Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-02-10
crying, aHanne Hanne y and on entering tb,

told the maid that stranger, who had brought
her that letter, pointing to one on the floor, had
struck her down. On being asked if she knew
him, she said she had never seen him before to
her knowledge. The letter, stained with blood
proved on examination, TO be addressed to Mad
anne Kunhardt, and purported that she should
| give the bearer one thousand dollars. 1t was
dated Hohendorf, 24th January, 1913.
The walls and the floor were sprinkled with
blood, and from one spot the coloring of the
wainscoat seemed to be rubbed off. ;
| A DIR. Kunitz,whO resided in the same house
said that just before he heard the maid crying
| for help, he had seen middle sized man, i'm a
dark frock coat and black cap,going out at the
| street door. His coat was marked as if it had
been rubbed against the wall.
| OF course suspicion fell upon this stranger:
the more so as the maid said that the same gen
teman had called two days before and inquired
| for her mistress, but had gone away on learn
| ing see was engaged with company. The
lcoachman's wife also, who lived N the lower
part of the house, had seen the stranger on that
occasion, and at his request had directed him to
the apartments of Madame Kunhardt. She hav-
ing business that way herself, had followed him
up stairs. Just however as they reached the
door, Hanne opened it to let in the baker, where-
on the stranger turned down stairs again, say
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the house.
Meantime Madame Kunhardt died, and the
alarm became very general: people grew ex-
tremely shy of receiving morning visitors: and
several persons came forward laying claim to
the honor of having already been favored with
the attentions of this mysterious stranger; "a
mong the rest, the wife of DR.. Kunitz, and
Demoiselle Junius, lady of considerable for
tune. But on both ofthese occasions circum-
stances had been adverse TO the success of his
object.
Presently rumor began TO circulate that
the maid had been heard saying that she knew
who the assassin was, and that he was clergy
man whom she had often seen whilst living in
her place, with certain DIR. H.; whereup-
on being called upon to name him, she fixed up
ON a gentleman, who was Immediately arrested:
but on being confronted with him, neither she
nor any of the witnesses recognized him as the
person whose morning visits had become so no.
torious. This mistake however, directed atten-
ton to another clergyman, who was in the hab-
it os frequenting her late masters house: and
DIR. H, remembered that friend of his
called Tinius, had slept at his house the night
preceding the murder of Madame Kunhardt
had gone out about eight o'clock in the NOR
ming: and had returned at nine, after having
"a Il
person named Rau, which he brought in with
him.
DIR. Tinius was man on whom no shadow
of suspicion had ever rested. He was min
lister of Posenna, an eloquent and far famed
preacher; an author, amongst other things Of
his own biography: man OF deep learning,
and one ofthe greatest book collectors in Ger
many. His library contained not less than six.
ty thousand volumes.
Nevertheless, strange as the thing seemed,
suspicion attached itself to Dr. T'inius: but in
so delicate matter, where the reputation of so
eminent a man was concerned great caution
was felt to be requisite. Before they ventured
to accuse him, they carried the maid Hanne to
Posenna. Tinius, who happened to be just
Stepping out of his house turned pale at the sight
of her She declared he was the man, and
he was forthwith arrested, and carried TO
prison.
; Nothing could equal the surprise of the cit
liens of Leipsic at this discovery, nor their |
horror when further investigation brought TO
light many other attempted assasslnations be-
sides the successful one of MIR. Schmidt
When we say brought 10 light, we mean produ
ced universal persuasion that the, till, now,
respected DR.. Tinius was the criminal: for to
this day, although so many years have elapsed
since these events occurred, they are shrouded
in an impenetrable mystery: and DIR. Tin;us
still lives, residing at place called Zeitz IN
del surveillance. Nor does there appear much
reason to hope that the secret will be cleared
up by deathbed confession, old age having
hitherto brought with it no appearance of re
morse.
At the end of the first year he was degraded
fom his clerical Office, a ceremony which ap-
pears tohaye been conducted with great solem-
H. o.,-.t fforl
which, by his talent and obstinacy, the inves |
tigation or trial was spun out nine years more. |
The success with which many criminals in
Germany seem to elude conviction, Illustrate |
the law, and thus prolong their own lives,
forms very remarkable feature in the Grimm
al records of the country, and appears to indi-
cafe something extremely defective in the judi
cial process: in short, the difficulty obtaining
a conviction seems quite extraordinary: and
we find numerous instances of trials extending
to ten or more years, where no shadow OF doubt
could exist as to the guilt of the parties ar
ragned.
Neither, as regarded DIR. Tinus, has any
reasonable m olive for these extraordinary as
sassinations been discoveries: the one most com
monty suggested is that which romance has
attributed to Eugene Aram; namely, an inor-
dinate desire to purchase books. Others believe
him TO have been actuated by diabocal ha-
tired to mankind, more especially to the pros
porous portion ofit.
He had two wives neither of whom lived hap
PLY with him, and there were not wanting per-
sons who declared that he had always inspired
them with an mexplicabe repugnsnce but
this feeling had never been heard of till after
the crime.
d.. Tinius endeavoured to prove an abb, |
but with very Indifferent success; and it goes
far 10 establish his guilt, that several letters
were found in his house of like nature to the |
one he had presented to Madame Kunhardt,and |
addressed to various opulent people in the city /
evidently intended for the same atrocious pur-
pose. A hammer with the handle shortened,so |
asto be conveniently carried in the pocket, was
also discovered: and it was thought that the |
wounds on Madame Knnhardt's head had been