, 1880-07-10
Some Strong Cireumetantial Evil
dence Brought Out Against
Him.
Peculiar Ways OF Torturing Acc
cused People Employed In
This City.
Trying to Extort o Confession by
Chastity Sights and Threats,
Tho Quarry. to Be Pnmred Out
Search for tho Weapon.


1tur1unEN ttrtp WITHOUT nA1t.
Tho Doputy.coroncr hold Eli Inquest ycssnr"
lRy nlorning nt tho Wust Chicago Avenue 6tuuon
tpbn tho body OF Auron Johntlssuts. tho young
3wele uho wis murdered lust Saturday evening
IN tho Artesian We'll Coulpang's property, corner
of Ch!cnxo nt1l Western nscnuus Tho Jury I'M.
panclod woro James Durhnm, foreman, patrlck
llyrne, Jacob Fischer, Robert Halliday. D. IL
al2nault, Al. D., md +. D. Folton.
Tho tlrst witslcss examined was
CLAUS ALFRED ituLTt,ltEn.
lho swolish friend Of tho deceased, who 10 under
arrost on suspicion ut having committed thn
murder. 1to saii ut IlrSt that ha hui nothing to
say. rs he hau not mot Johalisson since be pnrted
With him ut tho eulpun Snturs1ny night.
lilo wctlt OH to stato TINT no W"s
not bathinx TINT night, and did NIT
know whether Johansaon bnthol or not. lilo
ssus stck, and stopped at Mr. Storms. No. ~
street, Inst weck. 1Ie saw Johansson
AIonday mud Saturday of Inst week. lie bud Il
drink with him In wost-sldo saloon Saturday
evening, but could not tell who kept tho saloon,
Or wh9ro 1t WINS situated. Ho aud Johnnsson
thou pnrtod, the. latter sayng that lle Wis going
ho,1,e to ILLS bonrllug. g.h0usa OIL Elston avenue.
Witness went to tho railroad track, which was
ncar by, and slept at night undcr ling ahhhty.
He had worked Oh tho raI!roud truck for thirty
two days about six wooks ago, and bud worked
III tho taniicry Of MGtsctl, thu Dane, since thcn.
These wero tho only 1,lacos nt which hp worked.
On the truck he earned t,s3; he Ind drift for
$ls.10 whnn ha arrived hero from Sweden In .
tho middle Ut April. Ho possessed Is when
arrested. IIn neyer borrowed any money frot,,
Johnnsson except ct very long time ago, which
he repaid. 1c hnd Tout this s25 to Anderson, tho
i!nRtnan. Johntssot mover pafd his board for
him. IIo oNeu something for boArd ut btortn'a.
lollGnsson bad 10 friends with him Saturday
R sa s VICE e aot a lo
ene days work. Altogethor ho enrnea $i6 Or
sls at tho tannery nst9re ho .,'t 70 mp1. w. , Y
s 1aara rsssasy ~ na M Sa at 1ccks
10 BY unuatd. He hnl lonrncl the trade Of TIM
llor n Germany. Lhst sunday hs M wna M at % Wesf.
raxor to nybotly, nor did ho tell my nIle tint e
bud Ind u light. Saturday md Sunday nikht ne
MlHht With thu lnYn,n.l. Oh getting up Bunday
mUrl>fn9 ha went 10 snloon IN Nockwell street.
south Of storms houao, and Ind acIio bccr an1
visited thu Hotel DcnMark. Ho had four 9lnsses
Ct beor throu9h Sunday iao wna M 1nt!mato
friend Of Johanasol's. hut DID not ask fur him
ycatel11ny. He was nut ut tho saioon where he
wero wonks Ut t,lo that hu did nut soc Johhns-
sun or mike inquiry fur him. lio md lonhnsson
10th road and wrote little Iie di4 not known
1uan nn1nct Cnrleevt,. aud had no near friends
exnept tho Storm family.
Moha Fz9r r hts ookst .sro Ct he tmH Inc Ct t big
Tho cont With the ruzar in 1t w,s lying ut
eoat oa he did i,ot notice 4 wa il tlo pocket,
The rNxor WIS quito dull; ho .was Just allu 70
si,avo with II. He mud nscrpd 10 Sell It for u
esnts soas t1 as 1fs lad ss money y,,;.,a # ,hS
1t. He AYd washod sotnc sh!rts for JohHnsson,
but had not taken pay for the work. Tho pris.
s .ca a. M qssop as ys s fa9 s Is Rs
drink, ut tho sumo tlmo showing him u fcw