, 1874-11-09
The Allen County, Ind, Alb"
duction Case.
One Of the Girls Supposed TO ee in
St. Anne, III.
Remarkable Murder Trial'..A Father
Convicted on His Daughters
Testimony.


Horrible Tragedy in CtncinNntI-A
niun Ilur&irred and His 110dr Isurll-
sd in n ranncrv Furnace.
Special Disualch to The Chictten Tribune.
c1NclSNATt, Nov. a.-Onn OF tloRo sensational
horrors that wi'! quicken tho blood ot any cons-
1nunty occurred hole laat niuilt at 10 o'clock,
but did not coma to light until 7 o'clock ths
morning II lappened in The yard Of a tannory
fu tho centre OF the northern part Of the city,
cornor Of Livingston street and Gamble alley.
It was
THE MURDER
Of single man, 26 yuarH Of ago. named Norman
Bohllling. WHO was employed in tho tannery, aud
R1opt III QUO Of tho outhousos. no1t to tho
stables, acting as private watchnun. lie
MAS attacked by two ment It Is
supposed, who stabbed him with a dung-forkt
and boat him With cnbH, until he' wns dead or
insensible. Ho struggled with tlom in tho
small stable until overpowcrod. Tho blood
marks show that they must hayo fought arouud
and uuder the horse TINT WAS standing there,
dumb Witness Of the horror. Then tloy dragged
him diatnnco Of 80 OF 40 foot to tho furuAce,
opened Ill iron door about IL inches gqnare, and
1nnmcd him through into n hot-hir chamber
Mndor tho boiler, The great heat OF which, acting
like an oyon,
CONSUMED HIN
beyond all chnnce Of recognition. When the
ralnainB were found this morning and dragged
out shey woro in fragments. Tho trunk was
ehriveled. ,char1ed and completely baked. Tlcro
WIS but little of tho skull loft, aud tho thigh
bones wero taken out separately. with hut little
Of tho flesh left on them; also, tho bones Of his
fngers, toes. etc. Two men were arrested Oh
Auspicion, under strong crcunsthntal evidence.
Tho first ono arrested IL Andrew Egner, Cor
Map. 43 ycnra Of age, who keeps saloon aid
cooper-Bhop Immediately adjoinrng this place.
schiIling, tho murdered ulan. boarded with Eg-
ner lust spring. He was accused Of having
8EDCOEp EaNERs DAUGHTER,
1G yeara Of ago. Who Schillsng had not denied
that ho had intercourse with this girl, he had do
clared thath Was not the only man, nor tho first.
Gu tho 9Th OF June lass. this girl died in the hos
pta Of the city iu childbirth. On TINT day Eguor
and Ills SOD, . boy Of IL yeasy, attacked Schal-
Ing with clubs, in this eamo yard, aud bruised
him badly. Had not assistance como to him
tloy would have killed him. Egnor WAS nued
So IN tho Police Court. and held in bonds Of
5000 to keep tho peace, but he swore then. and
eaid repeatedly after TINT, TINT
nE WOULD Kill. scu1ILINa
when chnuce should OCCUR. Tne second man
arrested il George Rufer, also employed in the
tanuery. There is evidence that ho was han E
Ing around the place shortly before tho murder.
When arrested this afternoon his face was found
70 be badly scratched, which ho says
nsr. ass' ss ,ss ss ae.sns Lii ss Of Last M PsE s5@s
on bis oyes and forehead. He and Egner we're
together last night, drinking in Esnera saloon.
There is an hours difference III tleir Btory 40 to
tho time of their aeparasion. They both deny
any knowledge whatever Of the affair. The moat
remarkable feature Of this thing. next to tho
HIpE0Us COMPLETENESS
Of tho murder, Is tho fact TINT. but for tho stu
pidity Of old boy, Schillinea life might
have been saved, o. at least his m.lraerers
caught on the spot. This boy WIS in the act Of
going to bed, in hia ROOM, in building within
40 foot Of tho .place, when he hoard tho noise Of
q scufile, and SO Of man choking. He ran
down to the alley and shouted through tho
fence to sahiling, !" Herman, is that you 7"
schi!ling answesod. "yes." and:shat somebody
waa killing him. This remarkable specimen OF
ayonng man, who Ia big and stout enough to
handle any ordinary man, states that he shouted
"Watch!" walked around the square, but
couldn't find policeman, failed TO mention the
circumstance to a private watchman who was
standing near BY, camo back to tho place,
YELLED TO THE NUnDEnEn3
to bo quiet as the police were on hand went to
bod, passed sleeplesB night, and mover spoke Of
the affair to anybody until this morning, whon
like good son, he told hlB mother.