, 1877-04-15
A TRINITY OF CRIME.
Grand Combination of Burglary,
Murder, and Arson.
4 Nocturnal Raid on q Dwelling II
the Town Of Lake. -
Chloroforming the Inmates..-The STug'
gle Between the Burglars
and HcgWein. =:
-Four Persons Arrested Suspected Of Being
the Guilty Parties.

t1e dul1LJ laltleSs
The boIdest and most dastardly Outrage that has
been perpetrated In this ncighborhood for long
time, occurred at an early hour yesterday morning
in building ut the corner Of Forty-siSth street
and Wentworth avenue and combines roboefy.
burglary, murder, and arson, either one OF which
crimes is beyond the attainment of large majority
OF our criminals. The place is situated about On
the northern outskirt OF small village that has
grown NJ In the town Of Lake, near the Chicago,
Rock Island j. Pacific Railroad machine shops, and
midway between the Stock Yards and Eng!ewooa.
is lonely and desolate enough place even In the
sunshine and nj dark far from being the safest
sort Of place for wayfarer. The nelghborhood
is inhabited almost solely BY the poor working
classes, great mary OF whom at the present ttmo
are ont of employment And rs the o1d .:a, aaase o
runs '*satan finds some mischief still for
idle hadds to do, - not few of them turn out as
dcsperadoes OF horse thieves. Not that the
tragedy about to be related was the result Of any
such combination OF cizcumetances;i is but only
single incident in the series Of crimes that hare
happened or are liable to happen in that forloFn
suburban section.
is two-story frame house, stuated on the east
side Of Wentworth avenue, about IS feet north OF
Folty-sixth street, The lower part is occupied Us
Years Of age. The upper door il occupied as
residence By himself anu daughter, who is mar q
name Of William Carey. These. and the offspring
OF the married couple child about 18 months OF
age, arc the sole occupants Of the house: ihcse
Is two-story addition to the grocery In the rear,
bnt the doors OF the two sections OF the
house appear 10 have gotten as far away from
each other as possible. descent Of rh few steps
open 10 the sidewalk; By the street door; and also
there is an outside stairway that is but up against
the original building and III the corner formed BY
he addition which Is not ans 50 vide af f,tp he
is landing. directly opposite 4 window tnat ad-
mits light to the rear Of the grocery There Is
nothing else necessary for the description, save,
perhaps q casual remark that the ncatness OF the
inside Of the house is violent contrast to the
roughness and ecrubbincss Of the outside, Just az
with many men, to whom house may De Axcneo
In many different ways.
BESIDES THE RELATIVES MENTIONED,
Hegwein has son, Marx Hcgwein, who Is en-
ploycd on the railroad as brakeman or In some
older and absent from the city; and nephew
named Charles Everly, who has the reputation OF
being an exceedingly bad young man, and hie ap,
character tnat is accorded him. Financially the
old gentleman is success, and these ronng AMI
elsso1ute relatives are always looking to him Tor
some slight acknowledgment Of the blood relation
ship. And. although the old gentleman has been
rather careless in handling his money. and in hav-
Ing 100 much about him all tEc time. yet ne mas M
cause he understood a. well as the rest Of
the world the irrcso!utc and dissipacd why's Of the
v.Gy GsasF G 81 t. S but Fa
this Wa Increased to very nearly ssoo as tue aay
previous was payday at the Hsachine-shops, ana
cmpo;es IN 10y u the shop for Hegwein and other 6usi
ness men in the settlement
TO GAIN POSSESSION or THIS MONEY
was undoubtedly the calculation of the burglars,
nY>r+ +hr nfh hpF N~1n
SO much with desire to commit murder to get the
old man out Of the way entirely as with deter. @
theft. tit But in attempting tue robbery they
found themselves nearly foied, and com
United the assault merely to insure success,
they did their best ent it In such way that no
evidence OF their crime could remain. Looking
the OF the aAray shortly after its occur
story Of
now TIE DEED WAS PLANNED AND Exc
CUIED.
That the nephew was the ,inspire5 Of the attempt
there alleged to be Doubt but az get there Is
nothing but yaeue enslf lf:ion against the son,
which Is entertained b7 the police and the neigh
least two If them knew all about the house. its in
ternal arrangement and much about Mr.,
IItgwein's habits Of life. Entrance. was gained
entering the grocery they forced open the TILL con
tainIng about IS. so in currency, stole quantity
Of tobacco and cigars Iiled the contents o. ol the M
&Q%
grocery afforded. t.l this was done in 60 quiet
manner that the slecpcrs above heard nothing
They then entered the hallway ~ TIC side doSi
wife and child, who were asleep in bedroom Just
at the side Of the landing At the TOP Of the stairs
h anS So1 FoR n
room, which contained about sl50 worth of
cwery consisting 9f watch 1hs and nroDe1tx eneh
oi Mss. ca;e5.. another fsct that shov;
that the burglars knew exactly where to find
things. Passing from this main portion OF the
to the second floor Of the addition, in tue rear
room Of which Hcgwein nas in the habit Of sleep
in.. Opening the door to this room cautiously,
were
DETECTED BT HEGwEN,
who had been restless all night, and who was
easily awakened by the unaccountable smell IN his
room. From tho faint Glimmer of the light On
table at his bedside he cav they were strangers,
and was about to raise an alarm when three OF
them the fourth was LETT as guard on tne q9. ;.,
unmerciful'y. one of them covering his face With
one hand containing sponge saturated with ch!o-
that he could make no noise. Another secured the
coveted wealth, which was in q pock textbook under
1hc pillow. Notwithstanding the almost oycrpow-
criug fumes of the drug, Ucgweiu made valiant
and and sturdy resistance. and made considerable
head,yay against his antagonists. Suddenly. Us he
was beating them OF as only powerful s:newy
man eau do, 8 knife was plunged into his leg, q
second lunge left deep cash on the left side of the
head. a dozen stunning blows with some dull in
etrulncnt closed Tip the left eye. left the cheeks
bruised and mansled in a terrible condition,
smashed IN hs mouth broke e. the brdSe 9f te st; noss,
fought we'll, and again the knife was used this
tims making jag$ed gash from noint on ,tts the
the corner Of the eye, badly lacerating it. and
thenec across the nose into the opposite cheek:
the right paretal bone Of the skull. very close to
/thc juncture with the temporal bone,-a most vul-
uerablc place. And despite MI this--no wotse
beating short OF one causing death can be conccv
cd of-he sturdy German sill lives, orat least did
live at late hour last evening.
This bloody encounter happened at about 2:30 in
the morning. nearly as can be oscertained Tor 1t
was nearly 3 o'clock when
NIB. CAREY MAS AWAKENED BE HIS WIFE,
who had been awakened by the child. She was
alarmed at the strange SMELL and insisted upon her
husband getting up to investigate. thing which
he found himself utterly unable to do. Finally
few gusts. Of fresh wind through an open door
aroused him the reality Of the situation. hnsty
look was taken throughout the house, and every
door found open. .Fna1ly they went to arouse the