The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-05
BLOODY MURDER.
A Man and Wife Assaulted,
The Wife Instantly Killed
Two Men and a Wsma, ths Nurdsrsrs
From the St. Paul Dispatch. Nov Q

IuAo SAI"' AA0 ViClLu III ILLS case, WHO
with her husband resided on Tenth
street, near St. Peter, was Mrs, Lick,
formerly Mrs. Hayes, whose first hus-
band was killed about three years ago
while digging we'll. last winter she
married Joseph Lick. who was wild.
over having six children, while Mrs.
Hayes had five children. Mrs. Hayes
owned lot, on which herself and her
husband have just erected new story
and'a-half house, in which they, with
the children of both parties, resided.
To account in some manner for the
foul deed in which female figures so
prominently, it may be necessary to
state that about year ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Lick rented portion of their lot
for $2o per annum to Raap and his wife,
and that shortly after that ill-feeling
sprang up between the families, which
has continued ever since, the aid of
the police and City Justice having had
to be invoked to restrain the parti es
from inhicting serious injuries on each
other. Lick and his wife are represent.
ed to have oeen peaceable, hardworklng
people, Lick being in the employment
of II. j. Taylor as teamster, while Rap
was employed as plasterer's laborer,
and both him and his wife, the latter
particularly, being noted for extremely
quarrelsome dispositions. Lauden.
schl@ger is brother of Mrs. Lick, and
all the parties reside on Tenth street, a
short distance from St. Peter.
The scene of the murder was crowd.
ed all day by curious individuals and
amateur detectives. who turned over
the boards and other lumber in the
yard, anxious to discover the instr~
meat with which the bloody deed was
committed, and it required the services
OF three or four policemen to prevent
them from forcing themselves into the
house where the inquest was in pro-
gresS. A pool of blood on the outside
and near the sidewalk leading to the
house, in which the unfortunate de-
ceased was found lying. was surrounded
by large crowd all day, who seemed
to be attracted to the spot like a parcel
Of carrlon crows.
Inside as you entered the house, in
the center Of the floor, lay the body of
the murdered woman, her head shat
tered and streams of blood diverging in
every direction from her head, so that
you conld scarcely pass the body either
In going in or leaving the house without
stepping in it. The body had a cover.
let of some description thrown over it.
and with its surroundings was sicken-
ing sight which would require strong
nerves to look at.
In an inner room, the bedroom of
the unfortunate pair. lay Nj. Lick with
his head and wrist bandaged up. and
his face cut in several places, showing
unmistakable evidence of the savage
treatment he had received. He was
perfectly conscious, however, but
serious fears of Inflammation setting in
are entertained by the attending phy-
slcians. His nervous system has evil
IDENTIFY received terrible shock, and
he knows nothing whatever of the
tragic fate of his wife.
but makes constant inquiries after her
condition. sometimes praying n moving
terms that she may be broug hit into the
same room to him, so that he may sat-
isfy himself as to her condition.
This morning about ten o'clock the
County Attorney and Coroner were in
attendance and took the following
ANTE-MoRrBM DEPOSITION
Invent away little, after seven O'Clock in
the evening to visit Mr. johnson on Robert
street: stayed there about two hours and
halt and left about half past Line to come
home Z; came to my house by way of Tenth
street; my wife was leaning on my arm we
went into the kitchen which is separated
from tue main building; started . little
IRE and my wife took off her new clothes
and ans put on a linen coat belonging to one Of
a pan Of dough to bake bead nex.
AFTER she got through
we were about leaving the kitchen when
my wife said she was afraid for she thought
she saw some one at the window looking in.
she took up her clothes on he arm and let
the kitchen walking ON my LEFT hand side >
she had pocket book with about one dollar
In it in her right hand; walked ND to the |
steps Of my house and saw George Lauden- |
schlaeger sitting on Pile of boards; Mrs
Rapp sat next to him and her husband
Frank Rapp, sst on the ether side of this
pile; this was on the wet side of the
house; my wife supposed it was one oS 4
her sons named Theodore wLo is after some
girl, and called out s'Thsodore ~
As she said this, LaH1ensehlaegn struck i
heF right on the head; SAW the Blood. nj
cannot tell what the weapon was; it wasj
either an axe or a hammer: / heard tb-
blow distinctly think heard two blows:
1t the same time my wsAe was strulk,- Rarx,
caught me - the hack u the neck; he hsa
either a pieee OF iron Or hard wosd in his
hand; then fell down [Haadkerchief
produced which he had wrapped round his
neck lsThis handkerchief was not cut a. il
g now when put II On; when 4 was down
Ms Rapp cut me in the face
several times with knae
She then felt for ny throat
and she and Rapp tried to get their hands
under on my throat, but could not On &C.
count Of the handkerchief; Mrs. Rapp in
TO cut my throst cut the hand
kerchief; LAudenschheger attempted 70
pull me into the little creek By my hair;
and Mrs Rapp cut my right