The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-17
A VIOLENT CRIME.


dOh1SlbLE O6E4mA 11ON.
MAN AND BURNED IN A FUR
OF a FATHER--A
STORY OF SEDUCTION AND REvENGE-MYs-
FERROUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, of the 9th inst,
contains a full account OF most diabolical
crime in that city on Saturday night, from
which the following extracts are taken:
Scarcely have we lone recording the partic-
ulars of one of the greatest conflagrations
that has occurred in our city for years than
we are called upon to describe the foulest
murder that has ever darkened the escutch-
con of our state. A murder so atrooious and
so horrible that the soul sickens at its re-
voting detalls-a murder that was probably
FASTENED by the fire; for, though vengeance
could be the only prompter of two of the
accused murderers, fear of a dreadful secret
coming to light may have been partly the
impelling motive that urged on
the third to the bloody deed
as will be found further along in
our story. The scene of the awful deed was
II. Freiberg's tannery on Livingston street
avenue. and Immediately opposite the ruins
of M. Werk 81 Co.'S candle factory. Her
man Schilling. the murdered man, and An
draes Egner, George Rufer and Frederick
Egner, his suspected murderers. The story,
as near as we can obtain it, and Invested of
unnecessary verbiage, is as follows: Her
man Schiiling. the deceased, has been en-
ployed by Mr.. Freiberg for some time, and
formerally boarded with the elder Egner,
who keeps q saloon and boarding house at
No. 153 Findlay street, on the lot immedi-
ately west of the tannery, q connected
with it by means of a gate. Egner possessed
q daughter Julia, about fifteen years of age,
who's morals, from common report, were
none OF the best, and she and the deceased.
became very intimate. In fact, so intimate
did the become that Schilling was found by
the father, late one night,
IN HER BEDROOM,
under circumstances that proved that they
were criminally so, and Schilling only
escaped the fathers vengeance at the time
by jumping through the window to the
ground and temporary safety. Egner
claimed that Schilling had seduced his
daughter, which charge was denied by the
! accused, who. while admitting his criminal
connection with the girl, alleged that he was
| not the first or only one so favored. At all
events, the girl became pregnant and died
at the hospital on the 9th of August last
from cancer of the vulva, being seven
months advanced in pregnancy at the time.
The same day Egner and his son
Frederick attacked Schilling in the
lanyard with oak barrel slaves, and
in all probability would rave killed
him then and there but for the interposition
of bvstanders. Schilling had the Egners ar
rested for this assault and battery, and they
were tried and convicted before Squire
True, each being fined $50 and costs for the
offense, and being held in 5000 bonds to
keep the peace toward him for one year.
After the trial the elder Egner swore, in his
own bedroom, that he would have chilling's
life for the wrong be had lon him, and he
has repeated these threats on several occa-
sions since. After the discovery of the Grim
inal intimacy with the girl, Schilling left
Egner's house and took his meals thereafter
at the house of G. Westenbrock, 126 Findlay
street, and sleeping in a room in a shed oil
the tannerv. Last Saturday night Schilling
left Westenbrock's house about 10 o CLOCK
for his sleeping apartment, and as far as il
now known this was the
LAST TIME BE WAS SEEN ALIVE
by any one who knew him except his muir
derers. About 1880 O'Clock a stout you'll
of 16, named John Hollerbach, residing or
Central avenuejust above Livingston street
came home and entered his residence by
the rear of it's yard, opening on Gamble
alley. He proceeded to his room in the
back ofthe second floor of the dwelling, anC
disrobed for bed. He had scarcely done 81
when he heard the noise of a violent scuffle
apparently proceeding from the alley bach
of his house, and hastily looming his gar
ments again he dashed down stairs, to 6nC
that the noise came from the stable of the
tannery, and knowing Schilling well HI
called to him in German: Herman, il
that your" The reply came, Eyes
John, John, John, come. And help me
some n is killing me.' uttered a.
if the speaker was being choked or stified
"Who is it," was the next query. The an
cuvar ~ CO in1icfinof that nOkhf.- .o-I
> be made of it, and Hollerbach shouteC
Murder, murder, let that man alone, or
will come in and shoot you" No RESPONSE
was made to this threat save the gurglinl
noise of the strangling man, and Holler
bach, frightened almost to death, started OuI
the alley and down Livingston street in
r quest of a policeman. He saw the light o
the lantern of the private Waterman o
Werk's place, but not knowing that he haC
the W of arrest, so runs the boys strange
story, he did not call mis- attention to the
matter, and after vainly seeking fol
a policeman on several streets without
calling or making any cutlery for them, ht
returned to his room, passing by the stable
where the foul deed had been committed
hearing. he thought, a dragging noise as BIZ
went by. Upon regaining his room he was
afraid to go to sleep, and sat up all night il
fear and trembling. About z o'clock yester
day morning, Schilling's boarding boss
Westenbrock, who is also an employe of Mr.
Freiberg, came to the grated Gamble alley
, gateway of the tannery to groom the hors,
in the stable. He found the gate locked
and called for Schilling. Of course b,
received no response, until his repeated call
attracted the attention of Hollerbach, VIII,
/, looked out of his window and said, q,
, shouldn't wonderif Herman was killed las
night" "Come here and climb the gate,
! said Westenbrock. Hollerbach did as de
sired, and opening the gate admitted hi
partner. The pair at ones cund that