The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-01
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
Horrible Murder in Greenpoint, N. y
Quick Detection and Arrest of the
Murderer

Quick Detection and Arrest of tho
Murderer
A horrblelmurder was brought to light
in Greenpoint, N. Y, on Saturday, follow
ed by the speedy though somewhat singu-
lar detection and arrest of the murderer
About three months ago a man named
William W. Simmons came from Derby,
Conn, and went to work in Williams
burg wagon manufactory. Last Thursday
night he disappeared and all trace of him
was lost. On Saturday afternoon work.
man in Greenpoint shipyard stumbled
upon the head OF man lying between
pile OF lumber and fence near the river
and which subsequent examination proved
1t to be that of the missing Simmons. De-
tectives were at once ret TO work, and
among the first persons on whom they
fastened suspicion was Victor Kreiz, alias
Andreas Fuchs, a helper In the same shop
as Simmons and a supposed intimate fIienu
of the deceased. He appeared uneasy I'M
der questioning, and pretended 10 speak
very poor English He told the detectives
Simmons was in the habit of visiting some
female friends in Greenpoint, bat this was
found to be untrue, and Kreiz was detain-
ed in the police office two or three
hours but then released the detec-
he knew nothing about the murder
Among others interviewed about the MUIR
der were the watchmeu on the docks.
One was found who said he saw u man an
swering the description of Kretz down
near the dock on Saturday morning, and
was quite positive about his identity. The
detective then concluded that if Kretz was
not the guilty man he at least knew some
thing about the murder, and going to his
house at 9S North 81 street arrested him.
On his way to the station house be pur-
posely cut his hand, and as it ble1 freely
he kept rubbing it OF his pants. When
this was observed examination was msde
of his clothing, which revealed large spot
of dried blood on his pants. The detect
ives then visited his house again, and found
a trunk locked and nailed together so tight
" that it was opened with great difficulty.
In this they found packed the arms and
legs of the murdered victim, and in boil
er they found the trunk of the body
| skinned and cut up. The entrails had been
removed and quicklimc put inside, SO as to
cause speedy decomposition. There had
been a pool of blood on the floor, but
| efforts had been made to oblterate it by
scraping until the boards were almost white
| Upon the dress of Mrs Krctz, which had
Je''' "".'"'' WV. "oo iouhu
s,ains OF o,oou, ana on peing arrested,
ste con1eSseu' saying she scraped the 1oor
at the request of her husband that sim
mons called at the house, on Thursday
night, and they all had drink together,
| Simmons's drinks being made stronger than
those of the others, and that when he was
stupefied with liquor, Kre,z took Ratchet
and chopped his head off, the act being
| witnessed by his little step-daughter, Mrs
Kretz herself being then up stairs. When
Kretz heard that the body was discovered,
he admitted his guilt, and raid he did il
because he found his victim in criminal in
tercourse with his wife, but this Mrs Kretz
depies. The murder was no doubt COM
mitted ter robbery, as Simmons was
always known to have money on his per
son. The prisoner was also found in poe
session of Simmons's watch, and his lutte
girl says her father took SO and some cents
from the pockets of the murdered man.
Mrs. Kreiz was taken to the station house
and confined in separate cell. The MUIR
derer, who says his real name is Kretz, ia
an Asatian by birth, aud speaks both
French and German. He is about 40 years
of age, stoully built, five feet six inches in
height. and has rather a torbidding ASPECT.
AN uNEXAMpLED FEMALE FIEND.
ne testimony In tne trlal OF Henry H..
Vreeiand ana susan f.; MS wife, OF Board
vile, n. D., Tor the alleged murder, last
December, OF their ive-year old son Ralph,
when Is sun IN progress in the Patterson
courts, mas deveioped case OF cruelty
NJ NV u1Pafa' nnt !, nalPn WAS ny son OF
s,on no,har '' oT W. MS w was .ne poy
Sapan;n@ nv;donnn od pt,m.'p ,ho auu most
tbc mart If Mrs. Vraeian 11t 'nenr M WI, On
remarkahIy ir,ol,i,on, ,;,,I. Nv" ',i un'll, d
six vears 3f ono ~, o,s ,'',o sui sualgeIs
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