The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-23

in one, Hugo Schenk, who is an Ameri-
can citizen. It's asserted that in 1865
he ran away from Vienna to America,
where he spent several years. Schenk
has so far confessed only to the murders
of the servant girls but he and his
brother and an accomplish named
SchIossarek have murdered at least |
twenty persons. He excuses himself |
by saying that he narcotized his victims |
and that they died without pain. Schenk |
behaves in most cynical manner. He
plays chess in his cell and writes poetry |
of a sentimental tone. There were
frightful scenes at the police Office.
The relations of the murdered girls
came to identify the things found with
Schenk. Many recognized Schenk as
the man who had promised to marry
their missing relatives. Schenk has
wife in Bohemia. She expresses herself
to an interviewer IN most tender terms
concerning him. She said =" If
Schenk wants me l will go Immediately
to Vienna to afford him consolation.
have spent with him many happy
hours that will never be forgotten"
Frau Schenk is a governess in a wealthy
family.
Schenk partly confessed his crimes,
: but denied some of the charges. The
locksmith in whose house he was ar
rested was also taken into custody. 1t
!. is said that four families have for many
years lived solely upon the savings of
4 murdered servant girls, and it is thought
likely Schenk's victims will be found to
: exceed half dozen. He confessed to
-, one crime which none suspected, and
also to having murdered an aunt and
- niece of the name of Timal. He did
not show much courage while being
:. examined and tainted several times.
= Schlossarek, the locksmith, seems a
10 more determined character but his
n wife, who was ignorant Of his crimes,
10 was difficult to deal with. In her des-
pair she seemed ready to kill her baby
D, for being murderer's child. 1t is de-
to clared that band Of at least sixteen
" persons all lived in one house in the
III remote suburb of Rudolphsbelm, near
M Vienna, and planned these murders.
d. Hugo Schenk was the member intrusted
e, with the work of enticing the girls
re away and numbering them with Schlos-
~ ~ sarek's aid.
~ The first of the cases in which Schenk
- 10 Cd datas ho oly 70 1879
ali and the last is supposed to have oc.
to Cured in August last. The earliest
1t, victim was Theresa Ketterl, thirty
lg seven years Of age, from Munich, who
~ s was employed as cook In the household
IS of an official of the Ministry of Finance
es- The police was informed that she had
i'll been seen at six p. NJ, on the 4th o.
IT. August preceding, in the company of I
~, ~ man apparently about thirty five years
10 old, who on the day before had beer
ng going about with her. The stranger
IS. was waiting for the missing woman
all near house. She came out, and the,
III walked about till nine p. NJ, when tn
NJ woman, who is represented by all as o
p's highly respectable character, returned
all toward her home. She had made TN
lrd acquaintance of the man by means Of
er- matrimonial advertisement. On Angus
,oG she said she was going to make an eS
he cursiOn to the mountains, but that sh
avs would return before her master did
emit On the day named she carried lady
Ich enamelled watch, with chain, sewers
M in. rings and bracelets and savings ban
l'' book for III forms. 1t was then as
certained that on August 6-that il
two days after her departure-the boo
was presented at the savings bank an
On the money taken out The woman ha
n taken with her her dog in baske
lis. On August 10 this basket " was fOun
ere in a carriage of the Vienna Paris e,
ga press train. The basket was empt
not but the dogs straw-colored hairs in
9"m were enough to identify it.
y q On the 20 of December the polio
use. received information that KatariI
ded Timal, from Bohemia, forty-seven yea
,ove of age, and her niece, Josephine Tina
i'ei thirty-three years old, chambermai
or out of service, living in suburb
ery- Vienna had left with a certain Hug
into Schenk, pretending to be a railwi
ing, engineer, for Cracow, and had not bel
toVe heard of since by their relatives. TIL
low information was lodged by the thr
Drne sisters of Josephine, the niece. II
the Director Of Police, being informed
N a telegraph Of the occurrence, at once l
membered that case of Ketterl,
vne which the circumstances were sim ia
q of 1t was shown that Josephine Timal W
heat in service, with another girl nam
ldies Maria Grausam, in the establishme
very of an old lady in April, 1888. TIL
ana were both well-behaved, diligent CIR
a,;a and had, the first $50 forms and t
other 500 flOrins in the savings bar
hoed They thought Of marrying, and, Ii
Ketterl, each of them advertised for
Sam husband. Two days afterward JOSEF
-, inc Timal received a letter asking
W.. "a,H an interview. The writer came to I
|, his house and introduced himself as
the engineer out of work. He spoke, he
or a ever, of rich aunt, and seems to hf
gained over the girl very quickly,
after the first interview she told
friend that she was very happy 6
hoped to make good marriage. Al
hard, go So t'ip og'ol'l'''i0 WV VIC
l oers' 'ii"U 00iieiih lii9'Steu oil her leaV
room. service, as he could not marry a
inter, nestle servant. Josephine left
water mistress on May %. 1t struck
hour friend Maria as STRANGE that tba hr
rbiug o,roo,,, ali not CO.., -, &C.,, liz -,