The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-05

4 Refugee Prusslan Nobleman Killed by Ills
Hired Man.


4 Refugee PrussIan Nobleman Killed by Ills
Hired Man.
From the Chicago Tribune. Feb 2:
Ziegenmeyer has i0und ms match In cool ana cai-
culaung murder, and IN approrriaing tne vic'ih >
property anu eriects II nor IN the sKlll whlcn .nat
eminent criminal manifested m so long successfully
banning all attempts 10 sofye me mystcIt. ihIs
time tine muir Tered man Is Prussian nooeman
who had turned his attention 10 farming IN Liv.
tngston county, near the village OF pWign', anu anu
whose curious career mas alIeauy ooen h"ue rte
murderer was hunted down III Cnicago whi,heI nc
had fed, bringing al me eneels o. we aead man,
whom ne bore strong PERSONA resemblance. me
Dwight Slar OF yesterday contains fun account OF
the CRIME and ils discovery. IRON when We con-
dense the following iacts:-
A week ago YESTERDAY morning the residents OF
be faced to no repaD!e source, OF the preparation
OF a horrible murder. the victim being ALVIN V.
"a r,pssSn ,ar w mast h9 Two Years
Panwltz was sent IRON Europe oy MS parents 70
avoid the consequences OF auel loushl ABOUT 'ne
beginning OF The FrancoPrus:laa war Ia wnicn ne
Killed his man. Arriving IN tins country win
small means, ne rented a piece Of land VI Mr. X. u
ton oil farming. On Tuesday, tae 23d ult.. he urew
a part of the nalf.yeary remittance wnlcn he was
having spent come lime IN the saloons, ne lett
Dwight IN MS sleigh, win FREDERICK Shaler
Kienmuler, for his home. But. he and Sna-
fer qusrTelled lmmeolaieiy. which. becoming
disagreeable TO Mr.. Rienmlller, he lett the sleigh
when only nall mite IRON Town, when was the
Last seen Oh anwitL Ill he was discovered, ny the
murderer c0nle under heap or compost az
his stable. Tho fac. being known that he mad
drawn money on the evening mentioned. and That
ne bad left town quarreh,ng WIN The hirea man,
exciled suspicion. and INQUIRIES were actively maze
as TO his whereabouts. Shaer being applied TO.
as 70 ta. ne corn sV on me pcs 10 are and
then follow hin TO that point with the team, Tor The
purpose OF engagin9 N tue business a, OF removing
Gliding with some others In Nevada whero ne mad
been actually hauling corn and receiving pay Tor the
same since the death OF tue murdered man, he was
taxed with faseh0od. which so alarmed nun that
he lett with the team taking all the effects VI the
in Gardner, Wilmington and other points. on MS
way To chicago, by onering to sell the team, gun
and revolver OF ms vlcnm ior mere song, anu ne
and pass himself OF for PanwIZ, aud actually sue
ceedea IN one Or TWO instances with lanwtz's per,
gunal friends, hls resemblance TO the murdered
man being very close, and made more SO Wy MS
beng dressed entirely In LIS clothes These FACTS
suspicion certainty and orders were Sent BY he
authorities to track him up anu arrest him. Mean
Winstead, oil Wilmington, were out upon inc irall
and finally found hlm, after unrenlt'lng search, at
an obscure livery stable In an ouo thew street
In Chicago, cleaning the horses. winch lie WAS 0ter.
ing Tor sale at very low figure
Engaging INN at once III conversation, 10 make
certain Ol his identity, they soon discovered he
was their man, and ut once manacled hin, 10
winch he submitted without resistance. ana tee-
graphed to Dwight Tor orders TO return him. Inc
order was sent ut once TO chicago, with tho neces-
sary papers, and on Monday nignt he arrived IN
ywxnt where ne was siyen nearnS and on the
mlnutey where tie murdered man was buried.
THR CONFEsstM
home IN the sleigh Panwitz quarreled with nm,
anu that both were drunk. Alter reaching home
Shafer put away the horses and entered the house,
where ne lound Panwltz diveslod OF MS clothing
anu lying on the bed. Tho quarrel was at once
renewed oy fanwi's IN hard, bite, Sa,o manner M
once jumped or the bed ana dealt the latter
kick In the small OF the back and dropped
seized monkey.wrench OF large size, which was
lying on the table close by and struck MIN on the
right Temple with 1t. The iorce OF The blow uroxe
the skull and nc found that he had Filled hun. lie
don't remember OF having struck him more than
once though cxamiDsiion proves that the wounds
could lot have Oeen made by less than six powerful
blows. He then ucliDerated upon wnat was best 10
do whether give himself up or make MS escape
Amer burning the body IN the manure pile, and
finding that he mad not the means necessary to put
he could have time 10 sell the corn on the place be-
fore being suspected, and actually hauled coin to
leaving; the money Tor which ne spent with reck-
less prousion that nrst drew The general suspicion
snArgWs HISTORY.
Shaier further makes confession that he Is
Dative German. born as the eity OF Hanover he
came to this country two years ago, In search oil
girl TO whom he WAS engaged In tue old country.
Upon hts arrival IN New York he learned from some
spent much time and oil his money trying TO lind
her. anu then, being persuaded that she was IN
work there as day lsborer for SIX months, a; the
end OF which time, getting faint trace OF her, no
eac ns ac a. nece he was
70 70 10 kaAkakee county, where nc worked nine
months at various places as farm hand. when,
again becoming restless and anxious 10 hear OF his
giri lie visited the German settlement near Dwight,
but not finding her, aud being out OF MEANS he
was In want Of o hand, he Immediately came
TO town, sought him out and contracted
sn s M l .ms Ne rsmainea in fsns ne
employ TIL he murdered MIN. He says he had
20 thought Of killing Fanwhz when lie struck
him, but finding that lie had Killed him. and
knowing that nc Tcsemoled him closely In size and
appearance, he thought he could make his escape
by wearing his clothes to make the resemblance
moro perfect particularly Is he had lanwtZs let
ters and other evidences OF Panwitz's ldenLIy IN MS
Mishap aud fears the vengeance OF the community,
THE BODY FOUND
Immediately after hts confession two wagon
loads oil townspeOple repaired TO the spot Indicated
BY Shaler Is the place OF burial, aud, upon ogging
down through some fresh maDure, q quantity OF
being removed, door was found. which. beng
thrown aside. more fresh nay, well watered, was
cssSS Ss BODY nesy ans e pesea out
Of tho frozen ground, Just deep. wlae anu long
enough to place 1t in. Inc body presented ,errl:
washed before icing put away--,he whole tight
side Of the head being broken and mashed
% the ' wounds TWO shirts Covered the upper
part OF tho body, while % pair OF drawers were
thrown loosely over the lower limbs In this con-
dti0n IT renamed TIL The Coroner ono his jury
viewed II, when u was taken TO town, washed and
prepared for burial Upon entering the house it
was discovered that the ceiling, wall ana tick VI the
pcd upon which ne WAS Killed were covered with
blood, No trace Of tho instrument win winch tho
blows wero dealt, nor yet OF the clothes usually
worn 10y The deceased were found, and II IL sup.
posed thai the instrument, together with the clothes
and the frozen earth taken from trench III which
the body laid, were pu, Into some oil the chests
he carried away ~ the wagon. aud (which arc now
Ut Wilmington. Much excitement was created
when tue body was brought TO town, mullitudes
following ~ with words or horror aud tine deepest
transportation; and II is thought II the antnorl-
ties Ind not taken the precautiun To send Snaier
70 Pontiac on tho noon train he would have been
iyncicd.
Snaier Is a powerfully built man or about six
feet III height sumo thirty years Of age, with