, 1866-04-20
TINE RECENT MURDERS.
ArraIenment in the Circait- Court OF
Hickman, EiseRbrsndt and 1olli~
soo, tie Alleged Murderers-..
The Ipdictments---P1eas OF
tho Prisoners,
Hickman, ths Lake Street 1ncaa-
diary, Pleads Guilty to Murder in
tbs 4irst nesree His 8eo-
fsnee IL De{erred-Reat or
1eisvsd 1usanity Of
1oIljaou,


Appearance OF tho Prisoner.
Yesierasy morning Louis Holman and Caspsr
Rf.enbrnndt. the pr1tont1s charged upon the in
dicment Of the SPECIAL GRIND Jnry II the Circuit
Corst Of this eonns3, witt The murder os the old
man Henry Hoehlcr and Mary his daughter, by
burning the barn on eet Lake street In which they
alept, and John Mo1lison indicted for the murder
agzn southern kaiiEuad. were brought before he
court TO plead TO tho charges pretsuted bT tho
The peculiar circumstances attending the com.
Iseion Of The &1al for which the accu:ed hare
been calico TO give an aeeount, the hepessness Of
the sle.ms, and tns graz atroeity Of the czimes.
lonF before the sppotbted ting the spacious court
room WAS allied By ia.ge crowd ofapecsators. snx.
exhibited in rration 10 dteRusslaF or horrible spec-
taclcs. 10 gaze upon the CHARGED npon tic oaths
Of twelve good and tue citizens, with the black
est c11me On the criminal calender
A few nmptes af1c1..ttn O'Clock the three PRISON.
ere uete brought into The court room IN charge Of
1f5ey were eoadncied 10 seats Immediately outside
The barrier mhefs they remained Under the SUI
1nE LAKE e7RxE7 xpRpEa.
About half past len O'clock the Clerk OF the
Court called Louie Holman and Fafpar Eiseubrandt
70 appear before tbe bst aud plead 70 the tntIct-
Boehlel: one .of The occupants q Tie b.sn II tns
seAt.ot the saloon Of Henry Soehle, on Vest Lake
&c q nosn II y
The cascumstances Of this CRIME hare already
appeared N oetAn N the TRIBUNE, and therefore
NEED 10 oe but hriehy 1es4pitnsated htTe.
Abouttro O'Clock On tbe morning Of the 9Th Of
March la4t trs broke out m the barn N the Eear
Of The ''Fatmer'e Hotel" On Lake street, between
speedily e1tineuithed by the fire department, and
ii the time 1t thought tnat halt dozen hoses,
sss,e nd She essuson =. tss o. ,hs building
81 tha ,tnC however. while 1ahorey& were clearing
he II 1te4nr1-6S;H.t detss: the chasred and black
somesess nd 1oi pcs bier sa .af hb.s b.
s. a snoSs ty aepe,1 rne ban made
but slight efforts 10 escape, and fen easy victims to
the destroying demon.
,ence, the police euSreciinE the 1se hAd been the
work Of N inccptiatJ. arrested Holman upon =us-
e3a he Sle Ts y ~ T.
The grim shtd OF death had attended his crime,
he building De tncnaed to destroy contained Id.
MN occupants, and consequently epoke freely and
r. es = nso s H.. -, a.
sealing his OWE earthly doom and nshten1nE the
Ho1sman impliested the msn 1.eab1andt, Charging
that Escobsands-she pfcp.ieinf Of 1tEai ho~i13y.
md 'hsPo..etsor Of a1 ane,ent Grudee against the
10 6uIn the place, holding out some tn>iguldcsnt
bttbe a. \ cotssdesas,on- upou thts a1kcesnon.
a,enb,and, ~ A., ase@ e. md hss snee oecp,sd @ d;
the mteeratlc tool whom. 1t is charged be used to
volasr The tsu and let oose the teEzose Of de upon
siecpins e''s- ,,,,x..
te NED Of about thtrTye1L seara OF age. se1J d.
minuliye IN etature and German 4. his name i'm.
phea. His eyes arc Of dull al1nost expression
lees Eray. and hts forehead ts eear and sop,ne- Al
together he rees like most har,. less individual
ents d ~ tre ca me IL s.,ss Rshs he has
been IN The United Sittes about si1 year.. ana has
len In the army 1oS ,hes Tes snd o. haf Hs
Missouri cavnlry, when he fought i, The battles
Of Springfield sud rea Ridge, where he WIS wound
be Joined en Illinois regiment md renamed With II
NntN abpct etshteen mouths aeo. when be ea1ne 10
ths city. and has eincc been engaged Al natkeeper
In court: Holman appeared deepy to feel bis
position. Lie WI. yety nervous, and Mhen Standing
S,ed 0s Willy ss s1d thse Is H. i;
fngrs together, sometimes sezs.Dg bis hand upon
the railing q; i for tuppot1 When hs asTt passed
neved asii eon, ais'el1 Il Ii Wishing speaE bai
Ailef attracting hi, attention, States Attorney,
Charles Il heed. Esq. read to Holman aud hi.
fellow ptisoneF, E.tenueand1 The fol,e~ing true bill
returned by the Grand 1n,J On Monday last.
| INDICTMENT.
@Ihe CTana Juror. chosen. selected End ewo.n In
name md by the aufho7tJ Of Ihe people Of t5e
caspar Eisenbrapdt and loui. Holman did unsa~-
LILA u A4CAt
malice aioreihoueht bprn a cer1ain haEn sltuated
On The property q hen!y =. soeaie, md that gne
n 'ss aso e Inc aRe 'sa
aiortza1d. md ihat the ssit Caspas Eitenbtandt
md Louis Holman did then md there unlaHfnlly.
thought, ). sssrop snd hJ nesns Of The said bum.
tne q the ss.d hssn morally bum ne said Aenry
hS e be- I'd saa .bes ad 'ne f's
.tAnd 20 the GRIND Juro!s aforesaid do eay that
t.1 Ind h1s asa 81 M.
1aanee alorclnoueht. Xii md murder him. tho rad
Henry Boehler, % manner md form aton.said. con-
tl.yt ,ne sta,ute and ss9tust The peace snd dig"
Upon he conclusiom of this reading the prisoner
Wa mixed xhat psea be desired TO make to the e
In ion, ina,stipet voiee, as II speaking more to
h,;stein snSs !! n s Tsply 70 h's qoesaone1 Holman
Tie coa.t t. Immediately asked him If he under,
stood the nom-0t Of his plea. and knew That upon
such p]ca the Court would be compelled to pass ihe
extremett sentence Of the Law Upon hlm--dexth ~
Holman did not reply: snd minute after {whe1
co1It, explained 70 him in, Ge.znan ths conee
quences OF hi~ ac1ion,l said be wonld ptead moi
E.n hp h 10 Ind Sss ssss
clerl Of lhe Recorde1's Court. With hin holzmsi
! talked With esEases freedom, hss'u: kn1wn bin
He nd 10 lie gentleman u DO not vant to plead
Sas z lid En- e f:a F9 sR E. @aad
liable to tuile1 The d:sth penalty. md could no
hope to expect any pardon os EepIiere, he repltet
sess Il ns sp e. eSSfss, s9s' 'as authorities
. Beng evidently determined to abide By hts orig
ia ia III. ttme n trmer VOICE replica to ihe qass
y inn - Fritoner at the bAr. are yoa guilty ot No
: gait, r'-o' sa,t4E g,.I.s. = ~ .sg4 s1,!I':"
i the saloon keeper, 10 whom The ADORE indfetmen
i also 3D. plead not rui,tv " with great read
de iss ssii ms1, rlendcrty built with long blac
hflr. And looes dark co1cred beard he claim
thai be has been farmer =! Frans.n II tnis stat.
= and. that any Of biz old nelshhors will rpeak GOO
q uord for him. BE asserts that be does not 0o'
h or The cnmnis sion OF the foul deed which b.
n brought both Of them 10 the cra:ed cells Of |
e peieon.
nnd much careworn, though the presence of countt
n in which be poeteseed an nds sntass orE nls se
= l low in Eutser5-Eave him evident tatlstacuon IN
y come moral support,
THE JUNCTION MURDER.
. Before the removal OF the last nsrned pr: :ouert
John Moteor VA. called to plead TO The tndictmeu
a1s s1a sa Oh he aIcbs of he b
!. The victim oi 1hls foul crime wss hsezaan a
| tbe Michigan Southern and Rock leland Junction
and fhe circumstances OF biz death are Of The mos
appalling character. La1e In the erenIu. Molllso1
h,s 5r Se
Request Was mos. chccsfully granted. and uttl
n before mjtnlsht The prisoner was seen tIee1inE
aaaae onne n soilison eR le tie sn'dins. xs,hes
aown Do a'1Ss 'ss tlaek soa.sas x the y Shortly ses
,e wards one Of the oc1s1s Of ibe road entered u
tenement Of Farley, Wneu, 70 hs horror be di:cov
u i1bIe murder. The poos, MANNED, old usan L.
=. T. nelte4tne In HI. core upon The ground hs .kn
:. 1ody hy IN Iron oa7 ciottcd with blood, and th
Il cyidt nj instrument Of the crime. An alarm VA
% given and pursuit. instantly commenced, whlc
nnurteref. When ore1taken. Molll.on ~. seate
upon stone By the ride Of the track, md eu1Te
~ ance. BE silea ncohesruy 10 his csptos* Of ton
cDntri1acy be had shM sEtcd In tic old tans cAhlz
.na sleo insisted .bs1 hs had sssn sttssssa r. N
At uon be bss sI.o acted very strangely. md uu,
nj either be qut,e insane or VET good sctot.
Durlnr the time Mo1lIson WIS in cocrt he pr
re- tcn.ed ~ appesssnee ~hleh. hpt tos shs ars.df
sttoeattonr Of has presence won1d hare & eeen q e,
4 4 iooif, tie reader mut1 imagine An athletic ma
Of twenty eight or thirty Year, Of are wilh lch
nsns sss ;na Th aDe ss
-eened The recsp,acie for vundry se1ape Of pspss
q q Treasured articles. He uas dressed very sh.bil
in dsrl clothes nth the bottoms Of hts pan.zloon
% sst ss sSao 1ar e.! {! e. 12ssa Ss as1 sshs p
= eench near ibe v1ncow, and seeuned in,en.cly CT
sssa s at1ns liz pss e. es
= | thAt 4 CIT docs with captured npnBe-Airh1n
sss s,ss I'd agI sa
fragment, tearing ii to piece w,h his testt
placeu the sna1ler portions earefuy In his boot.
Hhen entering the court room. and bubss
qucnny wnen salied TO the hs The pI,.one5 ex,nee
= sss
- The A.come a1dnes'' h1s wrist On reaching th