, 1874-11-10
Confession Of a Murderer Who Was
Prayed for by Ills Victim.
a Milwaukee Woman Muir
ders Her Son and Com
mits Suicide.
A Catholic Priest in Philadelphia E1opes
with His 0rganist.


TuE TRIBUNE Of yesterday contained
tolographio aooount Of the n,urder Of Hormann
8uhilling, ut Cincinnati, tho discovery OF portions
OF his body In furnace, and tho arrest OF two
mon-Andreas Egnor aud George Rufor-on a,ia'
picion OF being the mutt1erora. Tho Enquirer.
in t.s report OF the occurrence, giros tho fol-
lowing horrible picture Of the appearance OF the
renaius Of the murdered IMAM:
IAN Enquirer reporter yisitod The eatabllsh-
ment somo houra later, accompanied by DIR.
bla1oy, md examined al1 10 far discovered OF
ous nlnss Of rocking ciudore, despite all efforts
Of the brutal tnurdorerd to hitlo their ghRBtly
crime, romain sufficiently intact to boar fright
ful witneBB agaiuse ethen.
I" On lifting tho coaiu-id powerful and neno-
tratiug odor strongly resembling tho smell Of
burnt boof, yet hoayior and fouler, filed tho
roum and almost stckened tho spectators. But
tho sight Of tho b1ack romans was far mors sick
enlng. Laid upon the clean whito lining OF the
coffin they rather resembled great shapeless
lumpa of half.burnt bituninouB coal than aught
oIsc at tho frat buried g1Anoe, and only closer
Investigation could enable strong -Htomachod
obaeryor to do.ect their ghastly character
masscs Of crnnlblin9 human bones, strung to-
another BY q htdcoua adhesion Of bnlf-molten
flesh, boiiod brainB, md jolllad blood mingled
With coal. Tho skull had burat like asholl in
tho tlorce furnaee-hoat md the rfolo upper
by the steam from tho boiling and bubbling
braiua. Only the postarior portion Of the
occipital aud parietal bonos. tho inferior and
superior maxillary, and aome Of the face-bonea
being Jagged, burnt brown in some apots, and in
others charred to black aahes. Tho brain had oil
boiled AWAY, except small wanted lump at tue
baso Of tbs skull about the sizo OF = lemon. It
was crispod and still warm to tho touch. On
pushing tho finger through tho crisp. the
interior felt about tho consistency Of banana
fruit, aud the yellow hbres seemed to rritla Like
worms in tho Coro.lsr's hands. The eyes wolv
cooked to bubblud ortapa in tho blackenod
sockets, aud tho bones Of tho nosa we're gone,
leaving Lidoous hole,
80 covered wore tho jawa and lower facial
bones With coal, crusted blood. and gunltny flesh,
that tho Coroner ut first supposed tho lowor
away the frightful skull-mask Of mingled hes6i
and coal and charrod grlHtle, howoser, tho Ertn-
ming teeth shono ghastIy white. Aud both jaws
wero found intact. Il,oy wero get together 30
firmly that It was found impossible to separate
For 10 great had boon The heat, that ths Coroner
mas ablo to cr,lnblc ono Of tho upper tseth in
his hngolB.
four four ii tue ioft; The middle portion
Of tho spinal column; tho liver, spleen,
and kidneys; tho polvio bopoa, tho right
and left humerns a ths fe@ora1 bones. n.
RDn tno Llpla anu nolh OF DOM laEhs Aue poay
hid burst opon at tho chest, and tho hoart and
lunga had been consumed. Tho liver raa sin,-
ply roasted and the kidneys fairly fried. There
is horrid probability that tile vretchod victim
waa forced into the furnace alivo, and suffered
all the agonios Of the bittereHt doath which man
can die. while wodged in tho flaming aue. Ills
teeth wero 30 terribly olinchod TINT more than
one spectator OF tho lideoun Bkult declared TINT
only tho most frightfui agouY could have
set those jaws together. Perhaps, stunned aud
h1n hlrf hntva nf hiA nhoaikz
ants, the Unconscious body OF tho poor German
Was forced into the furnace. Perhaps tho thruHts
Of tho &ssassln's pitchfork wcdgcd him atill
further into tho fiery boil or perhaps tho first
fro revived him to meet tho death Of f!au.o.
Fancy tho shrie}ss for mercy. tho mad expostl1la-
ton, tho frlghtful fight for lifo, tho auporhnnan
xtruggloa for e1istence-h' century ct agony
foablor-the desperate struggles dying into
feoblo WrithingB And through all, tho grim
murderors, ECONOMICALLY pisiless. desilisily d g.
porate, gaaping with their oxortions to destroy
. ppor human lfe, looking on IN eilent triumph!
Poering into the furnace until tho ekulI ex-
ploded and tho stea,nng body burst, and tho
herr due hiasod like a hundred snakesl It MY
not DO trne-wo hope for poor htlsuanily's sake
it cannot be true but tie frightful secrets Of
inals and thelf God. They may DO brought to
acknowledge much; but surely nov0r 40 much
aa that re haye dazod to hint at"
A Conscience-StrickeMr Murderer.
TEnRB HAuTE, Ind, Nov. 9.-On the 10Th Of
October, Joseph Robbins, bridge-watchman at
Kaskaskia River, on tho Vandalia Rairoad in
Illinois, WAS murdered. Nathan Burgess, a
nelghbor Of RobbnB, was arrested by an official
Of Fayetto County, aud the esIdenos against
him was SO strong that he has mnde tho follow
ing confession in open court:
knew tho Vanlalia pay~car Ind passed that xftar-
noon, and had paid Robbins hia 1uonsh'p ~nHcs. go
that shotgun aud went to the bridge Az aplroach-
cd the wntch-house Ban, through the window. Rob
bins aiting inside. Ills shoulders and head only
hositated few minutes to listen If tbs report Of the
gun hud aroused any one I then went up to the
watclhouHe duor, and found Robbins lis kncea
praying. plainly heard him soy: 81 Oh God have
mercy tho ono who did tta. Spare him for Jbaus'
Rake." waa horrfcd sud turned aud ran did not
know where. did not enter the house nor touch the
door. His words haunt me still.
Thc Bun OF money for which Robbins WAS
murdered was 991. Tl,ero ia grent expitoment in
Fayette County, and threats Of lYnoAing burgess
aro frequent.
Commits Suicide.
Special Dispateh ia The cAlcaqo Tribune.
M.1mAuxEE, Nov. 9.-alazia Wagner, aged 81,
tho divorced wifo Of John stioron, aud q sistor-
in-law Of Edward Aschermap, tho woli-kuown
Tobacco co-mauufack,irer, at lalf-ph this morn