Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-27


+. ~ sat 3s5s ~ tbe foom locked Subsequently
H. hzrfi r .s sud there stretched nearly naked
E 49, .he etl tel Ni;h her shoes on her feet they
As3 - ead body ef the Inflated wife of The
tszsz = ~ Horton wound apon her person. but
E o.he=azse eshiU,tiag marks which made it evident
J t.zszas zs3 died from straagulaiion.
he ~. bed man. Joseph Loefner, removed to
the tamme5,s.,, Hospital where at late hour last
~ Sc ~ ia specifies agony. the attendants
%. ne saamentsrilt thai he would breath his last
lie bad previously sigued By signs that his motive
faf committing this double murder, suicide and
was eaIoasr Of his wifs aud Nc Horton and alter be-
~ taken 10 the Hospital, he succeeded in tracing
upaa slate IN inteeIhie characters that he had
sea 10 belief ihAt bis wife had given him poisoned
butter upon his bread, and hch had caused the AL
crraiaG that bad led n her murder, after which lie
had FASTENED 10 the house e M Horton IN tie front
basement Of which he usually slept where he kind
LED the IRE with the intention Of burning the house
+ All IL iamstes bat meeting Mr.. Horton, wao
ar5asei - the smoke he inflicted the fatal stab aud
then rushed forth uoihe orchard 10 consrmmate bis
own distraction.
TIE ere which I.oefaoT had kudlei immediate
Is underneath the apartment occupied by Mr. lior-
ton Mr. Horton in consequence ofthc recent con-
flueneni OF his lady, occupied sleeping room upon
tie ofacr SIDE OF the hail and IN the rear Of The
boase lie was cid AID respected citizen. aged
ataai 5oana leaves bis Niic aud chiliren nsosru
hss ess. lie an extensive manufacturer u CRATES
and ui,rlirfei irou doing business on Third street.
otie cen Race AMI Elm, the mandatory bag GA
Pun street The firm Uas known as Nicholas T.
Horton y Co Formerly he Was in cOpaunership
With MF. Bakerani mafe recently the firm Ms kaoRn
a 1rioa Macy, bat tbs connection Was dissolved
twa years since.
Joseph Loefner the murderer Is barely = years Of
age. AMI Is said 10 have several occasions eshh
tel violent and ungosernsbe disposition. lie MAS
engaged ~ Mr.. Horton gardner and 10 take care
81 Tie horses. All It Is sail that upon occasion
When the harness became enianEled, he seized knife
ana il to pieces, after which be turned and
cd his coat which was hanging from peg in the
stable. in the same manner. The evening previous
20 the tragedy he had been feprmandel By Mr.. iIor-
ton for exercising undue cruelty TO the horses aud it
is said that at that time he had rnuttered dark and
malignant threats. He German by birth, but
has lived IN this country for years. Francisco. his
iil-fafel wife was a beautiful German girl of
twenty summers Her maiden name was koehler,
and ii 10y this name thnt both herself and hus-
band was most frequently called She had contract
e the Inflated marriage but short eight months and
MAS five months advanced in pregnancy. To beau
tlfi and expressive face and form inutloss in its
symmetry. She is said 10 have combined the more
lasting charms of amiahty Of disposition and sin
galafy-for her s;ation-retned and cultivated
mind.
TIE NURDERER'S C0NFESSION--LATER.
After the above was in type, and at u late hour
last night, visited the Commercial Hospital where
We learned that the murderer had confessed to the
attending physician aud 10 others, n short time pre-
I.ous by writing upon n slate, that he had commit
ted the murders of which he was charged.
lie said he twas inspired by jealousy. He had seen
Mr.. Horton in bed with his fthe murlerers) wife and
had then threatened to kill him. He did Kill him
aud was glad Of it. The night he killed his wife
lMonday) he called TO see her at their room. when
she offered lin piece of bread nad butter. lie sns-
peetcd that ii was poisoned apd told her she must
OF it first. She refused He told her she must
he would Kill hcr. She persisted in her refusal and
he did Kill her. He also made similar statement
to priest called at his request TO receive his confess
sion.
Persons living adjacent 10 the room occupied by
Mrs Lutncr state that they have heard L. charge her
with infdeiity and that she denied it earnestly aud
persistently.
Al nine O'Clock last pi2ht reaction took place in
the murdcrers system, aud time after he fell in
10 an easy slnmbcr, and Mt midnight slept soundy.-
The attending physician stated that his not
only not hopeless, but that he might get we'll Ii the
Wsophagas is uuinured, fact not determined. he
viii probably recover; otherwise be will die To all
appearances he Was IN fair way ut the hour dosigna-
ted. to recover.
The evidence given before the Coroner's jury held
over the bodies confirmed the facts given above The
following ,eldicts rendered:
The tofoucr's Jury returned this verdict upon the
body of y 7. Horton:
That, deceased found in his house on Ohio Avenue,
on Vine street Illl came to his death by the hands
of Joe hoeler, and in CONSCIENCE of wounds intlic
ted upon him by means OF Il large butcher knife in
the hands of said koehler.
The inquest held over the body Of the woman re-
suited in the following verdict:
We the undersigned Jury, duly empannelel and
sworn ON this 2 st of July, 1887, by Henry Noble,
Coroner of Hamilton co., Ohio, to diligently inquire
and true preseutment make oy what means and by
whom the deceased Francisco Loiner, who was found
in her room Mt the building No G23 Vine street. city
Of Cincinnati county Of Hamilton, Ohio, came to
her death, after hearing all the smony in the case
and careful examination of the body of the deceased
do find TINT deceased to her death by violence
iaieiedupon her by her husband. Joe Lufner alias
kuher ON the night of July 10Th 1887 but by what
rartieu AZ OF violence is to the Jury unknown
! a FAMINE IN CIINA.-The Friend of China of
! the oh Of May received by the last Overland mail
says that the famine prevailing in that country ex-
| ceeds all that thcul dest living man ever witness
ed. The rebels are making progress the capital
! Of the province of kwang, 81, kwei Lung, hav-
! ing fallen into their hands. In the province of
! Twangtung. the famine is so severe, TINT even
the women ara forming themselves into bands OF
| robbers. have seized tho sword and gone forth
| plnndering in order to obtain sustenance.
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