The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08
TIE MURDER OF SIMMONS.
THE PRISONERS DIV STORY or
non THE DEED MS DONE.

Aucmrtina IN Concoui the roiy Of ihc v'c-
Tim The Inrf cf the TRAGEDY Of which lie
has 10 4 remembrance The GirI's Evidence.
Fuchs marched from Raymond street
JAZZ. Brooklyn, vcstcida~, between two Ulcers,
smoking cisar ard looking with interest On
the crowd that followed. He mods TO his ac-
quaintancos In the court room dailv, and
cviHccs a disposition 10 make friends Ills wife
has not lcen Gt the tfial. George Dorcumus,
n How workman, tce'iHei that be hgl seen
Yrs Fuchs in the factory talking to simmons.
They were over-friendly. She hid come to tho
factory 10 see Simmons. Jno Leath, hammer
smith, testified that he had seen Simmons
dozen times at Mrs. Fuchss window talking to
her. Armstsad g. Henry, Henry Knowles and
owen Donnelv. his landlord, testified to Fuchs's
good reputation.
jumped from his chair and walked around behind
the jury bog: In the chair he quiverod with ex-
ctoment. lie accompanied all that he said with
quick, nervous eest ufos' frequently Stamping his
Knees. lie spoke for tho most part in German.
ne testified that he frst drank with simmons
about ten weeks ago. lie remembered what
Jan q.
lie did not work that day when he did work
he made Sl2 week. He took supper that nirht
about half past . then he went ont and met
Later I'm the evening simmons came to his house
MIth d doll l0r bis lttle gifl, who bad gone u
led. She WIS called up o. receive it, lie then
-
the house they drank II. simmons and Mrs.
Fnchs drarr -'mo brandy. simmons then gave
him ten c"uis to hDy more berr. Whom he re-
TUNED evoryuins wes e.iil On entering the
door le saw simmons and his g ifc on the n1nr
together. re nut tho pitcher of irer on fUe
taOi', aud walked 10 his clhih'i btd and BROUGHT
her ONT O. see what lac b seen She DO. Jk her
heed ana said, " ii'a m2mmti pad man,
an" lir was asked what NO meant. He
shrugged Die .hooIlcrs aud said ~ don't know
vou d., lie went ',2 10 b ~i' o g1 e5 i'
sleep. Next morning he s'id TO his wife: soc
w1lt heye done on a count Of YOU" IT,
wudld not i-t h.m. IL added:
risrosisG or TlW BorY.
NyE., ''la id 1 nee h' ~ = @ A. 40 40
men a ., ,, "a. ti Acg IT,, c..yt
not let me go the police station be, ause she .ad hat
posed II ne 6oay I'D inv sife ,na W. w.
Would pr co NJ ior4ny man c1nd e. i on ne tisi
rrday aigni because il was tho oc.t ealing coaia gel.
nsdS ,s 4na s sns ,, o "a wns cit
"s q f e' rIe V'ga ne a axe 10 S ei' SIM
mon. and a, Vie Tor Elk, NJ utas bu, ' kr tony.
selt pee u.e thought could go some proof On
ara slP%PYs' aas9i9f together ie 'a9;s7sa her
Fuchs redescrbed his return, when lie saw
the slsnt alrc dv referred to. and ris'ng n 900 his
chair spoke With amazing swiftness In German.
HIS face flushed. ana his dramatic gestures teid
PLAINLY ina I've 8 s.yiuS that ~ iost COhtr 81
himself US soon as he comprchended what he
saw.
when 500 th't had killed The nan lei him there
~ Ielaot arytaia s' a-oas cG, , aS so IT,
I'll fiy .'e as atS{' IL! 81 i iAe @
g.vc toy IS c,-ts 10 pli tne Aead ia some lumber
ytr' wA,re ter Jle could &c 10. ty.d iln Not 70
To all II tine District Attorneys qpe'ticns "a
TO h9w me tody vas oion'el o. pr Coz, fu'h,
an ttiti " d.u't nDow.' H.. Lad . al e. sumo
OF tue rodv in tie meadows. lie mnde no eaort
fo-lrs.fo che I.,fious of the remains. ile wsut-
knew Li4.s Ar.usblssi,r aDi A4rtin ulster, he
80. my worked Nlth hlm ~ a shop In
-" nida't you Kill man n that shopa" asked
mo liu man" answered Fuchs. Jemulng
M and Daring f. ward inten. cly excited. " Me.
led OF killing man there, ana had
never been Imprisoned on suspicion.
Tee LITTLE GIRLS STORY.
Fuchs's eirht-ve r-old stepdsughter, Ellen
behalf she was oyerawod by tue throug In the
court room, and burt into tenfs. uer testi-
mony was that she uved with Fuchs and
m NINA; tn I on inursdav nisht when Fuchs
went nome DE found Summons and bis wife on
lounge, sne saw fucls take tns axe and spit
on his hands. lie pa ied simmons on the floor
s ,,s, .,' n oHi VlG' zen o CT SN,
admitted "a { She had told Inspector Waddy
that wuen Fucns came home simmons was in
lie GUAR, and ner mamma IN anO her chaIr, AN
Fuchs pulled simmons nu sue door and struck
hun. Ellen was ask ed tuen to toll as connected
a story as she could. She said in musical
voice:
Wen mamma was drunk md Nr simmons was drunk.
Wue1 papa went out 20 get some beer they were sttug
In the chairs drnsig Deer and sn lug. Then they ail
down ON Tue luu = and then Yell on the npur, and
were there together when Fuchs came back. fuchs
came Go ~ lounge AMI got t.e Ak, anl that woke me
up. jumped up. Then sas Fuchs ki.l Mr. Summons.
In rehuttal. Robert Fletcher ono Of Fuchs's
| fellow wOrkmen, testified that ia the afternoon
OF Thursday or Friday he saw Fuchs griudinz an
axe ~ a Ratchet 10 the factory.
II las far ~. fsrfa ga . af
| Fuchs was grinding the Ratchet in the shop on
| lndAY. John Like testlned " The same effect.