The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-20
From the Corydon Qowal Mon lor. March, s.
A New Farkman HorIos-At10oiOu
Murder in Wayne County, Iowa
The Remains OF the Victim Burned
TO ashes in His own Fireplace.
LISEyILLE, WAYNE COUNTY, Iowa.
March > IgGf
Editor Monitor:

Editor Monitor:
DEAR SIR-One of those cool, brutal
murders, the bare recital of which
makes the blood run cold, has just
thrown this community into the great
est excitement, a brief synopsis oi
which, with your permission, propose
to lay before your readers. 1t appears
that German, named George Klider
living about three-fourths of q mile
from this place, on farm belonging to
Mr.. T. II. P. Duncan, Of Ottumwa, has
been missing since the night of Febru-
ary % Mr.. X. was q single man
about thirty years of age, and lived
alone, the house in which he lived be-
ing about half q mile back from the
road, and about the same distance
from any other dwelling. From the
subsequent conduct and contradictory
statements of German neighbor by
the name of VIM. Hoogman, the people
here were led TO suppose that Klider
had met with foul play, and arrested
Hoogman as the murderer. Upon be-
ing questioned as to the whereabouts OF
the missing man, the prisoner tainted,
but upon recovering stated that Klider
had gone to Trenton, Missouri, and
left his property in his (Hoogman's S }
charge until his return. The arresting
party then proceeded to examine Xii
der's house Large spots of blood were
found on the floor and walls of his
room, the whole premises emitting the
most sickening odor; large quantities OF
human bones were found in the smoul-
dering ashes of the fireplace. The
lower jaw was but little distiguTed
Large pieces of the skull, together
with pieces of human flesh were dug
out,of the ashes; a portion of the former
showed an ircision as if the body had
been chopped in pieces with an axe,
preparatory to burning. The most Of
the bones, however, had been pounded
10 pieces. Portions of the murdered
mans saddle were found in the ashes
burned, probably, TO substantiate the
story that he had gone away on horse
back.
Upon examination before Judge Sny
der and Esquire Alley, the following
facts in relation to the prisoner Hoog-
man were elected: That he left home
on the evening of February p about
FIVE o'clock, and did not return until
after sunrise the next morning, and that
he failed to give any satisfactory answer
to his wlies inquiry as TO his night S
absence; that he was engaged during
the entire day Of the 23d of February
in removing The missing mans effects
TO his own house, telling his wife that
Klider was coming TO live with them
on his return; that on the 24th he went
to Princeton, No, and traded OFT 8
horse belonging to Klider, which he
had concealed since his disappearance
that he offered TO sell note OF Klider'
for $3.50 on Mr.. j. L. Sullivan of this
place, but on account of some crooked
statements he made in relation 10 the
note, failed to dispose of it, and the
note, together with the pocket-boOk,
pocket-knife, and the other trinkets
identified as the property of the mur-
| dered man, were found on the prise.
ner 5 person at the time of his arrest
The murderer must have been engaged
I in his devilish work Of burning the re-
mains during the entire night of Feb
ruary y. Ii was with the utmost diff
Guilty that the citizens could be restrain
ed from wreaking summary vengeance
on the prisoner. He is a large, muscu
lar man, about thirty Eve years old
with brutal countenanoe, which you
can scan in vain for single indication
Of the finer feelings Of humanity. lie
I - T,nvr in iaii IN prspoa4os, MiGuofr~ -
awaiting trial The only motive foi
the hellish act appears to have been
that Of gain.