The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-10
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 1914.

fthe day above mentioned, at their res
seven miles from this city; and was
discovered in the following manner:
Feufeld had, some time previous, purehas
ed a wagon from Rodmager, the superinten-
dent of the wagonmaker's shop attached to
the Penitentiary in this city. On Wednes-
day, the 18th inst, about eleven o'clock in
the forenoon, Feufeld, carried, in person, a
note written in German, TO Il. Huntington,
Esq, and requested him to deliver it TO
Rodmager, in this city. On Thursday. Mr..
Huntington brought the note in, and deliy-
cred it. This note, when translated, was as
follows
"DEAR FRIEND RoDMAGER,
81 inform you that you should tax e away
your wagon as quickly as possible; for my
brother-in-law attacked me with a fail, and
now all has ended in death. / could not do
Otherwise, OF help myself.
$40 the Wagon maker,
.Rodmager, in the Penitentiary."
Mr.. Rodmager went TO Feufeld's farm inn
mediately; and upon examination found the
body of Henreiche lying near a stack of
wheat, where, both had been at work getting
out the wheat.swith his head mashed all to
pieces, evidently with a 1ail-handle. Rod
mayer returned Immediately to Upper Alton,
and gave notice oil what he bad discovered to
H. S. Summers, ESQ.,. the Coroner of the
county. Mr.. Summers, in company with
Rodmager, returned to the farm, and held
an inquest on Thursday evening, the 9Th
inst, on the bc1y of Henreiche. The jury
returned for their verdict, that Sthe deceas-
ed had come TO his death by violence; and
that the body has upon 1.-THE following marks
and wounds, which this jury find TO have
been the cause of his deaih: Various blows
upon the head, cutting through the skin in
six places or more, literally MASKING his skull
to pieces. And the jury further find, from
the testimony Of all the circumstances of
the case, that the said violence causing said
death, was committed by Adam Feufeld.n
Upon further examination, Mr.. Summers
and those with him, found in the cellar OF
the house where all the parties resided, the
remains Of Mrs. Feufeld and her daughiei-
a promising child, about len or twelve years
ofage. Aiury was empannelled by theyCor-
oaer, to bold an inquest on the bodies of the
mother and daughter, who returned, as in
the former case, that from all the testimony
and circumstances the deceased had come
10 their death by violence: and that Adam
Feufeld was The murderer. Mrs. Feufeio
had been stabbed with a knife twice in her
right side, once in her abdomen, and onceir
b daughter was stabbed
with the same Instrument, tnree times IN he
left side, and twice in her neck. Feufelc
Immediately, as is supposed, fled; and uE
to the time of this writing, Friday afternoon
Sept. 6th,) nothing, whatever, has beer
heard of him. The bodies were decent,
laid out by the Coroner, and buried with thai
respect due to the circumstances OF the de
ceased.
During the whole time the parties lived
in this city, there was nothing like luminosity
or i'll feeling existing between them. Mo-
do any of the people of the neighborhood
where they have lately resided know,ofth eii
having had any quarrel OF disturbance what
ever. Mrs. Feufeld and Henriche were
brother and sister. What was the cause tina
led to this fendish and unparalleled murder, il
of course, involved in doubt and uncertain
ty. Those acquainted with the parties i'm
agine that Feufeld had discovered an i'm
proper intamacy, real or supposed, existing
between his wife and her ocn brother, anc
that, stung TO madness, he committed the
fearful crime of putting 10 death his wife anc
child, and his wife's brother. 70 us, thi:
appears almost impossible, nor would we fol
a morment give credence to such a suppo
%sition, could any other motive on earth be
discovered for a deed SO attrocious. Ecu
field has always appeared to be an affection
ate husband and father; and nothing but ut
ter despair could have driven him TO tn,
commission of this awful crime. The proper
ty ofthe deceased has been taken into pos
session by the Coroner, there to await thu
action ofthe law.
Feufeid is believed 10 be about thir.y-Gr'
years of age, of middle height, but, heav,
built, dark completion, small eyes, higl
cheek bones, somewhat bald on the top ofhi
head; and speaks German only, or but few
words of English. He was born near Slut
gard, in the Kingdom of Nuremberg.
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