The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-15
The Egner Murder Trtat.

The Egner Murder Trial.
EGNER ON THE STAND.
The Court resumed its session this
morning at the usual hour. Mr.. Abra-
ham Freiberg, brother Of Freiberg, the
tanner, was the first witness called by
the defense. His testimony In brief elic-
tied the statements concerning the mur-
der made by George Rufer to him in the
Jail during conversation held since his
arrest. He witness) stated that Rufer
at all times during the colloquy main
tained that all three, meaning himself
and the Egners, had been there, and that
each had had part In all that occurred
that night.
Andreas Egner, the defendant in the
case, was thereupon called by his coun-
sci to take the stand, and through an in-
terpreter testified as follows: l am
about "A years OF age; was born In
Wurtemberg, Ba.; was married in this
country; have been living about 81
years in this city; came here directly
after my arrival in America; have five
children living and four dead; am a
cooper by trade and followed the cooper
business: / know G. Rufer; have known
him ever since he worked for Mr.. Frei-
berg; he never boarded with me; knew
Schilling; boarded with me; he took his
meals at my house about nine months;
he ceased boarding with me about five
weeks before the August trouble; Schil-
ling, at the time l became acquainted
with him, was working in the tannery;
/ was at home the Saturday before my
arrest.
was working in my shop in the fore
noon and went out in the afternoon. The
night of the fire went to bed at about
8 O'clock On the Saturday afternoon
before my arrest tended my bar-room.
l also went to q slaughter-house next
door. sleep in the front room of my
house. Fred Egner slept in the adjoin-
ing room. Wolf and Kelley. slept with
Fred. / generally closed the doors my
self at about O'Clock. The servant girl
generally closed the kitchen door. AL
ways tended bar ut night myself. had
saWdust ON the floor Of my saloon; the
tlo ors v ere scrubbed on that Saturday
afternoon and clean pine sawdust placed
upon them. 1f
1 was at home Saturday evening; was
there all the time before bed time; about
81 killed two chickens which my wife
brought home IRON market; my wife,
Fred. and Fred. Druch were present; /
went to bed that night at 9h. together
with Fred. and my wife; Fred. Went a
short time before me and my wife did;
closed the front door; the servant girlwas
in the dinlng-room at the time as usual;
/ went out OF the side door when went
to bed; locked the door;I and my wife
then went up stairs to our room; had no
hat or coat on that evening; was dress
ed in slippers, pants and vest; when my
wife and arrived in our room we imme-
diately went to bed; l didn't 90 out OF
my room that night; saw Geo. Rufer that
,,irbf In tho har-rO0nl.
He paid me his beer bill, and con-
versed with me regarding his discharge
at Freiberg's tannery; saw Rufer after
ward about 81 O'Clock; he (Rufer) had
his child with MIN; he staid about three
minutes; had no conversation with him
at the time; nothing was said about
Schiiling; never said any thing about
Schilling; never had any conversation
with Rufer in reference to killing Schil-
ling; was not present when schllllng
was killed.
/ never had anything to do directly or
Indirectly with his killing; l never
helped to put the body in the furnaces; ]
never assisted, directly or indirectly, in
putting Schilling's body in the furnace
that night, nor was present; Twas not
in the lanyard that night, nor had | a
q conversation with Geo. Rufer in refer
ence to.killing Schilliag; there was new
er word passed concerning the matter
between us.
I assaulted Schifling on the 9th of Au-
gust last, about one O'clock in the after
noon. My daughter died that same day,
and when heard of it " ent right over
to Schilling.
The next question, in regard to what
induced Egner to go over and assault
Sehilling, was objected to by the State
and sustained by the Court.
A bill Of exceptions to all OF the ques-
tions bearing on this point was tnere-
upon taken out by the defense. After
some minor points the witness was cross
examined by Mr.. Gerard,
The following are the rev important
points: l do not recollect OF any one
bringing newspaper back that night;
Felix Bauer WAS in the saloon that nj light (;
don't know where he is now; no one
attended the bar. while was killing the
chickens. N sA
George Rufer came to my house first
when was eating my supper; he asked
me. hat he owed me; he tnen said, "'that
iow'Dutch dog works cheaper than men
(meaning Scbilling): never had any
difficulty with SchDling; IN the Cor
oner's office Rufer did not say to me that
Fred. WAS getting us in u bad fix in max
Ing his statement; Ruier only said that
they forced Fred. to make his statement
before the Coroner.
Heilig went to bed fret that night; l
heard OF the murder first about s. O'Clock
Sunday morning.; George Penner, a
slaughter house employe, told me;
didRtgo 10 the tannery Sunday morning
because l was Immediately. arrested; !
don't know whether Fred. went over;
and Rufer have always been good
friends. eNa -.
. Schilling quit boarding at my house
before this occurrence about fourmontns;
boarding with me: I never heard kufer