The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-03
PISTOL IN HIS HAND
DEPUTY SHERIFF GEORGE ALLEN
COMMITS SUICIDE AT KOHL
MANS LAKE.
sEEMgDA1 TO HAVE PLANNED 1T.
SPENT A PHEASANT EVENING AND
THEN QUIETLY SOUGHT AN
ADJACENT COTTAGE.
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ONE BULLET ENDED HIS LIFE.
His Father Col, Allen, First Advised
of the Occurrence-BOdy Now
In Town.
SEEMED TO HAVE PLANNED IT.
ONE BULLET ENDED HIS LIFE.

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pleteness of execution which would
plainly indicate generalization, George
FL. Allen, chief deputy sheriff Of this
county, ended his life yesterday morn
ing at Kehlmans lake. A remarkable
feature of this tragedy is its similarity
in many points of detail to the suicide
of Ehle, the only other child of Col
Allen, three years ago, and thus that
sad occurrence is the more wildly re-
called at this time.
The place chosen by George for his
act of self-destruction was a little un-
finished cottage about a quarter Of a
mile on this side of Kohlman's hotel.
Here, shortly after noon, the body was
| found in a small closet in the rear OF
! the stairs resting in a sitting posture,
with the head against the wall. Tight
| ly clasped in the right hand was the
instrument of death, a revolver OF 81
caliber, with five chambers, from which
| only one shot had been fired. How
ever, this one bullet had been so truly
aimed and fired by so firm hand that
death must have been instantaneous.
The ball entered the right. temple and
passed through the head almost dl-
rectly from side to side, coming out
above the left ear and lodging in the
wall of the closet.
Mr.. Allen went to Kohlman's lake
Thursday afternoon and although he
gave no intimation to any OF his
friends that~he intended anything other
than a pleasure drive, many of his ac-
tons, when scanned in the light Of
subsequent events would indicate that
he had then made UP his mind to end
his life. He called at Brenran's livery
stable, on st. Peter street, about $3.50
| Thursday afternoon and told the man
| in charge that he wanted horse to
drive about town. About the time the
horse ives ready Deputy Sheriff Peter
Flandrakes, AN office associate of Mr.
Allen, entered the stable and said
George, where care you going:?"
Mr.. Allen replied that he thought he
would go to New Brighton. Hearing
this the stable attendant said ne
would have to change the horse if Mr.
Allen was going as far. as New Brigh-
ton. While the change of horses was
being made Mr.. Allen asked for a
sheet of paper and an envelop and
wrote a letter and when he had fin
ished writing he crossed the street To
| BantZ &c Doherty'S undertaken 6 eStaO 4.
lishment, where he got postage
stamp. Then he stepped to the conner
to mail the letter and soon afterWard
drove away from the stable alone. 1t
is believed that he must have driven
hdirectlY to HOFFMAN s lake. and at
pretty good speed, for he is said to
have arrived there soon after 4 O'clock
William KOhllran Jr., when question
ed as to MI. Aliens actions, said:
Il think it was just about O'Clock
when, he got, here. He was in the
habit of coming here frequently in tia
summer time and we all knew him
well. He appeared to be just the same
| George Allen as usual and none Of US
noticed anything peculiar in his ac-
lions. He had his horse put in the
barn and engaged a room fer the night
! Went out on the lake to fish, leaving
his coat and cuffs behind the bar.
About 7:15 he came to the house for
supper and said he had, not had any
luck at fishing, but would try it again
in the morning. After supper he sat
around the barroom and we played
cards until quite late 1t was past
and the rest of us retired about the
same time. This morning Mr.. Allen
did not come to breakfast, but we
thought he must be tired and no one
went to call him. Quite early in the
morning two of the men from Aliens
Sixth street stable, David Capen and
Tony Estand drove out to the lake to-
gether to exercise one Of the horses
and We told them that George was
here. When George did not appear by
IL o'clock we thought it strange and
the barn men and some of us went to
his room - BIZ
George was notlin the room, but his
hat Oh,
had not been used, so we began to fear
that something was wrong and all
went to make a search. About 1915
the two men from Aliens stable, and
I found the body in the cottage
1t is supposed that Mr.. Allen re-
manned in his room until some time
after the other occupants of the house
had retired and went to the cottage
soon after daylight, as he could hardly
have found his way in the dark, and
part of the family arose quite early.
None of the occupants heard him NOV
ing about after he went to his room
and it was supposed that he had re-
tired at once. The room occupied by
/ Mr.. Allen is a. small chamber in the
the Kohman hotel. Here on the floor
beside the bed. lay Mr.. Aliens shoes,
and depression in the bed clothes
Indicated that he had sat there to re-
| move them. On a Washstand near the
bed Mr.. Allen had left his hat, and
under it was found $16 in money and
his gold watch and CHI ain.
In the pockets of the clothing found
on the body were found bunch of
! keys, SO cents in money and a deputy
sheriff's star, and in the inside pocket
of the coat which still remained i'll
the barroom, several letters and MEM
oranda, but no note or letter to tell
of any motive for the tragedy
AS soon as the body had been found,
the men from the stable drove to town
to report ther sad occurrence W. -
Allen, uncle aof the deceased, was first
informed, and upon him devolved the
duty of conveying the sad intelligence
to the bereaVed wife and father. Col
Allen, as soon as he learned what had
occurred drove at once to the lake
and, with fortitude and self-controI
remarkable in one of his age, gave
such directions as were necessary. In
the absence Of Coroner Nelson his son
Deputy Coroner LII A. Nelson, visited
the scene of the suicide, and, after
an investigation, decided that no In
quest would-be necessary. Such eff
fects of the, deceased as were found
in the hote1@ andF ON the body were
turned over .tos Cpl. Allen BY direc
ton of Co.'s .klleIf and with the con-
sent of the ,scoromer, the, body was
removed yesterday afternoon to the
undertaking 'parlors of Guthunz &
| Rockstroh .7r
/ Owing to, the fact that Mrs. Allen.
the mother of : the deceased, is adj
vanced ineyears and In delicate health
the greatest care was observed in in
| forming her of Georges death. At
the time of her younger sons death
| she was thrown into a dangerous con-