The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-03
BETRAYED BY IGNORANCE.

BEIkAYED By IGNOkANCE.
k11ADIY,6 SWIFT JOURNEY IRON HIS
VlC1IA0 DODY 70 THE JAIL.
| He ppiSes e Tive Baaks fsr Money "a The
MsrAereA Mr.. Freissheia's Baak Dssa
The hsssAy oarae.ss that Tsid hts Osiis.
AUBURN, June 2.-When Andrew Froitz-
helm Of Auburn returned from his work at @
o'clock last evening he found all the doors Of
his house bolted and the blinds closed. He
| raised ono OF the kitchen windows and entered.
There were spots OF blood on tho floor. In tho
bedroom no found q blood stained hatc,ot
The bureau drawers wero pulled out. and its
| contents overhauled. In the sitting room he
| found his wife Paulina dead upon tho floor.
The left side Of the skull had been crushed BY
blows from blunt instrument Tho
hands wero clenchcd. and covered with blood
In front OF the table wore two pools OF blood
near which lay an unexDloded cartridge. At
the feet Of the woman was a small revolver
with full chambers. though some OF tho car
tridges gave evidence that they had boen
snapped upon by the hammer OF tho
weapon. Several buttons from tho wo-
mans clothing lay scattered about the
struggle with her murderer. 4 yellow earthern
bowl stood On chair 1t was full OF bloody
water. ana small piece OF soap Law on the
noor. showing that the murderer had cleansed
his hands within five feet Of his victims body.
Suspicion rested on Joseph Petmeky, a ma
the Froitzheifh family about two years ago, He
was then accused OF stealing some money from
Germany part OF tho time since, but was seen
yeassy Y and hsp &c
loft. running west on Cottage street The MUIR
dered woman WINS A years old Potmeky came
young woman whom he married In Woodstock,
Madison county u few weeks before. He met
thew we're bot COMING from q aermany "hen
At the inquest this afternoon seventeen
wounds we're found on the woman's head, and
Nearly all Of the wounds were sufficient to pro-
duce insensibiliiy.
slnooth-f faced young German entered the First
National Bank hore and desired to draw t25
asnss issued SSSf to Marlin sni A F4o
informed The stranger that no eoal$ not Sssx
some further convsrsaton the fellow lefa
William 5. 0sterhout. the porter Of the bank.
Cogswell that no had read the account of the
murder niri at auburn and that lhe name Of the
baoK n. n s9 hs
| sented. Their s',spcions being aroused. they
went at once to the office Of Chief Maloy and
unable to find the stranger. Chief Maloy then
munlcate with him in case a bank book bearing Ing
the name OF Froitzheim was presented.
s nss an alarm #
Farmers Bank for an officer. and Detective
DIVER was sent there II was found that they
Rad to draw ss5 from n0 the of Fprt
National Bank. The bank officials said that he
go ss
helm on the book they we're convinced no was
The puHp".s d. a aS S!ss w MN b a
Ss s% so'bai Ssys a%SrN ssss
.sss .n i sss d sn2 s.s ss A %
onep He sasted 10 syor sa has
no lind come from Auburn. and showed tho
aw SeS e ssa to
firm did business with the Mechanics and
Farmers Bank. and suggested that they 70
As soon as he hal satisfied himself that this
was the person wanted, the paying teller OF the
station. and while waiting for the arrival Of the
| officer nlayed the fellows susricions by telling
ne out INIT h ssn Sseck Has aT 9% hG se
signature, of Martin Frotzhem. whose name
hc bank book ION, bGrT and who Is believed to be
Mechanics aud Farmers BnnkPny to myself sa5 due
% my '''"" SaIs r fse n%Hs No.
The teller then told the men they would have
TO go to tho American Express Company. and
!h hd ia hc company would eolIec the money
the door. BY this time Detective Dwyer had ar
rived. and he NJ once took the suspected muir
quarters. They had not gone a block before
| the prisoner broke away and dartcd across
state street ne ne dot ct IN close pursuit on
his man and both fell. Detective bowers came
~, opp,ort,unsly and the fellow was secured and
! Whom the prisoner realized that he was un-
der arTe. he seemed d.zsd @nd refused to
Nathan Heymann ind that he came t' to this his
s ety from New York on Wednesday In ,he
H essf in naer"Isd
not to understand English. though he evidently
eyes on the floor. He was dressed in a gray
suit. and wore heavy overcont. When the
nniercoat revealed blood patches. The cloth
about then, was shrunhen. showing that I'm
a" hH Lis d sI" S ia T" the eapc" s
| the bosom Of which was mass Of blood. On
| his person werc found two q ly"r watches and q
book md about - in money. There was a
small book in one 81 his pocksI1; IN which was
| is surposed to be his real name.
Chief Maloy at once telegrarhed to Chief
Crosbie OF Auburn. and received the following:
car. s. Old " s.r w.s and rms ns
hGsA' on A"'ur" saving" Bank AZ, 70 ayr G% , on
| This description tnlHes with that Of the prs-
onGr; Only one bank book wns found OH him.
| Chief Crosbic took the q y. NJ. train for Albany
| Action Against n Mayor for Refusing to
Obey the Law.
TOPEKA. Kan. June 2.-The County Attorney
Of this county II Vance fled Yesterday iu the supe
rior Court, in quo warrcno, petition and charges
against Joseph wilson Mayor Of Topeka. The action
based upon seven charges presented IN defa aud the
Court sask.d 10 declare the Mayor to have forfeited
ms office aud To he formally disqualified from holding
any Office of trust profit hereafter in the The
action arises out Of the refusal of the MnN
provisions Of the Prohibition law and the ease is in
portH Ms testing the remedies Of the people against
pubic officers who refuse TO do their sworn dnt,
senator Sherma" Mt ~ Co""ty Convention.
MANSFIELD Ohio. June 2.-The Richland
County Republican Convention which here TO day
was ono Of the largest and most spirited ever held in
the county. Senator sherman made permanent