The New York herald., 1874-07-21
Sc 4rEL TO 4 MILWAUKEE, MURDER.
A ! Murderer, Struck with Fear and Rc-
morse, browns Himself In the Canal.

A Murderer, struck with Fear and Re-
morse, browns Himself In the Canal.
On Tuesday last fight occurred in Milwaukee,
resulting In she death OF one Martin Smith at the
hands Of August Ehwig and hts nephew, John En-
wig. The following day, few hours alter cor
oner's jury had returned q verdict against the
Enwigs, John was taken into custody. Before the
officers could arrest the uncle he had disappeared,
and the same day was found drowned in the canal
The man evidently committed the deed from fear
and remorse. Inc finding OF the body is thus de-
scribed in the Sentinel
The body, that of man about five feet nine
and hall, or flve feet ten inches in height, weigh
head was large and covered with long dark brown
hair, and the throat was concealed oy bushy
dark brown beard. The lips were bue black and
swollen enormously, especially on the right slde,
and the right side OF the face was also swollen.
His hands we're lying on the chest, six inches
water. A piece OF tarred rope was caught
in a loop around the right wrist, with several ad-
ditional turns quite tight so tight as TO cut INTO
left wrist, also very tight indentnR the nesh, and
then twisted, but not tied. 1t was suficiently
struggle, without great cOoiness and some time
Enough room had been lett ior The fingers to twist
filed with thick blood. The corpse was dressed In
ordinary working clothes; . common blue check
cred shirt and white aud black small pattern
dirty PLAID pants stuffed into boots Ihere ap,
peared TO be no marks OF violence: BY the slde OF
the corpse lay in heap the solled clothes OF the
murdered man Smith, dyed with the blood August
Enwig had assisted 10 shed. The heap VIII be
augmented by the canal-slimy garments OF August
tomorrow, and those OF murderer, suicide ana
murdered Will be destroyed together.
ON THE TRACK OF THE SUICIDE
1t appeared on Inquiry that Directly evidence
accessory 10 the death OF Smith, the District Attor-
ney proceeded TO the police authorities and de.
him until The verdict OF the jury should be rem
dered. Oficer Egan was selected for this duty,
and al once proceeded to make INQUIRIES. me
the day after the tragedy, but r0amed about un-
easily as though uncertain what to do. When the
night came he told ms vile he was going away,
and took some money and clean clothes, saying he
should pack the clothes up in IA travelling Bag and
they pro essed on inquiry to know nothing more Of
his movements. This was substantially all the
Officer could learn on inquiry at Pamers Addition.
Mrs. Ehwig proessed TO have no knowledge OF
any ything further. Bat the officer was not salts
fed and he finally discovered that when Mrs.
Ehwig got up the following morning she found the
money and the clothing
BY THE BACK DOOR.
She at once concluded that her husband had COM
mltted suicide, and tod Henry Humricn so. Her
reasons for supposing this are not stated but 1t is
not unreasonable to believe she was perfectly well
aware OF her husbands share in the murderous
attack on Smith.
Egan returned to the city, and was beginning to
think August Ehwig really had committed suicide,
when boy came with the news that body had
been found fiOating in what Is known as Rogers
Canal, alongside the st. Paul Railroad near the
cut OF. 1t mad been
STIRRED UP BY A PASSING TUG
Off1cers Egan, Howe and Kelly took an express
wagon and proceeded to the spot They found
Mr.. German, private watchman in the employ of
Angus smith, already at work preparing a boat to
get the body out. Directly Egan heard the de-
ScripllOn Of the body he said
THAT'S MY MANI
and so it turned out to be. The wagon was filed
with green leaves and the corpse placed upon the
leafy Ded covered over and brought to the MOrgue.
II was identified by Albert Smith the body OF
August Ehwig and others afterwards recognized
1t. So Egan got MS man, dead II not alive, and
August will nave his trial before a greater than