The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-09-20

COnSO0tAVc symptoms appeared, causing q
temporary discOntinuance Of the opera
ton. After about twenty minutes, the
congcstive trouble having subsidized, three
ounces more Of blood were transfused.
At this point Burkhardt complained OF
weakness and thirst, but his system was
mot impaired. having previously under
gone frequent venesectiOn In Germany.
tie renamed at home for day, to escape
any pOselblc i'll effects from the loss. Al
soon a. he quit the room Kohlepp fell
asleep, not awakening for seven hours he
then ate with apparent relish-a thing he
had not done for months, and again fell
asleep. On the day following he dressed
himself. but did not venture beyond his
room; four days later he walked upon the
street without assistance. On July Is q
second operation was performed, in which
four ounces of blood were trahsfused,
Since then he has been cenvalescent; night
sweats have entirely left him he breathes
easily; the short. hacking cough that ct.
tends the disease is NO longer troublesome,
and for week past he has done several
hours light work daily. On Sunday last
he walked two and half miles. The Op-
Grafton will be again repeated within q
month. In the hope of arresting the dis
ease by cicatrizati0n, it being considered
impossible to eradicate it. M
Kohlepp appears to have q somewhat
remarkable history. During the Schles-
wig Holstein War, in 1884, he was a Ser
geant in one of the engineer corps of the
Prussian Army. At the siege Of Duppel,
which virtually ended the war, when all
the superior officers Of the corps had been
killed or disabled, he placed himself al
the head of the men, and in person
climbed one of the outer towers of the city
and hauled down the Danish flag. He
received stroke from q saber while in
the act, which barred his skull from the eye
to the top of the head; the cut was fully
eight inches long, and an ugly scar yet
remains. For this act of gallantry he re-
ceived the personal thanks of the General
commanding the Prussian forces, was pro-
noted to the rank of Captain and present
ed with medal of honor. II seems that
either during the war or soon after it he
and three others cOnspircd to murder O
certain Baron who had provoked them by
some act Of tyranny, and for this purpose
one of them made some pretext to chal-
lenge the Baron to duel, which was &C
cepted, his brother, who was one of the
c0nspirat0rs, acting as his second. As
the account appears, the Baron was assas-
sinated, and it was given out and believed
that he fell in the duel. The four then
bound themselves by solemn oath to no,
reveal the secret of the murder for u term
of years, and the Bar0n's brother, thus as
sured that the secret was safe, secured pos
session of the estate Of the deceased. In
the course of year or more he exercised
his authority in such q direction that the
three engaged with him in the murder
quit the country for safety. They arrived
in America in 1867. Since then two OF
them have died. and Kohlepp's life has
been prolonged by the means stated. DIR.
Stabl was persuaded to attempt the opera
ton of TRANSMISSION upon him by Koh-
lepp's earnest solicitations that his life
might be prolonged for three years, he.
cause he chad a sacred duty" to perform.
Documents were also submitted TO DIR.
Stahl and q number of the patients friends
which satisfied them that his story, a.
above stated, was not without foundation
KOhlepp will reveal no names or dates
but alleges that if his life is spared he
will be able to present conclusive dOcu.
mentary proofs to the Prussian authorities
of the murder and its details. He seems
to feel especially bitter toward the present
Baron, whom he denOunces as q villain
and usurper. If Kohlepp's account Of
the fact Of murder and of his participa.
ton in it is true, his case is amply illus.
trative of earthly retribution for crime
When he arrived in this country he had q
family, some pecuniary means, and was q
robust, strong man. That was ten years
ago. For four years re has not been able
to do steady work, and during about half
Of that time he has been confined to his
room. Beside, his wife has deserted
him, and son recently decampcd with all
the money that had been saved.-N. r
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