The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-27

The body of Henry Mingers, murderer
and suicide, was found in Duncan la$e,
Dakota county, yesterday morning The
remains were seen floating in the water
by boy named Laver who lives in the
vicinity. From the discovery of some
letters written by M.ngers that we e
found on the shore of the lake, Saturday
afternoon by Lieut.. Meyerding and Jaler
Hammes of Central station, the police
mad decided that Mingers had committed
suicide, and early yesterday morning De-
tectives Daily Sweeney and Fraser with
Lieut.. Meyerding were detailed to search
at the lake by Chief O'Connor. When
the remains were discovered, the body
was hauled to the shore and coroner
Kramer, of Dakota county, notified.
Mingers intended that there should be
no hitch in his exit from this earth.
Through his heart was bullet wound in
probably the same with which he Killed
Greipel, and around his waist was secure
ly wired stone which weighed thirty
seven pounds. 1t is the theory of the
police that he first fastened the stone
around his waist and then waded out into
the water where he shot himself The
ballast kept his body under water as he
had hoped, as when seen only his feet
were above the surface. 1t is thought
that he took his life late Monday night.
In the opinion of the coroner the body
had been in the water for five or six days.
At 11:3O O'Clock Monday night a pistol
shot was heard in the vicinity of the
lake by some people living nearby
MINGERS LEAVES LETTERS.
In letters to the police and his sister.
Mingers tells of the deed. He had been
kind to his brother-in-law and was only
angered him to desperation. His cup was
filed to overfiowing when on calling last
Sunday night he was ordered from the
house and threatened with election by DO.
lice if he did not leave. Then the pent up
anger and hatred of years found vent,
and Mingers committed the crime. His
only fear. as gathered from the letters
which he afterwards wrote, was that he
had not killed Greipel The lette were
found about fifty feet from the shore
of the lake and were protected from the
rain by the bottom board OF fence. They
were apparently written by him while he
was in the woods last Monday afternoon.
1T has been suggested that he may have
been permitted to enter the home Of one
of his former neighbors to write his fare
well. One Of the eplstles was addressed
to his sister in West ST. Paul, and the
other to the police. The latter read as
follows:
In the Woods, Monday, May 19.-As I
am very lonely here l want to write
a few lines to my friends / shot at my
prother-in-law three times. and hope
that all took effect and finished the lob
In good shape. l will tell you the rea-
son that l made target out of him.
Elght years ago he came from Milwau-
kee without a red cent helped him
with $50 though l had had dry year
on the farm. In the next three years
gave him another $50, and in the fol-
lowing four years $50 more. In return
he gave me bicycle worth about $40
In addition to this, l kept him eight
weeks for nothing Lately I boarded
WITH him for eight weeks. and 1t cost me
$50 week. Last winter l loaned him
~, which he never returned
About three weeks ago Sunday he
was half full Of beer as usual and he
threatened TO cut the throat of the sis
ter that l have been living with all
my lifetime. told him to sober uD first
and then go and cut her throat. Last
fall he tried to hit her with piece Of
iron on the head, and he said that he
wanted to put her and me in the asy-
lun. but guess he has had enough
crazy house by this time Another time
he threatened to smash my bicycle with
an ak, and that Sunday when he was
iuIl he drove me from the hbuse, max
ing the remark that he would get the
police.