New-York tribune., 1876-02-01
THE GREENPOINT MURDERER
HIS STORY DISBELIEVFD

BUT NO TESTIMONY TAKEN-INCIDENTs IN THs
LIFE OF THE MURDERER's WIFE.
The terrible murder in GreenpOnt, the dIscOv-
OF the mangled OF the murdered man. and ths
detection Of The murderer the absorbing topics OF In
terest In brooklyn yesterday and any additional details
Of the tragedy caught mp eagerly and discussed
everywhere The murderer Andrew Fuchs his wife and
her little daughter, yesterday taken to Police Head
quarters and examined separately by supernte ndeDt
Campbell Inspector Waddy, and Sergeant Van Wagner
OF the Detective Squad The officials all convinced that
the story told by Fuchs Of his discovering his wife IN adnl
terry with the murdered IS untrue. The little girl
gives straightforward account OF the murder, In which
the police place entire confidence. sh. saws that her
stepfaher, mother, and simmons sat drinking until a
late hour Thursday night. Her mother
much intoxicated that she had t. be put 70
hcd. simmons went 10 sleep in a ehair, and
Fuchs caught him by the and threw hin, upon his
face the floor. where he lay unconscious Then, the
child says, Fuchs went into the bedroom adjoining and
brought on, hatchct and chopped simm0nss head
almost of with blow. lie then hacked away ut tho
neck until the head rolled away, and afIerward dragged
the body into the bedroom and began the work OF dis
scverng II. Inspector Waddy said yesterday that the
mother story confirms the chd's statement and thas
the murder must have been committed at late hour.
This conflicts with the prisoners statement thai the deed
done early in the evening and the proyocstOn was
the discovery OF his wife's infdeity. The crime,
Inspector Waddy believes, grew out OF quarrel be-
| tween Fuchs and Simmons late at night Fuchs
previously declared he could do the work OF Simmons
US well as the latter, and when Simmons some time aso
refused TO work longer because his rate or wages had
been reduced Fuchs Immediately hastened to take his
place. "a man frenzed by the knowledge OF his dis
honor, said the Inspector might have slain his victim
but he would not attempt to conceal the body but an
boldly what he had done" The police officials
generally regard the killing having been caused
by cupidity alone and characterize It ono
OF the fouest and most inexcusable known.
Although somewhat nervous aud excited, Fuchs zee
erday appeared Ia be entirely nsensble 10 the terrbe
nature OF the crime he had committed When questioned
by Superintendent Campbell, he described the way tn
which OF the head Of the murdered man, divided
the body into sections, took OF the skin, and burnedA
portion of the trunk, with the indifference with which
butcher would speak Of the slaughter Of sheep. A
physician who examined him yesterday spoke 81 the dc
hciency Of the moral development of tire murderer but
when asked whether he was insane replied " res, a.
much 50 as devils are" The only time when Fuchs man
Tested any emotion Police Headquarters when no
saw his tepdtughtcr wbom he il said TO be SeIy fond
He hung his head and sobbed ike child, but tie opinion
u c police was divided to whether his gef was geu-
unc assumed, be had shown himself AM" T. con
ceal HIS feelings with much skin.
Superintendent Campbell ordered that photograph
should be taken Of Fuchs and he was taken IN carriage
to Smiths gallery at Fulton and Willoughbyst-. rap
IDLY increasing crowd followed the carriage and rongcd
the street and sidewalk III fIOut Of the gallery striving
10 obtain glimpse Of the murderer lie displayed ts
utmost coo.ncss aud impcrubablity He looked at ths
crowd he aghted, appearing pleased AT the Thought
that he such an object OF curiosity ana
showing no fear. Before taking his y ace
in the photographers chair, he desired per-
mission 10 in the glass lie then arranged hr hair
carefully and said 81 have not de collar; looss 80
much better wiz de collar" He tried TO obtain necste
and collar, but in vain when the pet re had been
taSen he look ~ the negative and expressed himself
an satisfied Fuchs Was thcn taken back 70 supe1n-
AFT hl-
her daughter he was taken - the Eastern Deuci and
locked up in Fifth Precinct station TO await the re-
suit OF the CorOner- inquest.
In the early part Of the morning Coroner Nolan impan-
elcd the following jury: Henry sommersgiL jr"eer.
Grand 81; John H. BTainerd furnishing store Grand-st;
william schanrr, hardware, Grand-st.; W seward, dry
goods GIand-s; J. j. Mo0ncy, wine merchant Fourth
ST.; EdwaTd Rudolph barber, Grand-St; Samuel Meyer
tobaceonst Grand st; Cornelius Meyer John Baldwin.
Adolph Gaer and A. Schohed The remains 4 ionons,
which were sill in the boxes. wahboiler AID pail IN
which they hal been found Vowed by the Jury,
and the Coroner then adjourned the inquest until Thurs
day at D. M Fuchs. his vile and sepdan.itcr al tho
conclusion OF the inquest were removed 10 Raymond
street Jail.
THE NCRDERFR'S nIDEoUs WORK.
Detective Holland found yesterday, and TOOK to the
Filth Precinct station the block upon which The body OF
-immon. supposed have been chopped mp aud a'o
large piece Of bloody carpet which hidden in tho
house of Fuchs. In his Efforts to conceal the body of
his victim murderer not only took Oh Tie KIN Dus
burned norton of the trunk and roasted another por-
zion in tie oven of his stove. All the clothing was
burned II WIS evidently the intention Of Fuchs to
change tie appearance Of The murdered mans remains
by burning roasting and I'm other ways that II por-
,ions of them should be discovered they could not De
recognized belonging 10 a human body Thr murderer
admits that he intended to reduce them to the smallest
possble SIZE so take them from the house wlihous
discovery aud throw them into the river He wa- on the
WAY to tie East River with the head on Saturday, but
noticing that he seen by a night Waterman ana
could not reach the dock without his burden being ds
covered. lac decided to drop between the i's q u
Der where II was fOund
Yesterday afternoon Detective Short went to the Ray
ond street Jail where Fucs confined and the DO
tectiye the pr soner and Coroner Nolan entered car
mage and drove to Bu,hwicbaycp near when ue.s saa
he had buried part OF the remains ot the mni'ereh man
After the carr had proceeded short dsanee ne ue-
clarrd had deceived the detective ana that ne
rcted he carriage about 100 feet southwest ~
Metiopoltdn-aye, in an open meadow near "ariner,,
man were discovered buried IN the eatn Inc Iroitr
was taken back Raymond street Jail and placed in
snerta neniy blackburn ot Birmingham, Conn, came
10 BrOokS YESTERDAY representing tAe iihy oi ths
i've children Derby Conn. two OF the daueh''s hens
married. and third trarning school IN Derry. MtS;
-lutunns tainted upon hearing the news 0f the HiEbi
ra IA of her husband, and has sihce been - ni' a'
feet. that II - feared she Will lose hrr l"a-ln'
The remains OF SmmOns are 10 be removed Rom tne
Murae AT o'clock TINS morning, and viii he tasrI 10
the Fnrysccuud street Depot aud thence 10 by '"r
str IF Ian vest rday. When ssked the murderer TIE
cause his nc, Fuchs repeated ms story ABOUT Md
The following additional facts in relation 10 Mrs.
Fu,ns have discovered: Before her maiase WIN
ne, hrst husband she was IN domestic service ana
Jane, Aur of BrOOkyn, AT wl">r nous sue '''' lOr
a considerable time, speaks nlglN "i hi, am sa9s sio
itc,, iu thc KLg- Comfy savings bans. "Neh sue ue-
erred to draw to purha nrnthrr tS sAe Was
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