The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-04
Seebeck Family
Faces Tragedy
SON SLABS PARENTS WHILE IN
FIT OF INSANE ANGER SUN
DAY AFTERNOON.

The A. +. SeeDeck FAMILY living a
short distance east of Redwood Falls
was the victim Of a terrible trag edy
Sunday afternoon when Herbert S-,.
beck the son, stabbed his father and
mother, in a fit of anger. Both par
ents were stabbed il the back with
a sharp instrument which penetrated
the lung in each case and are now IN
a serious condition. Tuesday morning
the attetling physician stated that
Mrs. Seebeck's recovery was doubt
full as she had bled internally to a
great extent. Mr.. Seebeck's recov-
cry was more probable.
Details of the happening are very
hard to get accurately owing to the
weakness Of the injured people who
find it difficult to talk much and be-
cause of the infirmity of the young
man who has been mute since birth.
AS nearly as can be learned Herbert
attacked his father with sharp in
strume probably homemade awl
which he had made several days be-
fore, and which was about six inches
or a little less in length. The at
tack that made as Mr.. Seebeck was
coming down from the silo and the
wound shows that the thrust must
have been given with considerable
force. The boy then ran into the house
as nearly as can be learned, and when
Mrs. Seebeck who was alarmed at
his excited entrance, stepped to the
telephone to call neighbor he tore
the instrument from the wall, put
ting it out of service. Then as she
left the room to go for help, he stabb-
ed her in the back, inflicting wound
similar to the one he had given the
father. Mrs. Seebeck then walked to
the Simondet home to get help, AID
thereby greatly increased the danger
from her injury as the wound bled
badly from the exertion. Help in the
persons of DIR. w. A. Brand, Sheriff
Hassenstab and neighbors quickly ar
rived and every attention was given
the injured people.
After wounding his parents Herbert
went out into the woods nearby, re-
turning within short time to the
house where he easily surrendered to
the sheriff. He was filled with re-
morse at the sight of what he had
QOIG anu HAS DGCA III q LIOo1 PAc1eAOAS
state since the occurrence. This is
the first time he has ever shown a
disposition to work bodily harm upon
any one. A member of his family, in
speaking with the Gazette, attribut-
ed the deed to the fact that he had
greatly overworked since the entrance
Of three of his brothers into the SER
vice, which made it necessary for him
and his father to do all the work of
the farm alone. Whether some alter
cation between him and his father led
up to the trouble of Sunday has not
been determined although it is deem
ed probable. The thing which indi-
Gates that the lad was really dement,
ed when he did the deed however
was his attack upon the mother whom
he has always treated with the utmost
love and tenderness and who has been
especially tender of the boy who had
been so handicapped from birth.
While Herbert has not been able to
communicate with people, he has al
ways been mutually alert a good
worker about the farm, and has been
extremely friendly and good humored
upon the frequent occasions when he
came to town with no indications
| whatever of latent insanity. He is
about twenty-five years of age.
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