The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-27
The Newark Tragedy.

clever little trick.-Darenpor Democrat.
The Newark Tragedy.
This city has been greatly interested and
excited to- day over the horrible tragedy in
Newark yesterday afternoon. In Deem
Der, 1879, Albert Thcilhorn engaged work
in the tanncry of I. N. and J. II. Dawson,
on Commercial street, Newark, between
the Passaic River and Morris Canal He
was apparently quiet and peaceab]e man,
and attended to work faithfully. Early in
1873 his two brothers, Adolph and Charles,
came to America from Prussia, and the
two brothers, through Albcrt's influence,
were also employed in Dawson's tannery.
Charles and Adolph were entirely differ
ent in disposition from Albert, being pas
sionate and quarrelsome. In the shop was
a fellow workman named Guido WHEEL,
with whom the Theilhorn brothers quar-
relied about a loan of seventy-five dollars
made him by sister of the ThclhOrns.
Charles W. Meyer, foreman of the tannery,
was appealed to by the brothers to repay
the money apd retain it from Witzells
wages. He said that he had no right to
do this. One day they met Witzell on
the canal bridge, near the tannery, and
demanded the money from him. He
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him, and WitZell was only saved from
bcin stabbed to the heart by tin dinner
can, with which he intercepted the blow.
The brothers were arrested and tried, and
Charles was sentenced to six months in
State Prison. The principal witnesses by
whose testimony Charles was convicted
were Charles Meyer, Charles Fischer and
John Albcrs, towards whom he and his
two brothers, after the release of Charles,
took every opportunity to show their re-
sentiment, frequently threatening to kill
Meyer. He, at last, went before Justice
Jessup and entered complaint against the
three brothers for disorderly conduct. a
warrant was put in the hands of Police
officer Elsden, who, on Thursday after
noon, accompanied by cOlored officer
named Dickerson, proceeded to the house,
at No. 101 jackson street, the home of the
Theilhorns. This house is IL small, two
story frame building. In the lower story
lived Mrs. Vanderbilt, and in the upper
story the three brothers kept bachelors
hall, occupying three rooms. The broth
ers resisted arrest with revolvers, and shot
| Officer Dickerson in the side. Almost at
| the same instant two other shots were
fired, and Elsdcn fell dead. Dickerson
ran down stairs, receiving in the descent
ball in the small of his back. The muir
der of the officer seems to have aroused in
the Thcilhorns demOniac fury. They
pursued DickersOn down stairs and into
the street. and from that moment their in
| tentiOn seems to have been to shoot every
one who came in their way.
Mrs. VaAderhof, who had heard the
shots in the rooms above her own, ran
across the street. One brother 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 Cahill, who lived near, heard pistol
shots, and stepped out to the sidewalk.
BY this time the Theilhorns had passed his
house and were at some distance down the
street. Charles happened to look behind
and saw Cahill. He deliberately walked
back to within distance of four feet from
him and fired, the ball entering Cahill's
groin. Meanwhile his brothere were
waiting for him, and the three proceeded
rapidly to the tannery where they worked.
At the bridge over the canal, near Daw-
sons tannery, the brothers exchanged a
few words of hurried consultation, and
Stopping at the open door they inquired
cxcitcdly, and in broken English, for
Meyer Not receiving any answer, they
passed up stairs on the outside of the
building into the second story, Albert and
Adolph stopping at the door. while Charles
entered in search of Meyer. AS he strobe
into the room his glance fell on Charles
Fischer, assistant foreman. Theilhorn adj
vanced to within a few feet of him, and,
taking deliberate aim, shot him through
the breast. Fischer turned and fled To-
ward the other end of the room, followed
by his assassin, who fired into his body
two more shots, the last one stretching
him dead
The workmen remained for moment
as if paralyzed with fright and horror.
The foreman, Meyer, was in the end of
the room farthest> from the door. He
threw himself behind tank and con-
cealed himself. Theilhorn stopped near
the body of Fischer and glared around
the room, demanding where Meyer was.
John D. Albers, son Law of Meyer,
came down the staircase leading into the
middle of the room, and Immediately
threw himself upon the armed ruflian,
/ tol, he kept it raised in the air, despite
the violent struggles of his antEgpnlst.
Albert and Ad6lpl Tbeilhorn, sYfD had
come into the room, rnslcd to ;the assist
ance of their brother; and SHOT young
Albers in four places, The young, man
fell dead, and the murderers drew back
toward the door. The; workmeno We're
goaded to desperation, and, brandishing
knives and clubs, they followed the re-
! treating brothers, who had passed down
outside the staircase and proceeded down
the river 'front.' The workmen in the lower
story, who had been engaged in dressing
hides, using long, double-edged and
double handed knives, joined in pursuit
with these formidable weapons The
Theilhorns retreated in a most leisurely
manner, turning at intervals to fire at the
crowd following. They continued until
they reached Balbach's dock where a
hig gil board fence stopped them. The
maddened wOrkmen began to close in
upon them and to hurl stones on them. As
the murderers were about to throw them
selves into the stream, many workmen
who carried knives rushed up to them and
made efforts to cut them in pieces. Charles
Weiss, who was armed with long,
heavy currying- knife, attempted to inter
cept the youngest brother, Charles, who
turned on him and raised his revolver, but
too late, for quick blow from Weiss
nearly severed his hand from his wrist,
and lie fell headlong into the river. NJ
I sooner were the brothers in the water than
the Infatuated crowd pressed 70 the brink
and showered stones and other missiles on
them, striking them one after another in
the head, causing them to sink in, the
muddy water.-N. 7. Special (Jaly II
to Chicago Tribune.
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