The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-09
MORNING SESSION

This morning the examination Of wit
nesses was continued. Cornelius West
enbrock was the first witness called.
The following are the important points in
his testimony: | live at No. 126 Findlay
street; Schilling boarded with me; he
was at my house at O'Clock that night;
he left at 10 O'Clock; said he wanted to
20 to bed; haven't seen him since; at G: 80
O'Clock that Sunday morning went to
the yard to salt hides.
Schilling was to help me; when came
to the big gate on Gamble alley it was
locked; next saw Hollerbach, and he
climbed over the gate and opened 1t; l
then went in and we both entered the
stable; all the doors were standing open
we found blood in the stable behind the
horse, and sprinkled on the boards on
the side; we then went into the yard and
found blood and some shayings like those
in the stable; we then went to the fur
mace; there was blood on the threshold
leading into the boiler room.
Freiberg and some policemen then
came, and after looking around in the
watts and cistern in the boiler-room we
came to the furnace, opened the door
and looked in; there was a fire in the
furnace at the time, we then found the
ribs, portion of the head and other
L l.
there again in the afternoon (Sunday
and more bones were taken out; was
at the furnace also on Wednesday; /
went into the fue and found key on the
side towards the north; that is the key
key shown); also found a few bones
but nothing else; | and uollerbach were
in the lanyard about u of an hour.
/ never saw the Egners nor Rufer
there at that time. l saw a board in the
yard; it attracted my attention On ac-
count of having blood on one end of it;
it was standing close to the wagon.
The witness was then vigorously
cross-eXamined, but nothing new was
elected.
John Hollerbach was the next witness
called. I live at 705 Central avenue !;
that night as | was about to go to bed
heard noise as If some one was grap-
ling another by the throat.
l then heard some one say in German,
"For Gods will, let me alone" l then
went to the stable and heard a voice
calling, "Please let me alone" then
said, "Jonn, is that yOu?" In response
l heard, ."Yes, help me, John, those fell
lows are killing me-" ] next listened at
the door and heard some one say, "Take
piece of wood and hit him in the head.'
Immediately after 1 heard some one
kuUCk OH tuc UGdQ DIS IL WILL "
hammer, about ten times.
i then went in search for a policeman,
but couldn't find any; l then went to
our gate and heard somebody drag an.
other along the ground; then went to
my room but could not sleep. The next
morning Sunday l looked out of the
window and saw Cornelius w Westenbrock.
(Here estenbrock's testimony was re-
iterated but nothing new elicited.)
The cross.eXamination consumed the
remaining portion of the forenoon's ses-
sion of the Court and will be resumed
this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Court resumed its session at the
usual hour, and the cross-eXamination
of John Hollerbach by Major Blackburn
continued.
Cornelius Westenbrook called my
attention to the fact that the gate
leading to Egner's house was open;
saw foot marks imprinted Oh the-tan-
bark near the gate, as you go in; can't
tell how long they had been there. The
trail of something having been dragged
about two feet wide; can't tell whether
it was the body of man that was
dragged along or not. The trail COM
menced about thirty-five feet from the
stable and led towards the boiler-room.
within about eight feet, and then was
lost. l never said anything OF this to
any one.
Officer j. Paulus was the next witness
called: know George Rufer and the
Egners by sight. When got TO the tam
merry that morning Sunday }, / first went
to the stable; saw bo0d under the
horse and OH the boards ON the side.
l then went out and saw track OIL
the ground as if something had been
dragged along. / followed up the trail.
and saw that it led to the boiler-room.
l noticed u broom in the stable, with
blood on the end OF 1t, as il blood had
been swept up with it. 1
That is the broom broom shown); L
also noticed shavings strewn in the trail
leading from the stable; when went to
the boiler-room l saw the remains of
all burned and scorched.
Some time after | went to look for
George Rufer, and arrested him about
four o'clock liz the afternoon. /
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