Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-28
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been used freely, as she showed one cut
across the bridge of her nose, one cut
over right eye and terrible double cut
on back of head. AS many as seven
cuts were seen upon her head, all through
the skull into the brain. Her left shout
der-blade was crushed and broken, and
numerous bruises appeared on the back
and hips, indicating that the lady had
been violently kicked or stamped.
Amelia and Melissa rushed from the
sickening scene and aroused the neigh
bors. Mr.. John l.. Fry and Thos. Edge
were first on the grounds, and were
closely followed by Messrs. Samuel Fry,
Ted Whaler, Ted Wilkinson, John
Domer, II. B. Munson and others, who
turned from the house and made a
search through the woods, in the drec-
ton indicated by the children, for Nu-
ernberger, but failing to find him, they
returned to the house, where they dis
covered large yellow and white dog
that belonged to the murderer. 1t was
suggested that the dog knew where the
man was, accordingly the children ran
toward the wood and the dog went on
ahead, stopping occasionally to see if
they were coming, and in this way he
plotted them into the wood, down hill,
across deep ravine and a short dis
lance up steep rise to where Nuern-
berger hung suspended from limb;
but here the dog made a savage attack
on the children and men, driving them
away and refusing to let them take
down the corpse. The gallows-tree was
white oak, about eight inches round
at the butt The man had curled the
tie-strap so as to allow the moose to run
easily; and after adjusting one end
about his neck had apparently thrown
the other over small branch seven
feet from the ground; and raising him.
self with his left hand must have tied
the loose end to a limb lower down with
his right hand. When found, his hands
was clasped tightly about the trunk of
the white oak, and he must have strug-
gled some as one seasoned limb was
broken in front of him. His toes were
about two inches clear of the ground
Tree was about 200 yards from the
house and fifty yards into the woods.
Body was found at about 2:30 o'clock
p. N.
1t was thought for time that the
dog would have to be shot; but the chill
dren brought bread and meat from the
house and while he was eating it the
strap was quietly united and the corpse
taken down
An inquest was held by Coroner Chas
Cox with Messrs. II. B. Munson, A. X.
Bailey, g. w. McCord, Samuel Fry,
John Domer and Stephen johnson as
jurors, who returned verdict puralel
with above facts.
When Nuernberger's body was exam
ined, bullet wound was discovered in
the tleshy part of his left arm between
wrist and elbow; also his face was some
what scratched and something coming
in contact with his nose had carried
away quite a patch of skin and flesh.
One chamber of his revolver contained
loaded cartridge.
Friday the two bodies were placed in
collins and removed to a grove north
west of the house. At two o'clock D.
M short sermon was preached by
Rev. Henry Dobson to an audience
numbering about 250 persons Notice
able among the mourners was the MUIR
dered lady's mother Mrs. Prudence
Mcknight, venerable woman with
snowy hair and tottering footsteps.
Three of unfortunate Christiana's sis
tiers reside at Boscobel-M Ellen Rev.
nolds, Mrs. Olive Mcdonald and Mrs.
Thos. Mcknight. Two sisters and
brother, Mr.. James Mcknight, Mrs
Mary Clough and Mrs. Sarah Edge, live
in the town of Ellenboro; she also has
another sister, Mrs. Margaret HINES.
The body of Mrs Christiana Nuern-
berger was inferred at Burns cemetery.
Forty teams followed her corpse to its
untimely grave. George Nuernberger's
remains were deposited in hastily dug
grave at the south end of the narrow
pasture shown in diagram.
Some persons claim that the murderer
was insane, while majority of his
neighbors stoutly deny it, claiming that
he was by nature and practice thorough
ly british. The fact admitted that be
was insane as regards jealousy would
hardly relieve him of the responsibility
of this crime. If every uncommon
freak INDUCED by men be termed IN
sanity, who of earth is responsible for
anything? Jealousy is fact in human
makeup just as much as anger, love or
tears, and does not arise from diseased
mind
Nuernberger was medium height,
thick-set man; full German head with
high or bald forehead and black-gray