, 1881-11-27
CAUGHT AND CONFESSED
John Galos, Tramp, Runs into
the Hands of the SUBJ.
urban Police, 80
And Confesses the Horrible Murder
Of Old Man Hoessel, Near
Evanston.
The Muyderer's Story OF tho Crlmes
Co1ored to Suit Ills Own
Purposes


...,,,+ q o.c,oc Yesterday morning Officer
,.or;,,,,,.r or .he Like View police, and Officer
f.r,r.. -: t1,a Eyuustou police, arrested 4 msn
named John l;a:os. who shortly afterwards cou-
fcs.rd 10 btin. the murderer Of tho old German.
Ion, william JIocssc.. who was found dead ut
HE I,ousc. near Evanston, last Mondny. Enrly
,br, ,n.,,1,,ur two Young men, uamea .1oEn and
,-;Ili,.n 1iatpncr friends Of the murdered snaa.
-,tlc, y. his ht,,c to see him on business tc-
coi,3nr no answer to their rups the door, they
1'.'.,:.., +, .r rho ,r,r,d,nr and saw the body Of
!NAeu II. q" ~, ,hc t.oor of mo cottage in
1lle OH liza" - 1as ~ ~ r. ,,,.,,-,,,
pool of blood. Near tue Duly NY t'ioo's,
hccn committed. Inc orotners s"u'1n"''s,4 o''
ces Currcy, Of Evanston, and an cA:afniu'ho'4 ~
,ho nre,niscs was made. 1t was found that I'll!
tne i1an no'.e' 49,. .sG- ~, .,d hon,
clusion arrived Ut was t"a1 ne aaa W"
SCEDEl:ED 1;Y 4 TRAMP
woo nao ..sss ~ ,,.,, ,odrc;1 M his nousc,
places, anu ""ou' w. s.. .,.s ~, ,,,,,, ord the
Parties ~ho uaa sce', 'ne o1A 49, ,.'.x.,.,.
4;o, If tho lu1tc., and the officers set out to look
,s.. ~, 1>,r,t su,,tvan. Of the Lake View po-
,;.a sa,,;,..d nicer rcniuccr on tho case. and
ocicer C.-nc,, If Evanston. aiso began work on
o'Aee .,a.'- 49,. .,,rs a~o Officer renInger
it. About nse oass 'so vus.. -. aa.a.;r.
discovered that man answering 'ne
tiou of the murderous tramp had been WORKING
for Ncssys. Miller & Hunt, who keep green
house In Lake lew" 1uc N.a" -. .a ~, -, o,,I,
employ some time ago. anu WAS eAi"c'ee4 :" ~. @
mt or place YESTERDAY t" co,ics. tsh,s xne ca1r
sn,uxan ,I'lr NJ md ouccr rcnnecr we're walking
along the Green Lay road, when they met q
They looked at him sharply and told MIN toes
.-,.1J 4 hfnrv him hc NCut OF. i lie
next morning Officer FcEingcr came to the Zap
tain and said he believed the @an 1aes nau nies
was the murderer Of the old farmer;
officer Carney came over to Lake We" ff1uay,
and sad he thought he lad
=. crrw
-. a,,..-, oo,nnarad ,,otes
to the man. Inc t"o ulects Go.n ~ uS - =. e,,e
and resolved 70 oN1!t aue ton'ins G ~ ~ onnS. Sns.
pected man to the 1!orlSts lot nis .'o.o ~ 49,
1erday morning. @ si.,rtnd tni ~ n 1he city
early yesterday morning. ieat1nG Iu1 ol!,eetS -
await the co1ninR Ut thelr man: mn!e ;,ross
,nsy et g. nsan Mner d9sns 9 bacK
them. Tint gentleman hurf1eu!y to.'l iAu,n . .ue
man was then on his way mp i4als1ea stfn..t. ~
man saw Them approaching, and. evidently sus-
pectiuS that something was "fouS'
TURNED AND RAN.
The officers rave chase, finally captured him,
~ n.t ~ ;s ..infi,in., ,,rodt,cel three empty
-,t:'.1boots IL ana NJ, .a5 (;crnan aln,annc lie
h.d ~ nre,r,ns Cr wcanons OF any kind, and
,,u '.p ~ r:sisncc WhIi tic searc was 1,-
1,,0 On, officer Carney said to hIm: This pock-
ct bonx y;us the old mans. wasn't IT.: yes.
WAS Tie reply '--And this knit 5Acket: - Yes.
"You and The old 1aan had \ tuss. dln,a yo;!: %
AK" ~4.Nhat did sou fight at.out:" ''1ie called
me- Il sAn1 OF n - How much money d:d
you yeti" Thirty dollars." From this mi, talk
ran ut1. aud Gaios Iold
1,1:rrnSrFrot-s sT0r.y.
-.
~h!rn WIS ..zi i; s1:'ws; bouo rnrec ays. lie
sa1d- anu slept III the snti'e ned "atE h' uon-
.iuy csch1l@ they "elat u uca ~ at".. @
lie turned II hrst. men ans ~ ~ t. "'' Thnn ,,
and sat sH the nre 70 MaI.t us 4SGe ~ ,n.;s
la,d IOwil tngctnef aEu steEi' wv" lonI oG o',s@
u"l knuw: bu, he was awakened u tne nr,ckz,
Ing y. !tessc, fain W Us ~, . t,,..S
~ w;9 being klssea atcf,a;gE on eac ,,, .r;rls
nc olu .naa. a's. .>ieo s a, 10y" 49, ~ sra,,n, ri,e
liT at's"ea tt M ~ "n .,rT r,rfa,
~ ~ .,t.,.,t'n,4n - smif him nn, be tUlj
too anceaun'sI :I, ~ .ia rnr r.;,i ~ rt.
a..t, u..', -. rhnro,,,.,,, f:nins nush,.,
him IN. Then. accurdlng to the trump
the old man car"ht hin agn1I E:1'' applied tie
"s'pEuhr:uus tp';hel GuIos rrturted IN chee1
trnt ewss - III sucn person. anu the o!a hi:u
replied that he was. adding that IL was MS notSe
Hlnl be would do rs he piciiSa t1'tlt's then n:
iit,ess: with hts hst. whercupon llotssei rot thf
ls~ttnck and struck him. Ga!os. :lccoruinE Il
beat him shout tho hcAd. until he Was uuwtl
when be went into tho cellar through tne trap
duGr,
GOT THE An
c.r,o ,,.c, 3nto tho i,cd.r,om and hcat the oil
.nan oh','t 1ha h.ot mil ;,,s rfn,11at he ,y,
dead. Then. after drcss!u. h,,nscif. putting o.
's,. srr,.;.,, nn5 ict..t b.. ,x,,,t ,n-s',,.-l
~ t,t,t,s.. s..I 1no1: iii Iho ,,nn,r i,
t.o,,d 1;,,I-al,nut SNl-t,nt M xHtch ot1t
left a pair Of boots. Il pair Of brcwn oyeratls
1wn aalit;o shirts. hut. and cap nl hts "W l.
He $sut AWAY IRON tne ho0sc Ahout cloc,
and came TO Chicago. where ne spent inc Wee1
IN Saloolls' drinking ano speh9tns h's 1n''u'.s.
Ihere was no appearance oi 1ear or Femoss'
apo'st &ae ilon Us Ae TccHcl tae ucta1IS VI ~
hnrror-uny bcw1lNcFed 1onh. as 81 onc asu,n
ssncd at MS surroundings Inc ohls Htu.cAtio!
o1 nhv 1eclinE Ut all was ncsf%nt! ~ bc1t,, -
Mhen felattnc Inc aicGcd 11lc4den1s tuae lco u
tne stfusFie- .,r. ,.., .a,,
ALTER oe1nS seorHncu'' anH uiteI nar!ns .os' "
MS Story. tho 1c!lo" was taseil ~ i.sAhsecn
"ncru he was arfa12nca II! me iltetnoon NlnI'
.!usticc Aeafncy. Aooerl tTectn'ln aplFare'
Tor hin and waived examination. ann no wa
rclnandcl IL Jail. pendins his arIs'1snHcnt pe
tore the Criminal Cncr1 t't Look c"an3f, Hhei
afterwards shown tho bloody az. he saiu,