The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-16
Y DUNG M AN
ENDS HIS
LIFE
HEAD is ALMOST SEVERED FROM
THE BODY.
Body of Lorenz StrobeI Found by the
landIady Of the House Where
StrobeI Roomed.

With his head partially severed
from his body. and the bed. carpet and
disarranged furniture Of his room sat
urated with his own life-blood. Lorenz
Stroebel. yard man at a local cafe.
was found cold in death this morning
when Mrs C. Marshall, landlady of
the rooming house where he made
his home, discovered the electric light
burning and gained admittance for
the purpose of turning off the light,
The sight which met her gaze was a
horrible one. In front of the blood
splashed dresser. the carpet was dyed
crimson, while upon the bed, wrapped
tightly in the saturated coverings. lay
the body of the unfortunate man who
had sought relief from his worldly
troubles by cutting his own throat
Upon the floor was a cooks small
butcher knife. It's keen edge smeared.
Blood was everywhere, as II the vic
tim of his own hand had stood before
the mirror. knife In hand. anil after
making an Intellectual attempt to slit
his windpipe. had become suddenly
frenzied and plunged the steel deep
into the side of his neck, seyerlng the
jugular vein, the arteries. cords and
windpipe in one swift blow
Apparently the man had then walk
ed to the bed and sat down, allowing
his life blood to flow unchecked. for A
considerable length of time, to the
carpet beneath his feet. Then feeling
the approach Of death, he had laid
back on the bed TO die Evidently the
fatal moment was slow in arriving,
for he had again arisen and stagGer-
ing around the bed, had become faint
and had again laid himself down,
wrapping the sheet anJs comforter
tightly around him. and rolled on To
his face, in which position he passed
slowly away.
Stroebel was a German, about 30
years of age, medium height slight
build and had red hair. No note Of
farewell has as yet been discovered.
although il is thought that he prob
ably wrote to his mother in Omaha
advising her of his dreadful inten.
tions. He had seemed much attached
to his mother. speaking frequently Of
her 10 his neighbors. and 1t Is known
that he was accustomed to send her
his wages from month to month that
he might have a source of assistance
If needed and also to insure his moth
er's having the same in case anything
ever happened to him.
Stroebel is known to have been in
love with a pretty waitress for some
time and her non-reciprocation OF af-
lection is thought to be the Immediate
cause OF his suicide. Her name is said
TO be Helen Tilley. and she is report.
ed to have worked recently at the
Healey cafe where Stroebel was en-
ployed as yard man. The girl did not
receive his attentions with favor and
is said to have left town week or 80
ago to escape him. Since that time,
the lover had repeatedly remarked to
his landlady that he could not stand
the treatment accorded him and felt
like giving up" 1t is stated that
Stroebel had been confined at the
Provo hospital for the insane two
years ago. These facts, together with
the opinions of those who knew him,
go far to convince the authorities that
Stroebel was undoubtedly insane at
the time of his rash act He wns
more or less superstitous and be-
lieved somewhat In -7=>>%7=zc.,.
Some time ago, he had apparently
sent to Madame St Claire an as
trologer OF New York who sent him
a horoscope OF his life. This was