Death : Christian Ferdinand Stellpflug
Suicide
Quite an excitement was created in our village last Saturday morning, upon
receipt of the news that Christian Stellpflug, of Decora's Prairie, in this
town, had committed suicide by hanging. The particulars, as near as can be
learned, are as follows: On Saturday morning he got up seemingly as well as
usual, and started for the barn to feed his horses, as he said. He was seen
by his wife to go out and cut some green oats and feed his team. She became
alarmed at his long absence, and sent one of the children out to find its
father. The child returned and reported that he was not be found, and after
searching for him herself without success, she went and got one of his
brothers to assist in the search. The first information of discovery was
received from a little boy, who said his father was standing up in the corner
of the granary. They proceeded to that place and found him hanging suspended
from a nail in the corner of the granary, with his feet just touching the
floor, and perfectly lifeless. He had evidently proceeded thither for the
purpose directly after feeding his team, while laboring under an aberration
of mind. The facts elicited at the coroner's inquest go to show that
symptoms of a disordered brain had been noticed by his wife previous to the
occurence, as he would frequently get up in the night and wander about, and
on the night of the 4th he had got up and written across all of his deeds and
papers, to the effect that all his property belonged to his wife. This
aroused her suspicions of his sanity at once, and she was constantly on the
watch lest he should do himself some injury, but on the morning of his death
he acted so natural, she did not watch him as close as usual.
- Newspaper : Galesville Journal and Record (Galesville,
Wisconsin)
- Date : 12 July 1871
- Family Group Record
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