The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26
A DIABOLICAL MURDER.

SATURATED WITH KEROSENE OIL AND BURNED
TO DEATH-TRAGIC FATE OF JOSEPH srAHL.
On Friday evening Joseph Stah, powerful young
German who had been employed driver by
Messrs. Kohlor & Kamena the owners OF tho Guten-
berg Brewery, told that his services no
longer required. He remarked that II hard
to be discharged after he had served tho hrm
we'll and truly for three months. but nc supposed he
put up with the trouble best us he could. After
supper he went into the boiler room OF the brewery.
where the lrcs had been allowed go down. Hero
bc remained chatting and smoking with one of the
brewery hands until about ten O'Clock at night when
the man told him that he had had hard days work,
he ieit sleepy he would 90 to bed. slahl also
SAID no would go to bod and the PAIR left the warm
seat where they had been enjoying the warmth OF tho
furnaces Stahl's companion went to his room aitcf
bidding him good night, and Sahl also left, but, Tor
some uncx reason, returned to the boiler
He remained there till near midnight, when another OF
ana chaea with him. While talked
noise was heard IN tho yard, and at FIRST the men
thought caused by some horses that were loose
In the stables but they soon agreed that II was Vaen-
tinc driver, who had hst returned with his team.
and in this belief the men were right They parted
after this, and Stah instead OF going his bed,
remained stretched out on the bench IN the boiler
room.
LIVING MASS FIRE.
When Stahl he completely en-
veoped in flames He Ia 10 the
boiler room, where he had been wing, and was strug-
Cling in his agony to extnsuish the scorching fire
with horse blanket His clothes were saturated with
burning fund, and the fearful agony he must
have endured scarcely be imagined. Two
men who slept the in which ho
was hearing his awful cries for help ran to his assist
ance They covered him with blankets ana subdued
tho ames but before he so badly burned as 10
render his recovery almost impossible Through all
his terrible suffering be retained consciousness.
VICTIMS DYING STATEMENT.
The Dr. Rave, phi yscian residing In tho
neighborhood called into reaulsiton and the fol-
lowing IS what the Doctor tells as the dying mans
story TO him -
81 IN tho boiler ROOM, said Stahl shalt Sleep
ing and half waking, when somebody's man-came
into the room and poured petroleum over ne and set
ahre II was ull done quicker than can tell It.
1t was man by his clothes. pursued the hound
TO the yard, but could not catch him. and then in-
stanuy rushed TO try and put the flames out with tho
horse blankets"
DR.. Rave stated that the dying repeated the
story to him three times telling him substantially the
same story each time. 'His mind appeared TO be per-
ecty clear. and doubt," said the doctor, chs
bong perfectly rational condition. ho fully recog
nzed the fact that he could recover. and spoke
with the earncstness of a dying man"
RELIEF IN DEATH.
Shortly before Ave O'Clock Saturday morning, he be-
came unconscious and at i've O'Clock died, after SUI
ferng the most excrucating pain.
Last evening Coroner Crane oil Hoboken, impaheed
Coroncrs jury TO investigate the The foreman Is
Judge Dwyer The jury after viewing the body visited
the boiler room, where Kerosene marks were found
bench In the boiler The body arrived ut
the Morgue in Hoboken at about olght O'Clock last
night II has trghttui appearance. Tho in-
quest be continued this evening at the brewery
II rumor, I'd that there Is woman in the No
arrests have as yet been made