The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-17

| 1 laid one to slumber, and IL they don't take
care III lay more" To further inquiry, he
said, with the most absolute disregard of the
| effect his words might have on his own fate:-
| II laid Wiley to slumbeT, and he'll never wake
again" ..y
Teufel was then pressed for the motive which
| led to the commission of this deed, when he
| was compelled to do it. "I could not help It,"
| he said; che would have killed me II had not
defended myself Wiley held knife in one
hand and wanted to stab me, and with the
| other he held bowl of hot coffee in my face.
He said his wife was jealous, and had given him
Teufef's friends, discrediting this story from
the very first, told him that ne would be the
means OF getting them all into trouble, when
the wretched man exclaimed mo, all you have
to say is that man came on the boat at SMITH
town lock, and went into Harman KICKS ped;
that Wiley then sent Harman home with the
two mules and said he would come down with
his friend in the morning."
Teufel was told that this story would not do,
when he said further, mo one knows nut
You three, and II you want 10 teii you may may
He remained in the house about an hour, curs-
ing, and planning his escape. Az one time he
endeavored to clean from his pantaloons the
blood of the murdered man, with which they
were spatteTed; but which, as he said, was diff
ferent from other blood, and would not come
off, He expressed determination to escape
and said that If he encountered anyone on the
road he should be obliged TO shoot him.
The father of the guilty man, who has the
reputation of being honest and upright, was
deeply shocked by the news of his sons crime,
pallating circumstances connected with the
affair. So when young Teufel started for the
door, intending, as he said, to go over to Qua
kel town and take the cars from that place the
next day, the grief.stricken father followed
him, saying;--:Albert could you notjump into
from Wiley" To this he gave no answer,
but taking his fathers hand, placed 1t on his
breast. as if to signify that Wiley had caught
hold OF him there He further said to
his father that Wiley told him he could not go
tigers. WILEY clincbinp him If he .n q
vice. He claimed that it was only when he saw
he could not get loose from Wiley's grip that he
resorted to the last means of self.defense. This
story gave the poor father some little comfort, so
that he urged his son not to attempt an escape,
II all these things were true. But the guilty
wretch was bent upon leaving the neghbor-
hood, at least, and after striving in vain to in
duce the boy Harman, or his own father, to
started Off at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning
provided by his father with a few dollars,
wherewtth to pay his way to Philadelphia. At
o'clock on that same morning, Teufel ap-
peared at a tavern at Quakertown, and was
which he disappeared.
Discovery of the Murder.
About o'clock on Sunday morning Novem-
ber 25 William Wyker left his house in Mar
rowsville and proceeded to the canal, for the
purpose of passing boats through the lock. He
came upon the Ohio, and finding no one in
charge, looked into the cabin, where, to his
lay upon the back, just in front Of the cabin
door. The hands were half clenched, one leg
WAS dTaWn raw up the % eyes and mouth % were wide
blouse, while around the neck was a rope
which was tied in front. and drawn tightly just
over the Adams apple. The dead mans hat
lay under his head, the pockets of his panta-
looms were turned inside out, on the floor by
his side lay two open pocket-bo and marks
Of blood were scattered about. An eXamlna-
tion of the body disclosed two gunshot wounds,
one on the back, and another on the side of the
head.
was held at once, the principal witness being
the boy, Harman Rick, the only person who
had any positive knowledge of the affair. But
so terrified was he by theTqesperate acts of
repeating the story enjoined upon him by the
murderer, of a fourth person who came upon
the boat, and with whom Wiley was to return
the boy to tell the whole truth at this time; but
as he subsequently stated at the trial, he was
afraid TO do so, lest Teufel, who was still at
large, should return and murder them all in
revenge.
Notwithstanding the story of the boy, efforts
were made at once to secure the
Arrest of the Murderer.
Teufel reappeared at his boarding place on
Third street, Philadelphia, about 8 O'Clock on
the evening OF Sunday. Although he did not
give any money to his mistress, Kate Hunter,
he went to the room OF the proprleGor's
mother, paying her ten dollars on account of
his board, and promising to give fifteen dollars
in addition, the amount of his indebtedness, on
the following morning.
money, he was seen to buy Kossuth hat,
and some other articles of clothing, But on
! ton, on an alleged visit osome friends residing
! there, Kate Hunter bearing HIM company.
| TeufeI returned to Philadelphia on Monday
night, and on Tuesday he was visited by three
| Germans, who were overheard to demand OF
! him the payment OF a bill. soon after, MI.
| Charles Weik, of Bristol, who had known
! Teutel for about sixteen years, and from whom
! he had stolen mule, arrived at the house and
| inquired for him. Teufel refused to come down
| to the bar-room, but he went out into the yard
| and from that place looked into the bar-room
! to see who was in quest of him. He then went uNp
into mt hn III n
| Office, where he procured warrant for TeufePs
| arrest, on the charges of stealing mule, not
/ knowing then that the person of whom
| being a murderer. He then returned
TO the house in company with the police VINO
| This created an intense excitement IN the
| house, which was increased still further when
| Sergeant John Il. Murray encountered Kate
| Hunter on the stairway, and informed hel
| that he was about to search her room. To this
she fiercely and profanely objected, but as more
| policemen arrived, they made their way uI
| stairs and after searching every room, disco
| yered and arrested Teufel in the empty attic.
his "a arrest was bold and defiant, and withou
| any regard to his future welfare at the hands
| justice. He avowed himself to be the man
| whom they were in search, but declared tina
| he would not go with the id Dutch, and thai
they could not take him." When Teuie
reached the bar-room, where were some OF I'M th
| men who had been after him that day befor
| his arrest his rage became unbounded, ~
stToVe hard to get loose, to make snort Worl
of the Dutchmen," as he said; and in the scuth
which ensued, the police with great difficulty
prevented him from infiicting personal injur,
upon the objects of his hatred. In his impotenl
wrath he had the small satisfaction OF inlet
ing kick upon one Of them.
The Trial.
Teufel was conducted to Doylestown AM
lodged in jail, and, as the boy Harman Ric
bau ma d,ynISed the Whole lrutS 10 the DIstric
| Attorney, Two different indictments wer