The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20
4 CHICAGO MURDERER.
Ne Kills His Friend, Robs Him and Then Throws
His Body in Lake Michigan-He il Followed
70 New York, Then to Germany, and il
Finally Brought Back to This Country.

Fairly last summer Mr.. william Gumbleton, a ma
i've OF Dublin, Ireland, came TO this country for
The purpose, as he expressed IT, Of seeking his for
tune. Landing in this city he remained here a few
says, but not nnding anything at which he thought
ne could even make q living, he directed his steps
towards Baltimore, where he commenced TO learn
telegraphing. While engaged in this occupation
ne fell In with n young German named
xegmeyer, who was also learning tele2raphy and
they became very intimate so much so, indeed,
that they soon commenced roomlng together and
were seen IN each others company upon pretty much
every occasion. After having been In the Monu-
mental City a few months the two friends started
Chicago intending. upon their arrival there, 10
at once engage In some kind OF business,
twas on the morning OF the 10th OF November
that they reached their destination and on the after
noon OF the letn OF the same month the body or
Cumbleton was found floating upon the placid
waters OF the lake,
HIS SKULL CRUSHED,
swO frightful wounds on the left side or his face
and his pockets rined and turned wrong side our.
The mutilated body thus taken from the water was
unrecognized by any one Tor several days, but finally
the work OF ierreting out the perpetratOr OF what
was evidently murder most foul was entrusted to
Captain DIXON, VINO was not long IN asccrtalnng
the name OF the unfortunate man. and the facl Thar
ne had been accompanied IRON Baltimore by Zely-
meyer, who had been non comattbns ever since the
first disappearance OF Gumbleton. He also made
more
THE MURDERED MAN
had presented 10 McMechan a. Brother, a banking
trn OF that city, letter or creait from Blake,
Brother 4 co., Of this city, for $500; that sucn
had at various tunes drawn upon it, hut at no time
" any considerable extent. Captain Dixon next
telegraphed to Blake, Brother Co. and asked
them whether or not the whole OF the amount of
The letter OF credit had been Drawn and was an
swered by that firm tclegraphng back the follow ng
letter IN answer
Nessra RIAKr RROTurwa A Co
% lose yoa win please find Your letter Of
have upon you remit The balances
vs s sTnx wLAm No
This letter was post marked the day after the mur
GsT ana 1ogeIner win the acs mat upon INQUIRY
pied by man answering exactly to
ZEIGMEyER's DESCRIPTION,
6xed the murder beyond the possibility OF doubt,
The next thing was to nnd Mr.. Zeigmeyer. The
Captain was nor long in discovering that he had
taken his departure from the "Clty OF POlecats,-
ana had come New Yorkward. Arrived here. he
found. Just as ne expected he should, that his bird
Mad gone to Germany several days before. lie at once
telegraphed to Mr. Hanson the United States Consul
IT Bremen, IRON whom he learned that Zelgmey yer
mad arrived ana nad presented TO % Mr. bancroft
pass TO travel in switzerland and had obtained the
same. Ut may be here stated that 1t afterwards
turned out THAI these naturalization papers had
been lrauduently obtained, the holder Of them
having been IN this country but q tribe over two
Mr.. Hanson then teegraphed to Leopold Meyer
the Director OF Police OF brunswick, informing him
VI the fact
THAT ZEIGMEYER WAS WANTED
here for having committed a murder. and that his
father lives in small village near the Hartz Noun
falns, where lie owns and runs "a sugar and starch
factory. After considerable difficulty Meyer sue
ceeded IN arresting the murderer near his
father's house, and upon his person was found Gum
bletOn's pocketbook, containing 81 900 and in
his tGumbeLOn's) handwriting. Captain Dixon
learning these facts at left for Bremen, where
be, after much difficulty, succeeded III obtaining the
prisoner, with whom he started right back, arriving
In this city yesterday. lie took his man up tosthe
Central ONCE, where he is now locked up, but VIII
leave by the night train Tor Chicago.