The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03

that she laid hold Of Gregy. She adds, however,
that she did so in order 70 assist deccase and
draw him away from Grotho. Other objections
of more weight can also be brought for ward.
When Marie Fischer was led 81 prison, sRo, for
long time, denied altogether being present On the
occasion Of the murder. Why 20 she was limo
Ccnt-whv, If she had only ass st3d Greyy, la
she not Immediately own 20 having been present
Why did she not call for help; or vhy, AZ Isist.
did she not the next day give notice Of tdC deed
to the police And what did she mean by the
words she said to one Beluer. al have a deep
secret wish 6rOtho, and would be.ray h.m, did
not fear 10 bring misIOI tune upon myself5' Mure
Fischer laid hold OF GreCy, not - assist him, but
10 assist Louis Gruthc. Tue picurc " the
hOuid Decd thercf re, Is .-GrOyhe, out Of the adj
Joining dark chamber, watches tho three per-
sons. lie sees Grcgy rise. No more time Is %
be lost. GrOthc ru,hcs into the room he attacks
the deceased with the spanning. Gregy, stunned,
falls back upon the bed. GrOthe and Marie
Fischer both being occupied with the prUio .sor,
widow QJiuche .s the only one whose hands are
free. She hands the knife fo her son. The deed
is done. In q moment the dark figures are bend
ING over their spoil. lho clothes are stripped on
the blJ uCiug bOuy, Marie Fischer takes the we'd
diugrinE from the cOrpsn's iinger and soon after
makes grim joke that "she is married now q"
The last arti 'lC of value is taken 1tl the Jorpsl
T. showed under the beds and covered with q
cloth. With an energy inspired hy the
dreadful Necessity VI great ha.,e. bu. also
with ArCat uouIntss wid.y guurhr scrubs
tl' floor aud washes lu. wall. he. eve
iahs ON one OF 'Ic Uncnrs chopped ON
from Grcrys hluH. She takes the member up.
and, wrapping B, al, sticks ion her pocket. The
room !, again iu tO,.an.s order rb' mu-dgre-s
have Only tu ger rij OF 'bg body. The streets
are all still, the corpse rs showed into q sack and
transported by NEnH Fischer and Louis Grltue
10 the Spree. With shaking knees, trembling
arms, heating busOus, oppressed eOu's, and
hasty eide looks uf fear, they drop thy Burden
into the water. TIE last aCt Of shat u.rh.'s
drama is performed. Mr.. Meier, who app ar1d
iu defense OF GrCthC, drew the attention %. the
court 20 the two pUUt,-th1- GrJfhe had taken
sIirts, and that be was -g''at no me familiarity
Fischer. I need scarcely point Or, fhc weakness
of these arguments. That Gr0,hc h1l not been
drunk could DO seen from the wounds iu GrcCv's
head a drunken man could never have aimed So
well, and struck 80 regularly that GrOthe could
not have been Jealous for woman like Mario
Fischer is clear. Various circumstances, some
of which ! have already stated, showed thit
GrOihe intended to ObtHin money a. al' risks.
Before The DAY Of the murder, or dgy nr two
tCiOre A. lac must have taken cuu-id artDle trouble
10 sharpen n blunt aud uofchel ChnDnin--l.rite.
The kr.ic must have lc.u sharper. Ton The deed +;
at least, NJ other reason was mentioned. Whe-
ther GruthC had already selected 6vgy tOr VIC
tim il ia impossible to say with certainty. But
that murder 20 be committed m ease Of resist
ance was, on GrOthc's part, prHmodita.cd is be-
yCnd a doubt. The iury returned the verdict
gviRy' That widow GuiUch' AMI Marie Fischer
had heCn made acquainted With tine plan formed
by Groihe or killing Grccy j. not probable
nCyGrthc CsS, they were gully oi having lg sisted
Gro'hC ia the performance Ui tina Iat Of murder.
Moreover, II has not been proved that their par
tiuipatiun was nOi an essential one Ihe sentence
OF death was IropUuncel upon al. the three
prisOntrs.