, 1874-11-12

cutuctea inHn1aer' FerhHl@ ti'H c7''hesa - nttel
wantod TO cast tho wlulo weight u tho crnlo on
lin aud Ills father.
Having thus mado olcnn breast Of It, Ito was
nekod whcther ho would bo willing to facc 1Iufcr
nra roltcrnte LIS statement thoni lie vlAiDly
trcmhlod Mt frat whou this was proposed, but on
bring assured TINT ho would not be halinod no
consented very reluctantly to bo confronted with
hnfor, whero hfa' statement wns Tend. To tho
Htter nhtoiial,.nent Of every ono preaent
Whatever. f1o pnt With ntms folded
and listened in Rlesn. silonce. Ills fcatttres
wosc Jolly calm. and bis oo'or In no n'annor
changed. Not q muscle Of bis faco twitched, and
uuon tic boys faco throughout tho testimony:
Tho lad yisib1y Bhrank Fl ON encountorinR that
terrible Bazo, aud turned Ills oyes away. Rufer,
w nsa% ' a GrsaGst p9ss'e .o nn. 1n
olcyeror lo than 10 evor thought tho boy could
tell. '"Iou dnron't louk mo III tho faco and toll
thas story over again. young man" ho exclaimed.
Come, look mo In tlo faco and toll mo TINT lit
tle storyl" Tho boy did not succeed very vol
IN facing those cleaning eyca, but hc did toll tho
whole akory ovor agan. much tho sauo aB before,
md stuck to it through 1lro Of ironcal cross-
questioning from nufor without oontradioting
hi,nRelf.
At II o'clock Inst night young Fred Egner told
tho Htory OF tho murder oico moro to Enquirer
reporters, 1Io told 1t n English, without laltor-
ing OF varying q word from his previous stories,
giving all tho htdoons detais aa 1t ho were tell
ing of THO butchery Of calf. Flo was allowed
to leave the room for a momentt and Andreas
Egnor, hts fathor. was brought down. Tho old
man startod out, in answer to fow questions,
with brayado aud MI aTactntion OF not under.
standing English, Wllen. told III German--all
Enquirer reporters speak Cormnn-tllat Fed
had confessed. ho evidently did not believe It.
Ho palod little at tho very idoa, but shrugged
lis shoulders In doubt. The boy was brought IN
aud seatod near his fathcr, and hado to toll his
1T, a4oH.x U
Dan MCCARTHY taking care, to keep ootwcon
him md tho now thoroughly excited Androae,
Tho lad began the salo Of tho dcnd ooco moro.
spealtlng in German, and, although with huff
folo. Iio was evidently in doadiv fear Of tho
old man. who frequently intorruptod him In OK
cited dontals lin English as we'll IS Ger1nan),
asaeverasiona that ho waa in tho houao all Tho
evening", ironcal questions, and assertions that
the boy had been talked to until ho was crazy.
When the Ind camo to tho part whoro liH father
plungoa tho pitchfork into tho holplcas victim.
hc tarod not lsft bis oycs, but spoAo Of tho
dreadful Or truth plaiuly, though in q low voice.
Tho painful and intensely dramatic interview
ondel By Andrcas Eyncr sprlngipg to his teot.
wildly declaring that tho boy vas ornzy. aud that
further ta!K wna uaelcta. When tho door hal
closed on him. Frod quietly remarked: . No, l
mn not crazy" Nor iH lo.
An hour moro wns spent in vain efforts to In
dnco 1lufer 10 TALK. Tho t.ulh evidently trcmb|eB
OIL i,is lips, but, clineing to lelusiyo hupp ho
still iucohcrontly assorts innocence
nEAnnEsTED.
Under orders Of Chief Kicrstcad, John Hollor-
bacl. tln loquacious witnesB, wns roalrestod Inst
night aud lockod up in the Oliver Street statiuu-
House. It is Thought that this young nnn WIS
either lying from tile first Or know all about tho
murder. It ia CURIOUS fact that ycung Egnet,
in s confession. denies having heard HolEcf-
It may 10 well ID this connection to nay eore-
thing regarding the unfortunate and frAll little
girlvhoso unhappy death had 30 lnnCs to do
with tho hidcous tragedy wo haye chroncled.
PRETTY JULIA EoNEn
wns anito q favorite In tho neiGhbofhood fos
como yonra and 80 innocent 10 appearance, TINT
fow. not having proof positive, pacod my faith
in the scApda!s whispered OF her. She was very
fair, with that Waxy, 1nezzotint complexion al-
most peculiar to American-born German girls
very plump, bright, and plAYful!y saucy, and
possessing quito graceful and wonanIy tigufo,
although only between 15 and 10 years of age.
Hor father was never very kind to hor it acems,
from what the neiRhbors say; and it is well
customers to his saloon. Shu would often watt
| upon the young brewers aud butchers, coopers
aud taunorH. who dropped in Of an evening to
drink beer aud eosaip. Moreover, sho was
capital card Player and many q young
| mechanic In that neishborhood will romem'
ber having played a game. Of euchre With
| Egnor'a pretty daughter. It is not to be won.
dored at that the poor girl, thus exposed by loI
| own father to cvery possible temptation, should
In hcr youth and glddlness and affectioisate dis
| position fall M hundreds Of young women, far
moro carefully brought up, havo faI'on. Il
must not bo supposed, however. that her fathe1
! or brother know aueht Of this until tho evening
when Herman schilllng was found in her arms
and mado his escape through the window
That was the first tho family learned Of the grlf
shame, aud naturally tho Egncrs regarded Her
mann as her seducer In this, however, thos
| wore at fault Juln Ind many lovers. long before
Hermann was found in hor bathroom. The,
window Of her bedroom, on the wost
silo OF tho building: aB many in thai
ncighborhood have testified to tho present write,
| and othoss. Tho guilt Of hor SEDUCTION does no'
va was $50 10 terribly sacrificed and tho father is no
| leae to blaue than tho real criminal.
Whatever may hayo 1een hiH coudnot toward
tho girl previously, it bocame abaolutoly tlandls,
on tho discovery Of ner sin. Ue kaockod ho1
though the miserable creature waa already in M
advanced condition Of pregnancy. THIS is mi
n mere runor, but 'seli-kuown fact. The
girl was not only thus btntally treated., but
| driven into Al out-houae. Tho mothers
heart, indeed, still yearnod toward tho unfor,
tuuato child, but tho fatlor remained iudexibfe
| in his cruelty. Tic tirst bauiBhcd ier to an out
house, aud subsequently, compelled her to go tt
| tho hospital, dcsplto tho renlonstranccs Of ths
mother. She dird there, as has already beer
before tho child was born; and tho fatal disoast
IL snid to haye bacn causad by the fathers breta
kicks. Alter hor death he strictly. forbade thk
| mentioning Of hor nauo By any Of tho family
| Old Egnor haB donc good business aud is actu
| ally said to DO worth between thirty and forty
| Thousand dollars.
| FURTHER TESTIMONY.
CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 11.--Further testimon,
| was taken in the inquest on tho remaiua o
Herman Schilting. Tho important foatu,o OF /
was tho discovery Of q key Ia tho ashes Of Tux
furnace where Ills body was burned. Tho key II
Identified AZ the ono Schiing used that night K
lock tho inside gate. This Will MD materially Ii
identifying the remains.
The aecond confession Of young Egner wal
rcad to him to-day, md ho Rweara to its truth
Tho others do not confess.
| THE VERDICT.
Tho verdict OF tho Ooroncr's Jury ia, that An
drcas Egnor and George Rnfe1 killed tho do
coaBcd, aud that Fred Egner was an Accessory.
Egael'a second confession was obtained afte
! much perhuasion and promises that It would b
much hottor fur him 10 tell the whole truth
The parties who obtained 1t were not detectives
nor oNicorB Of tho law.