The New York herald., 1873-12-27
BOSTJN HORRORS.
A BLOODY CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL.
A Young Man Butchered by a
Crazy Roommate.
stabbiag AHrnys at the Nesth End-unknovn
Bottles Found in the Water and in Alley
ways-Fatal ARRAY at Waketeld.
BosroN. Dec 20, 1877;

Christmas was'emphercaly a bloody honday IN
and around Boston. In addition to the Province
Court murder, briefly mentioned IN HERALD
special yesterday, there Is stil anotner reporpeu,
and besdes these two tragedies there was muiei
tude OF Arrays not attended with fatal results the
Province Court tragedy has been the subject OF
much comment and excitement, and the scene oi
the xnurder has Deen constantly visited by curious
crowds ever since the horrible event. Mr. MiihAeh'
proprietor OF the Millken House, was the nrst W
suspect murder going on, his attention being at-
tractea by loud groans ABOUT one O'CLOCK IN the
morning Officers were called and sent 10 tue
house from whence the groans proceeded. The nrst
man they met SAID
..rHERE HAS BEEN MURDER HERE"
The man had wild appearance, and was imme-
diateiy taken into custody
The oficers then asked him where the murder
had been committed. "ln this room,' was the
reply as he pointed to the front shop. The door
was locked, but was Immediately opened by Mr.
Johnson, the watchman. The off1cers entered and
lighted the gas, and there lay upon the floor the
murdered man. His head was lying IN pool OF
his own blood, which had also been splashed all
over the floor and the benches and latnes OF the
locksmith shop. He was dressed in shirt and
drawers and lay almost nat upon his back. At first
sight the man seemed quite dead, but as his face
was watched the blood was seen TO 0oZe IN ana out
OF the terrible wounds tnat covered nllu aUout
neck and occasionally a slight motion OF the chest
was observable. But, though not quite ueau, IL
was clear that death must surely come, and. see
ing taat IL impossible TO render any assistance
10 the man, the officers took the murderer TO the
station, where he gave the name OF Joseph I. Heg,
ner A hatchet, covered with blood lay on one oil
the lathes and was taken by the officers. 1t was
common shingie hatchet, OF ordinary Size ana
weighs with handle about eight inches long,
nearly removed from the eye, as II some very heavy
blows had been struck, and on making nasty eX-
animation IL was observed that the head was
Ira allv abr INV IN
strumept been sharp one the man would nave
been literally chopped in pieces. A pistol was
found on Hegners person which had peen u.s.
charged seven times.
Dr. Foye was sent for In about Is minutes after
the murder took place, and arrived as soon as pos
sible, and proceeded at once TO examine the body
The man was then dead. Wiplng the blood from
the lace with eotn the Doctor proceeded 10 count
O the right ear, two In the mouth one on the right
side OF the head. one In the lett cheek, and others
IN various places sunicient TO number In all 10
wounds, several OF which were OF so serious a ma
ture that either OF them would have been fatal.
The closest scrutiny discovered but one pistol
wound, Notwithstanding that several shots were
heard and admitted to have been hred by Heg-
ner. There was a pistol shot entering the back
done In tue dark, except what lignt could enter
from the lamp in the court and the hiring OF the
several pistol shots was wild and on chance.
Hegner not very ralkative, but admitted
that ne did the deed, and DR.. Foye immediately
Ing under deluson and halluclnat!on and made
the following statement:-
months, rooming with me until recently, when we
i gave up our room and began TO sleep temporarily
on the foor ol the shop upon pile OF coats and the
like in the left hand front corner; last night went
to the shop at eleven O'Clock, and found Hutu in
bed; partially undressed myself and lay down
sleep when l heard Hutt mutterlng, il
IN his sleep, The hatchet is all ready keep quiet
Almost instantly lie jumped TO his eet, and crap
pied with him. He was getting the better OF me,
and, seizIng the hatchet, was about 10 strike at
hatchet then and struck the man. hitting him
until he became quiet.n
man struck him three times with lathe which
weighed at least 2oo pounds, but didn't make the
there was no struggle. That Hegner got the idea
Into his head that his victim would
d little doubt, but it viii probably prove
true, II the exact truth can ever be known,
that Hesner nrss began & 70 shoot ms E victim walls
may then have been struggle, ending IN his chop
ping him to death with the hatchet. The pistol
shot would not have produced death. Both were
small men. and would have had about an equal
chance in he for-iie struggle. but the murderer
has not a scratch on his person 10 denote that
there was any such struggle. He remained. during
the night OF Thursday, locked In cell IN the Second
police station on Court square. By order OF tue
Chief or Police one was allowed to see
him except the officers In charge, although hun
.dreds were attracted there and TO the spot
where the murder occurred by morbid curiosity.
He remained cain during the night and day and
understood that he had committed terrible
1t to save his own lie. He Is aoout 81 years old,
small man. by no means murderous in appearance,
tai aberratlon abe He owned the shop Where tney
both worked and where the murder was commit
ted, and did small business as locksmith. They
were both poor, ana undoubtedly slept in the snop
because they could not aford TO sleep any
vnere else. Although pronounced insane by
several medical gentlemen who have ex-
amined him, certain circumstances 60 TO
snow that the murder was preneditated, and
only . short time since an occupant OF the
SOUNDS OF trouble and on entering found Huttl on
the floor with Hegner upon HIM, with his hands
around his throat This gentleman separated the
two, and has since remarked that he feared some
serious di1iculty would ensue between the two
men. IL is said that Hegner, on Wednesday re-
marked that he feared hutt, as the latter had
made some threats about non-payment OF money
viii mGbt ni y nave existed betwee tsm U ~
evident that, up to nine O'Clock on Wednesday
night no difficulty had occurred, as the two were
seen In the room quietly together, smoking and
reading newspapers. What transpred subse-
quenuy, up 10 the time OF the tragic AFFAIR win
lecture. eli
Hutti, the murdered man, was about five feet
eight inches In height, OF light bund, probably
weighing 1856 pounds. He had dark hair, though or
light compile xion; wore set OF small side whskers
and an almost iInperceptibie mustache, and was
apparently about rs years old. Hegner says that
he was Bohemian by birth, and letters addressed
TO MN written In the language OF that country
r0Dorated this staten mt He was a man OF good
habits rarely. II ever, drunk, and was never seen
'nrunk by Hegner. The murderer was not drink
ing man, and had not been drinking before the
soeed was done. During the war Hegner
served in the second Massachusetts battalion
Anu was wounded In the arm, so that resectiOn
'oI tne oone had to be performed, ana one arm IL
shorter than the other. He was insane at times
wnile IN the service and has twice been an inmate
OF an asylum. He is member OF Post Z, @. A. II
Hull mas no relatives in Boston and the body was
taken TO the dead house on North Grove street ami
will be buried by the city
sTABBING AFFRAYs AT THE NORTH END.
Besides the above tragic afrair there were TWO
Staboing ARRAYS at the north end in the afternoon
and evening OF Christmas, ana the victims In botn
cases Will probably die.
DEAD BODIES FOUND.
The dead body OF an unknown man was found
floating In the water at the North Ferry this morn
Ing, and last evening the dead body OF an unknown
young woman was found In North End alley way
a MURDER IN wAKEFfELD-A MAN KILLED ~ A
DRUNKEN NAN
The town OF Wakefield was thrown into consider
able excitement on Christmas by the announce
ment that murder haa been committed IN the
heart OF the town. the result Of drunken
row. II appears that about two O'Clock