The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-14
SCHEURER SHOT.
Anna Hof Murders Her
Alleged Betrayer.
Terrible Tragedy in Newport
To-day.
Awful Revenge OF q Woman WrOnged.
Awful Revenge Of a Woman Wronged

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AT an early hour this morning Miss Anna
Hoff, young lady who lives with her
parents out on the Water Works Road,
east of Newport, came to Newport at about
| daybreak, and calling for her brother, Tony
Hoff asked him to accompany her to the
clearinghouse of Charles Tehlen, at the
corner of Orchard and Tibbatts streets.
Arriving there at half past six o'clock, she
called for Charley Scheurer, a young man
boarding there, and when he came down
she at once confronted him with the ques-
tion, "Do you intend to marry me?" As
Scheurer hesitated t reply she repeated her
question three times, when he said that as
they seemed to want him to marry her so
bad. he would not
Without any further remarks Miss Hoff
drew pistol from beneath her cloak,
pointed it at Scheurer and fired, the ball
piercing his heart and killing him in.
stantly.
Miss Hoff then deliberately walked to
the Police Headquarters and surrendered
herself, her brother Tony being arrested in
q little while afterward.
Miss Hoff states that OH the 2lst of last
July she and Scheurer were engaged to be
married, and that at that time he presented
her with an engagement ring and subse-
quently with gold watch and chain.
| Upon the strength of this promise of mar
riage she says that Scheurer. on the night OF
July 26th, accomplished her ruin. Scheurer
purchased saloon at No. Sycamore
street, in Cincinnati, and told her that
when he had fully established himself there
he would marry her. Some months after
ward he sold the saloon. and she says that
instead of fulfilling his promises to her he
has been squandering the money in drink
and otherwise. Tuesday night he called at
her home, intoxicated. and when asked BY
her mother If he intended to marry Anna
he replied that he would give his answer
next day.
MISS HoFF's STATEMENT.
| A reporter of the STAR visited Miss Hofl
at the Jail this morning and requested a
statement as to the cause Of the sad affair.
Miss Hof is a fne-looking young woman.
twenty-one years of age the coming Febrn.
arv. of medium height, and Of rather heavy
build. Her hair is dark and her ewes
piercing black. She was neatly dressed in a
dark suit, and appeared very modest in her
demeanor.
She resided with her parents on the
Water-works Road, short distance east o
Newport. Mrs. Hoff told her story in I
} straightforward manner, which is as fol
lows: first became acquainted with char
lev Scheurer about eight months ago, and
few weeks later he gave me gold breast
pin, and three months later July 21st, h,
; presented me with the engage
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gold eighteen carat with The
inscription: From G. s. to A. H.. July
2lst, 1879" Two months later he gave me
a fine gold watch and chain. About six
weeks ago he ceased his visits to me only
when l would send for him. Failing
to call Wednesday, my brother ToneY
calle to see him and begged him to marry
his sister and save her and the family from
tie shame that would follow if he persisted
in his refusal. My brother even offered
him money to defray the expenses, and
after the marriage he might cease to hive
with her, but he still refused. This almost
set ME crazy and did not care what be-
came of me.
This morning l arose about O'clock
and awoke my young brother and requested
him to accompany me to the city. / took
with me a six-shooter that my brother
Joseph Hof (now deceased) presented me
with four ears ago.
We proceeded to the residence of my
brother Tnney, on York street, and told
him to come with>me. He asked me if
had anything, when exhibited the
weapon.
We then proceeded to Tchechtelin's sa
loon, leaving my young brother outside.
What followed is told above,
The remains of Scheurer were removed
about two hours later to the livery.stable
of Mat. Betz on Jefferson street, where
Drs. Chambers, Thomas and School
field, Jr., held post mortem
with the following result: The ball entered
about one inch right of median line. on line
Of nipple, perforatng the cartilage of the
fifth rib, passing downward and inwardly t.
the left. perforating the pericardium, ther
passing through the right ventricle, lodging
in the vertebral column.
| Coroner Schoolfield will hold an inquest
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. A br thel
of the deceased, residing at Canton, O., has
been dispatched for.
i An examination of Scheurer's clothes
disclosed the fact that he was not without
money, $195 in greenbacks and q check fol
$50 being found. Public opinion appears
divided, number accusing her of being SC
hasty, the deceased having just commenced
to work yesterday.
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