The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-02
For People who Oppose Hanging.
MURDER IN Observation-Disclosures AND Con

MURDER IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CON-
FEssIoS OF the MURDERER. =
PHILADELPHIA, December 31.-Godfried
Kuhnlc, q German baker, on the Frankfort
road below Girard avenue, was murdered
this morning in the bake-house by young
German in his employ. The murderer rob.
bed the house of tifty.five dollars, and at
tempted to kill Kuhple's wife in her bed. He
then fled, but has since been captured by
the police in neighboring lager.beer saloon.
The murderer was an apprentice, Known
only as Fritz. Kuhnle was killed with q
blow of shovel while engaged in leaning
into barrel Of flour, causing bis death In
stantly. Fritz then went into the room OF
his wife and attempted to stranglc her, but
she awoke and struggle ensued. He beat
and bit her, and after oyerpowering her
pushed her under the bed, believing her to
be unconscious. He then robbed the bureau
of all the money it contained, and changed
his clothes in an upper room. Mrs. KuhDle
upon revivng locked her door and alarmed
the neighbors, but the murderer escaped
from the house. He was captured, from the
description given the officers, he having lost
the little finger of his left hand. The muir.
derer calls himself Frederick Heidenblut,
and confesses the crime. The money was
found on him.
Mrs. Kubnle tells as follows the terrible
story: "About nine weeks ago young Ger
man man named Fritz came to work for my
husband. He was the only man he had
employed. They appeared 10 work harmo.
niously together. We never had any trouble
in the house. / was usually in the habit oil
going to bed about half-past 0 o'clock; my
husband and Fritz, who worked all night,
slept early In the evening and arose ut half
past 10 O'Clock. They then prepared to go
to work in the bake-house. Last night
went to bed as usual. Isuppose that my
husband and Fritz went to bake at the usual
time. think it was about O'Clock this
morning when l was startled By a man COIN
ing into the room. at once recognized him
as Fritz. lie jumped into the bed, and with
one hand seized me about the abdomen and
with the other by the throat, almost
strangling me. He did not speak a
word, and / was unable to do so.
In the struggle think / scratched
him in the face, but he bit of piece of my
ear, as you see, and the point of my left fiu'
ger. He then went to the bureau drawer
fthis was in the second-story front room]
and took out $55. he then left the room
and went up stairs into the garrett where
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Next. T. heard him, go down. stairs and
60 out. 1t was about 4 O'Clock. before
was able to rise from the bed. Then I went
down stairs and gave the alarm, calling fol-
my husband. He did not answer, end !
went into the bake-house where found
him under. the bench dead. At once /
aroused the next-door neighbors." Mrs,
Kuhnle's footsteps to the next house were
tracked with blood. The neighbors and Pc Ire
responded quickly and found the murdered
man. The bake.house is small room fifteen
by ten feet, with trolighs all around it.
Appearances indicate that Kuhnle was
about half done bis nights work. The
dough had all been kneaded; two tubs OF 1t
stood on the floor; a number Of burnt-up
loayes were in the oven, and a number sol
others Just kneaded were in. the trough,
He had been struck from behind with 9
blunt instrument, on the left oceipital bone.
and be must have. died almost Instantly
There was some warmth about the neck
when Mrs. Kuhnle' first found him.. sHg
The coroner held an inquest this after.
noon, and q verdict was rendered that de
ceased came to his death by wounds inflicted
by Fritz, who was committed for trial,