, 1875-12-18

Aherward. when neiRhborin1 farmer. ~ho hAp.
pen cd TO DO 1t the houso aud who owod Alhavd
4 small amount Of money. asked Hallenscholt
what had become Of him. Iio wta surprised to
lear tbs old man naT tl,A.
ALRA*D HAD aux OFF.
Thor had walked out to tho fence. whom he
said. ~ Rnc@s he wil come back for hia wife"
no" excitedIy replied Ha)cnschelt, 'he will
never come back here he is gone never to re-
turn." There Was eomethlng. 10 strange In sho
old n1an'a n.aunor aud ompfasie that Ills neigh
boris curio.tY and snsriclon vera At onco
aroused. Wti!o IN tho home. ho had neon ann,c
af Albawd'r r!o:hea hanging ur. and At onse
eSss "e%: a1Ty y IT, IT, sSe' IT,,
.aa.n uoue Of lin fev effects, nor
n1en bis eloshiu2: With him. Tho farmer
went IN tho village. .at'l told Of tho
raFno tltne expressing hlh fears Tint Alhawd had
been foulIy dealt With. Ihe ncIRI.bors to canl-
,nunicated with canle 10 tho s1ruc conclusion.
and on tho strength of their ellspiciona. Jlstice
rctt. Constable 1tobinaon immediately proccod-
ri with sinai! posec to tho tarm to make tho
arrcn:. w!loro they asrivcd about > o'clock in tho
morning. Hntfcngcheit was called from hss bed.
a:sl. before ho waH aware Of tho ru1poas OF his
visitors stepped out Oil the porch.
WHERE he MAS AHHEG1En.
Tto officer uiA moi aloS him to 80 back into tho
l4ouso for lin clothca, which wcre tllroHn
to him iron, tho window. and tbs
party returned To tho village with thor prisoner
+At the ttnao 1T thu arrest ho vas asked il In nm
aereiood The rcahlug 0! tho variant, and for
what he was Atrestcd. l1o replied snllcn!y that
he did; tia! he kuc7 oil about 1t, but ho re-
fuHel to rxkiain the disappearance OF bis sou-tn-
law: or throw aay light on the n1attor.
While. hia captora were easihied that uaffen-
schcit knar mora Of the whereabouts Of the
rnteslnr man than be wond tell, and that hon.
icldo. II not murder, had been committed. they
l,nI} Ar{l 3,n1f hsrr, I.In
commitment to the CtNnty Jait at Hermann.
1lAlleneeheis vAs, therefore, held III Tho v1i-
lage wlnle throe men. Charles aud Henry
Walkinx,:and Dr. Slscse. Of D!ako returned ~
ueccrtsin, il possible, tho fato of Alb.ud. whom
they believed that f3allenscheit had killed. They
succeeded better than they bopod, Whom 4hoy
arrived At the farm. 3!rB. Hatieuschcit maai-
fcsted grcnt anxiety rs to tho safety of hor h,s-
band, asking the party, it they would kin him At
Drake Hhe VAS told he wuuId not be lIur: II
she voultl tell them 'ese A!bawd wAa. She re.
pliod th&s AlbAud mud Ha!ionsche.t
HAD HAD 4 FIGHT
at tho ef'odstone ono evening, and that tlbawd
hi1 rim awny and did not return. Tho
daughter wAa questioned but deniod knowing
anything about tho fight, saying she Was a milo
swag on tho farm Sf'or it occurred. When told
thAt tho farm WAS not half-a-1nilo across iu any
direction. she admitted she had seen them fight
Ing. but did not know whoro A1ha.d wont.
" fIalleuscleit has killed him." said Dr. Suess,
"anl NC want to know what ho did with tho
body." slight ra!los passed over tue facos OF
their Ii. adj II, deniul. After further question.
nE tho mother turned to her dsuEbtcr ard
sad: "WIlhemna. this Will come out and He
had better tell The mon all about it," Where
| upon Ehe confeased that
I1EH nUauASi, nAp FILLED ALEAwD
tue morning Aftor tho fight. 1t: tito garret Of the
house. When asked 10 show where The ruSy
was sl,o ut first refused. hu: suffered herself to
lie led in direction she had indicated will, III r
hand aud, when atout 80 yards from the aou.r,
pointed to = small brush. piIo By a branch.
Upon removing tho brush and few inches OF
| earth 4 human body, slightly decomposed. WIS
discovered. which the daughter said vas tllat OF
Albnwd, her husband Tho bodr was mixed.
| With tho exception OF . torn and bloody shirt
aud the insernent hsd been 70 imperfect that
the knecs we're Exposed aud I portion OF the
| trunk had been eaten by dogs.
It waB not yet suspected TINT thu two women
whcn her statement vhs taken. tie vito told .
| story Of tho killing which shuTed shat nac and
! Lor mother Wero, II possible,
| EsEH aionE cALIt3TB AMI INITIAL
| thnn Hnllenschelt had bren.
lIor statement at tho Inquest AMI at her trEa
was that. Aftcr tho fight betwce1 the tno neu 3
tho gr,uiatone On TIN evening Of tho 10th June
OF they had quoted down, aud the family retire:
for tho night. Tue house Is story -and-n-hal
log houae. aud both men and their wives sler
~ store-roo1n or loft. In IT, Aoreyer, tho.i
| was 4 lounge that VIE not uscd. lu tlls morning
hlbAwd got up hotno t1rnc before daylight, M
before 4hc othot8 wefo awake. and taliuE snEu
calico l.o hal purchased for hts wifo tie day be
foro, and somo OF her clothing. went up into til
loft anti lay down UPON them on the lounge
Shortly before daylight, tho rest Of tho fsmtl
| got up, sud Eallenschet wont tn the barn t.
back, shyinE that Chris- Waa lyin: en- VII
! .eimlna'a shings up stniss, and would no
give thom to her. Tic old nun muttorc
FomothnC, and, without rafting = moneut
started hastily up. Horc, just as daylight M
breLking.
| THE fEaKIci. aTnuGuLE
ensued that ended In the murder Of Albawl. Til
women were soon attracted to the spot by til
noise OF tho light. When thes reached tho hea
Of tho stst,s, they SAW tie two ueu Engaged In
desperate dght; t;-Albaw! lying Gu hfs back o
throat aud cheol. while tho laster was HsElkin
with lis fists. When Hallenschait SAW his wifi
! hnt daughter, ho 1notlonca 10 them for he'r
Tbs women spranG to his assistance. AMI
seixing the doomed man'H wrsts, held hi
AIMS back ovoE Lila hesd, willie the old mar
with the turv Of 4 demont began boating hun |
] the tace. Wilhelmins said her husband pegge
! for morcy while hnr father MAS tanfng the blow
upon asr face, bat thAs he continued to bent LII
until ho was senscless aud had coaacd to Htr'lG
gle. lIaIicnschelt.t told her TO hand hit
club that stood against tho chimney III til
loft. Wh'lo rho vaa booking fori II In the dit
| light Of tue place, Atbawd partially taisod, An
again begged psteouslv for h,s !ife,-bis 'uo.ho1
tn-le~ meanwhile holding his t!auds tach owe
tue bead Of tho lounge. The old man puld Il
attention to bis AppaAls, but atrs,ck him
FEARFUL nLoW IN TIE FACE
witt tho club. Alba vd sank back. aud Naliot
schoit continued to beat him until Ito was q:
sincs. The two women and tho old man the
dragged the body from tho lounge 10 sma
window i'll one end Of !hs lott and, taking 1t VI
threw it ont upon pile OF stones. It wah
thin time light enough for any one on tha far'
or psassnE to haye seen thom toss tho body Of
Vt tue window. Halopscl!eit then went DO"
stairs and wheeled tho body to the bra1lch at
with III old shovel. Aus1 Tho brush that Yns
| Ut hkud, buried it whero it WAS found.
From this time up to hIs aEreB. uo efforts wei
mtde to hide tue trails OF their ctlulu. III
daughter said that tho noor OF tho garEet vi
10 slippery NTH blood that they could not bel
getting Ii on their shoos for Aome time af'el
ward; and the atsius we're thick upon tho VII
| dow. aud On tne logs &t The end OF tho house
nheu the officers visited Tho scene. four ua'
Aftctnald. Tie murdered mans c'otLos. ever
were not taken dorm from where they wet
ls.t -. Ill limit