The New York herald., 1872-09-21
SINGULAR SUICIDE NEAR BAL TIMORE.
Two Brothers Deliberately Shoot Them-
selves Dead ON the Washington Turn
piko-A Sad Ending to q Prolonged De-
bauch-Fun Particulars Of the Decd.

pikc-A Sad Ending to q Prolonged De-
bauch-Fun Particulars Of the Deed.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 49, 1872.
On Monday last two dead bodies were found,
about two miles from Baltimore, under circum-
stances that gave rise to suspicion that they had
been murdered, and the whole city became agi-
tated over the mystery that hung about their tax.
ing OIL. Both were found with pistols by their
sides and bullet holes in their heads; but their
bodies were SO much decomposed that they could
not be recognized, and the conjectures as to the
manner and cause of their death were as various as
the people that talked of this strange affair.
THE CASE WORKED UP.
The case was given to Detective Crane, and this
evening the following facts have been unearthed in
relation to one of the strangest suicides that have
ever taken place in this or any other country Two
young men, Germans, and brothers, named r. and
G. Muller. Of New York, tortoise shellmarkers,
to Baltimore somewhere about the 18th of August
They were bountifuly supplied with money, and they
dispensed 1t freely at drinking saloons and at some
Of the fashionable bagnios of the city. From their
manners and appearances, the impression was
produced on the minds OF the detective force that
they belonged to the fancy, or to use their own
words 'They were not all right" On the 10th Of
August they purchased emigrant tickets over the
Northern Central Railroad to Steubenville, Ohio.
DRINKING AND DISSIPATION.
For some days afterwards until the oath of the
same month, they remained In this city, probably
induging freely In the dissipation which its saloons
Afforded. AS q natural consequence their funds
ran ae{ no po SGcfGn @ o TT s9e 10 %
ent saloons, which indicated that they were
brothers and family difficulties oppressed them:
also that they had spent nearly all the money they
had, and one of them said to the other that they
had scarcely dollar left, and proposed that they
should buy pistols and XIII themselves. The rail-
road tickets which they had purchased were fire.
quenty exhibited in the restaurants Of the city,
and 1t was noticed that the elder brother always
had charge Of them. aI0 tava l.a
On or about the oath OF August they disappeared
Prior to their departure they visited small shop
on West Baltimore street, where firearms are sold
and purchased two pistols, one small single bar.
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tickets told them that they could go all the way to
Cincinnati with the tickets, but they intlmated
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conjecture Prom what Is already known these
two men must have strolled out on the Washington
deliberate intention Of putting an end to their
lives.
They walked on until they reached small spot
OF underbrush, about two miles from the city, q
secluded spot. It was grown over by the heavier
ests. Scrub cedar, blacklaw and May bushes fur
nished o dense thicket, where the sadtcst and
most unnatural of deeds could be consummated
There, probably, In the darkness, forty yards from
one OF the most conspicuous highways, they shook
hands, moved q few PAGES apart Did ad!cu to each
other and simultaneously sent bullets crashing
bodies were found and the surroundings leave
but little doubt that the above was the precise
manner In which they killed themselves. Their
bodies were about twelve feet apart, lying exactly
in the situations In which are likely to fall who
shoot themselves through the head. Their clothing
was not disordered and no Indications Of struggle
were apparent The skulls OF both had been pierced
BY bullets. Tic dress which they wore corre-
spcn6ed with the attire which persons familiar
with them in Baltimore had seen.
UNDOUBTEDLY sELF-MURDER.
The positions OF the bodies with reference to each
other negatived the idea OF duel, and the mere
suppostlon that two men could stand twelve feet
from each other and put o bullet through each
others brain at the same moment Is so prepos-
ferrous as scarcely to deserve consideration. The
pistol of the larger pattern lying at the right
hand OF the man whose head was perforated
by bullet on both sides. The smaller pistol was
trated In but one place, indicating that he was
shot by smaller bullet. AS stated above, the men,
when they left Baltimore said that they were
going to station on the Baltimore and ohio Rail-
ROAD. Persons at this point have been telegraphed
TO by the authorities, and positive information as
to whether these two men ever visited that station
will be received There appears 20 be little doubt
upon the right parties and that two men have So
lected mode OF committing suicide the most start
ling ever recorded In the annals OF any country,
and which exhibits o carelcssncss with reference
TO the iuture sad to contemplate even "A this age
OF remarkable events Elk.