, 1876-02-04
s,ckonfng Details Of tho 1nvcBtf-
CATION Of tho Williams
burg Eutchcry.
fhe Murderor's Account Of the Deol
and tho Motives Which
Prompted It.
Another Tragic Mystery Gradually
Unfolding at Babylon, l.. !.
Bo1ief that Four Persons Burned to Death
Wero Previously Murdered.

se@ xPfk AefRsus Feo. II /
Gradually tho disgusting "details Of ths brutal
murder Of Tho unfortunate mechanic Simmons
dsyolop themselves. Tho apparent unconcotn
win which Fuchs-or, As 10 calls himself, Krosz
regards the whole transaction fa In Ito way "a
much OF wondor ~ the norve he liRplAyad In
mu.i,atinR tho renains Of his Victim. The ntory
~ tha method he adopted to destroy tho oTi.
dopco Of tis crtmo was nok alt told yesterday
for n that time no thorough search had been
made. 4 soarcl, OF tLo apartments occupied by
tho Ktntz family revealed tia fact that the rur-
dcror bad sought to mako way with part OF tho /
rouains by tho baking process, ~ tho body of
rsrtman 1as treated by Dr.. Wcbster. In tho
oyen Of tho store in Which the bread and meat
at tho family woro cooked tho detectives found |
the lungs. heart, and livor Of Simmons In par |
tislIy charrcd condition, Dreaded With limo. |
When found tho horrible meas was frtzziihg and |
seothirg, aud would aoon liavo boon baked hard
and dry, 60 that Ktotz could easily havo reduced
II to ttuss had ho not boon discovered. In tho
front gra.o OF tho fire fragments Of bono weto
found. and theso, too, would soon have lost
thoir identity. for Whou found they MORO a. reu
heat.
Information was Cleaned that hrass hau g9no
with tho romains. With tbtH information tho
Herald reporter went TO kretz Ia lis coll and
asked him whorn no had takon tho contents OF
VAS su ycry charaoteristio ho made no attomps to
dony that be hzd gone out twice. and finally
told the spot where llo had disposed OF basket
fu. Of tue dLesoctod body Of Simmons. Later
wbc1n ho had dumped tho nnwholosou,o load,
aud willis 1t tho placo seemed much lo1s con-
cernod than tho pucc who wero IN attendance.
uo friskod about laughed. and "a be Hmokod
cigar. socme1 ~ ono whose interest was far ro-
ulo!o from tho bloody crime. On tho road 10
ani from tic swamp 10 chatted, and only onuc
reverted to tho atory OF tho dcod when ho COM
planned In sententous way about tno 1aml9
troubles ho had experienced.
Tho Corouot's Jury met At tho Williamsburg
Morgue yeaterdhy morning. Tho daylight cano
fsinfiy through tho wiro-scrcenH Of tho rintowst
and discovered TO shs oyes 9t se nervous en aa
murdered man. Shocked with tue sight, aael
turned hia eyea away ~ he noticed on the floor
* Ito left, q commou black trunk, iron-bound.
but open, in which we're two etmG, palo ona
machino-dust. Above tho wrists and to the
shoulders tho flesh and tendons had boon sliced
away. lowing IaRged. bloody biss Ct aeea at tho
extremjt,ce. With tllon nere two white foot At
tschod to tho bones Of tho legs that had boen
chopped on fow inches above the knees. md
they, too, had baon cleared OF feah. Tusn!ng
With ahuddor from ttloso tho oyeH OF }he Jury
With Jumps Of ice upon which rested tho
head Of tho snurdernl man. Tho light
brown hair uayod oyor tho forehead. snd tho
brown grizzly beard curlod around the face, THUS
eyes aud tho ghastly, opon mouth. Closo to
those in that ehambcr OF horrors was stow.pan
Containing tue heart. lungs, Atdnoys, and liver
Of tho dead man. black with tho cfects OF me
beon cooking. Still moro hidoous we're the oon-
tents of = tin wash-boler. In it wap tho body OF
BnmonB from ths hips to tho mock. the arms
having been cut OF st tho shoulders, aud tho
flpst On tho back and breARt stripped away, tho
boncs alone remaining. with their awful fringe of
blood dropR, Coao to thts WAS another pail Wltll
eheots and etoaka OF l1cHh, mlxea with horrible
lnfornity Of shape, that tic brutal iionl 91d
not t1tne enough to burn away. Thoroughly
sickenod by tls royolting spcctaeio tho jury
turned away and 1sst the room. :. 49,.
Tho officers took into tho station little E!ion
Kehoe, ths etspdaughtoF OF hretz. sho Nes
cain. Bhe had no hnt, but her light blonde 99lt
was poati1 dressed, her fnco was undlstntbcu b,
emotion, and her cyen Gaso cut an Intelligent
light that seomed 70 vouch lot sho rum o. M
etory eha might relato Of tue terrible doedB sht
lad witnessed. Tlo mother came into tho houat
noxt aud was oacortcd 10 tho Captains room
Bho is an Irish woman. about 40 years Old, m.
lias boou good d-!ooktng bns strong atlnk hasle
blearei and exproasionltaa. Tho right and iof
temples were scratched, and she walked Will!
dull, ltstlcts motion until ello roached her chair
she did not speak ~ofa n,a 70 aoR T.. one Tho, ho
esme tho soli-confesacd murderer. Ho IL spon
& feot inches In height, co'npactly built, weigh
about 40 pouuds. has deep blaok, glttorlnl
oyos. a full, short face, dark muetache. and
tncuth evcr ready to smiIo. Ills glnncoa at th
crowd while ho aat In tho carriage aud Will
passing through 1t to tho door ot tho static
seemed to Indicate certain qualification At th
excitement he had created. for ho would trt
oueu.ly indulge in a stnilo that wrought its in
fte1s On tho hwo.stslcken minds Of the lookcst
Altar brtet intesviow Tucha vas removed
tho photograph Rallarv Oh WllouehbY atree
and ~ tho carriage waa being driven to u
dostuaton, tho crowd ran after it and olboNe
one another in their eagernees 70 Obtain
glimpse ot tho prisoner Iho attsr gasSes
tho attention his nwfui czimo bad attracted
him. ue went boforo the looang-giass At Il
Astlat's gallery, aud. after smoothing hla shAgF
II hsyo not eot 70 collar. I look 40 mooch bo
ter viz tho collar" No collars Ncre fotthcomit
fuat thon. mud picture was taken OF lltsn, wh!e
Ia asked to SEQ. l1o thought the artist Ind dol
An lNTrayrEw WITH ruR MURDERER.
neportor-1 have como to a6k you. htet1. !!
the history ot yonr hfo and an account OF Il
fearful crime Of which you stand ecc''se't, ;,
Ntetx sAil III have no objection to &ell ys
my history aud tho dotails Of my criuo. >
father il farmer, residing noat ColmaI, any,
about Gu years Of age, and my mother 10 aoo
81 years old. He IL In medium, c'tcumssanc'
ADQ WGulQ nAf1 4p1t NNSlAA4t H'tA ~aI N@e'%Nrt
aomo to this country sooner than become lt
man, "a he Ia now obliged to s'gn himaolf.
have brother, who IL shortly about bocoInIne
Catholic pr,ess. ! Rus terribly afsAid that
crime will bring disgrace upon him. poor bo.
Hare tue priaoner s'glsd, ~ ho added - v,
not be SURPRISED. other, II my father d's9M
me. think they vii! do this to NO." Ill
ksetz passed his finger ACROSS .,a throat.
The reporter told l.im t!!as 4o bulsoyet
would undoubtedly hAyo fair trial. .
The prisoner then continued: II hsvo wo
ed II lo1Bcshoer At Touluuso. Tour. Paris, I
Tor some tlme ii Hayss III shIpbuidng yasd
sanuot tell you tbs uAmbs Of my different q
ploJofs for reaily forget thon. VIVA also
isvs1al yoars in tho Third F1onch HgssaIs,
ttsa,nsd the grade Of LioutanAnt. During
F1anco-rrussisn war Waa nt Uetprt. Ate
had worked eomo timo iu liayEa Rot tIrot
the place and dstermincd to tsY my fortun.
the New World ~ ! wrote homo to my tas
:, that l uaa of tor New York. and took pass
On the steamship cimbria, OF tho Hamburg Il
md came t. this country. landing It ltoho1eu
the 18sh Of May, 1872. The follorinB day
emr}ovrecnt nj tn1,As 4 Hontr'H nt1o mAhcIt