The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-11-13
A Horrible ReVenXo,

oaub!e Alley, IL was
THE MURDER
of a single man, % years of age, named
Herman Schilling, who was employed
in the tanncry, and slept in one Of the
outhouses, next to the stables, acting
us private watchman. He was attacked
by two men, it is supposed, who stab.
bed him with dung-fork, AMI beat
him with clubs, until he was dead or in.
sensible. H. 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 the horror. Then they
dragged him distance Of 80 or 40 feet
to the furnace, opened an iron door
about Is inches square, and jammcd
him through into a hot.air chamber
under the boiler, the great heat Of
which, acting like an oven.
CONSUMED HIM
beyond all chance of recognition.
When the remains were found in the
morning and dragged out they were in
fragments. The trunk was shriveled,
charred and completely baked. There
was but little Of tho skull left, and the
thigh bones were taken out separately,
with but little Of the flesh left on them;
also, the bones Of his fingers, toes, etc.
Two men were arrested on suspicion,
under strong circumstantial evidence.
The first one arrested is Andrew Egner,
German, 43 years of age, who Keeps
saloon and cooper-shop Immediately
adjoining this place. Schilling, the
murdered man, boarded with Egncr
last spring. He was accused OF having
sEDCCED EGNER's DAUGHTER,
lG years of age. While Schilling had
not denied that he had intercourse with
this girl, he had declared that he was
not the only man, nor the first. On
the 9th of June last, this girl died in
the hospital of the city, in child birth.
On that day Egner and his son, boy
of Is years, attacked Schilling with
clubs, in this same yard, and bruised
him badly. Had not assistance came
to him they would have killed him.
Egner was fined SIS in the Police Court,
and held in bonds of 5000 to keep the
peace, but he swore then, and said re-
peatedly after that, that
HE WOULD KILL sCf11LL1NG
when chance should occur. The Sec
ond man arrested is George Rufer, also
employed in the tanncry. There is
evidence that he was hanging around
the place shortly before the murder.
When arrested this afternoon his face
was found to be badly scratched, which
he says was done by his wife last night.
There are also indications of fist blows
on his eyes and forehead. lie and
Egncr were together last night, drink.
ing in Egner's saloon. There is an
hours difference in their stories as to
the time Of their separation. They
both deny any knowledge whatever Of
the affair. The most remarkable fca'
ture Of this thing, next to tho
HIDEous COMPLETENESS
Of the murder, is tho fact THAT. but for
the stupidity of l0.ycar.old boy,
Schilling's life might have been saved,
or at least his murderers caught on the
spot. This boy was in the act of going
to bed, in his room, in building within
40 feet Of the place, when he heard the
noise of a scufflc, and as of a man
choking. He ran down to the alley
and shouted through the fence to Schil'
ling, Herman, is that you!" Schil'
ling answered, "Yes," and that some
body was killing him. This remark.
able specimen Of a young man, who is
big and stout ,noug h to handle any or
binary man, states that he shouted
"Watch" walked around the square
but couldn't find policeman, failed tc
mention the circumstances to a private
watchman who was standing near by
came back to the place,
YELLED TO THE NuRDERERs
to be quiet as the police were on hand
went to bed, passed sleepless night
and never spoke Of the affair to any.
body until this morning, when, like 9
good son, he told his mother.
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Nov. l0.--Late last night
Fred Edger confessed to Coroner Maley
that George Rufer killed Herman Schil
ling. He says he saw the struggle be-
tween them from the gate.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 10.-Youne
Eencr in his confession states thai
George Rufer left his fathers bar-room
at 10 o'clock Saturday night, went
through the gate from the stave yart
and hid himself in the harness
room, and that he, Egner, posted
himself by the gate and watched
At five minutes past 10 Schilling lei
himself into the yard by the gate o,
Gamble alley, and then the struggl'
commenced. Rufer had previousl,
armed himself with a long piece c
board. As soon as the struggle began
Schilling cried out: 'Watch! Muir
der - but no one appeared to hell
him, and the. voice was soon choke'