St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-22

Shortly before noon of the same
day he was seen by officer Carey
near the corner of Seventh and Wa
basha streets. Officer Ryan also OBJ
served the sergeant in that vicinity
about the same time. Since then
he has disappeared altogether,
There appears to be no reason for
Mr.. Zirklebach's singular conduct.
His health is good. He has never
been man to indulge in sprees. He
has always shown deep attachment
to his family, with whom his rela-
tions have been of the happiest ma
ture. Besides Mrs. Zirklebach, the
family consists of three daughters,
the eldest of whom is married The
youngest, little Mamie, is child of
ten years. About two years ago
Mamie fell off a West Seventh street
car and was run over. 1t became nee
essary to amputate her left leg
above the knee. Recent symptoms
have developed that point to the
possibility of an additional amputa-
ton. This painful circumstance is
alleged by the sergeant's friends to
be at the bottom of a certain moodi-
ness and melancholy which have
characterized his conduct within the
last month. No other known fact
points even to the vaguest rea son
for his disappearance, but the grav-
est apprehensions are naturally en-
tertained.
Born in Germany fifty years ago,
Sergeant Zirklebach has resided in
st. Paul for long period. He was
once the proprietor of a confection-
cry store on the corner of Third
and Market streets For the past
twelve years he has been a member
of the police force. He was appoint
ed sergeant several years ago. He
is member of the Sons of Herman
and of the Odd Fellows.
A late report is that the missing
sergeant was met near the Union
depot at II o'clock Friday morning,
by officer Mccormick. Zirkelbach adj
dressed the patrolman cheerfuliy, but
excused himself from conversation by
explaining that he was in great
HURRY TO CATCH A TRAIN
He then passed on down Third street.
About the same time, it is said, the
the gates of the depot, as if to take
the cars at the platform. 1t is possible
that his destination was Mobiles
county, in this state, where ne is
known to have a particular and life
long friend.
When G b e reporter called last
evening at the sergeant's home,
commodious two-story residence in the
midst of well-kept grounds, at BIG
Yankee street. Mrs. Zirkelbach was
found too overcome by grief to much
more than confirm the facts above
stated. She added that her husband,
during the whole period of their mar
ried life, had never been absent from
home over night without announcing
his intention beforehand. She said
that kilograms had been sent to all of
the sergeant's relatives and friends
throughout the Northwest, but none of
the replies conveyed any knowledge of
his whereabouts. Naturally enough,
the mothers grief was shared espe-
cially by little Mamie, the young
daughter, who had always been her
fathers favorite, and whose misfor-
tunes had appealed so strongly to his
heart. The sergeant's anxiety over
Mamie's health during the past few
weeks was known to all friends of the
family. 1t has even been suggested
that rather than bear the distress of
witnessing his child's sufferings until
she could be relieved by a second
operation, the devoted father has
temporarily sought refuge among rela-
tives in another city.