The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-10-15
TERRIBLE MURDER.

committed in Newton. about ten mile
from Manitowoc on the Green Bay road
The person murdered was girl nance
Catharine Noveratzky, a Polack wht
arrived in this country few years age
and about % years of age. She has nc
relatives in this country except little
sister, who is not wholly of sound mind
The murdered girl was servant in the
| family of a man named Dill; she had
been in his service for two years.
| The scene of the murder is large
frame house situated on a hill. This
hill is we'll known to farmers in the
southern part of the county who marketed
their produce in Manitowoc, as it was
somewhat sandy a few years ago and
steep, testing the strength of the team
which drew a load up its heavy
incline. When the farmer had reached
the top of "Long Johns Hill" he felt
the most difficult part of his trip was
accomplished, and as this was breathing
place for the exhausted horses, no house
on the road is better known. The road
has q northeasterly direction and the
house is built parallel with it. The
kitchen in which the murder was COM
mitted fronts the road and is to the
northeast of the main building, but is
set back somewhat making a re-entrant
angle. A window in the kitchen looked
out on the road and was situated between
the kitchen door and the main building.
Near the window the table was placed
from which the family ate their meals.
The necessity for this detailed descrip-
ton will appear later.
The family, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dill, the murdered girl and her sister,
had just completed supper on Sunday
evening. The two former sat between
the table and the wall of the main build
ing and the girl stood on the other side
clearing the table. Suddenly gun was
discharged so near the window that the
smoke from the explosion filed the room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill rushed from the kitch-
en- into the main building and concealed
themselves, being almost paralyzed with
fear. For fully Is minutes they remain
ed where they had fled and then Dill
looking into the kitchen, saw the girl
stretched upon the floor. Her death
was instantaneous, as the shot plowed
into her brain, the gun being held within
a few feet of her. 1t would seem that
the murderer screened himself behind
the corner of the main building and from
that hiding place took deliberate aim,
waiting until the girls face was partially
turned away from him. The position of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill prevented them from
seeing the murderer or even the gun
when leveled. Shooting from this posi-
ton the muzzle of the gun could be
placed within few feet of the window
and the corner of the building would
afford support. The broken glass struck
Dill and the explosion was SO near that
the shock induced headache.
The building is only few rods from
the road, but there is quite an amount
of shrubbery and shade trees in the yard
and the person of the murderer could
not be detected by the ordinary passerby
on the main road.
Dill, who was in state OF terror, ran
to the cheese factory owned by Mr.
Croker, which is just at the foot of the
hill. 1t was 10 minutes of eight when
he reached there. From thence he went
to Schnell's, Stewards and Stephenson S.
When the parties reached the house it
was nine o'clock. Had prompt steps
then been taken clue could have been
secured. But nothing of importance was
done, not even the next day was word
sent to the proper officials in Manitowoc.
Rumors having reached the city, District
Attorney Walker, Sheriff Murphy and
Coroner Luhman repaired to the scene
of the murder, and the inquest was car.
ried on. It was found that the murder
ed girl, though unmarried. was enciente,
and this fact is settled upon as the prob
| able cause of the crime. There is no
| direct testimony against any one, moth
ing but circumstantial evidence, and this
may do the party suspected wrong. Nc
arrest has been made and the officers are
extremely reticent in relation to THEN
purp ose. but the clues in their possess
ion are being followed up closely. Some
facts which came to the knowledge OF
The Pilot from various sources, are with.
held for the present, on req uest of the
officers, as their publication might inter-
fere with some of their plans. One per.
son to whom suspicion points, claims he
can prove an aEbi, and it is to be hoped
he can il he be innocent, as to be suspect
ed, even, of so cold bIooded and terrible 6
murder is a cloud which can never be
| dispelled.
One fact which is so we'll known as to
be 20 secret, may be mentioned: On
Thursday last the girl called upon the
Catholic clergyman at Meme in company
with Mrs. Anton Walterbaeh, who acted
| as interpreter. She told him of her con.
/ dition and mentioned the name of q
young man as the father of the child who
h l. H. Il
was not the proper person to give coun-
| sci in such q case, and advised her to see
a lawyer. 1t is not known what she III
tended doing, but the report was circu-
| lated that she came to Manitowoc and
had begun proceedings. The youns
man was made the subject of many jokes
the Sunday following, by parties aware
of the fact. He owns gun, heavy