Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-30
A DEADLY MISSILE.
ATTEMPTING TO BLOW Up FAMILY.
The Infernal Machine That Csne Flying
Into the window Of August GOekels
Residence-A Devllish Deed.

The Inssrnal Machine That Cane Flying
Into the window of August Goekels
Residence-A Devllish Deed.
August Goekel, q tailor, together with
his wife, two children and mOther-in-law,
reside at 1905 Nectarinc street, Philadel-
phia. On Friday night he was sitting on
a table in the second story, near the front
windows, working at his trade. Shortly
before 10 O'Clock he was startled by a
crash of the window in front of him, and
still another crash of the swinging. coal
oil lamp hanging near his head. Bewild.
cred and in darkness, the flame Ofthe
lamp having been extinguished by the
last crash which he heard, he made his
way to the door. Here he was met by his
wife and children, who, hearing the noise,
had run up stairs from the lower floor.
While thus grouped at the head of the
landing, a loud report was heard almost
ut their feet, but, beyond the shock caused
by the report, no injury resulted to them.
Upon examination piece Of lead pipe,
about six inches long and covered with
OilclOtb, WAS found on tho floor, which
had been corkcd at one end and the other
had contained a fuse. This WAS the mis-
sile which had boon hurled through tho
window. AS tho fuse burned short the
missile was discharged, fortunately in a
direction ut right angles with tho family
standing in tho doorway, and doing them
no harm. On the east wall of the room
were found marks OF the deadly force of
the contents OF the missile, and on the
floor lay Ieaden bullets. pieces Of iron and
fra:m of black glass with which it had
been charged.
Mr.. GoekcI, with these evidences befol .
him, was satisfied that al attempt had
been made to destroy himself and family,
and he reported the matter to Lieutenant
Smith, Of tho Eighth police district, who
detailed Special O:ficer Hoffman to inves-
tigate the case. Tho officer at once re-
collected that, several years ago, Ger
! man had offered $25 to ascertain the
whereabouts Of his wife, who he said,
had deserted him. and gone to live with
his daughter, Emma GOskel. After
consulting with tho latter, Hoffman con-
| cutled that tho outrage had been commit.
ted by Goekels fa:ller-iu law, Casper
Younger, and on Saturday afternoon the
latter was arrested at tho house of MIR
MOseback, q milk dealer, at Twenty-sev'
| enth street and West College avenue,
where he had been employed since last
July.
Younger was taken up to the police sta
tion aud locked up. Upon search Of tho
| stable, where Younger slept, some lead
| pipe similar TO that of which the missile
was made, number Of bullets similar to
those found in the room, piece of fuse a
yard long, a lot of black glass and re-
volver were found in a box belonging to
| Younger. The officers then began a search
fer virtues IS Of the throwing of the deadly
missile or of tie presence of Younger
in the neighborhOOd at the time it
was thrown through GOekers window. A
man living next door, it is stated, saw a
person resembling the prisoner standing
on tho opposite side of the street few
minutes before he heard the explosion, and
two women say that they saw man . re-
sembling YOunger's build" run up Nee
tarine street toward Eleventh. Othcl
evidence was also procured strongly I'M
plicating the arrested man. Younger do
nies that he threw the missile in the win
dow, but admits that the articles found il
tho box belong to him.
Goekel and his family, including hi.
mother in-law, came to Philadelphia from
Baltimore in March of last year to escape
it is said, YOunger's prosecutions and thu
i'll treatment of his wife. At the time they
left Baltimore Younger was serving {
term of six months in prison in that city
for attempting to kill his wife. He hat
also been under arrest for robbery pre-
viously, but had escaped from prison b!
leapins from a second story window
Upon the expiration of his last term o
imprisonment he followed the family t,
Philadelphia, and, having found 'thei
residence, the attempt on their lives OF
Friday night last followed.