The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-10
Tile Egncr Mmrder 7riaI
RuFER ON THE STAND.

The Court convened at the usual hour,
and the crosse examination OF Officer
Knappe was resumed. Nothing new,
however, was elected. Officer Birn-
baum, the next witness called, in his
testimony in brief testified to The finding
of blood i'm the stable; tire taking out OF
bones from the furnace, and the circum-
stances connected with Egners arrest.
George Rufer was the next witness
called, and made his statement as fol-
lows:
l live about two squares away from
the tannery; Egner's property adjoins
the tannery; there was little gate lead
ing-intO the tannery at the rear end; |
was acquainted with Herman Schilling
I did general work in the tannery; quit
work at about O'Clock on the. 1Lh OF No
vember last; then went home; | never
had any trouble with Schilling before
[ then went to bal ber-shOp on Elm
street, but l did not stay; then went
home again, but the house was locked;
| took my child and went to Egner, S
house; Andreas Egner was there alone
l paid him what l owed him, and took
several glasses of beer; don't recollect
anything said to him at this time; on
ly stayed Il few minutes.
Atterward came to Egner's saloon
again; Andreas Egner was standing at
the front door alone; asked him for
beer, and lie said, 81 have only bottled
beer;" so took glass of wine. then
said, "That dirty - he gets everybody
out Of job" lie then said, at you had
known that you would have been dis
charged you would not have worked SO
hard Friday night at the fire." l made
no reply. Hc( Egner) then said, "lt you
had thrown handful OF matches in the
tannery Freiberg would have liked it
BETTER"
He then talked about his daughter.
After the trial in the Police Court On'the
9th OF August last he at one time said,
"Killing and burning is not bit too
good for that Schilling." That night we
again began to converse, and he COM
menced cursing Schilling. ! then went
out. Egner followed me-, and said:
"schilling got you out of a job, and he
took me by the arm to the small gate.
| saw Fred. Egner. Nothing was said
here.
Fred went with us; we then went out
into the lanyard. At this point the at
tofneys for the State objected to the de-
fenuants attorneys sitting too close to
the jury box. The Court maintained,
however, that they had. a proper posi-.
tion as long as they carried on their con-
ycrsation in a low tone of voice.
Examination resumed.-We then went
TO the house where Schilling slept. l
stood right behind Schilling's room; An
dreas Eguer went towards Gamble alley,
accompanied by Fred. Egner. Egner
when he left me told me to stand there
and wait. There were dogs III the yard
but they were not cross, any one could
70 into the yard at night. Fred. was also
acquainted With the dogs.
then started to go away, and Egner
followed me: he said, s'lf you leave the
yard before l do, FL run this fork
through yoy." | then went back TO the
same place; | was standing there about
Eve minutes, when | heard the little
gate on Gamble alley creak on its hinges;
I couldn't see the Egners; after While
heard voice like Il long-drawn ''0hw
I didn't see Schilling coming in the gate,
the sound seemed to proceed from the
stable.
After that l heard noise like some
body hitting another with a hammer; it
sounded like beef being knocked down:
I heard about three or four blows struck;
I did not hear any other sound in the
stable but the lQng-drawn 'sOh.n i then
saw the Esners dragging the body u