The New York herald., 1874-11-09
KILLED and BAKED.
A Private Watot man in Cincinnati Beaten to
Death and Thrust into Fiery Furnace
The Corpse consumed-The Supposed
Murdsr,r r. Arrested-Strong
Circumstantial Evidence.

CINCINNATI Ohio, Nov. 9, 1874.
One or those sensational horrors that will
quicken the blood OF any community occurred here
last night at ten O'Clock, but did not come to
light until seven O'Clock tn s morning.
IL happened In the yard OF q tannery In the
centre OF the northern part OF the city, corner Of
Livingston street and uamble alley. IL was the
murder Of an unmarried man, twenty-six years
OF age, named Herman Schilltng, who was en-
poyed in the tannery and slept In one OF the out
houses next to the stable, acting private watch
man. He was attacked by two men. 1t Is sup.
posed. who stabbed MIN with a stable fork ana
beat him with clubs until he was dead or insensi.
BILE. He struggled with them in the small stable
until overpowered The blood marks show that
they must have fought around and under the
horse that was standing there. dumb witness OF
tho horror.
ROASTED coRPsE
They dragged him q distance OF thirty or
forty feet to the furnace opened an iron door
about fifteen inches square and jammed him
through into hot-air chamber under the boiler.
the CRATE OF which, acting like an oven, consumed
him beyond all chance OF recognition. When the
remains were found this morning and dragged
out. they were In fragments. The trunk was
shrivelled, charred and completely baked There
was but little OF the skull left, ana the thigh bones
left on them; also the bones OF fingers, toes, DC.
TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED
on suspicion, under strong circumstantial evi.
dence. The nrst one arrested Is Andrew Egner, q
German, forty-tnree years OF age, keeper OF
saloon and doing business In q cooper shop i'm
mediately adjoining the stable. schiling, the MUIR
dered man, boarded with Egner last spring. He
was accused OF having seduced Egner's daughter,
sixteen years OF age, and OF being the father OF
child with which she was pregnant. While Schil
ing had no; denied that he had intercourse with
this girl he had declared that he was not The only
man nor the 1rst. On the 9Th Of June this girl
died in the hospital Of the city in chiidbed. On
that day ERner and his son, boy OF fifteen years,
attacked Schilling with clubs In this same yard
and bruised him badly. Had not assistance come
to him they would have killed him. Egner was
nned IS IN the Police Court, and held in bonds of
repeatedly after that ne would kin schiiiing when
chance should offer.
the second man arrested is George Rufer. also
employed In the tannerv. There IS evidence that
the murder. When arrested this AFTERNOON his
says was done by his vile last night. There are
also evidences OF fist blows on HIS eyes aud fore.
drinking IN Egner's saloon. There IS a differences
OF hours IN their stories as to the time OF their
separation. They ooth deny any knowledge wnat-
ever or the AFFAIR. The most remarkable feature
OF this tning next to the hideous completeness OF
the murder, IS the fact that but or the stupidity
OF q siXteen-year-0d boy
sCHILLINGs LIFE NIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.
or, at least, his murderers caught on the spot.
This boy was in the act OF gong to bed In his
room in o building within forty feet OF the place
when he heard the noise OF schnie and as OF
man choking. He ran down 10 the alley and
shouted through the fence to Schillng. "herman,
IL that your scnlling answered "Yes," ana tnat
somebody was Killing him. This remarkable speci-
men OF young German American. VINO IS big and
stout enough to handle any ordinary mar, States
that he shouted '.Watchl' walked around tho
square, could not find policeman, .ailed to men,
was standing near BY, came back to the place,
yelled to the murderers TO quit rs tho police were
on hand. went to bed passed sleepless night
morning, when. like good son, he told his
mother.