The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-06
THE MURDER OF SIMMONS.
PUTTING PRoOF or A HORRIBLE
CRIME INTO EVIDENCE


Jury Quickly secured-A Verdict Of MUIR
der in the First or second Degree Improb-
abic-N0 Available Eve Witnesses.
The trial Of Andrcns Fuchs for the MUIR
der Of William W. simmons was begun In the
Kings County Oyer and Terminer Yesterday be-
Tore judges Pratt and Moore. Fuchs was early
In the court room, and while a civil case was
being finished he sat inn hsh-backed cushioned
chair In the corner swinging hi feet He Is scarce
Is FIVE feet high has bright black eyes, prominent
check bones, wears black moustache, which
yesterday was waxed at the ends, and tuft of
chin whlskers. His front hair comes down TO
within al inch and a quarter Of his eyebrows.
His face s rigid in its TEXTURES. When interest
ed he wrinkles his brow.
AT the cali OF his case he took his seat beside
his counsel John A. TAYLOR and II. u. KinGhorn.
He understands very little English and he was
more occupied in watching the Judges and
Dstrict-Attorney Brltton than In endeavoring
to understand the proceedings.
A Jury was obtained by two o'clock, and the
District Attorney briefly recited the familiar
facts Of the murder. He said that for atrocity
the crime hid scarcely parallel in history, vet
there was some question as TO whether the pris-
ouer could be convicted Of murder in the frst or
second degree. The jury must decide whether
there had been reconciliation. The witnesses
Of the murder were the wife OF Fuchs and his
little step-daugh,er. The former was not com
potent TO testify. Tho little girl had told 80
many contradictory stories that nothing posi-.
tive could be CLEANED from her talk.
George Vollins, the first witness, testified that
he was saloon keeper IN Third street, Brook
lyn. About half past i've on Jhursdav, Jan. %.
simmons and Fuchs were In bis saloon and had
DRINKS together, for which Simmons paid.
About half past or . o'clock Fuchs came for n
pint OF beer, aud two hours lator for another
pint.
Herbert Simmons. not relative OF the muir
dered man. swore that he saw Fuchs on Satur-
day noon. Jan. ~. IN First street, near North
Sesenth; hs WAS esrriing basket Az on h,s arm.
mons, te- fed that II lay between the timber
and iho fence OF the ship yard, hundred feet
from Milton street. He called two men to see
II. anu then the policeman came and took 1t
away \ German newspaper was partly about
wills Jones. Simmons employer. testified
that simmons was aoOut feet 10 Inches high,
slender, aud IS years old. Fuchs was at work In
the same factory, getting SO a week slmmons
made from g. 70 80 a day Fuchs worked on
Monday and Tuesday OF the week of tho muir
der, and on saturday came to the onico for
money. saying that he had none for sunday.
He got e.. On the Monday after the murder the
witness saw Fuchs w RAYMOND street jail.
fuchs said that he had cut Siumons's head OF,
aul was glad VI 1t. and that lie had buried part
| Of the body IN the meadows beyond Graham
| avenue. Ga saturday morning Fuchs came to
| the factory and said, No MIR. simmons he
| mas not come to make the fire." He spoke fro
quen -ly TO Fuchs II the shop, and could gen-
orally understand him.
Gnnln Betz testified to audlns bloody chop
ping block and piece OF carpet under the stoop
OF Fuchs'e house, and to nndirg Simmons's liver
ana heart In the cellar; and Detective short tes-
| tilted to nnGing tue flesh and bones Ia different
| parts OF tAe house. aud the hammer, axes, saw
| aud knife which Fuchs had used In choppinx
| up tie body. When Short went into Fucns' 5
| house he found him mixing quick lime with
| water, and when be told him TO 80 to seo the
Captain be scraped the lime on with knife and
| said " All right"
| DR.. samuel j. Brady testified that he found
everything In the house that belonged to SIM
nonss body. exceps the head, the neck. the
heart, the liver, the ia t0stuos and the thighs.
On tLo shelf OF the sleeping room he found
some brains In saucer. but he could not say
positively that they were nun-p. One Of the
women 10 tho court room was aid TO be the
| daughter VI simmons.