The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-05

IN this city OF Joseph Haddopp, alias Frederick
Haddopp for the murder of julius Wochele, on
the night of November 25, 1865, was appointed
for tomorrow. The circumstances attend
ing the commission of this crime, and the con-
duct of the guilty party subsequent to the
deed of blood were perhaps more curious than
those attending any similar event in the his
tory of the State; so that even at this late
day. their interest for the public has in no wise
abated The discovery Of the deed took place
under the following circumstances
Hugh Blogan, 4 gentleman living at present
In HoTsham township, Montgomery county, IN
September, 1865 purchased OF DIR. Ttedeman
farm in Montgomery township, IN the same
county about three miles from Gwynedd sta
tion. He obtained possession of the larm and
commenced its cultivation, but no one lived
upon it at the time. On Monday afternoon,
November %, Mr.. Brogan visited the farm. In
front of the barn there was pile Of straw
about ten feet in height and to remove tris
Mr. Brogan had engaged man who accom-
Danied him. While doing this they came upon
the body oil a man which had been entirely con-
Cealed by the straw. The body was lying upon
the back, the head beng elevated about two
feet above the feet. The left hand, which was
placed upon the stomach, was covered with
blood. The face was so smeared with blood and
chat that II was impossible at the time to tell
whether the murdered man was white or black.
On the forehead there was fracture of the
skull about two inches ar half in width,
apparently inflicted by blunt instrument, and
sufficient OF itself to cause death. In addition
to this the nasal bone was broken and the left
eve had been knocked in and entirely disap-
peared. The body had also received bruise
nnder the lett arm. About twenty-five yards
from the body was halt. consumed candle, and
at twice that distance bottle; bat these we're
the only evidences of anything unusual having
taken place near the barn, there being no other
signs OF murder or violence upon the premises.
The body of the murdered man was taken
possession Of by the authorities, and an inquest
held, but no one was able to identity 1t at the
time. description of the deceased was then
published in the Norristown and Philadelphia
papers, but 1t was not until some time in De-
cember that any person came to identify the
body. This was done by Mr.. Edward FL. Rau
and Mr.. Adam Best two residents of Philadel.
phia, who had been acquainted with the de-
ceased. On the information given by these gen.
tlemen, warrant was issued for the arrest of
one Joseph Haddopp, but not until the Sd of
June, some six months subsequent. On the
next day, Haddopp was arrested while taking
his dinner in a tavern at Allentown, and fully
committed to await his trial.
The trial commenced at Norristown on Thurs
day, November l5, 1885, nearly year after the
commission of the crime. On the following
Monday morning the jury returned a verdict of
equity OF murder in the first degree" and the
prisoner was thereupon sentenced to be hanged,
The execution being subsequently fixed tor
to-day. The prosecution was conducted by
Charles Hunsicker, ESD, the District Attorney,
assisted by Frederick Dittmann, ESQ, of Phila-
delpbia, and G. N. Corson, Esq. The conviction
of the prisoner, however, was mainly due to the
exertlOns OF Mr.. Dittmann, who threw his whole
soul into the case, and so marskalled his wit
nesses that, although the testimony was entirely
circumstantial, and the prisoner solemnly pro-
tested his innocence to the last, maintaining
that "the witnesses were urged and nstgated
by the devil and swore falsely against him, J." the
jury had no alternative but to lind him guilty.
The defense was conducted by Edward Harvey
and Thomas B. Metzgar, Esqs., OF Allentown,
nES Eep nf NnTric oil nt
whom eXerted themselves TO the utmost to save
their client from the galIoWs.
The facts in the case, as set forth on the trial,
were as follows:-
Julius Wochele, the murdered man, was a
German, about nineteen years OF age at the
time of his death. He came to this country
from ROsenfelt, Wurtemburg, stopping first in
New YORK. and in September, 1866, arriving in
Philadelphia Wocheles stepmother is sister
of Mr.. Edward H. Rau, who does business as a
bOokbinder on Gold street. in Philadelphia.
On the 22d of September Wochele commenced
to work for Mr.. Rau, continuing with him until
the Goth of october, and making about two
weeks time during the month. He is also said
to have worked at times for MIR. Ketterlinus, at
Fourth and Arch streets.
On the same day that Wochele commenced to
work in the bindery of Mr. Rau he took up his
lodgings at tavern In Letitia street, kept by
Mr.. Adam Best, where he remained boarding
until the 26th of November. His dress was
quite peculiar being entirely of Pennsylvania
man ufacture, and it was chiefly from the de-
scTiptions gwen OF 1t by the witnesses, and the
resemblance between it and that in which the
deceased was clothed at the time of the murder
that his identity was established.
WOchele's roommate at the house of Mr..
Best was the prisoner Joseph Haddopp, who
was employed as bookbinder by Mr.. Ketter.
linus Haddopp was an inmate of Best's house
from the 4th Of September to the 25th of No.
vember. During the time that the two were
roOming together they appeared to be on terms
Of great intimacy, and were seen much TO-
gether. The landlord once overheard them
talking about Dr. Tiedemans farm the scene oi
the murder, Haddopp taking the leading par
in the conversation. They were also over
heard while talking about this farm by Got
lieb Wenderly, another boarder at Best
tavern, who slept in the same room with them
and had frequently noticed their great intimacy
On the 25th of November the prisoner and tb,
deceased, after dining at the house of Mr., Besl
went out together, and were not seen again b.
any person who could identify them. Haddop
himself maintained that he parted compan
with Wochele about O'Clock in the afternoon
at the intersection of the Germantown an
Manayunk roads; and that he went to Man,
yunk, where he had prospects OF work, Will
Wochele went to Germantown in search OF en-
ployment. Although the prisoner and I'll
deceased, after leaving Mr.. Bests house, wei
not seen together by any one who knew theI
Mr.. Isaac Kulp who lives near the scene OF Il
murder, about O'Clock on that same eVenll
observed two men walking along the road I
wards Tiedeman's farm. Mr.. Kulp was seat
In the open doorway, and had a full view OF q
road, a portion of which was Illuminated by &
rays from lamp at his side. The two travelle
appeared to be in hurry, and stopped dow
as III to avoid beng seen. when they car
within the range of the light The night W
were white men, and strangers to the neg
horhood, It was on that very night or eal