St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-15
ONE KEG OF BEER
Responsible for a Murder, an
Attempted Murder and a
Suicide.
A SUNDAYS BLOODY DEED.
John Sejhar Uses a Revolver
at Cleveland With Deadly
Effect.
A SUNDAYS BLOODY DEED.
He is TAKEN TO A STATION
But in an Hour Afterward
Hangs Himself With His
Own Suspenders.

CLEVELAND, o., April 14.-At
o'clock this morning John Sejhar, a
Bohemian laborer, aged twenty
eight years, shot and instantly
killed Carl Richter, aged thirty
three, and fatally wounded Albert
Richter, aged twenty-five, the broth
er of the first victim. Two hours
later the murderer was found dead
in cell at the central police station,
where he had been taken after his
arrest. The shooting occurred at
SO Poplar street. Carl Richter, with
his brother Albert and his wife and
five children lived at that number
owned by the Richters. Yesterday
afternoon Sejhar drew his weeks
salary. and on the way home he pur-
chased revolver and pair of shoes
for his wife. When he reached home
he gave the shoes 10 his wife, telling
her 1t was the last pair he would
ever buy her, as he was going away.
In the evening Sejhar went over to
Richter's house, and there he met the
two brothers and August SchlegeI.
They sent out for keg of beer and
began to drink. The merry-making
continued until long after midnight
once or twice Sejhar referred to
his new revolver, and once he went
to the door, firing two or three shots
INTO the yard to show his compan-
ions that the weapon was all right.
Shortly before o'clock in the morn
ing Sejhar started to go, but one of
the R1chters asked him why he was in
a hurry, grabbing him by the coat col
lar and trying to prevent his going.
Sejhar went, but soon returned and
asked why he had been pulled about i'm
that way What followed can only be
guessed at, but he evidently opened
lire on Carl Richter first. One bullet
passed through his arm and two struck
MIN IN the neck, and he must have been
Killed Instantly. Sejhar then shot AL
pert Richter in the neck, making an
ugly wound, after which he left the
mouse, going to the home of his sister
a lew blocks away. The police We're
notl1ed at once, and, after they had
sent the wounded man to a hospital.
they followed the murderer, who was
arrested as he was leaving the house
OF his sister, where he had hidden the
revolver in a bed and disposed of his
money and other articles. The prisoner
was taken to the central station and
locked up about o'clock, being placed
IN a cell by himself in the upper part
Of the, prison. An hour later. as an
o1lcer was passing the cell, he saw the
body of Sejhar hanging from the graf
ing of the door. The murderer had
hanged himself with one of his suspend
ers, and was quite dead when discoy-
ered, though the body was still warm
Inc police claim to have discovered
evidence that Sejhar was Jealous Of
the attentions which Carl Richter had
pald to his wife. 1t is said that Friday
evening last, Richter went to his house
ana sent Sejhar out for some beer.
instead of going, Sejhar remained near
the house, and, looking through the
window, saw something which aroused
his anger. This story, taken in con-
nectlon with the purchase of the re-
Volver and the remark which Seihar
made to his wife regarding the shoes
he had bought her, leads to the belief
that the murder was premeditated. At
the hospital tonight it is said that AL
bert Richter cannot live till morning.