The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
TILTED AND INSANE.
Why Engineer Stengele Killed
Mrs. C0lvin in Portland.
TACOMA FAIR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Se3sses. she PspaIfss Leader. Returning
- nssssIe-Two Murders IN
gorsh Idaha.

PosrI.sp. Sept f7.--side by side in the
norgus lie the remains Of Mrs. Naoei CO..
vim, Of Worcester. Mass. and john W.
Etengs.e. Of this city. The woman vas
shot yesterday by stengele, who then
case OF stsngeie brought in q verdict that
he vas en- American. IS years old, and that
he cane 20 his death from q grnshot
wound inflicted With suicidal intent; and
In ths case Of the unfortunate woman,
that she had been murdered by stsnFele-
The victims belonged TO the higher walks
Of life. and drink cut no figure In this In
stance.
John w. Stengels vas . well-known civil
engineer, recently employed in the Office
Of the city Surveyor. Mrs. Golvin came
from Worcester, Mass, and was visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. ana Mrs. Jswets-
She was the daughter Of :. Forehand.
presiden, OF the forshand Arms Company,
OF Worcester. Mass. q saan reputsd TO be
very wealthy. Mrs. Colvin came here
about q year and q half ago to obtain
. divorce from her husband. During the
earlier period Of her visit she met STEM
gele, and they formed an attachments for
esch other which soon ripsnsd Into love-
Ii was accepted IS . fact among their
friends that so soon as the court had freed
Mrs. GOWN from her unpleasant matri-
monial alliance she and 5sengsle would
marry.
For the past fortnight stsngele's usually
high spirits see med TO desert him, but his
changed nature was attributed TO any
shing but the right cause. However. none
who knew him had the slightest suspicion
be had murder and suicide in his heart
eoon after 10 o'clock yesterday morning
eisngeis left his boarding house, ut isi
West Park street. In company with his
roommate, III. j. Ciohesy. and walked to
the Hotel Portland, where they parted.
6tsngels entered the hotel, and. seating
himself ut q table, wrote the following
letter which Was found On his person after
death.
"PosTLArp HOTEL, Sept. Is Is94-Ny
Dear Cfohssy. Could any one overlook the
fact that am mad7 have done lot of
worrying. and you can now see why am
not well. and why don't sleep and eat as
used 10. You know we were TO be mar
risd IS soon IS Mabel got her divorce. and
you know of our friendship for the past
year or more. / found 10 my sorrow, after
watching her. that was not the only man
IN the case. We had row once before.
u ~
We made up You have proved the only
friend have ever had. / hope you will
never make such id fool OF yourself as
have made of myself Icannot stand lite
any longer, although / have been fairly
successful all along. There Is enough
money in my poeket 20 pay for burial. etc.
] am not particular how i am put away.
Mabel 10 the only woman l really love.
cannot live without her, and II you knew
how have been treated Of late you would
not blame me. lie 10 almost impossible for
me to write, j am 30 nervous. / realize
what / am about to do perfectly, aud
cannot for tho life OF mo check myself
This desire TO kill her and then myself
came over me . few days ago. l cannot
live any longer. Best wishes. JACK"
lie lsft the hotel and went to the corner
ner OF Thirteenth and Yamhiil streets,
where he waited for Mrs. GOWN. who had
been 10 church with her brother. Mrs.
Colvin came home alone. and stengels
met her almost In front of her home
where he fred the fatal shots. Mrs. Col.
win was about 80 years of age. and was a
very handsome woman. About five years
ago she married Henry Colvsn, the son oi
wealthy man OF Worcester. Mass, but
the marriage proved unhappy. Steneeie's
widowed mother makes her home In Chi.
eago. but was in this city only q few day,
ago. His sister. the wife of DIR. Joseph
kisrchner, resides at ST. Joseph, Mo
Stengeie was born in Princeton, ILL.,, and
was educated In Chicago