St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-12
SALTWATER NEWS.
Mrs. Carl Heinemann Attempts
to Commit Suicide.

Mrs. Carl Heinemann Attempts
to Commit Suicide.
Mrs. Carl Heinemann, who came here
Sunday from West Superior to see her
husband who is a clerk in l.. Alben-
berg'S dry goods emporium, tried to
commit suicide at the ST. Paul house on
North Main street, Monday night, by
taking chlorofOrm and a small quantity
of carbolc acid. The domestic relations
between Mr.. and Mrs, Heinemann had
not been pleasant, and the husband left
her Monday after quarrel, stating that
he would not live with her any more.
In the afternoon she went to the City
drug store, where she purchased vial
hotel. She went to her room, and did
not come down for supper.
and was not around in the
evening. Landlord Mellin suspected
that everything was not as it might
be, and he went to her room and raped
at the door. He received 10 response.
and he returned to the office, where he
secured a duplicate key, and effected an
entrance Mrs. Heinemann was lying
Oh the bed unconscious, and he sent for
a physician, who Immediately detected
the presence of poisonous drugs and be-
gan the work OF reviving her. A st0m-
ach pump was used to good advantage,
and symptoms of returning life soon
followed. She is now out of danger.
but is very weak. Mrs. Heinamann has
twice before attempted self-destruction
by drowning, and apparently has a
mania for suicide. She is comely
woman of about twenty-three years,
and is we'll known in West Superior.
The new council organized last even.
ng by the election of }. j. Eichen as
president and James Goodman as vice
president. A resolution was adopted
fixing salaries as follows: Engineer,
$1,000 per annum; attorney. 5000; as
SCISSOR, $500 for the first year and $500 for
the second; chief of police, $1,000; cap
tain. $40, and patrolmen, S720. Aid.
Sutton presented a resolution that
aldermen's salaries be reduced from
$3.50 to 500 per year, but it was
declared out of order, their salaries
being fixed by charter. The following
city officers were chosen: John f.
Burke, city clerk; H. II. Gillen, attor-
ney; j. A. O'Shaughnessy, assessor;
Myron Shepard, engineer; Joseph Olson.
pointments of police officials were con-
firmed. All of the city officials are
Democrats with the exception of street
commissioner. An effort was made to
reduce the number OF policemen, but
the supporters failed to carry their point.
The designations of the old police Off
cials went into effect last evening, and
the following new officials will begin
walking their beats today: Chief, Gran
Vile Smith; captain, John McIlree;
patrolmen, John Mealey, William
Beecher, Peter Shattuck, Hening Lund-
gren, Thomas Shattuck, James Phalen,
James ellis and John Brennan. The
only old officials retained by Mayor
Staples are Messrs. Lundgren and
Thomas Shattuck.
The base ball imagnates met Monday
evening and elected the following Off
GERS: President, W. E. Cowles; secre-
tary, j. A. O'ShaugneSsy; treasurer. A.
G. Hospes. After next Sunday the Still
water team will be prepared to meet any
club in st. Paul and Minneapolis. and
the officers would like to arrange dates.
Chief of Police Matt Shortall, who
retired from service last evening, has
been on the Saltwater police force for
more than twenty years, and is one of
the ablest officials in the West.
Mayor Durant returned from Chicago
Yesterday, where he recovered valua-
BILE overcoat which was stolen from him
some time ago.
Mayor Durant retired from Office last
evening, having served this city faith
fully in his official capacity for two
years.