The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-17

/ COyERY OF THE BODlES-THE VICTIMS
DIcKERsoN,s FATAL W ouNDs- SCENES IN
NEWARK AFTER THE TRAGEDy-BEG1E-
MING OF THE INQUEST. =
The number OF lives lost by the. tragedy
in Newark Thursday afternoon Is SIX, in
Guiding those of the three murderers; but
the colored policeman (Dickerson) is fatally
injured, and the wounded citizen lJoln
CahilD is disabled for life. The bodies OF
all the murdercrs have been recovered from
the river. 1t is generally believed that II
the men had been taken alive they would
have been killed before reaching the jan by
| the infatuated popuace. 1t is shown clearly
that the assassins were not connected with
the Newark labor troubles. They were in
| fuenced in part by the passion OF revenge,
and in part by blind fury which made
them mad for murder and indiscriminate IN
/ their violence. The coroner's inquest was
begun yesterday afternoon, but no verdict
was reached.
Justice Jessup had entered a complaint
against the three brothers for disordcrly
conduct. There had been n iong-standing
feud. 4 warrant was accordingly issued
for their arrest, and put in the hands Of 'Po-
lice Officer Elsden, who ON Thursday after
noon ut O'Clock, accompanied by colored
officer named Dickerson, proceeded to the
house at No. 10l Jackson street.-the home
OF the Thiclhorns-to execute it.. This
house is small two-story frame building,
standing near the middle OF the block, and
separated from the nearest buildings by an
alley on one side and small yard on the
other. In the lower story lived 4 Mrs. Van
derhooi, and in the upper story the three
brothers kept bachelors hail." occupying
three rooms, OF which the front one served
as a sitting room, the one Immediately be-
hind it as a kitchen, and the third, opening
from thakitchen, as bedroom.
THE SHOOTING OF THE POLICEMEN. f.,
Arrived at the house, Officer Elsdcn told
the negro DickerSon to wait below on the
sidewalk, and that If necdful he would call
him. Mrs. Vanderhoof informed Elsden
that the men were in their rooms, and ne at
once assembled the staircase, and raped at
the door, at the same time calling to Mrs.
Nanderhoof TO ask Dickerson to come to his
assistance When Dickerson reached the
second floor the door was opened, and both
officers entered. In the front room one OF
the brothers was sitting, and to him Elsdcn
read the warrant. The officers then pro-
ceeded to the bedroom, III which the other
brothers were lying in bed. Here the war
rant was read again, and the two men there
Eupon arose and began to dress, talking with
each other the meanwhile. In the front
room on q table, two navy reVolVers were
living. One OF these was taken up by one
OF the brothers, and the other was simulta-
neouslv seized by Dickerson, the colored
officer, and the second brother, the third
brother having had his own revolver in his
possession when the officers came in. AT
this moment Dickcr>on was wounded in his
side, and almost at the same instant two
other shots were fired, and Elsdcn fell dead,
Dickerson rushed for the door, calling to
the men not to shoot again, but the door
was fastened. He succeeded IN WrenchinS
il omen. and ran down the stairs, receiving
in the descent q ball in the small OF his back,
which, however, did not at once disable
him, for he ran to Ferry street.
KILLING OF THE OFFICER.
Whether the murder OF the officer was
due to sudden passion or was deliberate it
seems to have aroused in the Thcilhorns 4
demoniac fury. They pursued Dickerson
down the stairs and into the street, and from
that moment their intention seems to have
been to shoot every one who came in'Shelr
way. Mrs. Eanderhoof, who had heard the
shots in the rooms above her own, and the
noise on the stairs as the men rushed down,
ran across the street. One OF the brothers,
as he lett the door. caught glimpse OF her,
and at once fired upon her, but missed
his aim. A young lady who was
walking through the street was next
fired upon. but was not hit. John CaMll,
who lived near the house occupied by the
murderers, heard the pistol-shots as he sat
at dinner, and stepped out to the sidewalk
to ascertain what was going on. By this
time the Theilhorns had passed his house
and were ut some distance down the street.
Charles happened to look behind and saw
Mr.. Cahill He deliberately walked back
to within a distance OF four feet from him
and fred the ball entering CahilPs groin.
Mean while his brothers were waiting for
him, and the three proceeded rapidly, but
not running, 70 the river, near which the
tannery fat which they had formerly been
employed under Meyer] stands.
THE MURDERERs AT THE TANNERY.
At the bridge over the canal, near Daw-
sons tannery, the brothers exchanged few
words of hurried consultation and then
moved quickly but without hot haste to-
ward the building. Stopping at the open
door, they inquired cXcitcdly and in broken
English for Meyer. Not receiving an
answer from the workmen, they passed
around the corner and up 4 flight OF stairs
on the outside Of the building, and in this
-, way lulO tue SeCOlu SloISy AlDcFt anu
Adolph stopping at the door while Charles
entered in search Of Meyer. AS he strobe
into the room his glance fell on Charles
> Fischer, whose duty rs assistant fore
man was to learn the business Of
all strangers entering the place. AS
Fischer turned from his work to see
who was entering, Theilhorn advanced to
: within few feet OF him, and taking DELHI
crate aim at him shot him through the
breast. Fischer turned and fled toward the
other end OF the room, followed by the
assassin, who fired into his body two more
shots, the last one stretching him dead near
bench in the centre OF the room. The
workmen remained for a moment as if par
alyzed with fright and horror. Many OF
them could not see the murderer, as the
centre of the room was occupied by rows OF
skins hanging from the ceiling to the floor.
Anthony Dietrich was at work near the place
where Fischer fell, and hid himself behind
a half-dried skin. The foreman, Meyer, was
in the end of the room furthest from the
door, and in such position that he could see
Theilhorn pursuing his victim. He threw
himself behind tank and thus concealed
himself. Theilhorn stopped near the body
of Fischer and glared around the room, de-
handing in fierce tone to be told where