Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
A VIENNEsE LOVERS CRIME.
How the Lack OF a. Marriage POr.
ton Led to a Curious Murfier and
an Equally Curious Saicide.

lion Led TO a Curious Murder and
an Equally Curious Saicide.
fCOrrs spondence of fhe world
VIENNA. October S.-YeSJeTtay the city was
shocked by the news o. q terrible murder, SINH
lar In many respects TO the creme committed
just four years ago by young man who muir
deTed postman and robbed him Of the vaiu-
able letters which his pouch contained 1t
appears that on Wednesday evening a young
man OF about 20 entered SIN Ill lodging-house
near the great Franz JoSepn'S barracks and
asked for room. He had no luggage, and when
shown small room In the second story object
ed and said he was used to better accomnOda
tion. He was then shown nice bedroom
In the fourth story, Which he accepted and
left, after having written his name in a bold
commercial hand upon the bill which the police
leave al all hotels and which it Is customary to
sign. He did not occupy the room that night,
but returned at eight o'clock in the morning.
The porter asked him when he entered II he had
spent pleasant night and ne answered "a very
expensive one." laughed and begged the porter
TO send the postman up TO his room IL he came
with letter containing money for him. Shortly
afterWal ds the postman appeared and delivered
several letters al the hotel which he carried to
the rooms OF those TO whom they were addressed
because for letters Of value the poSJnlin must
get receipt. He went up TO the fourth story
and after not more than ten minutes the door OF
the room was torn open and the young occu-
pant as well as the po5tman rushed down
stairs. The young man went 11to tne empty
The pOstman called out for glass OF water,
adding that he felt glddy. But before it was
supposed that a murder had been committed,
but the general belief was that the Old post
man had had nc OF apopleXy. He was laid on
q couch and doctor was called, but he did not
succeed In reviving him In the mean time tn
hotel keeper searched the vacant ro0m and
then, OF course, the truth came our. Ga the table
stood asmall bottle and glass Goth contain ng
a few drops OF a sweet. unpleasant smelling
liquor. Nothing else was found but two articles
OF wOman'S underwear trimmed with lace
and spotted with blood. In the stove, which
had been cleaned the day before, was found an
envelope torn to tiny pieces. Strange to say,
the murderer had not completed his work for
The p0Stnan5 pouch was found intact with
about 100000 forms worth OF money letters
In 1t. He had even left the letter which the
postman had brought for himself unopened in
The porters chair. He must have addressed
this letter 70 himself the night before, for,
although he had taken his room but an hour
before the letter was posted, the address was
minute; Room No. q, on the fourth story to
the LETT. The murdered po5tman was sixty
seven years Old and was considered SO honest
and trustworthy that large amounts were In
trusted to him daily. He died at the hospital
at noon without having recovered conscious
ness.
While all the clever detectives of Vienna were
hunting through the city for the murderer a
doctor came 10 the police and announced the
sudden death OF young man who had com.
mitted suicide by taking prussic acid. The
police went to the Hotel Union, where the
suicide had taken place. and found girl crying
over partially dressed body Of young man.
On the table lay letter which the glrl said she
had found in the dead mans pocket, which
contained few words OF farewell and the
announcement OF his resolution to M axe an end
of his fe since there was no possibility OF their
marriage. She told the police officers that they
had gone to PreSbourg together three days
previously to beg money of a relation, buo
had failed to obtain It. Tie young man. who
had been her lover for years, also tod her that
he expected to get 800 forms yesterday, bat
that he had got nothing. She showed five half
kreuZers (aoout the fifth part OF ceEO and SAID
that was all the property he had LETT behind.
The police officer stood looking at the dead man
and suddenly 1t dawned upon him that this
might be the old postman's murderer. He
asked to see the dead mans clothes and found
that they were exactly like those described as
worn by the murderer. The soiled linen found
in the murderer'S room was then shown the
girl, and she Immediately recognized it as her
own, and asked In great establishment where
they had got it from. When questioned as to
the way In which the suicide was committed,
she gave the following details: The proprietor
OF the hotel was showing his rooms to a magls-
terial commission, which is looking for house
OF safety in case OF an fnundation this winter.
The hotel keeper knocked at the young couples
door and said: You will not mind. A commits
sion wishes to see this room" The gentlemen
Gid not enter, but the young man turned pale,
jumped into bed ana gasped, The commits
slon!,' pulled the bed clothes over his head and
drank the poison, which he had no doubt kept
ready for such an emergency. He tossed about
violently as II in pain, and the girl ran ont to
call for help, but when she returned he could
OHiS Say NuSt Tie poor pOSUtQ9n Q1Q SAID De-
lore dying: water. for Gods sake give me
water" Before the water touched his lips he
was stone dead
The people Of the hotel where the Old post
man was murdered, recognized the dead man as
the same who had engaged the room SD that no
ccubt remains as TO his 1dentity. The Young
mans name is Burghardt, and he was born in
Hungary, where his father has charge OF a
small post Office. On his cards Burghardt calls
himself the representative of an English export
linn, but this is supposed to be untrue.
ne excitement caused by this horrible MUIR
der has scarcely subSided, and already atten-
ton IS engroSsed i'll similar affair which ha J..
psned In the early autumn and is now brought
before the court of justice. The man accused
CANT individual, called Joseph Lang, VINO is
guilty OF no less than SIX burglarieS ana one
murder. one night in August last a woman
named Ambros heard the noise OF broken GLASS
d neighbOr and the porter, and these three Wel
into the street and waited. In few moments
a dark figure appeared at a window On the
first floor and jumped to the pavement
He was seized by the three men and
thrown upon the ground. Suddenly the
PROSTATE thief drew a revolver out of
bis breastpocket and fired 1t backwards, where
upon Mrs. Ambros'S husband reeled back NOR.
tally wounded. The two other men were SO
terrified that the housebreaker escaped. He
was taken about a fortnight after the deed,
when AmbrOS had died Of his wound. He denied
everything, but admitted being guilty of having
sold stolen articles for some time. Before the
Judge he suddenly changed tactics and con-
1essed TO the robbery, but insisted upon having
Tired the revolver without any evil Intention.
merely TO brighten the three men away There
have been some very amusing Incidents In the
case. Thus number OF relations OF the ac.
cused, some OF them wealthy persons. pretend
that they did not know that certain goods
hundfeds or yards Of velvet and gold trinkets-
Which they bought OF their cousin were stolen
Ihey admit that they sometimes wondered
where on earth the scape-gTace could have got
mem mem A friend OF his, bird OF the same
leather, says that once Lang offered to let him
lake part OF robbery, and when the other hest
lated said: There is no danger whatever in
inc business; II any one attempts to stop me, he
Is DEAD before he can count three The case
Will last two or three days longer. and there is
no doubt OF Langs conviction aud sentence to
death. W
J0hn Bu!l Acquiring a New Wrinkle.
Trottlng Is gradually coming into favor in
England. The Referee says: While On the sub.
lect OF trottlng, may as well note that, for the
nrst Time within my recollection, race was
run Ihls week at Alexandria Park upon the
American principle. Unfortunately, the weather
INITIATED greatly against the success OF the
venture, the rain keeping thousands away who
would otherwise have been present and tho