, 1866-04-06
the WEST LAKE STREET TRAGEDY,
Discovery Of the Incendiary-.-A Foul
Conspiracy and its Resn1ts-.HirinR
an Assasstn.--Arrest Of the
Gullty Parties.
Full Confession Of the Principal Actor
In the Tta.edv-Tbe TWO CrtmI.
mats In Cusfudy.

-A~S A~%NAt
ing the destrucston by hse OF stable and SEVEN
valuable horfes, and COWS; and ssddez thxn aJ.
the burning alive Of two wretched human beings.
tuins out TO hare been afair OF deepe. atrocit,
than VIZ II drst imagined, although suxu,eion.
were entertained at the time that the place had
pen wlfnlly set on frs. That such was The cs.e
rev no loneera probability, bnt wen antheni-
day morning relieved BIZ conscicncs b. rsfeaiin9
ssf ofR g 'As a ds,d E. Il; dssss sss9
cold blooded nahgDity Of which, we're It
n4t ;t y " nt ths Esse'pn y too we a.teed ad
cetsahl ~ the aa Of human being. ii Is to be
ieased, however, that euch deeds are By no means
ceDdla1ttm Nere rife II the lime Of tkat memorable
carnival Of 1res which etsuck dismay into tie
| healts Of all property owners about tho beginning
light from time to time etnee the, ii appears That
these susDtcsons were not wihou, foundation.
y as aee5esa ass Pt sns
| mitt,nE murder; indeed. the malignant Euf1an who
applied he torch appeata 10 be even yet in iRno-
this can in nonise pa!tatz the ane, nor. il It be
fully proved against him. will 1t SERVE 10 mitigate
Il viii be remembered that The are
broke out toon after one o'clock On
Irssday Sd u i~,esninF IN small stable At the rear
an old man and his daughter, both Of whom were
burned 10 death. About That time a man might
sfeathly through the a1ley md listening sGxioas
y to assure himself that none Of the inmates Of he
house were asiiI. Having eatlehed himself that no
shed adjoining the stable whence IN few minutes
he u hastily emerged md proceeded to h1s bond
,ug house. a fsw doors Of; The midnieh.
name, Who wrs in his time toldIer, and prior 10
that. fellow oi vcy aoubful character. aecoriing
TO current report, beng notorious as kind OF vas-
1ant ot l9afer, who was IN the habit Of running up
brandy hills at saloons and neyer settling them Il
Is rumored that I've yearE ngo he WIS arEested on
suspicion Of aaTinc tet fse 10 this vc7y barn In.
mediacly prior 10 his entering the alley this 1,su
wa6 Eeen In close and earnest conversation with
saloon keeper named Casoar. who now occupies a
pace which be bonEh1 tfom soehe, The owner Of the
stable, md near to he saloon now kept By him:
soeh,e. Who, ii aeems offended lin by setting up a
leave he aiy. What was Csapsr % to Do nndes ,be %
cifcums'ances. not having the power to force bis
nelghbcs to resign, Apparently he medt!aicd
accomplished. bnt had NOT the courage to set about
It personally. At length desinbk opportunity,
and willing tool, presents ITSELF On Monday
purposes this idle vag1ant, dsszepn able aotzman
linn he pile win drink End tobacco until he is
gq;!e n9aer y: control He 1eco1s to Tie subject
The desirabIlity OF bis bctn. well burnt ont The
idle loater listens complacenty, and dnnlly. on the
or setting nre @ to oehies easa sieay @ eoes asout
b.. Faak: and silently zesires to Lis couch In the
schaumoeIg House, where he drops 1nto profound
bella or the polse Of The engines. While be ard
tois precious Caspar were cooly delibc.atins On
The = Mac@eemplithmsnt e q aheis lell project, he
bis eanShtes we're wIapt IN tlerp little voting Of
the horrible fate which vi. even then threatening
them. Half N hour af1er, while the eanae old man
md child were expiring IN the most dreadful
aconies, The two cold-blooded rufnans were IN
their turn toundly sleeping. little car1nE what
wGtt TO be the consecuencee Of their act.
Bnt The alley leading 10 the stable WAS soft and
pl­, thtckly strrwn With manure, and ii was
impossible for hum1n foot to psea through it
s9 Without snn5inE aMay some Traces Of !.s where,
threw hst soiied boots under she bed when he T.
tired to tett In the morning certain facts were re-
ported ported. 70 Captain ks9neds. e the Second Police
piaon q Being he author Of lie are. lie was
f9nna nd 5 bed Th eao ps 81 bS9,s
md there hs fonnd smother pa,r Of boos, Be- asins
s 4S s & xai s'ss Il ssa !. 70
s'ioo o.. ..,i1oag,S spd as 1nnsdia.siy Instituted
Ing, however, eonld be ELECTED from the prisoner,
who denied that be had worn the sotled boots. or
bad even been out Of the ho1se that night Two
all their vigilance 10 discover eo1nethlne 10 cpEYpb
ofate The ORIGINAL suspicion: At lenxth, on the
Vas csnehi In he ioals Ind thsi be m,rht ptob0
ably ~ sofer II he ade clean breast Of It sic.
he ,n'enSn r. Of The xhos a
10 1he presence OF six Witnesses, who were sum.
moned 10 attest the Same. Here Is the
eccnaing 60 mrnntely into the detai!s Of tie con-
spfracy thzt ht becomes even prplx and wearlsome
LIE Il apparently not tn the least AWARE thai be has
hiT3E6 NETr ~
d{e; and that the ntsl rope may be dangling over
his head and that Of bis aooompnce.
,nn,...,c. =, W9,ct TT coxSEsMos; w.; p,,s, s,...
Otto Dehlinc and Charles 1. Louiuc, Louis Aoltz.
man made the following voluntary statement at the
Second Precinct Potcc Station
my DAme Is Louis Holt1nan asa 81 years. On
the afternoon OF Monday, The ID dsy q April, 1sss
! vas = G1ale On nc spEee Eas sitting in Z n;
eleven o'clock IN Tho evening. aflez which / went
hons Tesa hanf 6 in{ S1 PsS Rs5SH Ha hsa n sss
before going 10 bed. Wheu i cane % i, N 's there
Tie h SSs.Ps waf ta,a sn sad
= glass Of birer-, which he gave me, and / paid
him I'VE CENTS fot 1t. Caspar aat down AGAIN ind
o. Tie men who played with lie "a ssooa @ iSsa Eeepe9
~ent 10 bed, and the saloon keeper and had 4
smoke together: During .h1t ume apolicsms a md
Out sE.ln. remained With The saioon te- De Der tsiE
Soehle did good husfnese, that farm
He told ne tbat soesie va. %ssn n.a: .na III ~;
Ehen ne tCasrss> bought him out he promised
esco, ~ but wouid 70 oat in The country and buy j
faIM. 1old CaspaF that II N his place, I would
bare made A arrangement w1th soenle ii The lime
N1th1n i've tix blocks from bis old place Cseptr
faid hen he took Soehlefs place It Nas 60 dirty he
h.a to clean the whole hing ouL He ihen
Soehe's place three o, four wesks ago. and saId be
w7shcd that at that time the whole concern had
burnt ont, and wcul3 have pa,d rome money il It
bad buEut down altogether, becaret be fnew that II
soehle'e place had bnrut down he would NOT kern
another tavern IN chicago, Caepar said further,
W na I'D sa b ss es9f6 e s9ehs &c 81 sss a
nsne, nd 4 = nE shoaid bfssE
commence smother ia,e.n. Aier hist % eon9ers.tion a
got mp from the chair, md told bum 10 cive me
aes:s asH1 70 E I'd wssa II. :'o1a I S
bossde.s came p, vho. afer talking Win oazpE
suoSe1 q bosaes wen ~ as xao
come water, and asked me how wae. toid hin,
pretty good; after which couye..ation he lett tot
The ooun.eT and in front q him ve.e alone In tho
ealoon. Caspar commenced TO 1slk again about
thing about the nte At soehle.a; that heard SONIC
ftesd caught dre from the stove.pipe. Caspsr ihen
would no, set up again IN the tavs1a bnsiness ca.
&1d ,.. .stss lin iof .e%e p ID n.,tses.. eses.
ihcn saId, IL be handed them 10 me, .tHefe srs
come 1na.ches yoa can make good ire With these
ro iii DsF San III 5oa saa aks 4
Whi1e longer md said, "I will see" I then walked
out, paseed the mill. walked INTO The alley, vent
toueh he ysrd 10 see sniboag va. noass
for ! Was Afraid that rome one would catch
me: I heard nor taw nobody. Went back
mAtches out my pocket, struck those matehes.
held thoee matehes under the hay ]ytne ID The
shed+ and saw that the hay caught tie right away.
ttr+e to ny eosfaids ho7se ana N.a, to seof ct
rel the hay on IRE. did mol Know anything iur-
theT about the IRE untll the next mpfupF
| bosEd At asnf. HasmeninF's, No. lis Lafe
.tsee IT, s,1 eoos hays On row ase n9t
nure, along, which had On The night OF ihe iie
promises. The boots nov shown 10 me srs he
boott had On. When came home. my partner,
ihe man slept win, asked me where bad been 70
on my clothes md vent right TO bed, AMI to sleep.
The foregoing statement was mada in our prs.
ence and hesrine By Louis Holtzman:
W. WAsxAs, Gn. + LopHo,
11o 9E1se A.; \; 4 ,ss. ss,seo
Of guilt. Capt. Kennedy ordered the arrest Of Cas-
pa5, the saloon keeper, ana The pair sre now i'm
Injured In feparate cells to aNut the preliminary c1-
HoME FOB TIE EFh1IxDLEsa.-Iher regular monthly
meeting Of The Board Of M1u,ecrs Of the Homo for
The Fne1dlces was held yesterday afternoon m
The parlar Of the aone. There uas = fall attend
anoe. Rev. E. M. Boring presided
-, The Itsatu5s1 feposted thos8 paid u danne
m IN