Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-28
TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO
Harry j. Ziegler Murders Woman
Supposed to Have Been
His Wife.
Then Shoots Himself. Leaving
Note Indicating That Wo-
man Did the Deed.
Affair Is Shrouded in the Deep
est Mystery..Ziegler Is
Bigamist.

Chicago. Jan. 2S.-Dr. Harry j. Zeig-
Ter, of 3l6 West King street, Lancaster,
Pa. fatally wounded his wife, Anna,
and then killed himself, late yesterday
afternoon, at the Wellington hotel.
note left by the physician declared that
be had his wife had decided to die, and
that as he lacked the nerve Mrs Zeig-
Ter had promised to commit the act
The woman, before being removed to
the Samaritan hospital in a dying con-
dition, declared that the shooting
was done by her husband.
The physician and his wife arrived at
the Wellington hotel In the morning and
were assigned to a room. The two were
young and apparently happy. They re-
tired to their room and at about 3
clock call came to the clerks office.
When the bellboy arrived at the room
he found the woman tugging at the
door. Blood was flowing from wound
in the back of her head
"Oh! my husband has shot himself
she cried. forgetting in her fear for him
the pain Of her own wound. The bell
boy took her out in the halfway saying
that her husband might kill her, and
she let him lead her away from the
room. Then he FASTENED to the office
of the house physician When the latter
arrived the husband was dead and the
wife was barely conscious.
A note addressed to a morning pa
per was found. 1t read:
r,bn}n haLopoc tn yn,,r norar Wo
decided to die, but lack the nerve to
shoot, so my wife, Anna, will do it..
Send my body home to 316 West King
street Lancaster. Goodbye"
Mrs Zeigler was conscious for some
time after the arrival Of DIR. REESE. She
confirmed the contents of the note,
which showed that the husband lacked
at first the determination to carry out
their plans. But she, too, failed, and
eventually. she said, her husband shot
her and then. thinking that she was
dead, turned the weapon upon himself.
A lsttersto Zeigler questioned him
about divorce he was to secure from a
Miss Baker" at Lancaster. Mrs. Zeig
lers father is Samuel P. Adams, Of this
city, who is said to be wealthy
He was recently in charge of the po-
lice. having lost his way while wander
ing about down town. He is II years
old and 1t is said has been Ill.
When taken to the hospital it was
thought Mrs. Zeigler could not recover.
After. an operation, however, she
showed more signs of life, and altho the
chances are slim. some hope is enter
aimed for her.
Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Henry ].
Zeigler who fatally shot a woman pur-
porting to be his wife and then commit
ted suicide at Chicago yesterday, was
til three years ago. He was 26 years old
and a SON of William j. Zeigler, station
master of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company. The latter is re-
speoted and esteemed resident. When
a boy Zeigler was hayward and unman-
ageable. When drinking he frequently
got into serious trouble. He served a
term on the schoolship Saratoga and
three years ago enlisted in the regular
army and was sent to the Philippines
The last heard from him was a year
ago, when his father received letter
dated 'Luzon,'' in which he said he had
entered the hospital service, which &C.
counts for the title OF doctor" Zeigler
was married about i've years ago to
Miss Harriet Baker of this city, who is
now at her home here, and from whom
he had not been divorced.