St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-07
THE SALTWATER MURDER.
A Little Light Shed on the Mysterious
Double Tragedy.
Luk1nger Fatally Injured by Hosh's
Murderer.
AMysterious Murder.

mains a mystery, no aVdlIaDle clue uaVlns
baen obtained up to late hour last even
inc. Yesterday bullet hole was discov
cred in the left cheek of Joseph Lukinger.
who slept with Henry Hosli, the man mur
dered, from the effects of which he, too
will die About 10 o'clock in the morning,
John Gaibel, who is good friend OF Lux
niger, visited him at the lookup at the So
licitation of the chief of police, IN hopes o.
getting information from him that mlgh
throw some information upon the oarE
transaction. Gaibel first asked MIN now
he felt, when he complained OF pains II
his head, at the same time placing MS nahe
Just over his right eye, where tnere was
large lump. Gaibel felt 1t, ana tnougn
there was ball just under the skin. Ht
examined his head little further ana no
ticed a swelling on his left cheek, from
which Lukinger said he also suffered pain
The flesh on this resembled roast beef
Gaibel told Chief of Police Shortall that hi
believed his friend Lukinger
HAD BEEN SHOT,
when a physician was summoned and soon
appeared. He made an examination, which
revealed the fact that bullet lay Just unde
the skin, above the right eye, which ha(
entered the left cheek at the place men
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tracted. and was in somewhat battered
condition. 1t is from 3S-calibre Smith 4
Wesson revolver, and is from the same re-
voiver that killed Hosli. This accounts fol
the second empty chamber in the revolver
with which Hosr was killed. LukingeI
must have been shot while asleep in bed,
and the revolver placed close up to his
cheek. as it bears marks Of having beer
burned with powder. After Hosli had beer
shot. Lukinger probably moved or said
something, when the murderer, thinking he
would give him away, advanced and, hold
ing the revolver up against his cheek, poured
the contents Of the chamber into his head.
which he supposed killed him, and thought
il unnecessary to shoot him the second time.
The same man that killed HoSli shot Lux
niger. and the work was done with the same
revolver. in the hands OF Fritz Booking,
the bartender in the Farmers home, or
Louis Hetfner, the brewer, both of whom
occupied beds in the same room. it is
thought Ii public opinion is right Boeck-
ing, the bartender, is
THE MURDERER
of not only one man, Henry Hosli, but
Joseph Lukinger also, as he will die.
Lukinger has said nothing as to who did the
shooting. and did not know that he had
been shot until informed Of this fact by the
attending physician yesterday morning,
and when told that he must die he eX-
pressed his surprise at being so badly in
iured and was overcome by grief. To his
friend Gaibel he stated that he had been
drunk on Friday and went to his room about
o'clock in the afternoon and lay down Oh
the bed, where he slept until O'Clock,
when he awoke, and, thinking it was
about supper time, got up and went down
stairs, where he asked what time it was.
When told, he knew supper was over, and
did not ask for any, but walked up street,
where he got lunch. He returned to the
house about 1920 and retired soon after.
wards. About a. IN. he was awakened by
what he thought was something falling
from above. which struck him in the face.
He heard some one walking over the floor
and said. SIS that you, Fritz?" receiving al
answer in the affirmative. ''What noise
was that | Just heard?" he asked, when
Fritz said, ''Oh, somebody's thrown a
stone through the window" He told Fritz
that
HE FELT SICK,
asked him to go down stairs and get him a
drink of water He drank it, after which
he asked where Hosli was, when Hetfner,
who it appears was also awake, said: 1.-The
d-n fool is sitting on the chair there. He's
drunk, and amt got sense enough to go tt
bed.o He heard them making fun of Hosl
shortly afterwards, after which ne says al
is blank till daylight, when he was awak,
ened by something in his throat, which he
found to be blood. He rose up in bed
and looked around, finding his shirt, pillow
and the bed-clothing literally covered with
blood. and at the same time noticed Hosl
living on the floor, but supposed he was
asleep, and did not know that he was dead.
At first it was thought he had murdered
Hosli. but he is now believed to be inno-
cent, and certainly is. He is quiet young
man, harmless and well liked, 23 years old,
and came to the United States from Num-
cher. Germany. about two years ago. he
worked in st. Paul the first year he was in
this country, since which time he has been
in Saltwater and drove team for J. A.
Zengerle until he failed, short time since.
He has only one brother in this country,
who resides at Neche, Oak. Yesterday a
letter was sent to him by Gaibel. informing
him OF the affair and requesting him tC
come Immediately. He ought to get the
letter tonight and get here Wednesday.
As he is surely innocent and is in criti
cal condition, he was removed to the city
hospital yesterday for medical treatment
His death is only question OF a few days.
The bullet was fired through the left
cheek, passed back Of the nose, severed the
artery of the right eye, putting it out, ant
lodged under the skin just above where il
was found. The last seen of HoSli, the
man murdered, was in the
MONTREAL SALOON
Friday at about p. IN. About II O'Clock
he talked to man named Martin on the
Evansville and gave him drink of whisky
Officer Shattuck saw him at 9 o'clock, but
he was not seen by anyone after2. On this
account many think he went to his room il
the afternoon and was murdered early ir
the evening. Mr.. Drew. who works in the
Saltwater flour mills just below the Farm
ers' home. passed about $50. and says ht
heard shot fired upstairs. but said nothing
about it at the time. This is about the
time it is supposed he was murdered, anC
to make the matter worse on the part OF
Heffner and Boeckling. They are known to
have left suddenly about GAO and did moi
return until late. HOSli when found was
cold and stiff. indicating that he had been
shot early in the night. Baltz HoSli
brother of Henry Hosli, came down from
Taylor's Falls late Saturday night and say:
that thirty -eight-calibre revolver that was
found does not belong to his brother. as he
had not owned one for year. The last
one he had he traded for shotgun. which
is at his home at Taylor's Falls. The po-
lice are not sure that the thirty -eight-calibrt
revolver
FOUND IN THE wAsHsTAND
belongs to Boeckling. When HoSli left Tay
lor's Falls he got SO from his brother ant
borrowed So from Fritz Baker on Thursday
but probably spent it all by Fri
day, as he was drinking, so tina
he was not murdered for money
Joe Becker says that Lukinger was in his
saloon Friday evening, at $50. sober ant
talking to him about $50 that Zengerl
o,uod hin, ,roraa.nd hns1- ha could oa,