New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
PURSUIT AND PUNISHMENT.

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the stream many Of the foremost worlmen who carried
knives rushed up them and made efforts to cut the
in pieces. Charles Weiss, who was armed WIN i"hs'
heavy currymg knife, attempted to intercept "'o
youu lcst brother Charles who turned on him ana ri"
his revolver but too late, for quick blow r'i weiss
nearly severed hs hand from his wrist ana he el heu
long into the river No tho brothers m the
water than the nfuracd crowd pressed to tho brink ana
showered stones and other missiles on teH' striking
them one after another IN the head and causing them 10
sink ont Of sight in the muddy water.
THE CITY FRENZIED WITH EXCITEMENT
No one can read the details of the tragedy
without at once picturne TO himself the eHciement In
Newark There could be only one topic OF co"yerra''n
At home I'm the streets at the numberless places oi
meeting where many women and children assembled 10
dIss the terrible deed, Of the afternoon Through the
evening and all night long the streets were nilcu WIN
crowds excited TO sleep. Every detail was r'peae'
over ana over again ana thousand incidents were ie
lated which never occurred The avnl fate OK tho three
mnrlerery left no for thought talk OF vengeance
and tEcro remained for discussion only the tragic events
OF the day IL was universally said that n the murdcrers
had been taken alive the process Of law would have had
very little 10 do with their execution, and there In every
reason to believe that they would have been killed b.
fore they could have reached the Jail.
Tho center of excitement ut the establishment OF
Charles W Compton the undertaken. who buics the un'
y II E
fttcd up In tie front basement of hs store private
oryuc To this the body OF the policeman, Elsden, was
taken Int after short time u removed To IL" rest
dcnes Of his father at No 63 Lnfayotte-s' Late Thurs
day afternoon the body OF Charles Thoihorn which Lad
been taken from the ryoT. brought to C"mpon'r,
and when tn fct became generally known. the oro"d'
rushing from all directions, surgcd around the entrance
IN the desire to satisfy Their morbid curiosity.
Tic sranrs At the oFsuc repeated at the various
places made notorious hy N. events Of the day AZ w
tannery house IN which the brothers lived and hc
river where searching for thciT bodies. per
sons oi AL ages ~ both sexes were gathered in
eager tasonls. st TIE house which was taken pos
session Of by Clicf Of Police Mills, were found =
cartridges. and target Ia the soft wood of wL'A was
nbcdIcd number Of bullets. indicating that tho In"l-
born, had been making themselves proficient III the use
Of their rcyo,efs IL is stated that they were excellent
marssmcn having had long experience IN tho use OF
firearms during their military service In Prussia.
Many people lotcIcd about the tanEcgy aud rVcr O.
cry taking the startling events " the previous
day or watching the efforts made 10 fad the bodies oi the
tvo murdcrcrs G,i remaining IN the water. The work
men AT the tanner; resumed their iaborers quietly and
continued them through the day uninterrupted by the
people VINO the building TO the scene oi the
assassinaion The blood stains were stll dIscornblc,
and tho bcnchc. ut which Fischer aud Albcr had worked
were left vacant. Listening 90 the talk OF the woIkmen
1t was evident that und-rtonc of satisfied vengeance.
mingled with for the death Of their comrades,
prcyadcd all their conversation.
TnE RIVER GGyTs Ut THR DEAD.
At IL o'clock the crowd at the river much in
creased nj the news Of the discovery oi the body Of A.
bert Thcihon the second OF the brothers II found
bv Two boamen Ladcr and FarfOn, who had recossred
the body Charles, the yOungcS, brother on the prcv
OILS evening soon after TIE death 81 the murdercTs.
When the body had taken 10 the Morgue the crowd
diminished aud after the tide began to come In al
efforts at dredging ceased. At o'clock while
the people on the bank were looking idly about
the dock the middle ~ the stream disturbed by
sudden ripple and tho Of the eldest brother Adolph
rose above the surface. IL greeted with Il shout,
and boats soon towcd the body 10 the dock wEcro
fastened by rope For the greater part Of an hour the
bloated and mangled face Of the dead murderer was
gazcd at by large Of people who fastened to
the spot when the tldngs OF tho discovery had been
spread I'm the ncishborh Od. when at last the dead
wagon the corpse away all excitement ceased In the
ncichbOrhODd.
The body OF Charles TllclhOrn lay at COmptOn's
Morgue Thursday night and yesterday the bodies OF his
brothers were placed beside IT, The knowledge OF this
fact drew hundreds spot through the day and sc
ccedng evening after the OF the city had regaincd
It's usually Tranquil appearance. The three bodies were
30 disngurcd by the wounds which had been re-
ccved, and 80 swollen and dscolored by lying In tho
water, that any opinion OF the men or Their
characteristics based upon study Of their fcatures
would bo worthless IL Ia even impossible osay whether
or not expression OF their faces evidence
OF passionate and brutal nature. To all appearance
Adoph was tho oldest Of the three but Of the others,
In reality the elder.