The sun., 1902-01-28
WOMAN WAS TO SHOOT BOTH.
SHE SAYS HER NERVE FAILED
AND THE MAN DID 1T.
End OF . wayward Career In q chicago
Hotei-H. j. Ziegier OF Lancaster.
pa, VINO Posed as = Doctor. Kilis
Himself and Shoots His Companion.

pa, VINO Posed as . Doctor, Kilis
Himself and Shoots His Companion.
CHICAGO, Jan. PA man calling him
self "Dr." Harry J. Ziegler Of Lancaster,
Pa, mortally wounded his woman COM
panion. posing as his wife. and then killed
himself this afternoon at the Wellington
Hotel. In note the man declared that
he and his wife" had decided 10 die, and
that az he lacked the nerve, Mrs. Ziegler
had promised 10 do the shooting The
woman before being removed to the Sarnarit-
tan Hospital in dying condition, declared
that the shooting was done by the man.
Ziegler and the woman arrived at the
Wellington Hotel this morning and were
assigned 10 Room 4le, They were young
and apparently happy, They retired to
their room and were not seen until about
o'clock this afternoon, when call came
to the clerks Office from the room. Clerk
Cone sent a bellboy upstairs When he
arrived 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 the pain Of her own
wound The bellboy took her out into
the hallway, saying that the man might
kill her, and she allowed him to lead her
away from the room Then he fastened
TO the Office Of DR. n l.. Riese the house
physiciau When the latter arrived the
husband was dead and the wife was barely
conscious note WAS found in the room
addressed TO a morning newspaper 1t
said;
My photograph belongs TO your paper.
h,,t n Ia a.
shoot, 70 my Siie, Anna, will do il Send
my body home to 3i6 West hlng Street
Lancaster Good-by
The woman was conscious Tor some
time after the arrival of DR.. Riose. She
confirmed the contents OF the note when
showed that Mcgler lacked at first the de-
termination to carry out their plans. but
she too failed, and eventually, she tald,
he shot her and then thinking that she was
dead turned the weapon upon himself.
She was removed TO the Samaritan Hos
pital, where IL was Aaid that she cannot
live She passed into uhconsclousness
soon after her arrival nj the hospital.
ZieGer and the woman were not known
at the Wellington Hotel. When theyaI-
rived there and asked for a room Clerk
Cone assigned them quarters and then dis
missed them from his mind
.They were apparently happy. pros
perous voung couple he said, "aud We
had not the slightest intimation OF the trag-
edy until the woman In her last moments
Of strength summoned AID by pressing the
electric button.
the words. . 49, ~
sFotografil Espahola, Manila. The
photograph showed him in army costume
with a revolver In his hand. Among the
effects Of the couple were love letters eA-
pressing regret over some event not cl'ariy
.t.f.f rod nl-N "A .
Il am miserable every moment that you
are away from me. We miss you at the
table DE- careful to give up th" dope.
LANCASTER, Pa. Jan %. Harry J.
Iiecler, who killed himself and VII" IN
Chicago hotel to-day, was an adNchlur"r
md no physician lie was 20 years old ana
a son Of William ZioglcT. for many years
Philadel phia and Reading Railway station
master here Young Iegler was Wild and
vayward even IA a sChOolboy ana Was
| hardly 2i years Old when hc married Miss
Harriet Baker of tins place. lhcy soon
nartad but were never divorced, and tlle
woman Ziegler shot vas not his legal wife
! After leaving school TicCl"r joined he
| scLo,lship Saratoga e Philadelphia, but
| wearied ~ the strl1t ot-clpline aud loit "a"
/ shin tie then entered 10" servo" 81 va"
! PoaIirg Railw ay, but thrc" ycar- ago IN
! listed here in the Regular army a.d was
! eent "a the Philippine, Wr"l" h' wa "in-
/ nloved Ira the hospital service. lie prob
| ably acdurri Sufficient krovl,dR" oi
n.-dicira ther,. 80 ouab!e him tu II-'' a. a
! phy,iciau IL fami', last lenId from
| him vear ago. and ho va- 'h"n ~ 'Hc
! i-larJ pf tuylr III fntner VA uu' awHu-
/ that lac had returned 'p ''o ri'N N'H.'s
| and dnes not know who the ~ oman j. that
] Lo shot 30 far A. known -a" du'- uf
/ heloug b. Lancaster.
WIIle here ,ouig I.iglcr gave l0-
I nar,.uts much tr..i. Through DO" I'D
. ,,,,s,,k. bs plny,d ou frequent -pr"or On
-, o-rasiln Ir necame dirplrl.,d With
. me dnner. aut drawing revolver. -
] ur....., lis 4l-I I,a-'rr l' sn,0Hug lH''.
/ ,t..k from thr' plate III wife. who I. '.'
/ ~ all dfsfrt~z,.l over li- dHHfN, taNt -''
/ heard from l.W ln-' in Nn'"Wi'f. lf"W
I tg,irago. and D.. wrote that hD would urN ei
. r,.turn to Lancaster oH' harmed from h
] trl.tWortly rYur". that De- Lad i.''.r nlr
/ risd .,.rr,fl, in chicago and -'." wH- lrf'
7 rarrg 60 lrgIl % .rurHa proceeding