Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

This is the verdict OF tne coroner's jury
in the inquest into the death Of August
ziebell, jr.
County Attorney, English says no COM
plant will be filed today, but Monday
probably the father will be formally
charged with murder. though the coroner's
jury makes no accommodation.
Insanity, will be the old mans plea, so
his lawyer says.
August ziebeii. after he had fatally shot
his son, August. IT,. barred his breast ana
begged his other son. Conrad, to kill him.
but the boy refused. a.
SO Conrad Zeibell testified at the coro-
ner's inquest Saturday morning.
The old man was always quarrelsome and
hard to. get along with. HE was having one
OF his spells and we were fussins about
sose wood which I had cut the day before
ana he had not carried in. He put his hand
to his pocket. as IL. to draw a gun. l had
once disarmed. him when he tried to shoot
my, mother, and when 1 saw him reach
toward the side pocket OF his pants. /
started TO stop him, as 1 had done before.
! was not quick enough and he shot me-"
This statement was made by August
Zlebell, jr., Thursday Afternoon to Patrol
Conductor. Peter Dillon, while the young
man was ON the way to st. Joseph's hospi-
tai after the shooting and was introduced
as evidence at the coroner's inquest Sat
urday into the Ziebell. tragedy. Officer Dill
lon testified thai young Ziebsll made this
statement TO him when asked what the
trouble was about.
That the shooting of the young man by
his father was the result of an argument
and not words that passed between the
two. was testified by Conrad ZiebslI. who
is q years old and engaged In the snve
stock commission business.
otk Son Tells sof IL. =
Il had Just entered the yard through the
front gate ana bad gone around to the back
YARD" Conrad ziebell stated at the in
quest. IF don't think either my father or
MY brother knew I was home. T saw my
father standing in the barn doorway and
talking TO aomeone. supposedly August, in
the barn. " Later willie In the house, I
heard my father Seeding loudly and then a
shot was fired. Going to a rear window L
saw August leaving the yard and hollering.
My father wal coming out of the barn, ana
looked as II he were out OF his mind. or at
least greatly excited and in a fit of anger.
A gun was sticking out of a side pocket OF
his pants. -
when he reached the house I met him
and he seemed surprised to see me. He
grabbed my arm az L reached for the re-
vofver in his pocket. but gave 1t up to me
when I argued him into t."
1--WE done II now; it's DONE" the, elder
zieball Ii said to have exclaimed. ITS got
to come before the court now" q.
Conrad ZIebslI was going TO blow his own
brains out, according to his own statement.
when he secured the weapon. and his father
at first would not talk about the shooting.
Then August ziebeil. ST., barred his chest
and begged Conrad TO kill him. He made
no explanation OF the shooting to anyone
1t that time. according to the. witnesses
who were put on the stand at the inquest.
Saying that he intended to give himself
up at the police station the old man left
the house. and his son Conrad went to see
who was not at home
ola Man In Calm.
TIE elder ziebell seemed calm and coll
Ieeted when he reached the police station,
according to C. L. Hendricks. a reporter
who WAS present while ziebell was being
Iearched by Desk Sergeant Marshall.
He was perfectly rational and apparently
not a bit nervous testified Mr. Kendrieks.
That the victim Of Mis- fathers temper
lied OF acute peritonitis. due to a ~.sa-cahber
,ullet wound IN the abdomen, was ineor-
porated into the report OF the coroners
,h. siclah and Drs. Rich and Hart. who at
ended the man at The hospital.
Running from the scene Of the shooting,
august zisbeli. Jr.. crossed the street to
hea Madsen 'hotne, 3lss South Eighteenth
stfeet, and was met by Anton Madsen, who
old at the inquest OF The action. words and
pndition OF the wounded man. who, he
declared, was raised with him and had
been a fast friend. According to Madsen,
Who is. a locomotive fireman now working
out Of. Denver and at present in Omaha on
cave Of absence, and 10 Mrs. Katinka
aennlngsen, a nslghbor. young Ziebel
ialked somewhat as follows on the way to
and after he reached the Madsen home and
Eas questioned about the affair;
itAntonl Help, help. I'm shot. Oh! WIN