, 1870-03-22


assulanecs already received fjn practical men
prove that the company Will son he unable TO nl!
tnelf orders tsst enough to ,uit he E1urtug de-
s. Brick Machine Company, No. l1S South Clinton
street, Chicago, Ill
BLOODY DEVELOPMENTS.
A !1ysterion. Murder Elucldatcd by
n sulctd+-InvestiEnt into tho
Killing OF Herman TubbcAinx-
Another Dead BODY Found-Et is
Supposed to be that OF tho MUIR
derer, who Committed Suicide.
From TIE St Losfis Republican, Aareh 70.
The aasasl nauon Of M1. Herman Tub
besing, in front OF his home, No. 1923 Lucas
street, ou Friday night last, about 7 o'clock,
crested a profound excitement in that neigh
hoEhood 5cste1day morning.
Ihe facts dereloped during the morning
we're, t11t NJ. Iqbbeaing had been shot
regular meeting OF Columbus Lodge, No. ll2.
called, in German, the '' Hedo Gafde )" that
he was quiet inoffensive man, who worked
hard and faithfully at his trade, at Branch,
way that two shots had heen fired into lis
breast: killing him instantly. All night long
the police and detectives worked hard to lind
some clue 70 the murderer, and yet but little
WAS Known at O'Clock ycsterday morning
except that deceased had bcen beard to stats
that member Of tho lodge he belonged to
bad threatened linn for having brought about
Lis expulsion from tho lodge for drunkenness.
Footmarks Of some person were observed, who
had apparently hurried ACROSS vacant lot ad-
1accnt to the one occupied bS Mr.. Tubbesipg.
There was also story that q draymRn heard
the pistol shots, and Immediately Afterwards
RAW . man running across the lot. The coro-
ner visited the sccne about half-past 10 o'clock,
and held a post mortem examination On the
body.
The heart-broken widow aud mother sat
apart IN the other room, seemingly almost in-
sensible to what was going On. While the e1-
animation Was progressing, word cA1ne in that
the body OF MI unknown man had been found
ont near the fair ground, shot through the
lead and heart, and two revolvera found with
lin. At first the case wss looked upon "a
another murder or suicide, and having no con-
nection with tho mysterious murder then M
der investigation
The Coroner o1dere.i the body to be brought
in and deposited at the Fourth Police Station,
OH the corner OF Twelfth md Monroe streets,
and y formal inquest on tho body Of Tubbcsing
| was postponed until Friday morning at IL
O'Clock. This WIZ done In order to obtain az
much Light on tho subject Of the murder as
| 10 carry On their inquiries.
About o'clock tho body Of man, shot and
partially burned, WEB brought into the Fourth
District Station House. 1t wAs = ghastly spec
taelc: It was that Of a man aged not far from
I
dark hair, light noustAche, and dirk full wllis-
| kc1s. The forehead high, but gradually re-
ceting, and not full, light blue eyes. the re-
mainder or portion Of unhurncd clothing on
a pair OF English gray cashmere pants. velvet
dotted vest a faded maroon color sack coat,
white woollen socks, fleah-colorcd draw
ers ard underahirt, and white over
sll1t- He had worn pair Of No. boots cor-
cred With mud. Captain Dowon, who had beeu
! fCx cytH fr1h nj
1nurd9 Of Tubbcaing Of the night before,
found that tho boots taken from this boy OF.
actly fitted the tracks made BY the supposed
murderer. Here was flight clue: BF This
pie ANXIOUS to see the body, and probably a
hundttd or more looked at it as it lay stripped
and strstchod on board in back room, but
no one recognized It.
Abort daylight yesterday morning, IS Ger
mau woman was returning from milking her
| cows, mar the fair ground, and when near the
junction Of kossuth and Moore streets, aomc
200 yards northwest from the fair grounds, and
about ten steps from the pavement, shc saw
the body Of manlying down. After watching
i awhile hhe hurried on and gave tho alarm.
Mr. Bcrzns and otlcss turned cut and found
tho boz; Ting on the back, AIMS cramped mp
on tho side, and the clothes OF tho BODY on fro
and partly consumed. 4 bucket OF water was
obtained, md the fire soon put ont, and tho
body covcrrd up until the arrival Of the wagon
WA11iu EO0seyed II 70 LIE El10OA AQUA6-
There WIS an ugly bullet hole in the centre
Of the uppe, portion Of the forchead; tho left
wrist bones Wero shattered Ly another ball
A Third ball Ind entered the left side, passing
hctween the fourth and fifth ribs, passing,
through The left ventEiclo Of tho heart and
and blackened from the shoulder to the hip, as
was nlso tho lrcast and the right eide Search
was made for the bali in the wrist. This wound
had evidently teen received by accident The
ball Vas not found and in the pocket WAS
found bloody pocket-mi which had appa-
renly been usGl by the deceased in digging
out the bali after it's lodSmont.
on The person Of the corrse were found two
Iisto!A, one medium-Ezed Colts revolver
! with one chamber Of tho cylinder only dis
ccargtd. The other pistol was ono Of French
manufacture, 4 Ei1-shootcr also. Pour charges
had evidently been recently fred from this
one Lad evidently been unloaded for somo
time, and one remained loaded, making five
charges in I'LL to account for as discharged
The French pistol carries a ball peculiar to
itself.
In tho body OF Nj. Tubbceing was found two
balls answering exactly to the pistol balls be-
longing to this pistol. The ball In tie fore.
head Of the Iast BODY, just beneath the eku11,
wLlle the pirtol ball which penetrated the
heart of it's owner Was frpm tie Colts revol-
ser. The fifth ball inllicting tho wound in the
wrist, Was not found.
I AQc4S pQ1IlC14AIF 6EGh 10 &QIQH some lEtl
on the murder Of Mr. T. The conclusion was
reached that tho body found near The fail
grounds was that Of the man who ha.l com,
nitted tho murder, and who subsequently
shot himself.
The following evidence furnishes some I'd,
ditionI light on tho subject
Mrs- Tubbeeing, tho wife Of tho murdered
man, being swoTn, stated: The name OF the
deceased is VIM. Stretger. He boarded on
Chambers street, between Fourteenth and FIJI
! ck- IT, h.A L., .v.E
$50 some time ago, and he told him be would
make present Of SIS on account Of the chill
drcn. On last Sunday he came to the house
and Mr.. 7. thanked linn for the money. They
wezo quito pleasant. and when he left Mr. =.
requested deceased to call again soon, which
he said he would do. He made remark,
Never mind. Herman, about that s15-spend
it for books for the children it will do me nc
good; III spend it for drinks" Last Sunday
whcn he Was there, he vas following my hns.
When thcre MI. 7. asked him Il he was looking
| around for work, and he said mo, be would
spend his Mnray first" Saw no pistol
with him on Sunday last When he
went away be shook handa and ap.:
pcarcd very friendly. Nj. T. asked him II
he did not want to Join tho lodge again; he
said: "No, never" Deceased hid been gone
! two years and had spent about four hundred
7 | dollars She has known deceased for about
), four Years: he used to board next door tc
=
I yeArs he had known her husband she nevel
| had known any trouble betwcen them De
cc.sed had been drinking considerable lately
and lad sAid that he did not caro- how sooa III
: got nd OF Lis money. When he left here twe
! years ago he went to St. Joeerh, No.
Mr.. Joseph C1ookea, Of tho firm Of Branch
= Crookes, stated: l an the employer OF Mr.
: 1ubbeEng; have heard it said By -four diner
cut worlIncn that some parsica hsd thtea.enet
9 the life Of Alr. T. He newer said ANYTHING tt
i nc about it. He had been in my emrloymen
= | about eix yel1s, and hn WA one of the mos
inof1cnsive men ever knew.
d Fritz 6tretgcr, brother Of the deeeased
B being Ewun, says: The deceased i M
q :,zpthcr. hAvo not seen him before for te:
or eleven months. 1t Was then here in IL
dt!. He is carpenter BY trade. Al ths
time went with him to The river-he VII
going TO ST Joseph, No, About three or foul
months Aeo received letter from him in St
!. Joseph When they first came to this courE1
they boarded with family named Sprng
{ meyer, na1t door to Mr.. Tubbesns
J, snd a. far as I know they we1t
Il good friends Hare not seen MT broth
: er for tha last ten or eleven months. Hothel
q Lad pistol like the Colt revolver Cprodrced)
i | he used to belong to Columbus 1.odct: tha