, 1875-01-17
The Wives Of the Accused Oorrobo'
rate Their Statements.
There Being Nothing Against the Boys,
They Go Free.
The Dsua1 Verdict Returned.

tors, who listened very attendve1y to the eTi
dooce. They laughed tuo OF three times at ID
diorous remarks Of witnesses, and we're tolt
they would be turned out il. they did not keeI
qeiet but did not exhibit sympathy either for o.
| against the accused, except when the verdic
| was returned, when few applauded. It nil
| be noticed that the wives OF ths prisoners cor.
1oborated their statements = avery particular
and, being too ignorant to concoct such story
what they said ia unquestionably true. The
only evidence Of = eliminating character wat
based upon hearsay OF aupposition and influence
nothing whatever being ELECTED to fix the crime
upon Fred. Ruotz, Jr., John Ruetz, the sons o1
| the deceased, or John Kurt, his sou-in-law.
| ausrAvE Apo1PHUs Rurrz
was the first witness called: Live at No. 19s
! Franklin street; am q carpenter. I built a
| house for old man Ruetz last summer; he was
| IN ignorant msn. but worked hard. Ono morn.
| ing, when had the house under cover, he Was
crying, and he told me that his wife WAS dead He
said to at another time that his son-in-law had
! said: "You D. old dog, il you get married
aud give your property to anosher woman will
kill you;" that Kurt was drunk at the time, and
abused him. Afterwards, when he had nearly
finished the house, the younger son (John) came
there twice WeeH, aud told the old man that be
! had found woman out in the country for him
not want to get married for year; that he
! wanted to, as no could not COOK and
watch the house oil the nme; Inc
oil man told me subsequently that be
had seen the woman, aod that he had known her
in the Old Country. He appeared to be On good
terms with John. but not with Frederick and
Kurt The death OF the old woman" did not
seem to afec1 any OF them; some hours elapsed
before they came around to NJ her' A. the tune
the "old man" told me what Kurt SAID to hlm.
- otrEe e1 A.ef3h ha
He also said that Fred and Kurt we're "ngainst
him. and did not want him to use hiH money IN
building the house.
STEPHEN HUAnEaa
sworn: I live at No. 81 hroeser street; am
laborer; know Fred kuetz; nave hVed IN
his house since September last- helped him
slaughter hogs in December; conld not give the
date; they Were knocded IN the head drst, and
then stuck them With knife. and cat them up
with hatchet 1.-THE bl7odg ha:chos shoHnl. +
am sure that Vas the hatcnet used. don't
know what became OF III could not tell "heeher
any blood got on to it. l have often seen Fred
with his father. They were good friends. I
heard Monday afternoon that the old man WAS
dead. have no idea how he could
have gotten to tho place where he
Eas found The ''old man" visited Freu
very often Sunday. Fred went ont OF the house
at o'clock Monday morning, and did not SEQ
him until tho evening. 7 saw him the last time
before about O'Clock Sunday evening. did
l.
scratches on Fred's face suDiay morning.
By q juror-Q.-h How the devil do you know
that ia the hatchet? Al think it is. We
killed the pigs "about sight dnrn in Decesuber
! helped Fred sunday to fetch coal into the
house. did not see him drink Deer o. WHISKY;
that WAS Saturday.
DR. HENRo11s,
the County Physician, then submitted written
statement, containing the result OF the post
mortem e1a1oinatton. the substance OF Whlch
was published yesterday. he haa no doubt That
there was blood on tue hasehes, bnt It vas dith-
cult to tell whether It was human blood or that
OF an annimal- MlcroscoPical experts could givo
an opinion. but it would be merely an opinion
Aud he did lot th1nit there Was sutheiers blood
On tue hatohes 70 enable @ one 70 sl'ee, IN op1nloa
The coat were also blood That on the hatchot
Was recent, but he would not swear - to the
time it might have been there month or only
3 lew days. II hatohet with biooo on II 1ag II
aprotected place, the stains would remain fresh
= long time.
Mas. FRED RuErz,
sworn. have family Affairs occasionally:
Last Saturday my husband WAS drunk, and !
wanted him to take the baby out. or to unload
coal from . wagon: He W9ulant 90 Il, ana a:
''two or three times on the coat" he said be
would break my face, and scratched him in the
face, and threw zone dishwater on him. He
slept on tho louhge Saturday night, as tho baby
Ha8 VHry low. 7e WE'LL oub ~ tuo 1uA4AAk1 6n0
came back about o'clock. Towards evening,
he went out, and came back with
the kerosene. He kissed the baoy,
and spoke to me, saying must
cover up, as it was pretty cold. told him to 60
away and mind bis Own business, as could get
along. was mad ut him still. He slept on the
lounge all Sunday night. was up sereral times
with The baby, and saw him. He went out be-
tween and 8 o'clock Monday morning. He
took the baby to the doctors, and just after he
came back 3 man came in to see him (Kurr), and
said something in such bawllng, CRYING way
that did not understand it at first. We killed
the hogs about five NeekB ago. l think be used
the hntchet (the bloody one) to chop wood,
a. it was the best one he had. He thought
more Of his father than he did OF me
know that, because he told me- 30. He told me
that be hoped he would get married, 30 rs to
keep him out Of saloons. had nothing to say
about it. l told the old man to do as be pleased
about it. never spoke more than twelve words
with Kurt. My husband was not on good terms
With them. The old man told me his other chill
t1ren we're mean to him on account Of his want
ing to get married. I never spoke to them
about it. The last saw Of the old man, be WAS
at our house Sunday week. I think
my husband must have had with him
$50 Or $50. I have known him to often