The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-11-21
& Double Murder ana a Suicide
From the Cleveland Herald, Nov.

From the Cleveland Herald, Nov. g..
A horrible tragedy occurred at Port
Clinton on Friday last, the list ult., two
Young women having been murdered, the
life of little Girl attempted. and the mur.
derer terminating his own life BY suicide.
An extra from the Ottawa Democrat gives
the full details of the affair, from which we
coudense the following;
Early on Friday morning Mr. T. J. Kirk,
living few rods east of the incorporate
limits Of Port Clinton, went with his wife
and too small bows to visit friends at Ell
more, intending to stay few DAYS. The
house was left in charge Of two dapoh,ers
Alice, aged fifteen, and Amy, aged eleven
years together with an adopted child Ma.
omi Knight, aged eighteen wears. A
young man named Henry Riqaarlz, aged
twenty two years, who had been employed
during the summer, was also left on tho
premises.
About nine o'clock in the morning, af.
ter the departure of Mr.. Kirk, Alice, ths
elder daughter, went to a dentist to have
some work done. On returning between
one and two o'clock p. ~, she fonnG the
table prepared and the plates having the
appearance 'Lat the three (tho two girls
and the Young man) had been 10 dinner,
hut no person Was to be seen about the
house. Being disappointed at finding the
house alone, she went into the ward. called
aloud to the girls, but hearing 10 responses
went to the barn in search Of them (: she
again returned to the house, at.wIiith time
the young man made his appearance from
one Of the chamber rooms. An inouirv
was made rs to the whereabouts of the 9TH
er girls. Riquartz answered that he knew
nothing about them.
An hour passed the girls not making
their appearance, Alice again went to the
barn, where the young man was, and again
made inquiries about the girls, receiving
the same answer rs before, that he knew
nothing about them. The two then re-
turned to the house, Riquartz repairing to
his room, gathered up al! his clothes and
started toward the village, Alice supposing
be was taking some Of his garments where
he usually had lis washing done. but which
proved to he all his clothes. When night
came and The girls had not returned, Alice
went TO look for them, and net Riquartz,
who then told her that he had seen the
girls at their uncle'S in the village, and
they would soon he at home Alice went
back 70 the house, and, on the suggestion
of Riquartz, she lit The fire and commepc
Ell to prepare for supper, after which she
said she would 90 and accompany the girls
home
Riqrartzinmed;ateIy grasped her by The
throat, and slrangled her until she became
unconscious. lie then bound Der hand
aud foot, aud remarked shat he did not
desire to murder her, but only wanted 10
place her in sucb 4 condition that she cod
not alarm the neighbors until lie killed
himself; then telling her re other girls
would never come back" he bid her
goot bye and left the house.
lie was met at the door by a woman
WHO Was going to tie house on an errand,
and who asked him where the girls were.
lie replied up in the chamber On enter
ing, she found Alice bound as described,
released her, aud The two started to alarm
Tie village.
By this time it was between five and six
O'Clock. The people Of the village came
and began to search, when Riquartz was
found hanging in the barn. having been
dead about half an hour. Farther search
was rewarded by the discovery of the bod
les Of the two GIRLS in the granary, it being
evident that Riq7artz had first rayisbsd
them and then stra0gIed them by leather
bands around their recks The Younger