Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-09-01
Arr est Of Christian jacob, the Murderer.

On the morning of the 10Th Of July last.
our citizens were shocked by the report that
the BODY of murdered woman had been
found in clump Of bushes. near the mouth
of Cork's Run, few miles below this city,
and the excitement was greatly increased by
subsequent developments. which went to
show that she had been murdered Ivy her
husband. We will briefly recount the cir
cuuistances attending the murder:
Christian jacob. German, who had been
in this city some years ago, returned TO Ger
many. and married girl in Giegesheim, in
the Grand Dutchy of Icssen. where ne
resided until May, 1858, when he emigratcd
to the United States with his wife. four
children aud servant girl, named Anne
Maria Satler They landed at New York,
and reached Pittsburg early in the month
of July. They put up at Herwig's Hotel, on
Liberty street, and after spending q few
days there, resolved to push on to Chicago
with view of buying land and settling
there On the evening of the 9TH of July.
as was afterwards proven. jacob started, in
! company with his wife, to see some friends
I on Troy Hill, as he alleged He came back
| about midnight without her, and in reply to
questions asked stated that he had left her
with his friends, and that she would join
| Airn in the West. after she had recovered her
health. The next morning he aud the chill
dren, with the girl SateT, took the western
train for Chicago, and nothing was known Of
| the murder until the finding of the body, two
days after
Mayor Weaver then tool; hold OF the case
in good earnest, and spared no labor or cx-
! pense in hunting up the murderer. He was
discovered at house near Blue Island, q
short distance from Chicago, but just as he
was within tho grasp Of an officer, be es
capped to the woods and was lost, eluding all
pursuit.
Although the excitement soon subsiied,
Mayor Weaver continued to use every means
in bic power to secure the fugitive. lie ob-
tanned all the information in regard to Jacobi
that could be of ang possible benefit; and
among other things. he learned that his IA
ther, brother and cousin all resided at Fer
dinand, Dubois county, Indiana; and that
a nuutbcr of his relatives lived near Du-
buque Having obtained this information,
he inferred that jacob would be likely 70
visit these places He flooded the State Of
Indiana with circulars, and communicated
to officer Bradley, Of Chicago, upon the sub
iect, urging him to keep up the search
Jacob Rehms. city Marshal of Chicago, III
connection with Bradley, undertook to aid IN
the matter, and as Rchms can speak the
German language, he worked to good ad-
vantage No tidings of the murderer having
been received up to the beginning of August.
T Rehms visited Jasper, the county seat Of
Dubois county, and had an interview with
the Sheriff, who pledged his assistance. He
. also went to Ferdinand, and Instructed the
| Postmaster there to note carefully the post
mark upon any letter which might be sent to
Jacobi's father ! cattle dealer and m ex-
(
, were employed BY Rchms TO keep 81 open
eye for jacob The cattle dealer, did a
| great deal of travelling, aud had extensive
; acquaintance among the Germans. When
Rehms returned to Chicago, he wrote u
: Mayor Weaver, informing him what he hal
. done.
On the 10th of August, Mayor Weaver
t wrote to the Sheriff of Dubois county, asking
. him to communicate freely with Rehms aDG
: Bradley, and telling him that he (the Mayor
would pay personally reward o. fifty dollar!
, for TIE arrest Of Jacohi. He also sent the
; Sheriff copy of the following ''ruse' which
had been gotten up by officer Bradley, uPol
- the suggestion of Mayor Weaver and pub
lishe1 IN all the German papers IN the west
e as well as in this city. He asked the Sheriff
t 20 have it inserted in a German newspaper il
Dubois county, SO that Jacobs friends nigh
see it, and in hopes jacob himself might ac
= cidentany hear OF it, and Re induced to leav
t his place of concaalment. 1t is as follows
= The body Of a man was found drowned in
d swamp about sixty miles from Chicago, in Indi
= ana. in very decaycd condition, 50 much 5
:, that it could not be recognized-having bee
: dead, from Appearances, at least fifteen day
- yThe clothes he wore were Of German max
- and from q piece Of what appeared to be pas
port found in his pocket, the name of Christie
Jaco. (the balance being indistiGct,) il is thougl
that the remains are those Of the PittshuI
murdererer Christian Jacob. lie had no hat
j. shoes, and his coat Of grayish color, was son
: distance from the body"
lie The above was published in Dubois count,
Of Indiana, as per request of Mayor Weaver
!, No further information received unt
III the 9th of August, when the Mayor o6taint
OF the following despatch;
OF LOUISVILLE, August 24.-To the Hsyor
of PiitsJ,Tg | have gone on to Indianapolis,
~ search for the murderer. Signed,
( BUTCHER, Of Dubois county, Ind.
On the 25th Mayor Weaver despatched
" RHEIMS and Bradley, n regard to the bu
ty cher" being desirous to know whether
ne was ali right" he received the folIowi,
x dispatches in answer TO his own =
&C. CHICAGO, August 25.-To the Mayor ct Pit
u burg: The butcher is working for me.
~ right. viii let you Hno8 anything new.
W JACOB REUMs.
lie CHICAGO. August 25.-H. Il. Ueavcr: l
n ceived your despatch. 1t is all right l kn,
all about it. My man is on the track. ! les
III in the first train for indianapolis.
as JAcop REnzs
Ir. The next despatch which the Mayor
ceived was the following, conveying the i
portaut news Of acobi's arrest =
ION CHICAGO, August 29.-H. 4. Heare: Hs
ion got jacob, the murderer. Rehms leaves W
him tomorrow night.
ny piAiiti AND hLNAS
i'll 1t is not certainly known. but it Is inferr