, 1876-01-31
Tho Compeer of Bender, Probst,
mud Trnuptnann Now In
Prison,
Details Of the Bloody BUSINESS, and tho
Mannor Of the Murdorer's
Apprehension.
Full Account of the Triple Lynch.
ing Affair at Charleston
WeBt Va.
Wlns1ow...llis Crimes, and His Chances Of Ex-
tradition.

fE 0lHIMONo HIN11Itf |
An AWFUL. CLEARING UP OF DLoopf MisTEhYs
Nry Yong, Jan. 3o.-DctecttveR were working !
buBily to-daY on tho Groonpotut murder case, IN
Which tho flcAd of Willinm ". aimmonB was
found In tho ahp-yard Of John English. On h!l-
ton stroet. From tho proximity OF tho head to
tho river It WAS thought tho body had been
thrown Ia tho wator. Inquiries Wero made at
ptaccs whero Simmons wss in the habit Of Walt
Ing, but no person acknowledged having scen
him sinco Saturday night. Among those With
whom tho murdered man was most Intimate. ana
to whom tho oflcors looked for the most au-
thenttc Information. was
VICTOR KRETz,
who mas also known by tho namo OF Andsoas
Fuchs. Ho was helper In Tho same shop as
Simmons, and worked by his sdo, and was aleo
believed to be an Intimate friend Of tho de-
coased. Ho appeared to be uncaay under tho
questioning Of the police. and prctoudod TO speaK
very poor English. 1Io told Tho detectives Of
Bimuona bo.ng In tho habit Of vsslting
some fomals friends in Groenpoint, but, on
mixing inquiries, Ibis was found to DO unfrno,
and wns told by Kretz to mlsload tho police.
Krotz Was detained In the police otico TWO OF
three hourB, and was
ANXIOUS 10 GET AWAY,
saying to friend TINT ho WAS afraid be WAS to
be locked up as wtuoss. Tho detoctfgcs did
not think krotz knew anytl1og about tho MIR
dor, and he was allowed to 60 homo. Among
othora interviewed were tho Watchmen on tho
docks. Quo WAS found WHO Ha4d ho anw man
answering to tho description OF Krotz down noar
tho dock Saturday morning, mud WIS quito posi-
tive nbout hla identity. Tho detectives then
supposed that ii irstz Was not tho guilty nan'
lo knew something opout the murder, md they
wont to his house, ut 99 North Thirf Btrect, and
arrested him On his way 10 tho stason-houee
LIE PuHPoaELY CUT nIs HAND.
1t blcd freely, and he Kept rubbing 1t on Ills
pants. Whom this WAS observed au e1amina-
! tion Of lls clothing wns made, which revealed
| largo spot OF dried blood on Ills pants. Do
/ tcctiycB then visited his house again and found
trunk locked and nailed togothor3 30 tightly
that 1t uas opened with great difficulty. LII thia
they found packed
| THE AIMS AND LEoH
| Of tho murdered victim, and In boiler they
| found tho trunk Of tho body, skinned and cus
up. Tho entrails had boon rernovoa and quick
| limo put inside, SO ns to cause speedy docompo
sitiou. There had been pool OF blood on tut
floor, but efforts had been made to ob!iterato Il
By scraping until tho boards wero almost white.
Upon tho dross Of Mrs. Krosz, which hao
| lust been washed, wore stnins OF blood. 6h
| said Ble scraped tho floor at tho soqncat OF he
husband; that Simmons called at tt,o house Of
Thursday nteht and they all had a drinl
l together, Ei,nmouB' drinks boing made atrongo
than those Of the others, and that when h
was stupotled with liquor. Krosz took hastAe
aud
| CIt0rrED Eta HEAD OFT,
tho act holng Witnessed by hia little asap
lauchtcr. Mrs, Ktetz said that sho herBe!
pas thop ,,p-Ytair, When Krot1 heard that tht