New-York tribune., 1875-11-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE MURDERED GERMAN 6ALOON-KEEPEh
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ArFRAY-REsULr OF THE
CoROsER's ExAMISATIoN-THE THREE ALLEGED
MURDERERs HELD.
Deputy Coroner Marsh yesterday made
Of the body OF Anter Bechtold
who was killed In his saloon No. 40s East y-nrsts
last Saturday evening Bechold was the owner OF the
house and lot renting out the upper floors o.
and living himself with his family the hoor over tue
saloon He had lately built hall on the lot the entrance
being through the During the Summer this ha
had been used for the meetings of several German
societies. aud intended 10 be used for social parties
every Saturday evening through the Winter Last Sat
urday evening the first OF these parties was held
About II d. m several young ruffans, with whom the
nelghborhoOd is infested entered the saloon and made
their way to the dancing hail. whore they began to insult
the Upon being demonstrated wth they seized
beer glasses and threw them around the room, upon
which they elected from the room, and tho doors
closed They then attempted ~ batter down the door,
when BechtOld who in the saloon, picked mp club
ami went towards them. ordering them TO deslst ana
leave the place They then turned npon him. and one of
them caught the club out OF Bechtods hand and struck
him tho head with IT, knocking him down another at
the time stabbng him once on the back and once
on the shoulder. Bechtold's then went to
the assistance of his father but he was speedily
disabled by severe blow the face.
The ruiians then demolished much of the furniture and
glassware I'm the room and escaped into the street
BechtOd and his taken up stairs. The son was
only slightly hurt but the father fingered until n M on
Sunday, when no died, having been UNCONSCIOUS since
the ARRAY Tie police given notice, and special
officers detailed TO search for the assailants fy
y O'Clock To. of the gang had been arrested-Frank
Bnrns age 20, licensed yendcr, Of No b3o Tenth-aye;
Alexander Kennedy ago 10. junk dealer, of No 42J wet
Forty y-fr,tst and John H. Green age 20, licensed s
vender OF No. 4l6 West Fortiethsf Barns was iien-
fed the who had used the club II, however was
question to whether Beehiod had died from me
effect OF the stabs OF the blows with the club Ihls
question setted by the postmoItem examination
which resulted rs follows:
There was found liberated wound OF the scalp TWO
inches long over the left side Of the head consde
ble OF blood cytrav asfed beneath The scalp
the left side of the head large clo OF blood was
found comprssng the middle and postcrior obcs ot te
left hemisphere OF the brain there issuro OF ile
left pareia and temporal bOncs there were two staD
wounds the left eide Of the back, of them one men
long and three inches deep, extending downward ana
ard the tight, the other hall hSb long and one
inch deep. Death due to conpretsiun OF the brain
from asatiOn of blood following fracture of the
skull OF violence. Coroner Eickhon who TOOK
charge the case ordered the prisoners 10 be locked mp
10 result of the inquest, which Will he held on
Friday next at the Coroners office. damaging crcnin
against Burns that the club wHs found hidden
under his bed Mr. Bcchtold was quiet peaccabe man,
about 10 years of age, VINO had by industry and irgiiy
saved moderate of money. He leavcsa widow ana
n large family Of children, some Of them being very
young