The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-16
DEAF AND DUMlB TAILOR WAS
VICTIM W DESPAIR
Anthony vogt, Fer Number Of Years
Resident Of Mankato, Tried to End
Life inNew 'UIn; Slabs Over Heart,
But Blade Did Not Reach Vital Spot;
He Will Recover; Has Family in
This City

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job led Anthony Vogt, the well known
deaf and dumb. tailor of Mankato, to
attempt suicide last night in New
Ulm. He stabbed himself several
times in the breast with penknife,
trying to get at his own heart, but
the blows were badly struck, and he
did not manage to make the blade
penetrate the vital spot. 1t was, ac-
cording to one report, in the covered
passage that leads from the, Dakota
house in New Ulm to a saloon that
the man attempted to take his own
life. Men at the bar of Esser's sa-
loon heard the commotion and rushed
to the spot. They found the pros
trate and bleeding body. Vogt was
taken to hospital According to re-
ports made this morning by the New
Ulm police the wounds<are not seri-
Gus and the man will recover.
Vogt is forty-nine years old. He
and his family have made their home
in Mankato during the past thirteen
years. His wife is also deaf and
dumb They were married in Morris,
Mimi, and have four children, John,
twelve years old; Catherine. ten;
Margaret, five, and Anthony, two. The
children are normal in hearing and
speech.
News Came Last Night.
1t was near midnight last night,
when news of the affair reached the
Mankato police. Through some err
ror, it was understood that the man
had actually killed himself. officer
Thilgen went over to the mans home
at TIT North Front street and arous
ed the family, informing them of the
report of the suicide. ~
Up to last Saturday night, Vogt had
been employed in a local tailor shop.
He was an expert craftsman along
that line, and his work was highly
appreciated, but he was laid off from
lack of work. Monday he went to
st. Peter, searching for work there
and later, failing to find work at st.
Peter he went to New Ulm. From
New UIm he wrote letter to his wife
stating that he could not find work
in that city.
Called On His Uncle.
Vogt has an uncle in New Ulm,
Wenzel Penkert. Yesterday he bor-
rowed dollar from this uncle. At
10:40 last evening he went to the
Esser saloon. He did not order a
drink He went into the toilet, it is
related One account has it that it
was there that he stabbed himself.
County Commissioner Foley has in
terested himself in the case and has
been making an investigation of the
family and its needs.
Thomas Calvin of ST. Paul, a broth.
er of Mrs. Vogt, and custodian of the
st. Paul court house, was notified
of the affair.". and he said he would
be in Mankato today. Mr.. Calvin was
given to understand that his wife's
husband was dead.
A note that Vogt wrote before he
attempted to take his own life ex-
plains his rash act. He wrote that
while he loved his children, he did
not love his wife, whom he said made
him work hard and spent all the
money. He had prayed to God the
night before and hoped his body would
rest in peace.
The oldest boy of the family is a
bright fellow. He had a talk today
with Free Press representative. He
talked to his mother in the deaf and
dumb sign language and talked by
word of mouth in good, clear Eng
lish.