New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-08

stopped down as he approached the envelope: ana
hand was a up upon h,s cost collar With violent jerk
the man rose to his full height and exclaimed :,
You will blow your oraihs Tho o"t a.
He put bis right hand TO his hip pocket. Inc ue-
tective drew bis revolver and cooked IT. Inc ieIt
hand Of he prisoner struck the hand that heid tne
weapon with sounding blow Whether oy fa, aGG.,
dent design the pistol went OIL Inc DuIst
crashed through the prisoners left eye ana through
bis skull, killing him instantly He fell upon the
The second report attracted attention and crowd
gathered The body of tho dead man was carried 70
tee police station in East Fifty -ninthsi ne ac-
compce, who had fired the first shot at tltthIaVe.,
had disappeared search was made ior MN IN
vain. In the pockets OF the dead mars clothes were
found letters in the same handwriting as that IN tne
his sweetheart, Miss Eliza Schultz, at No,
10 Thal-st. Hanover the other 10 ms
mother, at No. Is Bnlow-St:. F6wnrd berlln;
Hermann Johannes Sagert, OF Berlin, ana that pe
was twenty three years old. To bis sweetheart ne
wrote that he was going TO star. ,h ,Or as entirely
destitute and had made his lying Tor whhe Wv
pedling the streets in this city. From tne staee
ment of his intention TO 60 home the police lnler
that, tired of life in this country and unable 20 pay
his passage back, he devised the scheme oil olack-
mail to obtain the needed money. . .,
From other papers IN bus possession ~ appeauJ, &C.,
that Sagert was the son of a Berlin Merchant ahu
had been scapegrace at home.
CoRoNERs INVESTIGATIONS
Coroner Brady began an inquest at the police sta
ton late in tho afternoon. Detective Campbell had
surrendered himself and had been placed under ar
rest bv Captain Gunner Immediately alter the oc-
currence but the Coroner, considering tho shooting
TO have been done in self-defence, set the officer
free on his own recognizsnce Campbell has been
policeman ten wears and has done duty ID The Nlne-
teenth Twenty first and 1wenty-eightb irtcincts
He has the reputation of being careinl man. OF
good indgmeut. With the Captain and halt dozen
of In Xva0 ha
the accomplices OF the dead blackmaIler
WITH THE POLICE HAVE LEARNED.
The Investigations of the police late last night
established the fact that there were sew
eral men engaged in the plot. Letters fonnd
on the dead man showed that ore
of bis companions in the plot was Albert +. NoseL
At D. NJ Captain Gunner sent Detective Cornish
to No 80 Stanton-st.. where the man was supposed
20 live but he was not at home. The detective fonnd
HIM in Charles Heirs liquor store No 81 stanton;
st. As soon The officer eutered the pace oyer
ran out but Cornish went after. anu arrested MN
lie would not answer any questions, noI " m"gii a,
tell his name. He was then taken 10 honmah
grocery store where the proprietor idehtihru MN rs
VOgel.
Hut when be reached the Captains room IN the
police station Vogel made confession Of he whole
plot he told how IL t'orgnated. and gave tue names
of those who were implicated III 1t. Captain
Gamer refused last night 10 give the CON
feSslon for publication. 1t was learned. however.
that Vogel said that he aud the dead man were the
tgo persons who tired 10 abduct MI Strasnnigets
daughter while she was at school. lie aonIttc'
that he was at the house Yesterday afternoon ana
confessed having fired the pistol shot
IS a warning 10 tho COveruess IN dIop the envelope
In extenuation he pleaded that he had been made
tool by the other persons IN tine scheme, aud denied
having written any OF the letters
TALK WITH AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE DYAD Man.
Later young German was taken TO the police
station and was in consultation with the Captain
for long time but he was not locked up. Tie Cap
f,.t, ,fors ahortf IN
learned that his namc was Adolph DanzIser and
that be occupied the same roor. with Sagert re-
porter found him in his a; 1890 this morning.
II became acquainted with Sagert.' said Dan
ziger last june Just after he arrived IN this ooun-
try. His business TO transfer pictures
m Sp GAS of H. hs saeesr la'9sr Cos No % fsa Lep.rer
st.. Berlin. His uncle IS Hans Bauer. ONE OF The
tins uncle sent Sagert remittances at intervals
Sagert confded TO the secrotpot IN which he was
eDgaged and asked Inc to Join wiih him' refused
to have anything to do with 1t. lie was
taken into the secret about five weeks ago
by Mr. Vogel. whom he knew IN Berlin
He told me that there was Nlhi,ism behind u
all. / think there others behind II who
were too smart TO do the dirty work. lie tOlh me
that the ultimate object OF tho schem" was 10
get papers IN the possession OF Mr.. Strasbufghcr.
which compromised officials IN the Russian Govern
ncnt. | met him tins morning with Nogel IN Chrys,
test but we did not speak. lIo owed me $l1O ana
| only kept up his acquaintance 10 get back my
money lie has not occupied hs rO0m since Thurs
day, although be has always been regular III MS
habits
Mr.. .sTRAsBURGER's ExPLASATIpN.
Mr. Strasburger asked last night II DC knew
any reason why the man selected him.
why. certainly" he replied. d" 1 have suspected
Vogel for over a week. / came home from Europe
October % 1850. and VOgel was passenger. He
became acquainted with my gOvcrness on board
the steamer and through her learned many tbings
about my business. lie called ON my governess
twice. and be now conesses that the second visit
Sagert was with him. When suspected that he
detectives on his track. also told my goyerness
TO wUte HIM. that could COM
pare the handwriting OF the answer
with the letters which ! had received. The
detectives MIN tho letter. but he did not
answer it. He how says that he
told his friend that ] was nch man. and It
was through him that the whOic plot was started.
think however, that be has Dten made a tool OF
since he saws that he Is twenty-five years OF age
"a clerk anil a single man.
TALK WITH THE GovEENEss.
Louisa spelten. the goveruess, said to a reporter
that she had simply obeyed the instructions of the
detective.
"When went ont of tie house. she continued,
81 walked on the south side of sixtyrstst and had
reached midway between Fifth and Madison-ayes
when saw man with black beard aud dark clothes
standing on the corner. j saw INN raise pistol
and fire It in the air, and then dropped the plc kaye
l walked Immediately home ana hedrd the other
pistol shot moment aiterward'
LATER ARRESTS.
man was arrested about midnight iii BischoiPs
liquor store in Houston-st., near Muberv-st., by
detective OF the Twentieth Precinct. lie was said
to be The third person concerned in the deed. HIS
name was Solomon Cohen.
The police arrested several other men early this
morning supposed to be connected with the plot.
,,ut they would tell nothing about the prisoners.
Several Nlhilists and Socialists were seen last
night who denied that the prisoners were Hhlists.