The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-16
NJ kneM Am ltNtm LAW.


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A Iseai ii extraordinary ha.rur MS
tvvsnslt rrrlutrni.si Iii Munrse rpuniy,
| ili. fulla~rl hs thr swifi nnsl summary
'lre'h u Tire svlf..sHpfrassl murderer II
she lsnlrls n an outraged anil indignant
rnmtnnhisy. A sosinH German farmer
nninrl tlWiy. IN rxrrilsni Standing with
liz n.irIi,rfn. end li~ wife WE'RE mnf.
d"rssl end r,,hitesl h, man named
t'harlra ssfal,l, a.iaa Jps f.naler.
Charles Saslilark. nsiahlnr. went h,
| tlc ltn,iss ~ tiurtx ~ sre him IN business.
ilr fs,nlii everything very quiet about
ske pIasf. anil, i.p anr answering 10 his
rnp IN lltn .lour, he nre,le.l II and went
inside. Nashbaek found ihe front ts,m
entirely stripped III is~ furniture, anil,
hayihg sntpieipn that thrrr hal brvn
!, foul rlns. liz proceeded - make ati ex.
animation " The either tunm~. Just nj
The esig. ~ .le eellsr.luur he discovered
| tllr .ienI holy iii Mru. tso.lz. which ~n~
terribly muiilais,i, being almost cleft Iii
two w n blow from M NJ. Outside of
/ the rear door there were esi.lrnerH al
desperate struggle, tile ground being
torn ur ~ ii hy tfamping feet,
aud eyi,l.ncss were found Tint
not only The wife Int the husband
himself hai becn murdered aud lin
holy dragged uif ~ the woods In the
direction ~ Il creek near by and thrown
into tlle creek. Two mules and wagon
belonging 10 tloetz were missing, M we'll
~ everything VI value In tho house. II
wnr suspected TINT Charles Htrnhl, nlias
DOE Euflrr, hnl committed tiir murder,
loaded the wagon with tls household
property, nn,i hed. EDglrr iad cabin
IN the Columbia bottom, anL II
visit ~ l,iH plaee iiHcloScl the fact that
lie wan missing. Officers M Dncc started
iii pursuit, nnd traced tlir murderer 10
~. Louis. Before the arrival of the
officers the wfetei, Ind disposed ~ the
property NJ bir victims mud lind been nf.
rcsiel nal PLACED In the calal,op~c "a,
rliarge ~ drunkenness and dixurxieily
conduct. lie was taken back Ia
the seene of his awful crime,
where ~ Inquest was NJ once
innngiirntsd. The new. NJ tlie horrible
tragedy Ind strongly excited the com.
innnity. ahi Ion farmers Oh horseback
witnessed tllo proceedings. Their
horses were pieketeI ~ nn adjoining
fsna. Their tnas. we're pale nnA deter.
mined, md there WI. frequent ~.
ahnuRs u mysterious Whispers. All
this ~as significant. Several witnes~es
~ere examined, nnI tlten tl,r prisoner
was induced ~ make confession. il.r
Substance VI which was ~ fDllows
Calling n,i Hnrtz, the latter urged him
~ mike restitution for piece N petit
larceny lir Ind recently committed.
strait refused. uutz picked ~ Il rife
nnd tIir. ninned. Hlral,l took II away
from him alter ssysr" struggle. tioeiz
then seized shotgun. straII rau.
They fan through thr wepis, swamp
aiil iin.lsrbrnsl, u quarter NJ Il mile.
stiahl then stopped aud told
tioei1 to quit. IN hc would sllnut.
tt0eiz turned ~ run alia Htfulll
sliot, liz rli.etbnil entering t;oeix's
laaa III tie rear, pirrrihR tie hrain, nud
be fell ia liis trucks. hifali iuuk tl,'
body into a pla. ~ Thick, nlmoss IN.
peiistfal,ls liIl.rlfusii, atl.l covered il
wills ls.a,s@. GvinH tIisuee tutllr l,u,lss.
StraIiI determined ~ ndd robbery -
murder. Az tie sioof liz mt Nfv. uOsiz,
4 faif-llasre.l, biue.syrL young wGinai ri
~. lie informed h.r ilint he Ind killed
lrr husband. HIle nreameInnd turned
t1 NV. III NiusI un ax anil buried IL In
l,er .kull. Sl,e repeated the alarm Ii, Il
faint sniee. liz brnf in thc Hi.lc VI lnf
wan dragged ~ tlIr little cellar, whence
u. threw her ~ the fupt III tie steps anil
piie.l on top u her tl,s wasll.tii,s anil
buckets, n rough bench aud n wheell,af+
row. liz then rnblnd the house, after
taking pin from her breast, nnd taking
the Nurse nnI wagon drive rapidly
through, the night 10 bt. Louis, distant
abont iifiHsh miles.
Al the coronsr's suggestion Htrai,i
took tlie jnfy ~ tl,e spot where tlic tnir.
.Isrel husband lay. Turning np the
leaves. the bo,Iy VIVA found muddy and
covered with blopd. I'ley then went
hack tU thu scs'ls NJ tir inquest. 1'hs
Coroner asked Htrnhl ~ siRn Ii. II waA
rrnI oysr ~ him, .nl h. affixed his slg
nature In Il scholarly and rapid hand.
writing. htralll VII. Il well-eslncAtsaI
bwiss. and had been only lwo years In
this country.
During this ~ltolr proceeding there
Was siielt intense exriiT1nrbt atnOnR the
crowd tliat not worl was spoken. A
frw significant Rlances were exchanged.
~ t,trall resumed Ilis ssal after signing
The rpufsasivu, Il innn stepped forward
from The crowd. Prom underneath his
coat he drew u rDpe halter nfd threw IL
DseT blfnlil'. hnad. ~ II climbed
around i,iH neck, 4 imam further VI in thu
crowd dsw 4 rope tiuat Ind been
stretched along the ground. btrahl fell
from his scat, drawn ~ tile rope. The
Coroner cxpostnIatrl. A v0in sniL,
DRY np; yOu have donr your duty;
now ~ viii 10 oiirs." Nlral,l struggled
IN vain, and 4 few steps on l,e Mgained
lis feet and attempted ~ resist, holding
the rope Will, his hands. liz was frlletl
81 the grDnnd w club. Struggling
aiM twisting. al,.i beRging fpr life, he
WAS dragged distance u fifty yarsts.
aud tl,1u tic RIPE was thrown over the
branch NJ sycamore. IN q second
bsrHhl WAS swinging III iI,a Lir, ~ dis
iAnee VI tiiteen feet irm Tho ground.
F0fty<tite miHnt.s pas~s.l, aIrI u WAS
evident that ttTHhl was q corpse, anil
then ihe crowd, wliiriI numbered ncnrIy
\ hundred, f"ir away.
~ nesest Asha0w wit4sssest.
The editor " The ureat Bend tksn.t
Trib1n hns Iiitla iU.yeur Old rOn who
iitr our column u tlie pHi,er HiiI scis