, 1874-09-28
l. Vicious Stepfathcr Stabs Ills
Daughter Thirteen Times.
One Of the Most Shocking Gases
Of Cruelty Ever Recorded.
The Victim Poor Sewing
Girl Of II Years.
The Would-Be Murderer the Parent Of
His Daughters Offspring.

Ono of tho mont vicious and cruel attempts at
murder over mado in this city occurred last mid
night ut No. 2l0 North Wels street. A German,
II yoanrs old, named William Fisher, stabbed
his ssopdaughter, kato Miller, \ poor sowing-
girl, II years OF ago, iu thirteen different places
with pocket-knifc. lhs unfortunate creature
was cut in
TERRlDLy SnoCKINa MANNER,
and without castBe or provooAson. The wounds
are OF tho most dangerous kind, and but faint
hopes aro entertained by tho physicians Of tile
girls recovery.
Fibhor bcarn a bud reputation, as vicious and
desperate character. and haa been employed
at tapnory on Hawthorne avonuo. A ycar
ago lie attempted tho ruin Of his atepdanghter.
aud succeeded, aft0r threatening to tako hor
life, ard placing revolver At her bead. She
gave birth to child sevon months old, mud, after
hor recovery from tho lllhesa consequent thore-
on, left l,er homo, and
ENGAGED ~ BEwINa-o1RL
in ahlrt-tns.!ufactory, anu found lodgings at
tho Aouuo Of John Doneuald, No. 2l0 North
Wells street. whoro the stabbing took place.
About two months ago the girls mothor died,
leaving Fisher to take caro- Of a son and stop
Ron, aged and 12 yearB respectively. Tho girl
aatos that her etepfather Threatened, some time
ago. to kilI bcr and hiB TWO sonB, and then take
Ills own life. How uoll ho kept his word, the
About II o'clock Fisher left his homo On Oak
street, near Larrabee and
WENT 70 DESEwA1Da HOUSE.
The family md AliHs Miller had retired and A1r.
Donewald informed Fisher that ho could not Beo
her. He insisted on having some converaaton
with the girl, and Mrs. Donewala arose and let
him In. Miss Miller occupies small chamber
in tho front part Of tho second floor Of the
houso, md nd s;,n sseSss Is gained b. passn1g
sy .1eoping 'ls room. A' Fiahsr want to tt ths
front part of the latters apart tment and
MiHn Miller arose and dressed herself and
sat down. Fisher accused her Of criminal con-
duct and bad assocIato.s, and upon the girls
donial Of it ho drew pockot-knifo and
RUSHED UpoN HER WITH PIERCE FURY.
She rotreated into her room, and tho brutal
father thrust the ahnrp-edgcd knife a.
os t With ill., murioFous o,o intent ne dfoys hc,G
arms, and abdomen, and in about two minutes'
limo had inflicted no less than thirteon ssabs,
Tho Girl screamed loudly for help, and 1t ono
time crawlod under tho bod
70 ESCAPE THE DEMONS WRATH.
Mr. Denowa]a jumped cut OF bed in trfnk-
uoapon with which ho could attack Fishnr !;
but before he could do so the nend
rushed madly. through, the room aud ran
down tho atairnay. DenoVa1d snatchad q
pursued him, and was about to strike the would
be murderer over the bead whom his wife caught
his arm and
CAUSED H1M TO DEslsr.
Fisher ran away and escaped for a time, but
Onicer As,lerB found him on tho corner Of Lar
1abee street and Chicago avonue fow minutes
aftor IL o'clock and arrested him. He asked
Fisher whore he belonged. and ho told him ho
lived on Milwaukee aronue, and was going home.
Tho prisoner had been home and changed his
tho houte when Ahlora discovered him
and TOOK him on suspicion OF being
tho party. On arriving nt Chicago Aycnuo Sta
tion, Fisher was Identified ut onco 4 tribune
reporter visited lin in his cell, and On question:
lug him, through an interpreter, ho
DENIED ALL KNOWLEDGE OF TIE CRIME
point blank, aud assorted ha Innocence.
lIo ia a small man, with dark, lowering
features, and small black and stnbby chin
whjakor lie has beea frequcantor ct ssoons
The poor victim Of tho bloody work:
altar receiving tho wounds. became drenohed
in gors. and was lifted from tho
floor III helpless and weak condition. .Dra. d.:
at onco proceeded to dress the injuries aud p1acc
tho sufferer in as comfortable position AZ pos
asblc. They found evidences Of
4. DESPERATE BTHuddLE
in the shape OF ugly cuts on tho hands and
sevared. There were fonr wounds on tho
scalp, four on tho neck. one deep and
loug ono on tho loft shoulder. ono under tho
right arm, thfen acroEa tile night wriHt, Que
through tho nose, and ono penetrating the lowor
portion of the body,
Sergeant Biacholf and Officer Alllers were at
TIE scENE OF THE ATTEMPTED MuNpEn
Immediately after hearing cry for
holp.; and the latter wont In search
Tho anto could not be founif. Fisher
vas booked for an ashanti NTH : deadly weapon,
with intent to commit murder, and tho cAsoi d
clear one agaiust him.