Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-27

TERRIBLR TRAGEDY m DovFR-A BRUTAL
MuRDER.-lt was reported in this city yesterday
morning that bloody murder had been commit
ted in Dover township and much excitement pre-
vailed, Investigation showed that the report was
true, man named Frank weiger, q German,
having been murdered by one William Beuhon.--
BenhoR was brought before Justice Benham yes
tsrday morning and committed Tor examination on
Thursday next An inquest had been held at Do
yer on Saturday by Esquire il. Hall at whiSh
the following circumstances were elected
The body was found on Saturday morning lying
beside the road in front Of Benhon's house. The
head exhibited some frightinl gasbes from which
blood had flowed freely. An axe 10y near the
corpse, which was recognized as belonging to Ben
hoff The latter is a blacksmith In Dover, but has
done but little business, being too much addicted
TO drinking to be pationzed. Wc'ger was car
peu,er. about 35 years OF age, who has worked
about Dover for year and has boarded at Ben
hof's Several years ago he came to this country
from Germany, having elopcd with the woman
who is now Benhof's wife Amer living in
Cleveland together about two years he dis
carded her. She, after time, became &C
quainted with Benhoif aud married bin. About a
year ago weiger found out where she was, and
having still some love for her went to Dover to
work and boarded with Benhof as above stated
Benhoff it is said, did not know until lately that
Weiger and his wife bad lived together, and
since he found that out he has been suspicious Of
the two, thinking that they were too intimate
He has frequently threatened to his wife to pu
weger out Of the way There had also been
some trouble as TO the house in which Benhof
lived, Weiger having assisted him in building it
and claiming to own part OF it,
Such was the state Of things up to last week
Mrs BeuboG testified (relucantly) that her hus
band had not been to bed for several hts previous
to the murder that he would walk about talking
to himself &c. On Tuesday night he proposed :,
her to "put on end TO all trouble by killing Frani
Weiger." On Wednesday and Thursday nights b.
repeated the proposal, she strenuousy opposing
as thing not 70 be thought Of On Friday nigh
he went to bed about II o'clock She fell asleel
and in about an hour as she thinks, she was ava
kened by her husband who cried out, "Now it
done Look here' She jumped out of bed, an
followed him into the next room where Weiger la
dead and bloody upon the bed. She endeavore
to run away but Benhoflwould not let her and CON
PEELED her to hold o candle while he dragged III
body out doors and laid it tbeside the fence. II
placed the AK with which he had done the deet
beside the body and cleared away all trace of III
murder in the house. lie told hcr TO keep sti
about the matter, aud he would confess it the neS
day, saying that now he had rest She says thi
when the Constable approached, her husband hi
some gold in their ed and threw pocket boo
i q T.. l.l,.. a., ,Tt Al
matter, but it was enough
Mr. Shoul neiglbor, testified that Bcnhoif to
him on Friday that he would put Weiger's thin
out of the house, and il he came there he wou
kill him Mr., Liudernah testified that Benholf to
/, him some ten days before that Weiger was goil
10 be killed but he didn't want him killed then.
On Saturday Benhoif went 80 Iinernah's house al
! told him that Weigerwa4 killed bat heidi not kno
who killed him, and added, "lf had no family
would jump into the Lake"
q The jury returned a verdict that the deCeas
y came to his death from an AK or blunt nstrume
o in the hands Of William Benhof Benholfwas a
d rested on Saturday by Esquire Hall and Constal
= Hurst, He was brought to this city yesterday al
lodged in Jail. On Sunday evening he confess
the murder saying that Weiger came to his b
i with tue ak and threatened TO kill him. when
raised up, seized the ak and struck Wtiger dow
It The people of Dover generally believe NJ
- Benhof's statement as the true one. Some su
pose that her husband had cause TO be jealol
d while others say that his wiics character IA al
blanc. Bho is about % yoara Oh and her h,
Band about 49, He i3 a repulsve looking mi
& but not specially fcrocious The affair has Great
l. the greatest excitement in Dover, aud the exai
| nation on Thursday will be looked for anxious
7 These are all the particulars which can be obtain
Dr. before that examination.
mr. Tho regular monthly meeting OF tho
NJ. q. Association will be held at their ROOF
ID Tuesday evening Sept eth, at o'clock p, NJ
O. JAS, 4, STERLING, Sce'y.
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