St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-16
WHILE HIS FAMILY IS OUT
Devilish Ingenuity Disp1ayedh
and Two Peculiar Notes
Left Behind.
HE SENDS His FOLKS AWAY
On a Clever Pretext, Thsn
Makes for a Clothes
line.

JACOB Se1Ier1nS, a. shoemaker,
aged fifty-six, hung himself early
yesterday afternoon ait his residence
GIG Winslow avenue, West Sta.PauE
His family was temporarily absenf
at the time. The suicide was de
qfberate and carefully planned. sap-
parently.a A
The old man exercised considera-
BILE ingenuity in arranging to + be
alone yesterday afternoon Since
early in January Jacob Seiferiing
has suffered intensely from chronic
stomach trouble which his physi-
was practically unable to eat, and
his repose was continually disturbed
by spasms of most acute pain. His
malady made the old man despond-
ent, and he brooded over misfor-
tunes. Although his family never
dreamed that he would attempt his
life, they generally arranged so that
he should not be left alone for any.
great length of time. Yesterday
was an exception. Early in the
afternoon occurred the funeral of
a friend of the Seiferling family.
1t was conducted from the Ger
man Lutheran church, Goff. and
Dearborn streets. Mr.. Seiferling
urged his wife and two daughters
to attend. He was quite anxious
that they should do so. When his
wife demurred the old man alleged
that he was well enough to take
care of himself, and repeated his.
request. They complied rather un-
willingly, -
1t was o'clock when Mrs. Seifer-
ling and her daughters started for
the funeral. They returned an hour
and half later. Miss Hilda Seifer-
ling entered the house first. Pass.
ing through a bed room she opened
the door leading into a narrow
halfway. As the door opened the
young woman
WAS HoRRIFIED
at the sight of her father hanging
lifeless before her. The shock in
duced a fainting spell, succeeded
by a violent attack of MYSTERIES
When she recovered she ran Shrek
ing from5ithe house in time to in
tercepf her aged mother who was
aoout TO enter. Briefly relating her
dreadful discovery, Miss Seiferl;ne
Sought her fiance, Albert Sebinz
he briefly Investigated, and sum-
moned the coroner. mo 9r.3
The .hOdv af tbo
penaed when that official arrived. The
oio man had exercised considerahle
cunning IN his method of DESTROYING
nifnsef. Securing a piece of stont
eio.Hes line, he attached it to two nails
orlVen together in a wooden partition
o'ahuihs on high chair, he formed
moose which. he fastened over his
neao, the Knot beneath an ear He
then' supposedly, kicked the chair froro
'uhder MIN, and, falling, SLOWLY choled
TO oeatn. His remains were still warn,
"hen cut down by the coroner They
We're promptly cared for by an nnf7er.
taker.
Consp1cuously near the old mans
s"aylng body were two brief notes
one read thus: "This is a. SIRE orr.
iof toothache, headache, stomachac che
anu everything" This was apparently
ms only attempt at explaining his rash
act. Another note referred to the die
position of his remains and rod.
Bury me as cheaply as possible -
his last request will be complied with
The tragedy greatly affected the snr-
viving relatives of the suicide-an aged
widow and seven children. Two of the
iatter were unaware of their fathers
aea,n until they returned from their
days employment. The agony Of the
FAMILY was intensified by a pecu,iar
incident. The rope used by old man
Seiferling was later thrown into the
street. A coterie of mischievous small
boys secured it and quickly cut It I'M
Small pieces were proudly exhibited to
passersby as a trophy of the Seiferline
tragedy. Not content, the youngsters
hovered around the house of death nm
TIL the grief-stricken women pleaded
with them to disperse.