The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-10
Shocking Tragedy in New York.

dent OF Greenpoint, l.. L., found the head OF a
man Which had been severed from the body ly-
ing between pile of lumber and Il fence in that
section The head appeared rs though life had
not been extinct more than "a hours. 1t was
conveyed to the staton-house, where it was
identified as that of man named w. w. Sim
mons. of Derby, Conn.,, who had been missing
since Thursday night He had been working
for Johnson Henry Il Co., wagon manufact-
urers, of Williamsburg. it was learned that
and that not having arrived at home at midnight
on Thursday the door was locked. When found
the lower part OF the head was wrapped IN a
part of the Brooklyn Freie Presse. which is
much read among Germans of that part of
Brooklyn. A physician examined the head and
came to the conclusion that the murder had
been committed within twelve hours, and was
caused by a wound on some other part of the
body, inflicted about AN hour before the head
was cut OFT. Simmons, who came here from
Connecticut about three months ago, was sober
and Industrious, and was in the habit of going
home every few weeks, his last visit having
been at Christmas. The police have telegraphed
to his family, and are endeavoring to find some
clue to the murderer or the whereabouts of the
body.
LArER-TIIE MURDERER DISCOVERED.
New YORK. Jan. 81 The horrible butchery
Of Simmons by Fuchs, or kretz, in Williams
burg. causes the most blood-curdling sensations
throughout this city 1t was never equalled in
this country except by the Webster-Parkman
murder in Boston. The details are as follows
After the police had become pretty we'll con-
vinced that Fuchs was the murderer, he was
taken to a private room in the 4th Street Police
Station, and Inspector White questioning him,
noticed Il dark blotch
LOOKING LIKE DRIED BLOOD
on a leg of his pantaloons. One of Fuchs hands
had been recently cnt and was still bleeding,
and as Inspector Waddy bent low to scrutinize
more closely the dark spot, the Frenchman,
with quick nervous gesture, brushed his
bloody wound across it, besmearng it. Fuchs
was nervous and excited, but it was thought
that the evidence against him was not sufficient
iy strong to warrant his detention, and he was
permitted to return home. Soon atterward.
however, it was decided to re-arrest Fuchs, as
all the circumstances, the nervous and teverish
condition of Fuchs while Inspector Waddy
questioned him, and the accusations of drunk
enness and immortality against Simmons that
Fuchs had made on Saturday night, led the
police to think that the Frenchman had some
knowledge of the crime. Detective Holland
Fuchs with his wife and his brother-in-law
aud his brother-in-law's wife. Fuchs was wash
hing his hands, which were
COVERED WITH SPOTS OF BLOOD
in a strong preparation of lime. He was much
excited, but went readily with the officer to the
police station. Detectives Folk and Short We're
sent to examine the house. They returned say
ing that there We're pals in Fuchs kitchen and
bedroom containing meat that they thought
might be pieces of picked pork. The inspector
said at once that the meat was undoubtedly hu-
man flesh and he went himself with the detec-
tves to Fuchs house. They searched every
part of the kitchen, but found nothing save the
pals of meat described by the detectives, and
which they saw We're only pieces OF prepared
beef. They then went to the bedroom and found
traces of the crime. Under the bed in a further
corner was tool chest, and on opening this they
saw marks of blood. There was a heavy solid
hammer that bore bloody stains, and Il common
handSaW that was stepped with blood and
tringed with bits of hair. There Mere also heavy
hatchets, or axes, and these were covered with
half obiterated bloody marks. In another cor
ner, under couch, was a small TN pail covered
with cloth. When the covering was removed
the pail was seen to be filled to the brim with
THE FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN BODY.
They were from all parts of a mans frame, and
were cut into pieces not more than two or three
inches in length. AT the side of the bed near
the door, was large pine chest, the lid of which
was closed. When this was opened the officers
saw that it was dyed in every part with blood,
as though bleeding body had been hastily jam
med into ii as into a temporary receptacle. 1t
contained nothing. Under the window stood Il
common black leather travelling trunk, and in
lated body-strlps of flesh and pieces of skin.
In another part of the chamber was Il large tin
wash boiler The officers lifted the cover The
boiler was nearly filled with portions of mans
limbs-egs and feet. In the midst of these re-
mains was the trunk of the body. The ribs We're
STRIPPED CLEAN OF THE SKIN AND FLESH.
The officers next searched the bed, and turning
up the ticking, uncovered other fragments of Il
human body. Then they went through the
kitchen and examined more carefully, and saw
that the bricks of the fire place had been recent
ly disturbed. They tore up the loose bricks and
digging deep into the earth underneath, brought
out many other remains similar to those dis
covered in the bedroom. They gathered the
bloody fragments together and sent them to the
mOrgue. The axes, saw and hammer were
taken to the police station. Mrs. Fuchs was at
once
ARRESTED AND LOCKED UP
in the police station. Her little girl, Ellen, a
bright child Of years, was taken with her as a
witness. The house is q little, low brown one,
standing in the rear of = variety store at 9s
North Sd, between I'd and Sd streets. 1t is sep
arated from the front house by narrow yard.
That is enclosed on each side by a high board
fence. 1t is dirty and runous looking. and its
interior is slovenly. The house was searched
through and through for the clothes of the mur-
dered man, but in vain. His silver watch. which
is valued at $50 or $s25 dollars, was under some
articles in Il drawer of the bureau, and his
pocket book, containing $3, was on the person
of Fuchs when the latter was arrested. As soon
as the remains had been gathered up, and after
the arrest of the woman, Inspector Waddy ac-
cused Fuchs of numbering Simmons. The prs-
oner, after he had been told of the finding of
the remains in his house, did not attempt to de-
ny his guilt, and, admitting the crime, said he
had killed the hammersmith because of the lat
ter's criminal intimacy with Mrs. Fuchs. Fuchs
is small, solidly-built man, with round bull
let-head rOund red face black restless pyaS