The New York herald., 1876-02-01

Williamsburg from the headquarters OF the police in
Brooklyn where Kretz his wife ana child had been
taken by Captain wogom and his detectives, down
through the dense crowd assembled the Streets TO
the Fifth precinct station house. The high speed at
which they were driven told the curious crowd that
something to be seen, and hundreds rushed
along the street after the carriages until they
the house As the coaches up before the
door the officers took into the station little Ellen
Kehoe, the sepdaughter OF Kretz She was dressed
In white and looked very innocent and calm She had
no hat but her light blonde hair neatly dressed,
her face was undsturbed by emotion and her eyes
gave intelligent light that seemed 10 vouch for
the truth OF any story she might relate OF the terrible
deeds she had witnessed. The mother came into
the house and escorted the Captains
She is Irish woman about forty years old and has
been good looking, but strong drink has left its i'm
press her face and her eyes still bleared and
expressionless. The right and left temples were
scratched ana she walked with dull, listcss motion
until she reached her chair She did speak word
TO any one notice what going around her
Then came the selfconfessed murderer. He is about
five feet three inches in height compactly built weighs
about 40 pounds has deep black glIttering eyes,
full short face short dark mustache and mouth ever
ready to smile His glances at the crowd while he sat
IN the carriage and while passing through 1t 10 the
door Of the station seemed Indicate certain grnti-
caton the excitement he had created for he would
frequently indulge a smile that wrought its impress
on the awe-stricken minds OF the lockers on
After brief interview Fuchs was removed to the
photograph gallery wlloughby street, and as the
carriage being driven to its destination the crowd
ran after It and ebowed another In their eagerness
to obtain glimpse of the prisoner The latter glaLced
curously about him, apparently undaunted by the
attention his awful crime bad attracted to him. He
before the looking glass at the artists gallery
and after smoothing his shaggy locks remarked quito
seriously and regretfully 81 have got collar.
look mooch better wiz the collar" No collars
forthcoming just then and picture taken OF him.
which he asked to see he thought the artist had
done him justice. On being brought before superin-
tendent Campbell the prisoner told the story that
published yesterday. The and little girl
much excited and wept bitterly that they
questioned. The party then transferred
TO Raymond Street Jail by order of Coroner Nolan
The family had been brought back to the police sta
ton In order to let the officers receive the papers from
the Coroner committing the trio to Raymond Street
Jail The Coroner had, however, sent the commit
ments TO the JAIL expecting that the prisoners would be
taken there from headquarters, Captain Wogom i'm
mediately returned with his charge to the county
prison. followed by running and shouting crowd Of
men, women and boys
KRETZS EARLIER HISTORY.
Andreas Fuchs Victor Kretz, as he says his right
name is was born in Rgl Baden in 1874 but removed
at an early age to Alsace, where he brought up
He married there and served private during the
ancoPrussian After the close OF hostilities he
returned to his family, remaining only short time;
for, owing 10 trouble in which he became
involved he had to fly TO America, where he changed
his Immediately on arrival II is said by those
who claim to have been intimate with him that he
led during quarrel, but no proof of that has
..t.fr UNrlA K~atw
obtained ployment the blacksmith's shop of }.
chick, on the corner OF Graham avenue and North
Second street, where he received two letters from
France written, it supposed by his wife, despoud-
ency which he seemed TO be laboring under being
moved by their reception.
Mr. Schck his employer, said yesterday that he had
never any ault to find with Fuchs. who honest
W orKer, never losing time neglecting business
Fuchs good workman and that was all he wanted
He aid not demand the antecedents of any Of his
poyes but If they could not do the work set them they
were promptly discharged. Fuchs in his employ
twice. the first time three years ago and after
absence Of about year more returned, when he
put to work, but remained only week
One or two OF the kmen state that they did not
like man, and though they familiar in the
shop they would not allow him to associate with them
outside. as they afraid Of him. They all unite
in saying that he good workman.
MISSING PORTIONS.
While at the Morgue Mr. Brakeman, who had been
formerly detective achieving quite considerable no.
toriety by his tracing the Sherman poisoning case
was particularly struck by the large amount Of matter
missing necessary make the body complete, and in
company with a HERALD reporter, knowing that IL
could all be burned up, repaired to the Jail and
without any preliminary asked Kretz where he had put
it. Without the slightest hesitation Kretz replied
that he had buried 1t about two miles from Graham
North Second street. In response to the
question what he killed Simmons for he repeated
his charge OF immortality and told the story Of the
der again.
Tho HERALD reporter hurried back to Williamsburg
and, in company with another of the HERALD stan,
proceeded in a coach out toward the swamp on New
town Creek notifying the police thay started OF
their intentions Mr. Brakeman also notified the
Coroner and Captain woglom, who, with Detectives
Short and Holland, obtained "recall" from Coroner
Nolan and proceeded with 1t to the jail to obtain tho
prisoner and get him to show them where be had
placed the mangled fragments
wHAr THEY POUND
Meanwhile the HERALD reporters drove out TO the
junction of Grand and Metropolitan avenue
where the carriage stopped and the search was com
menced foot 1t was conducted the premise that
had carried tool for digging with him. so that
If concealed beneath the water the Ice might possibly
be broken with hatchet The ponds and pools the
low salt meadows, through which Newtown Creek
flows, first searched but in Of them tho
slightest Of the ice having been broken since its
formation prior to Friday.
A close scrutiny Of every little hole was then
made and finally rewarded with success
Eight pieces OF human flesh, the thighs, pelvis and
pieces OF flesh from the ribs we're found in ditch
shallow drain, wrapped up in copy Of the Brook
yner Prese but impossible declpher the date
OF the copy, the dampness OF the place having de-
stroycd portions Of H. The spot situated some
hundred and nfty feet southeast Of Metropolitan
avenue and about quarter Of a mile within the city
line IL Is on the bleak salt meadows between the
high ridge running toward Blissye on The north and
the range OF hills SOUTH extending from Myrtle avenue
cast toward Jamaica The road-Metropolitan avenue
Is much ircquented market wagons and funerals en-
route 70 Lutheran Cemetery passing at all hours Of the