, 1875-03-08
WEL1EKINd TN bLUUu.
Murder of an InofIcnsiye
Old German.
Ho Is Discovered in the Morn.
ing Lying Dead in His
Saloon.
Tic Was Relieved In The Kefghborilood
to Have Had Money.
Testimony Of the Women
Living Overhead.
Tho Detectives Find tho natthet With
Which The Deed ITas Done.
Description OF the Premises---The
Old Mans Habits.
His Intimacy with a Degraded Woman
OF the Town.
She and Her paramour Arrested
on Suspicion.
Description Of the Promises---The
Old Mans Habits.
His Intimacy with Degraded Woman
OF tho Town.
She and Her I'aramour Arrested
on Suspicion.


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| horrible and mysterious murder yeuterday
usheroa in tho beautiful Sabbath morning,
noforo tho chimee and bol1B from church and
cathedral had summoned Gods worshippera to
their several nnnctuarios, Ills day Ind been desc
Grated by tho foncst crino an infirm, inolfep.
sivo old inan had received bis death from 4 ,nu1-
dcrous hand; and his enrpeo, CORY and CHASTITY
with Wounds, from which the blood was stiil
cbbing, had bccn discovered, suptne on tho floor
OF lis habitation. beside tho bod frou, which
ho had but lasoi5 arscn. before tho
late risors Of Sunday morning re.s ,cs astr
tie murder had sout shuddcr OF horror and
diemay to tho hearts Of larGe nu,nbcr; 1t vsa
being doscantod upon ID ono OF Chicago's mosk
remarkable and hldoous criminal mysterieu: peo-
plo wero vending their wAy 10 tho sccne Of tho
tragedy; otheru wera already peoriug NTH eager
curiosity through the keyhoo Of the house in
which lay the corpse. or attempting to pouctrato
within to havo sight OF tho bloody Hpcctacjo:
iho police ncro In charge Of tho old mans laso
asss of o to ers 9Ssy b!R R9eG ,. sat9n s
by telegraph police officials werc e1am,uInr
tho people In tho noighborhood, With roforencc
to gaining clcw to tie murderer or uurdciers:
already the o1e!temont and indignation, wller.
tho law had hoen detailed to s,our tho ei.y for
tho pcsposratora Of tho crime.
THE VICTIM
of tbis mysterious murder IL Julius wllcko,
herman. botween 90 and 90 yeart old who kent
a saloon ut 80 West Lnho etrcot, near
tho corner Of that thorouelfaro ant1
Canal. street, aud took Ills mca1s and slept
therein. 1lo was discovered between s and
o'clock Yesterday morning, by Mss, Julia Iiuss
q German woman, who resides On tho nnner
floor OF No. SO, tho Doxt building wost lying on
tho sasoon floor, with hla head crushed and cut
in several placeH-dcad. ~N'
THE BcENE OF THE MURDER
u low, o-story, dtoGY frame building at tho
Lake, and tho first building woat Of CaoAl street.
eesetai a vacant lots Intervening between It and
announcing TINT schlz's lager beer is loro sofd.
and and the windows inform tho public that ],
Wilese 10 the proprietor OF tho place. Inside, tho
appearance u that Of tho ordinary kind Of lkger-
beer saloonN. Tho wallis hso low, and d,i1Cy |
with dust and tho sccretons Of ttuio several
bracket kerosene lamps. faatoned along The e,jos
Or tho loom, aro employed to furnish tho H.
''u'n,inatting power IL the night time; bar bo-
tho bottloa prorid1nng various liquors for cua-
tomora, for tho trade wna not wholly contlnol to
peer, occupied for parhApH 8 or 10 feet tho
fiGht-nand aido OF the apartment as ooa oI.-
we're arranged along tho wall on tic loft.
Just beyond tho cud Of the bur was small tabjo
uUou which reatnt tin 1fan ~ hans AVID at}u h,
yond this Was lnrcn rolt6v ,cosc.st "a ~ stn w.
was tlo coutrai ani nost n,onnon, niosa ~
furuituro Besides Which I'm dtiar snnointusrt.
Of tho room werc noyerai chars, ennty hccr.
kegs, empty saltzez:bo lying around tue
and seyerat pop-bo1cs,
Besides tho Lhko-etreet entrance tloro 's a
door 1t tho roar Of tho apartment which leads
tnto stnsll dlst{ back-ynnl whence QUO may
proceed through tho bsokon fences either
into in1tto an alley which runs alopg-
hor.vsr1 sronttnE ~, an mig lna-
vacant lair hc7ora ,nnntiarni ,,,a. ~ as'o1s ta1
straot' ria .,,ov 10 Is+t sn% ohaop,s apon tana1
~, suoy 70 uaak sna ooscu1e: loading
Il seii caicr;stnJ - rravido . IVY - eo. ana
.,na ~ . -, ~ f.oinw y,nH, s.,;'. aaa last! e.
nrrdcroii MAN nrnnnd thn h,t;iI;J eo6u. ~ dAe
ino1 ia oecn,ied ,msa,t Iuuns. ~ das:,,, lae nssi
rnntcd tbn nnncr sInrv - enI Issaa1ou, nuu
,,mci ni1on who nsns u a. tap teuotsu woman
nt,on- We" N~.S ~ ~3 ooaoe VI psoatl.
a''''' nrr ,rr, 10 -.,,,,,,
lo ne' mvoa atoae 10y % ~ sa nlsce for great num-
nnnic, III hit mtss ~ ,,s sts H., pee!oa has com.
,fs ne.cihoIr I. Il Gn,,anad t 70 hn5 one OF
10 ~ ~ 10 oeAeFeq Ehat ho has sister
aatk ~ .,..'na. ~ Ill u ~ not known that ho
~ ~ .o.as''ea 20 tnla country. lie IL de-
nnntos.svc ~ liz t,.nn.t. w Mah very nncom-
aat,sa o,ot a.n va aTtspoaauon, ~ good deal OF
a."a - r." .aii. ill., as'oek aullehiy tac1tur1l de-
e'oa Honoa o0hn4 t4 ~ oeos ahu making OF mon
y. .'0IS. H., '""tKa 1obldens Tor years 4
.aa.a6 .s.es.6 sa'a nss ne!8hnorn nun that a
i! 'toto '.tote, ~ occselon which makos Q
~ tnsaK ~ tutolest' are unable to give but q
H.; IT, go oe ~ an!osMstlon concerning