Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-12
A SICkLES AFFAIR IN CHICAGO.
A Husband Shoots his Wife,s Paramour.
[From the Chicago Press, January

~
Yesterday afternoon the Sheriff's Office and
vicinity was thrown into excitement by the
sudden and disturbed entrance of Young
man, German, who demanded to be taken
into custody, saying he had killed a man. and
adding, {" It's another Sickles case" The self
accuser was of good appearance and intelli-
gence, and gave his name as August Williams
From what we can learn of the affair, and
by means of a visit to the locality where the
tragedy took place, we are able to present the
following particulars: August Williams and
Charles kaufkOlz have been partners in the
milk business in small way. Between the
two, however, had sprung up difficulty which
ended their connection. Williams, two years
ago, married young cOuntrywOman of his
Mary Deutsch, whose parents reside in this
city. The union seems to have been mark ed
with affection at the outset on the part of the
husband, but the pair have not lived happily.
AT one time he sent her home to her mother.
with the request that she would learn her
daughter to do hOusework, engaging to pay
board, which he did. The wife returned to her
husband some time after, promising to do better
duty as housekeeper.
Previous to her return to her mother Will
liaIns had suspected some intimacy between his
partner in the milk trade and his partner con-
nubial and this same cause Of jealousy was re-
vived upon her coming back to his home The
pair have a child six months old. of which Will
for the SAKE Of their little one, to be more cir
cumspect A short time since she again went
home to her parents to stay.
kaufhOlz has been a low, worthless fellow.
and latterly very dissipsted. Between himself
and Williams there had been no outbreak. On
thursday evening the former was on a high
spree at the rooms he occupied at IL Owen
street He took off his coat suddenly, and
some loose papers were scattered upon the floor.
Williams was present, and, without other than
friendly purpose, collected the papers, and
was about to return them, when he caught the
sight of his wife's name one of them, and
cOntrived to retain possession of it, He read it
over and found it full confession Of his wife ;
infdelity. and her acceptance of proposition
from kaufholz to elope. The letter was a COPY
of the original which the now epraged husba nd
demanded of his wife yesterday. After some
hesitation she burst into tears and made full
confession of her guilt
Williams procured a large, old fashioned.
horseman's pistol, loaded it heavily with now
der and buckshOt, and went to No Al Owen
street about half past twelve o'clock. He
knocked at the door, which was opened by his
destined victim, when Williams placed the
muzzle of the weapon to kaufkOlz's right side
just above the left breast, and fired The
wounded man struggled with his assailant
when Williams dubbed his heavy pistol and
struck him over the head, cutting the scaIp
open in frightful wound.
All this took place without word exchanged
on either side. Williams then dropped his ps-
tOl, went to the house Of his father-in-law. on
Gurley street. there embraced his child with
much emotion, saying II shall never see YOU
again" He then came down to the jail, as
already narrated.
Williams cOnverses readily about the affair,
which he jus.iieS, and indeed seems to place
in so exact parallel to the Sickles case, that
it is apparent he has studied it rs precedent.
He says he took the precaution to leave that
letter" with his brother, a druggist on State
near Twelfth street, which is ''all he wants to
clear him.
The wounded man, KaufhOlz, lies in a very
critical condition.
as at present, pending the result of the injuries
of kaufho'I