The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-14
AWAY WITH HIM, B0YS.'
Charles STRdHL HfNGED BY FIRM
ERs ON THE SCENE or ms CRIME.
HI. Last Ride on Earth-Pointins out the
Place where he had Hidden the Body-A
Sonfession - Dragged to bis Death.

Frop, n, tO,c,a,ein Enquirer.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-The tragedy In Column
Liza Bottom. FIVE miles from the village Of
columbia. in Monroe county. ILL.,, eliminated
his morning in the lynchinR of the prisoner.
Charles Strahl. whose guilt had been cOnclu;
riyely cstnnllshGd ny h,s own conicss i am
The murderer was captured ~ this city yester-
day afternoon. by pursuing officers from Mon
roe county. who returned with their prisoner to
Columbia on last night train.
The trip was made in ,snity. The prisoner
was locked up in theeolid calnboose of Column
bn In n short time IL was generally known
that Strahl had confessed tp the killing of the
couple and would point out the body of the
murdered man in the morning. Word was sent
to the Coroner that his services would be nccd-
ed. Somehow. the word got into the country,
and farmers for five miles in every direction
knew Of the confession. During the night II
number Of citizens visited the prisoner in his
cell. and heard from his own lips the story Of
Shortly after breakfast, strah was taken out
OF his coll and conveyed To- the 81. Louis Ho-
were admitted from time to time, but Strahl
seemed little inclined TO talk. His stolid face
was even more stupid than ever. and his little.
bead.iik ewes looked piggsh. He answered
questions In a listless. mechanical sort Of way,
but he did not seem II any sense kcenly alive
to the peril of his position.
At about half past o'clock the doomed man
was handed into wagon; and, strongly guard
farm Quite number of fnrmers-not boys
and wild youths. but grave and austcrc men.
who had cOngrcgated in the town during the
mornng-rode before or behind the vehicle
containing the prisoner. The crowd swelled by
the curiosity Of those dcsirous of closely oh
serving his presence. became Il sort Of caval-
cado. A man or two on horseback lnincd the
party 81 almost every cross road. The party
pissed in the crowd that the body of Henry
.G9,rtz had been found few minutes before.
Hush let the murderer show the spot. COM
mandcd some one IN supprcs scd voice.
A quarter of u mile back from the main road
and level ded. carefully titled. and speaking
well for IL lucky possessur. To the other side
stood thick corsc. About quarter Of mile
in each direction a thick. matted undcrgrowth
was upon the soil. and the weeds. dried and
dcad were now higher than mans head
Strahl was taken ont OF the wagon. Go on,
now. and show where the body L.. commanded
the Coroner. Like one walk Ing in u dream he
started slowly into the undorhrush breakin
his way with his hands until he struck u pnth
made by some animals. This he followed n few
rods until he stood upon the banks II a slug
h. picked his way across the shallow stream hy
means Of n rough bridge made 10y old branches
Of trees thrown carelossly into the water. Tie
followed the bank OF the creek for about twenty
yards more, when he stopped ana turned
around to those who followed him, pointed T.,
thc banks Of the creek; and said IN German and
then in English: Here Henry GoeU stood
when shot him; ,was. arr' - the creek:
seized the body 10y the feet. and dragged this
way" lie went sixty feet into the thickct. into
halp'@ Where 'nf LAT gGeW h lait Iprng Mnd
OF dead leaves and brush lay Mt his feet and
pointing 60 it. he said; Look in there"
dozen hands hastcncd 10 remove the debris.
and underneath they found the body Of Henry
GoetZ. ragged hole in the back of the skull
told Of instant death.
Coroner Hilton proceeded without delay to i'm
ktrahl. the confessed murderer. Two hundred
grave-loooking men bent in silence TO hear his
words. The deceased has two brothers. one
hung over the dead body Of his brother. and
SPOKE to II almost continually IN tones Of plain
tive affection. BY the side Of Strahl, with Dyes
culprit. stood Matt Goctz. the elder brother
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