, 1874-08-27
SHOCKING MURDER.
George Wolfcl, a Saloon-Koeper,
The Victim.
He Was Evidently Olubbed and
Stabbed to Death.
Arrest Of George Ebert, Charged with
the Crime,

Afoul and ahoolting rnurder-ths frat which
has occurred In thta orime-burdenod city for
over year-came 10 tho surface yesterday
morning at 0:a0 oclork, mud although =
party haa boon arrostod on suspicion of being
tho murderer. there Ia possibility, and
porhaps probability, TINT ho ia not tho guilty
party. THO circumstances Attending tho cri,no.
~ gloancd from the partioa concerned, aro as
follows.
TIE MURDERED MAN
ia George Wolfcl, German, born In Bavaria,
aud las boon kccplng saloon On tho northwest
corner Of Clark and Eighteenth streots in tie
basement. He was 80 yours old, and has borne
an excellent character % q good citizon aud an
industrious man.
TIE PRISONER
charged with the murder Of Wolfoi iB also Da-
yatian, and haB borne bad reputation as To
general habits, although no orimo has boen
charged agAtnat him before. Ills name Ia
George Ebert, and ho was we'll acquainted with
Wolfol.
On Tnoaday morning about O'Clock Ebert
lied at .Nolfel'a saloon. and tho lotter Informed
him tint ho was going to 1racoand Cemetery to
visit tho graves Of bis dead children and also to
hooper, near tho Cemetery, who, II appears from
Mrs. Wolfols statornont. was debtor Of Wolfel's
to tho amount Of a125.
TIE TWO atEN srAnTED OUT
together, aud, as related by Ebctt, thcv took Tho
etreet-ca1s, and wont to tho places indicated.
Woltei after visiting tho grnves, went into Gin
dorf's saloon. whoro ho talked privately to tho
latter, and, after romain'ng about two houra.
during which thoy drank two or three glasses OF
beer, Ebert and Wolfel took car aud camoo
gack. on arriving at tho corner Of State and
Eighteenth Htroeta, Woifct informed Ebert that
nc was going to Thlrty-f!fth atroet 70 trans.
act some business and requested him not
~ tell hlH tWoHolbJ "ilo. Ehert got OH
tho car and wont to tho sa!oon. This, he says,
was tue last no saw Of Wolfcl until he learned
OF hls deatn. II WAS o'clock In tho afternoon
wncn 20 !ol1 nlni, anu th's o1fcnnatance points
strongly to Ebert'a innocence.
Of Woiiel "Gro ere i9ana ny Caspar M1ute, wntoh-
man q. tno 4iiluole tcntfal fonhd.house. OIL tic
ieke aota at tho loot OF TTeuttoth stroot, In
thc basin, wn1oh has depth Of Or : feet Of
ahti haa evidently been boaton Win cino or
aonio othor weapon. Tho forehead WAS blaok-
e'lcu aud swolton, aud rod ma,ks wara
Visible all eyer tho front portion OF the bead:
BY knife, md another in the wrist. Ihorc WAS
a stab in the left breast aiHo. Tho body
wheu discovered ", vas LAYING in tue wator,
taco Downward. Tho watc!'tuan Immediately
Twenty-sccond Street Station. and tho latter
had tue remains takcn to the hlorguc. Tho
Coroner Waa notified and will proceed to ln-
sesttgate tho case today.
TIE ARREST.
Ohlcer John Murphy. on learning OF tue mat
Ter, went to Mrs. Wu1fel'B saloon. wlolo le
found and a,roatod Ebort. and locked him up in
TUG TwoMty:sacoud 8tract Ssation,
@ Moo hate s1ot TO- tue oesr last nbovo
afacoland, told hor Tint sho had better taxo
poison; that she would mover see George any
mnFe.; and before he loft her. asked lior It sho