The New York herald., 1872-12-10
A DAY OF HORRORS.
Terrible Murder i'm Cincinnati
Slaughter House.
Fall Of scafRolding from Building-Four Men
Instantly Killed and Four Wounded
A Heartrending Scene-A
Murderer Convicted
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. Q, 1872.

CINCINNArI. Ohio, Dec. Q, 1872.
This has been an eventful day in the local tragic
history Of the city. 1t was ushered In by one OF
tho most cold-blooded murders on record. The
parties were butchers, employed in Fieber Co.'s
slaughterino establishment on Central avenue,
who. ten minutes before the tragedy had
touched glasses and drank together as friends.
Valentine Baum, the murdered man, and
william wolf the murderer both Germans
and single men, under thirty years OF
age. quarrelled In their cups on Sunday afternoon
about some trining matter; but friends intercred,
and the dinlcuty seemed settled. At five O'Clock
this morning before commencing work, they drank
together, and then entered the slaughtering pen.
and stripped for work. few angry words passed
between them when Wolf on a sudden turned
round on Baum and plunged his butcher
knife into his breast. The blade, fully eight
inches long, penetrated the chest little above
and to the left OF the nipple, and by the force and
leverage OF the blow, literally cut the heart in two
Baum staggered forward twenty feet and fell dead
The murderer put on his coat, went back TO the
saloon took a drink Of whiskey, and, observing to
the barkeeper that he GUESSED he had gwen that
fellow enough" walked out and disappeared. The
police are on his track tonight.
TERRIBLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.
Eight men wore at work on scaiiold seventy
five feet from the ground in new engine house
for the City Water Works at halCpast two O'Clock
this afternoon. The contractor was told that it
was not strong enough to support the heavy
trusses being put In place. but he dsregarded the
warning. Suddenly the. whole thing gave
way and fell with its living burden to
the engine pit beneath, distance OF fully
seventy five feet. The crash brought all the en-
pl0yes in the work to the scene in moment but
all human aid was in vain. George Hughey and
James Britt, frightfuy mangled and dead, lay on
the top OF the tlmbers Charles Case and Frank
Meyer were buried in the water, mud and debris
masonry, crushed, no doubt, like mince meat.
left thigh broken. John Cahili right
thigh broken and injured internally. Thomas Britt,
die. Barney Hcaly, bruised very badly and several
ribs broken; recovery doubtful. When the wives
and children of these men heard OF the catastrophe
and rushed TO the scene the manifestations of their
with wailing grief which nothing could
assuage. The poor, frantic women tore
their hair and flung themselves upon the
mangled remains IN par0xysms OF woe which no
had completely exhausted them selves that the
Coroner could organize his inquest, which Is not
concluded tonight, but can only result in strong
condemnation OF John Foley the contractor
Louis Shiber, carman, residing In Kentucky,
but here temporarily on business attempted sui
eide this morning by severing an artery with his
penknife Disappointment and dependency were
the cause. He was removed to the hospital.
CONVICTION OF MURDERER.
Thomas H. Bond, on trial several days for
hatcheting the Rev. j. J. Thompson, minister in
the Methodist Church,ywhOm he suspected Of crimi-
nal intimacy with his afianced last Summer, and
whom he proessed to have caught in the act ofgult
convicted this evening OF assault with intent to
kill. The plea OF insanity was strongly urged and
ably argued. but 1t failed. and Bond will 90 to the
Penltentary for not less than one year nor more