Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
PUT A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Herman Chielinsty, While Suffering
From Insanity, Committed Suicide by
Shooting Himself at His Home.

From Insanity, Committed Suicide by
Shooting Himself at His Home.
Herman Chiellnsky, an upholsterer,
90 years old, father OF Herman Chic
linsky, who is suing the Hopes &
Townsend Co. for $4,000 damages for
| the loss of an arm, in the superior
court, committed suicide at 6.45 o'clock,
Friday morning, by putting bullet In
his brain. He lived but few minutes
after the deed was done, and when his
wife reached her husbands side he was
dead, The cause assigned for the act is
insanity, superinduced by worry and
orooding over imaginary trouble for q
period Of several years.
The suicide lived with his wife and
family OF six children at No. lii Town
send street, South Wilmington. The
family consisted Of father aud mother,
Maximiilioh Chielinsky, aged 30 years;
George, "a; Martha, 10; Herman, 10;
Lizzie, IA, and Willie, aged IL. Il IS
perhaps OWING TO the great love of the
latter for his unfortunate father, and
the great attachment the deceased had
for the boy, that prevented him from
ending lis career with bullet many
weeks ago. Fearing that his father
would take his life or commit some
desperate act, the lad has c.ung brayely
to his parent, scarcely ever leaving his
side.
II was about $50 o'clock when the
man awokc Friday morning, and dress
ing himself, he went down stairs. A few
minutes later little Willie ChielInsky
rubbed his sleepy eyes, and noticing the
absence of his father, hnrriedly dressed
himself and followed in pursuit. He
found his father sitting on lounge in
the front room, absorbed In tit of de-
spondcncy He helped to cheer him up
and In few minutes went out and
bought him a cigar.
The father lighted the cigar and after
few puffs on the weed, he said
That's good cigar. YOU can go up
to the corner and got inc another one"
The boy did as lie was directed. BY this
time Martha Chielirsky, was stirring
about the kitchen preparing breakfast,
While Maximillion, George, Herman
and Lizzie Chielinsky, were upstairs in
bed. Mrs, Chielinsky was al the house
OF a neighbor where she spent the night.
Willie Chielinsky had gotten within
90 yards Of the house with tie second
cigar when he heard loud noise.
Martina Chielinsky heard the same noise,
but insunctively she deyined the cause
aud ran out the hack door and down the
alleyway 10 the street.
Willie Chielinsky hurriedly entered
the house, and finding his father lying
on the floor, he knelt down by his side.
ChielinskY tined 10 talk to his devoted
son but the words stuck in his throat
and gently squeezing the little fellow by
the hand, gave a gasp and died. The
boy then aroused the rest Of the family
and told them what had taken place,
and his sisters screams brought several
neighbors to the house.
The deceased was born in Elbing,
West Prussia, Germany, 50 years ago,
and 20 years ago came to this country
with his wife and found employment in
Baltimore. About six years ago the
couple came TO Wilmington 10 live.
They first resided at No. l0G East
Second street, and Chielinsky worked
at the upho.siering trade. While living
on Second street, the husband showed
signs of insanity, and once he tried to
kill his wife and himself. He was sent
to the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst, and his condition improved so
MUCH that he was released. Soon after
wards he left and went we,t, working
In Chicago, st. Louis, and | her cities.
After an absence of several years,
Chielinsky decided to return to his
family. He arrived home in January
last, and since has been living with his
family. His malady grew worse CON
tinually. 1t is believed he bought the
pistol last Saturday week.
Chielinsky Thursday wrote letter TO
Mr.. Bird, counsel for his son in the
damage suit, in which he requested Mr..
Bird. in case any damages were OBJ.
tanned, to deposit the money to the
credit of Herman, so that he might have
it on obtaining his majority. He said
that Herman had lost his means of sup
| port and that the money should be ap-
piled to his wants. He also wrote o
letter to Henry G. Roller, the baker, re-.
garding some business matters he
wanted attended to.
Deputy Coroner Palmer was notified
of the suicide and empaneled a Jury
with ex.Police Captain John q. Kersey
as foreman and w. H. Walker as secre.
tary. The jury adjourned 10 meet at
the coroners office at 8 o'clock Tuesday
| cNSuhB'
The jury Of inquest to inquire into the
cause, manner and circumstances of the
death of Herman Chielinsky, reached
verdict last Monday evening. The
jury heard the evidence of Captain
Kane, who was among the first to reach
the body after the fatal shot had been
fired, and several members of tue family
testified that the man died by his own
hand.
Macmillan, Martha and Willie
Chielinsky, children of the deceased
and Adelia Chielinsky, the widow,
testified that Chielinsky had been acting
strangely for period of nearly three
years and that he had several times
threatened to take his wife's life. He
was twice incareerated in all asylum,
and twice released, although, according
to the evidence he was insane. Once
he shot at his wife but she escaped.
The jury rendered verdict that
Chielinsky came to his death from a
self-inhicted gunshot wound while in.
sane.