The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-07
THE MISTER sYoLvED.
The Body of Frank Segcr Found On the Island l.,
III tn, Pest House.

III tn. Pest House.
The EAGLES prediction in regard to the
fate of Frank Seger, proved correct. He
was found dead in the pest house, on the
island below town, early yesterday morn
ing. 1t is one of the most distressing af-
fairs in the annals of Sedgwick county
Frank Seger, a well-known farmer in this
county, whose farm is situated few miles
north of Cheney. came to town on Wednes-
day to sell load of hogs. Hereceived the
pay for his stock, some $40 or $50, and
started home. On his way from the stock
yards he stopped and proceeded to fill him
self full of liquor, and succeeded only too
well. In the evening, in his delirium, he
insisted on showing the Salvation army
how to beat the bass drum. For this un-
warranted interference he was arrested bv
the police officers and locked up. The
next morning when he awoke from the
stupor caused by drink he found himself
in prison, penniless. Chief Cone allowed
him TO go out, on his promise to return to
see if be could find any trace of his money
or his team He found his team in q
stable. where it had been placed
by an officer, but could find no tidings of
his p cketbook. He returned to police
headquarters and paid his fine. small
sum. and went away From that time
till Saturday morning, when he WAS found
dead, he was not seen by more than two
persons. He took his team and drove over
the river to the home of his mother, Mrs.
Frank Iike. He unhitched his horses
from the wagon. left the harness on,
tied them to the fence, and went into the
house. He said when he entered: Mother,
have been robbed; am going to look at
ter my money" He asked his mother for
a sheet of paper and pencil with W hch to
write p note She supplied him with these
articles, and he left her and forever. On
this sheet, of paper received from his
mother he wrote a farewell letter to his
wife and little ones.
In his testimony before the coroner's
jury DR.. Butterfieid says il was about l
o'clock Thursday when w. +. Seger came
into his drug store and asked for some
morphine. The doctor asked him what
he wanted with it,and Seger replied that
he was veterinary surgeon and wanted
it for horse medicine. The doctor
jestingly remarked that he hoped he was
not going 10 kill himself Seger replied
that he used good deal of it, Dr.. But
terrified gave him bottle on which was
label with these words: "POison-sulphate
of morphine-13 ounce" Seger paid for
it, signed the poison register, always kept
in drug stores, and went out.
On Saturday morning at about $50
o'clock as Charles and Arthur McBrrtney
and Percy Vaughn were roaming around,
nc a.,
they wandered over on the island and
down past the pest mouse. On looking in
they were Mortified to see the body of
desd man. They beat hasty retreat, and
in their flight towards town they met An
officer to whom they told their story. The
police had been notified of Seger's mystic
rious disappearance, and the officer rightly
surmised THAT this find would solve the
mystery. The coroner was notified, and
lie Immediately repaired to the place. inn
paneling a jury before he went The body
was lying on its left side, the head to-
ward the west, the face to the
north. The limbs were drawn up to some
extent, the hands clinched, and the fea-
lures distorted, showing plainly how
death resulted. On the person were found
the vial which contained the morphine,
(all of it gomez the pencil he had borrowed
from his mother. the knife with which he
had sharpened the pencil in her presence.
TO write the following letter to his wife,
also found on his person:
DEAR CRIS-I leave all to you. You're
all the world to ME. | hope you may get
man who will be good TO my children. 1t
Is hard for me 10 give up you and the little
ones. Kiss them ali for me, and tell them
that it is all for the best. think SO or |
would not do so. | cannot write much
There, mother, you look after the little
ones. Bye, bye
One word of praise to you, Frank |
must say you have been awful good TO me.
A good father.
| want Bill Williamson and Sam Will
liams TO he at nay funeral, and | want
Brown, the Dunkard preacher.
There was 40 signature. A piece
of the sheet OF paper had been
torn off on which was written Il
note telling where the body could be
found This note was tackled to tree
about 100 yards from the pest house, where
Segar had sat down on the sand, as his
pants plainly showed. Here he took the
all of it, and even went so far
as to rinse out the bottle. He then went
TO the pest house, took off his coat, folded
it up, put it under his head and laid down
to eternal rest.
What prompted him to to commit the
awful deed? Who shall says The in
formation in regard to his affairs is that he
was unfortunate, crops had been a failure,
financial disaster overshadowing him.
This theory is strengthened by the fact
that the load of hogs he brought 10 town
Il 4. -,
to pay the interest on the mortgage on his !
farm, and which be squandered or lost.
Following is the verdict of the jury: