The New York herald., 1877-11-14
A MURDERER CAUGHT.
THE FATE or THE GoETz FAMILY IN ILL.,
NoIs--THE BOOTY BErRsYs THE CRIMINAL.

THE FATE or THE GoETz FAMILY IN ILL.,
NoIs--THE BOOTY BErRAYs THE CRIMINAL.
From the ST. Louis Republican, Nov. 10
On Monday calling himself John Engeler
rived IN Carondclct driving two mules in armer's
wagon, having u heller tied behind. He had been
in tho upper part Of the city during the day trying
sell the outfit, twice arrested suspicion OF
having stolen It, but both times discharged he
appeared toll straight story and there nothing
suspicious beyond the fact that he was Offering the
I. .hiDgs at a very low figure.
On arriving in Carondcet he succeeded in selling
the heller Mr. Block, butcher. and the mules aud
wagon to Isaac Meyer, horse trader. Ho took In
payment Tor tho latter 1875 in cash and note Tor a
similar amount Un Wednesday night ho called at
the Second district police station and presented the
note Captain Hercules and comp laiDed that 1t
bogus, stating that he had taken It and s25 his
two mules and wagon. This far below the
value OF tho team that Captain Hercules concluded
that II must have been stolen aud arrested him.
A lntc while ailerward Constabies Conrad Won
and Peter krum aud citizen named Peter Rces, ail
from Columbus, ILL.,, called at ito station house, tu-
curing tor u man named Carl Strahl, who was sus-
pcc,cd OF having committed most atrocous double
murder on the Columbia bottom, which had been dis
covered that day. From their description Of tho
Captain Hercules suspected that the man calling
himself Engeler the they were seeking and
taking them Into the caiapoosc they Immediately
dcnt tined HIM as SrahL Tho story they had To tell OF
tho murder wus one OF slckcninu horror apd in
ntrocty II was only cquacd by tue SeIzenreide
der IN the ncshDorhood IN the spring OF 1879
The murder was discovered entirety by accident and
was committed at the mouse OF Henry Goetz, the
Columbia bottom about iour mics southwest OF Co.
lumDia. 1he victim was Anna Goetz, wife oil Henry,
aged about twenty-threc years i, lonely
place, a mile or more from any other habItaton.
Two brothers named MoscnDach own the auJoin-
ing Iand and "Wednesday were ploughIng there,
preparatory TO opening a lnrm They.
about the Goctz place, winch surprised them, ana tho
younger brother went up 10 tho mouse what
Tie matter lie was terribly surprised at finding tile
dead body OF Mrs Goetz lying by tie cellar door Of
the house, partially covered with wsshuUs and other
domestic articles. he Immediately ran back ana tod
his brother what he had scon and the Two then spreid
the alarm and informed the Corouor. An ,nqdcst Was
held quickly poss be- aud IL was found tbat Mrs
Guctzs mead had bscn crushed in villa an axe, wncn
was found yipg close by, smcared with blood, 10
winch HAIR cinginL IL was evident that she had
been dead DAYS The husband was also mss
iDg Tor scvcfni days III ~ sup
posed that he, 100, has been murdcred aud hidden
away soinowh here. Suspicion at once hxcd ON Carl
Strani, who had been hanging MVupb that part of
the country ior some time, Ana nad u very baa
reputation. He usckcd TO ST Louis, aud
Inc team he Isaac Meyer, aud claimed ms MS
| own PROPERTY was identhcd as Que used by Gootz
ana belonging hts brother, IRON whom No had bor-
rowed IT. Yesterday fiie powder norm, military
oycrcosL gtirt some other articles tnu Engeer
or Strahl had with him on the wagon, were also
idcn incd as the property oil tho missing man. Henry
Cociz A trunk aud umbroiia winch were lound Ia
the wagon, ana "a Urcastpin which the prisoner had
sold Tor 81 ana five drinks ol beer were identified
the properly vi the murdered woman. IL Is supposed
that the muruer muraers were committed Suu-
day night last tho wagon Was heard passing along
the road, about a mile away from the pace, at one
O'Clock on Monday morning on the roadside
lantern which had apparently been used by the
ster whoever no was, found ana Identied as tho
properly OF Goelz IL WAS Ny following the track OF
this team thai the party Ia search oil Strahi led
10 ST. LOUIS, there be no doubt tha, II was
driven by him.