The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-19

Question. Who was it that proposed
to put him in the furnace
Witness. George Rufer.
Z. Was he dead or alive when you
put him in the furnace!
w. He was dead. | couldn't see him
move.
Q. Where were you when the muir
der was proposed!
W. In my fathers bar-roou.
@, Who first proposed the killing!
W. George Rufer and father said
it was right. George said should 20
along and help. And this is all have.
to say. FRED. EGNER.
Attest: PHI. MALEY.
The boy Fred. Egner first consented
to tell the whole story, about o'clock
this evening. to newspaper reporter
and the sheriff. Coroner Maley then
had it repeated in his presence and be-
fore Ruler. Rufer denied it utterly.
and called the boy the meanest kind of
liar. Afterward the boy repeated
the story in the presence of his father
who was almost wild when he heard Of
it. He declared the boy was crazy,
and called him all manner of names.
The boy was entirely sober. and says
he does not expect any reward for what
he has said. He is of dull intellect,
and seems almost scared to death.
THE sHUDDER1NG HORSE.
There are several instances connected
with the scene of the horrible tragedy
which must come under the head of
circustantial evidence. We have al
ready referred to the great size and fe-
rocity of the dogs guarding the premi-
ses, and their peculiar quietness during
the performance of the hideous crime
as conclusive proof that the murderers
must have both been very familiar with
the premises and thes1astiffs. When
we visited the tannery late last night in
company th Messrs. Fanny and Duy-
eniek to take sketches of the buildings,
we found it impossible to gain entrance
by reason of the dogs ferocity. An
other curious fact is the condition in
which the horse, the dumb witness of
that frightful crime, was found this
morning-shuddering and trembling
from head to hoofs, his eyes wild with
terror. Petting and carressing availed
nothing, and the whole forenoon the
animal was in perfect tremor of fear.
THE FIvE-PRoNGED FORK,
used by the murderers either to kill
their victim, or to stuff his body into
the furnace, was found in the stable,
with blood and hair still adhering to it,
and suspender buckle on the fourth
prong. 1t is curious that a similar sus-
pender buckle was found among the
ashes of the furnace.
Besides the fork, long stake, sharp
ened to a spear-like point and dyed at
the smaller end with blood, appears to
have served In the deed of murder. A
small broom had evidently been used
to brush up the blood, as it was CON-
pletely crusted with thickly crusted
gore. How it happened that the muir
derers could have been careless enough
to leave such damning evidence against
them we can scarcely imagine.
Cincinnati kilograms, Nov. H.
Further testimony was taken in the
inquest on the remains of Herman
Schelling. An important feature of it
was the discovery Of key in the ashes
of the furnace, where his body was
burned. This key is identified as the
one Schelling used that night to lock
the inside gate. This will aid materi-
ally in identifying the remains as his.
The second confession of young Egner
was read to him to-day, and he swears
| to its truth. The verdict is that
"Andreas Egner and George Rufer
killed the deceased, and Fred. Egner
was accessory" Egner's second con-
fession was obtained after much per.
suasion, and promises that it would be
better for him to tell the whole truth.
The parties who obtained it were not
detectives nor officers of the law.
SECOND DISPATCH.
George Rufer has made a confession
tonight to the coroner. It required
three hours to get the whole matter
from him. His story is that he was
drunk; that he had been that day dis
charged, and Address Egner told him
that he would not have to work so hard
if he would help to kill Schciling. lie
says he was SO drunk he hardly knew
what he was about. He then gave the
details Of the murder much the same az
young Egner did, only he charged all
active participation in the deed on
Young Egner and his father, and says
he only kept watch and kept quiet. In
dignation is so great among the Ger
mans that double watch is kept about
the Jail to prevent lynching.
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