The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-12

ted, made descent upon the place, az.
rested and locked botn Cronen bvld and
Weber ur. Tho lrs. named prisoner
confessed to Capt. Hercules thai he did
the shooting, and stated that the other
man had nothing 10 do with this last al-
fair. Weber was therefore released.
Young Cronenb bold is twenty-five years
Of age, i've feet two inches ia height,
thick sct, aud rather genlemsnly in bic
demeaLor, with an intelligent, handsome
face. When seen In his cell ny r TINES
reported, lie VT. perfectly cool and talked
freely about his troubles. From = con-
ysrsation the reporter bsd with him, aad
q note which lie gave Germsn reporter,
his notions abJct the causes which
led to the tragedy seems 10 be stoui as
follows.
After Boe,t,chcr bad been IN he ctn.
ploy ~ the mother q few week his pleas.
iug d.re. made bin fseqGen.er Of the
| family circle, and be came familiar guA
sociabe to degree tia. yourg Croaeu-
| bold did not think proper. 10 therefore
| found iRul; with tie mother and shtss
| for paying the stranger 90 much al
.en;i0u some neighbo.hood gossip led
| hjm 81 believe that tho hos,.er Vas plan
| ming scheme - win bis sister CotS, wAo
was sixteen years oil on the l9.h Of last
Oc,ober, and thus gel. control CT
her portion OF the Estate. lie SPOKE
bis mind freely upon this - HE sister
ard mother They ridicIlei the idea, and
| said hc va. eithsr crazy abou. the Iorper-
" or Jealous Of his sister. He troubled
his mother SO much that size forced him TO
90 70 Europa, and he believes tia, the
hostler suggested the idea 10 III mother
and hurried him OF. While in Europe be
received letter. from hi. mother and Cors.
be says, which contsinel paragraphs de-.
| criptiYe % The kindness AL fithtI.Hal.
Of the man servant. and De though; they
must hc il love with him. \
! Tow DAYS before leaving Europe,
| be- received letters from some friends
gave Lim to understand tEa. tho hostler
and his sister and mother were too init
| mate for .heir good moral reputation. lie
started 1T once for bone, and on arriving
. learned hat his mother hal given her
| consent to his sisters marriage with
Boe,tscher. This WAS followed " sus.
picion. that Bookseller had been Grimm
ally intimate with his, Cronenbolds .,
dearest kindred, and has suspicious were
strengthened by their anxiety 10 have the
wedding como on. These ideas grew Ia
force until be determined - have ven-
geancc or Die in the attempt. lie imme-
iiately took his bosom friend, Weber,
into the secret, and planned TO frus,rs,e
tho wedding. The neishbors warned his
mother that he would 90 something de:-
perstc, as be- thoy said, was going insane
On the snhisC,. hs long as the man was
in his way he could rot enjoy life, home
or properly, and, 40 last resort, had
| made up his mind TO dispose of him. He
says no regrets the killing OF Boe!lscher.
| Il bat his conscience justiiios him If the
! law does not" lie iesrs that his mother
! and sister will desert him and that their
| friends will use their influence 20 get him
hanged. lIe says his mother is sGou,
| ffty-tvo years old, and no never had any
trouble with her until Boeltschcr came
Vim. Mitchell, tho driver Of the car
rage, Informed q Times reporter that he
! did not know where be WAS TO 90 from tho
| house. Boe.tscher was dressed as though
be was going 30 party, and was very
! pleasant. After Cronenbold had CHASED
Boet,scher for Resistance, tho two ran
around house, near tho corner Of tho
street, where Boettscher knocked for ed.
! mission, and wss refused by some man who
|
threw of bis Goa. before reaching tho
fence of the field, where he was shot
| Mitchell had 90 run and catch tho horses
which had started TO runaway, having
been frightened by the screams % the
ladies, Mrs. and Miss Concnbold, and the
| noife Of tho shots. Ilo reprimanded
young Cronenbold for tho shooting, but
| did no, then know that Bocscher hab been
killed.
Boe,tscher WAS about q years OF ago.
lie was born near Berlin, Prussia, and
came to Amcrics eighteen months ago.
He had n rather Rristocrstic air. and some
of his acquaintance suspected thst be
was the "pIodigsl son of some nobel
| family. lie WAS reticent about his his-
tory, but his habits wero these or a man
| Of education and refined associations.
It is hardly necessary 70 say that young
! Cronenbold's suspicious =, 20 the improper
| rotations botween his sister and Boettscher
were utterly unfoundsi. No two lsdiss
| in 81 Louis stood higher in tho cstima-
! ton Of those who knew them than Mrs.
! Cronenboli and her daughter.