New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
HORRIBLE MURDER AND ROBBERY.u
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One of the most diabohcGl murders in the history OF
Ibis State was committed between IL and u o'clock Of
"Wednesday night last about a mile east of West Bend,
Wsshington County. 4 farmer nsmed John hncar,
native Of Bavaria, and man of excellent character,
was about retiring 10 hls be-, when young man
named George Dobear or De Bear. came to the door
and asked for a crink Of water. The farmer replied
that " He would not ask him 10 drink water Ia MS
"house-he would give him something better ana
taking mug raised the trSp door OF the cellar, and
was going down-his head being about two feet above
The foor-whsn De Bear struck him with hammer,
the steps traciurng his skull a1d knocking HIM Gown
the trap-door closing after him. Mn. Muehr, seeing
her husband thus struck, for the woods to eau
neighbour The murderer chased her. armed with
sinie and overtakng her, aimed stab at her neck,
cutting her head half of She fell instantly as though
dead The hired hoy who alone in the house, aud
witnessed the attack upon huehr had run for patch
Of corn and the murderer, after killing, as be sup
posed, the woman. and hearing the boy screa ming
MURDER chased him through the comield aud coming
up with him struck the knife clear through his neck,
killing him instantly.
DE Bear then returned to the house, and robb.ag IL
of 500. which Muehr had received the same day for
pair of steers which be had Sold set hrc to The house,
and went for The body Of the boy and dragged back
10 the house with the intention Il - thought, OF throw
ing il into the flames but left close 10 the burning
house Meantime Mrs. Muehr had recovered sufh-
GENTLY 10 creep away. and when the murderer came 70
where be had left the body of tie woman and found II
gone, he appears 70 have ted.
Mrs Muehr succeeded ia crawling ON her hands and
knees 20 a neighbours house AMI gave the alarm. The
Sheriff of Washington County and his deputies started
men in all directions TO search for DE Bear ana he
has offered reward of 500. Muehr formerly lived In
Milwaukee: was We understood when here butcher,
had been married about one year, and bore INST rate
character among his neghbors. The name OF his
hired boy we unable TO learn, and all the per
n,ulafs we could obtain were that his father aud
mother resided IN Port Washington.
Mrs Muehr was not expected 10 live an hour, and
her husband, with his skull completely smashed in,
was expected 20 die every moment when the officers
left The murderer, who has relatives living ia May
vile in this state is an Ameucan-had worked in
that reghborhood for upward OF year-sn moaths
for Jacob Young and the came length of time for
CHRISTOPHER Young. While with the former, MI.
Young had at different times from 5000 to SoOO 10
cold in the house, and of this De Bear was web
aware. He il about twenty years OF age SIX ieet
high. light complexion, light brown hair long. thin
face narrow chest, sioop shouidered, scroiulous
scar on the right side OF MS Neck wore "hi'e
know.nothing hat
Another awful murder is here recorded. farmer,
in his own house, in the presn nee OF his family, en-
gagged in an act of hosptable kindness to stranger
fell by that strangers numerous handi the rest OF
the family one of hem Gel terly slain; the other, II rs
said cannot possibly live; and this wholesale murder
committed for sirty d0Grsl Is death tor such onme
too great punishment WIZ GughI else pu. enc
death of the murderer satisfy public iustcel Let our
! next legislature ponder these questions we nave
| long since pondered them, aud 50 have the public
Among the people there is scarcely diversity 81 Ieel-
| ing on this great question.
| W. had a letter from gentleman at Port Washing
ton last night which say that Il is thought Debear
took the steamer Baltimore at that place yesterday
morning and came south young man ans yerng
the description went abo ird. He had on dark coat
and pantaloous ard red vest. The Baltimore was
| here at 10 4. VI. A gentleman from near West Bend
saws that Muehr, and not his wife, who went 70
/ the neighbors and gave the alarm.
/ DEBEAR ARREsTED.-Debear was arrested last
night at Besis beer hall in the First Ward, where he
was recognized by two Germans from West Bend,
cousins OF Mr.. Muohr Assistance was called for, and
| DeIenr was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wason and
taken 10 Jail amid much excitement and many threats
OF violence He prot ss his innocence of the crime laid
I 10 HE charge.