The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-18
LOVE ENDS IN POISON
ADELAINE J.. WIGAND TAKES CAR
BOLIC ACID BECAUSE SHE CAN
NOT MARRY
THE MAN OF HER CHOOSING.
WHILE TEACHING SCHOOL AT
RLAKEIlEY SHE MET FRANK
ST. PETER.
PARENTS OPPOSE THE FARMER.

Her Grandfather Interceded Without
Success-Last Night She Ended
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 4sih
Rice street, caused the girl to take
her own life last night by swallowing
a 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 purposee4had 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 and
decided that ne autopsy was necessary.
The stormy period OF the girls hfe
which culmins ted in her act OF SELF
destruction, dates back something over
a year. when, while teaching 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
In
and they at once entered objections 10
st. Peters enga cement with their
daughter. The matter was the subject
of much discussion In the family, ana
from the statements of Miss Wigands
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
girls life and up to a 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 MIR. Bar
don returned from a visit to neigh
Dor, he found his granddaughter play
ing cards with a 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 SIT. Peter.
to whom she was engaged. st. Peter
followed this announcement of his
Identity with a request that Mr.. Bafd0n
allow him to marry the girl here in st.
Paul He said he had secured Miss
Wigand's mothers consent to, the mar
rfage and that everything would be
all right so far as her family was
concerned. Mr.. Bardon told young st.
Peter that so serious matter should
not be hastened and wrote to Miss Wig
and's parents; They wrote PACK 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 circumstan-
ces. 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
diOIS 1ONS oCNlOuS paul.. I1lo 1IiSolOh
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-
To her aunt. Miss Selma Smith. Of
368 Wacouta street, Miss Wigand
threatened to kill herself after ST.
Peters departure, and frequently after
wards expressed the wish for re-
volver to carry out her threat.
eff the folks ever get me home
again." she once remarked, "it will be
as a corpse"
Last evening Miss Wigand returned
from her work and ate supper with her
grandfather and a friend, Frederick
Feltmann, who is staying at Mr.. Bar
don's house. After supper she washed
the dishes and later indulged in a frolic
in the yard with 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 fame. Afterwards
he heard frequent sounds as Of some
one gargling the throat but thought
nothing of it until Mr.. Bardan 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 writh-
ing in her bed. She made no sound,
nor did she attempt to speak during
the efforts of physician to save her
life, though it was evident that her
suffering was intense. It is not known
where Miss Wigand procured the
poison.
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.