the conclusion that the man IS
hopeiessly insane. Drs. Arthur Sweeney
and Fl. J. O'Brien examined the man a
few days ago and pronounced him in
| sane beyond doubt, in their minds.
| Sheriff Chapel says he has needed con-
| slant watching lately. He at times
would wake up in the night and arouse
| all the inmates by his Shrieks. During
the day he was taciturn and abstracled.
! HIS Oldest daughter called on him Fri
day, as she has done at other times. At
the last meeting he did not seem to take
much interest in the girl, except to look
at her in a strange kind of way. Since
that visit he has been more morose than
ever, and it Is thought the sight of her
moved him 10 take his life at the first
| chance