Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-13
From the Chicago Journal, May 9th.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A WOMAN
Tie Supposed Murderer -4rrested.-As
founding Disclosures.

Some time since our readers will remcm-
Der an announcement in the New York pa
pers, that barrel markell "W III. ,Den-
nings, lS5 Leonard street. New York. -
containing the nanyled remains of female,
was found in the HUDSON River Railroad
Depot at New York City. An inquest
was held upon the body at that place, and
the officers comnerce,l Investigations
kilograms were sent through Csnatla. and
it was found that the barrel Ina crossed the
suspension bridge. From thence it was
easily traced to Windsor, anil was found
to have crossed the river from Detroit or
the 18th of March, on the steamer Transit
Further investigation located Chicago ~
the starting point From the fact that
there were no charges upon the barrel ex-
cept for its passage over the Michigan Cen
trail road. it was evident that it was sltip,sed
here, and upon examination Of the books
it was found that the barrel left the Michi
gan Central Depot on the 10th of Msrch-
| From this point and with data furnsls,l
them 10y the officers of the company, and
others whose names arc immaterial at the
present time. Marshal Rchm and Captain
Bradley commenced operations, AMI by a
series Of successful moves and detective
strategy, which it is not necessary to de-
tail, few days since made mp their minds
who the man was. Considerable precau-
ton was necessary to bc exercised until
they should obtain some definite clue as 10
the probabilities of the case. y consulta
ton was held Yesterday AMI it was deter
mined to arrest the man last night. They
proceeded to the shop where he worked,
Messrs. Frazza d Ribolla's barber saloon,
under the Mattcson house. and waited until
the time OF closing, and when he came ont
to go home as usual, he was arrested His
name is Henry Jumpertz, and he is jour
ncyman barber by trade lie has been in
the employ of the above firm for some
time, and was formerly employed by Wer-
ner. who kept shop. about three years
since, under the Revere house. then the
Young America. lie is Prussian by birth
and twenty four years of age. lie came to
this country about four years ago.
The circumstances ftllis cold bloole,l
atrocity as detailed by himself are as follow,
in the outline:
The name of the murdered woman is So
phia Werner, her maiden name was Ellen.
She was twenty mine years Of age, and the
wife of Frederick Werner. who formerly
kept barber shop under the Revere house,
at which Junpertz worked. Werner at
the same time was living with another wo-
man, whose name we are unable to learn.
This was in the latter part of 1855. Some
what over year ago, Werner absconded
from the city with this woman. leaving his
wife here. His business was broken up,
and his wife lived with barber under the
Sherman house. Jumpertz was boarding
at the same house, and formed an improp-
or intimacy with her. She told him her
story. and he sympathised with her and f.
nally SO far prevailed upon her that she left
her former paramount and lived with him.
He hired rooms in Pitkin's building. in
South Water street, taking their meals at
q restaurant on Lake street.
After that building was burned last fall
in the great fire, he hired room in the fifth
story of Pomeroy's building. at the corner
of south Water and Clark streets. After
they took the room, they ceased taking
ticit ulcdiS OH Iakc otfcct. 1iC paOssoCSt
a stove, table, dishes and other articles,
and she did the cooking. Alters time the
woman became encienfe. He tried to keep
the matter a secret, but it leaked out'and his
associates continually annoyed him for liv-
ing with Dutch woman.
Provoked by these taunts, he determined
to 60 to Milwaukee. and the guilty pair
took their departure from this city. Short
" after their arrival she was delivered of .
child. but by some means it was hurried
out Of existence. The prisoner says Il was
born dead. Not satisfied with this guilty
ALLIANCES. the woman plead with him to mar
ry her, but he refused. He wrote to Chi.
cage to obtain work. and Frazza and Ra-
bolla offered him a situation. He packed
up his baggage. and she insisted an coming
with him, and still more strongly that h
should marry her. He fatty refused each
of these requests and hard words passsd
between thom. He hired room for her,
paid her board until July next, came on