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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.
June 18, 1886: John Steinman, a bachelor farmer, committed suicide under peculiar circumstances. He was found head first in a barrel, held in that position by the weight of stones he had tied around his neck.
Five of his cows and two horses were also found dead, all with their throats cut. The knife used was in Steinman’s hand, still damp.
There was $1000 in greenbacks found sewn in his coat. It is not known what caused him to kill his animals and himself, but it was speculated that he was under some kind of religious spell.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees. Patchy rain nearby during the morning, clear for the afternoon and evening, mist overnight.
Can't wait to get ice cream!!!