Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-17

On the LIST of November, 1874, st. Paul was
startled by the record of most diabolical and
cool-blooded murder The object of the assas-
sins rancor was Mrs. Lick, formerly Mrs. Hayes.
Before her marriage with Lick, she possessed
IN her own right small lot on Tenth street,
which, before her second marriage, she decided
to her second husband, Lick. The rear portion
of this lot had been leased to Frank Rapp, who,
with his wife Sophia, occupied it. Sophia
Rapp's brother is George Lautenschlager. 1t
is not necessary here to recapitulate
the details of the crime Suffice it to
say that Frank and Sophia Rapp, and
George Lautenschlager, are now each
serving ife-term in the penitentiary for the
murder of Mrs. Lick, and that the more direct
witnesses, whose testimony led to their convic-
ton, are Joseph Lick, ST., Joseph Lick, Jr.
and Theodore Hayes, the son of Mrs. Lick by
her first marriage, and lady whose name it is
unnecessary to mention now. Since the con-
demnation of the prisoners however, Theodore
Hayes seems to have been won over to the Lau-
tenschlager slde and has, since the original
trials, deposed in direct contradiction to his
first testimony, and added other evidence, of
doubtful or no credibility, tending to crimi-
nate Lick in various ways. Summing up the
testimony which led to the conviction Of the
prisoners, 1T may be succinctly stated that the
foul murder was the elimination of a neigh
borhood feud
Following the tragedy is the after-piece.
This consists in questioning Joseph Lick, Sr's.
title, under his murdered wifes deed, to the
lot and the installing of Theodore Hayes, her
child by her first marriage, in possession there
of. The litigation has been long and bitter on
this point, and to test the validity of Lick S
title, two jury trials have occurred, in both of
which he has triumphantly established the
soundnsss of his claim. On each occasion of
trial, however, and strange to relate, extraneous
and extraordinary circumstances have attended,
which are fully detailed in the interviews be-
low with Mr., Mead.
Yesterday THE GLOBE reporter ac-
quainted with the foregoing facts
and circumstances and who witnessed
the fire which destroyed the Lick residence on
that morning, again visited the scene of the
contiagration, in the hope of supplementing
his report OF the disaster, which was necessar-
lily abbreviated in consequence of the untime-
ly hour at which the flames broke forth The
| lot upon which the burnt house stands is
somewhat narrow and extends halfway south
ward to Ninth street. On the Tenth street
front is an incompleted building somewhat
more pretentious tnan its neighbors. The
house consumed yesterday morning was on q
| temporary foundation, and stands few feet
above the level of the lot The main ground
floor was divided into about equal portions
the southern half being again divided into a
larger bedroom, on the east side, and small.
er one on the west side. To the south
rear is an addition, which was frequently allud
ed to IN the interview given below as the ''old
Kitchen. The chimney of this compartment
was in the extreme south wall. The chimney
OF the other rooms pierced about midway Of
| the main roof.
| H..
terday, there was no one about. He found the
roof, the upper part of the walls and the stair
way completely consumed or useless. The
stove In the front room was yet standing in
| tact. The bed in the west room was still il
position. The chimney at the rear had fallen
The east wall of the east bedroom had beer
pierced through the plastering by the fire. tn,
point being directly opposite to SIMILAR pene
tration in the west wall of the wes
bedroom, both rooms being connected by az
ordinary door.
lnquiring at the residence of Samuel Quivio
/ represented IN yesterday GLOBE report as tn
one who first gave the alarm Of fire. Tn
! GLOBE reporter directed to a small hous
Immediately in the rear. Quivio was not present
and the woman of the house stating that tn
man in the rear house knew most about the fire
Accordingly, the reporter directed his step
thlther, and his knocks were responded to by
/ MICHAEL CoRRIGAN.
/ In response to various inquiries, Corriga
/ said he had been to church the Friday even
ing, after which he went to bed
Anticipating rain, he got up a
II o'clock found all quiet, the weathe
bright and clear, nobody stirring, and so wen
back to bed. After midnight, as he supposed
he was awakened by his dogs barking. Gettin
out of bed to ascertain the cause he wa
startled by the unnatural brightness, and. O.
going to the door, discovered the Lick house i
flames. The fire was spreading from below
the main building. He ran to the west side 0
the house, as the wind was blowing from tina
direction. He called out Fire as loud as b
could, which aroused the neighbors, but, wit
; all his shouting and pounding on the west doc
with a rock, he could not, at frs,
arouse the sleeping Llcks. He neve
knew people to be SO difficult to wake
He helped to get out the stove, which was ston
cold. The wall first on fire was he knew, mex
to the bedrooms of the inmates, as he wa
familiar with the domestic arrangements of til
} house, and this fact made him all the MOI
vigorous in arousing the Licks. He believe
that in five minutes more the whole famil
would have been burned alive.
JOSEPH LICK, sR.
stepped in just as the interview closed. and
him the reporter directed his inquiries. Lie
said that when he awoke he was completed
dazed. The room was pitch dark. IL
with the youngest boy, Jackie age
8 years, occupied one bed in the east room. III
oldest son Joe and the other two sons sleepin
together in the west room. ITO gain a bette
idea of the situation, Lick and the reporte
J here went over to the burnt building.I 10
finally awoke and opened the door between tn