The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-18
ADELAINE j. wIGAND TAKES CAR
BOLIC ACID BECAUSE SHE CAN
NOT MARRY
THE MAN OF HER CHOOSING
WHILE TEACHING SCHOOL Al
BLAKELEY SHE MEET FRANK
ST. PETER.
PARENTS OPPOSE THE FARMER
Her Grandfather Interceded Without
Success-Last Night She Ende0
Her disappointment.

Parental objection to the marriage
Of Adelaine J. Wigand, a young woman
nineteen years Of age, living with her
grandfather, Philip Bardon, at 494h
Rice street, caused the girl to take
her own life last night by swallowing
large dose of carbolic acid. The
young woman's action was not dis
covered until some time after she had
taken the poison, and though she
fingered nearly an hour under the
efforts of Drs. Fitzgibbons and Bole to
save her life, her purpose had been
too determined and the Quantity of the
virulent acid, which she had taken,
ended her agony shortly after IL
o'clock Coroner Nelson investigated
the circumstances of the death ana
decided that no autopsy was necessary.
The stormy period OF the girls life
which culmina ted in her act of self
destruction, dates back something over
a year, when, while teaching a dis
trict school at Blakely. Mimi, she met
Frank ST. Peter, a young farmer, with
whom she fell in love. st. Peter
reciprocated the girls affection anu
the young couple were soon engaged
to be married. This knowledge came
to the ears Of the girls parents, VINO
live on a farm near Henderson, Minn..
and they at once entered objections 20
ST. Peters enga cement with their
daughter. The matter was the SUBJECT
of much discussion In the family, and
from the statements of Miss Wigand's
relatives here, her parents tried to
sever her relations with her lover. Fin
ally, some three months ago. when
the school, which she was teaching,
closed. the young woman wrote to her
grandfather in st. Paul telling him she
was coming here to live with him.
When she shortly afterWard arrived in
St. Paul she expressed the desire to
learn the dressmaking trade, and was
found a position with Mrs. Gibbons. in
the Forepaugh block at Seven Corners.
According to her grandfather, events
progressed placidly enough in the
girls life and up to month ago she
appeared happy and contented. She
frequently received letters from st.
Peter and wrote regularly to him. One
evening, a month ago, when Mr.. Bar
don returned from visit to q neigh
bor he found his granddaughter play
ing cards with strange young man.
She introduced the young fellow as an
acquaintance and he remained during
the evening. The next night he called
again and then the girl told her grand
father that he was Frank ST. Peter.
to whom she was engaged. st. Peter
followed this announcement of his
identity with a request that Mr.. Bardon
allow him to marry the girl here in st.
Paul He said he had secured Miss
"a n 10 r.
riage and that everything would be
all right so far as her family was
concerned Mr.. Bardon told young st.
Peter that so serious a matter should
not be hastened and wrote to Miss Wig
and's parents They wrote back that
the consent Of neither had been given
to the marriage of ST. Peter and their
daughter, and that the wedding must
not take place under any circl1mstan-
ees. The grandfather sympathized with
the young people and at once visited
the parents at their farm, near Hen
derson, to endeavor to help the couple
along loves devious path His mission
failed, however and he came back
rather prejudiced against st. Peter,
who shortly left st. Paul Mr.. Bardon
then talked to his granddaughter and
advised her to forget the young man.
From this time on the girls manner
changed. She became quiet and re-
ticent, refusing the sympathy Of re-
latives and remaining much by herself.
1868 Wacouta street, Miss Wigand
threatened to kill herself after st.
Peters departure, and frequently after
wards expressed the wish for a re-
volver to carry out her threat.
"If the folks ever get me home
again." she once remarked, cit will be
as a corpse"
ocsf nd ol1
from her work and ate supper with her
grandfather and friend, Frederick
Feltmann, who is staying at Mr.. Bar
don's house. After supper she washed
the dishes and later INDUCED in frolic
in the yard with a pet dog. She ap-
peared in the best of spirits, and not
a thought was entertained that she was
meditating death. Her grandfather
went out about 8 o'clock, leaving Felt
mann and the girl home by themselves.
Shortly before 9 o'clock the girl sat
down to the kitchen table and engaged
herself in writing a letter, presumably
to st. Peter. Finishing the epistle, she
went out to put it in the mail box at
Rice street and University. Feltman
moved out onto the porch when the girl
went out and on her return she passed
him, going directly to her room in the
front Of the house. He saw her through
a window bend over the light for
moment, apparently drink something,
then blow out the flame. Afterwards
he heard frequent sounds as Of some
one gargling the throat, but thought
nothing Of it until Mr.. Barden returned
shortly before 10 O'clock The grand
father was frightened at the continu-
ing sounds, and when he and Feltmann
investigated, they found the girl wrfth-
ing in her bed. She made no sound,
nor did she attempt to speak during
the efforts of physician to save her
life, though 1t was evident that her
suffering was intense. It is not known
where Miss Wigand procured the
poison.
CHARGED WITH swINDLING.