St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-27
A Philadelphia Murderer En-
ulates the Example Of
Jack the Ripper.
He DiSmembers His Victim
and Puts the Pieces
in Packages.
Forty Innocent Children Raw
ished by a Physician
in EScanaba.
Crazed by Grief, a Cincinnati
Jurist Blows Out His
Brains.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-A party of
boys. while playing in East Fairmount
park to-day, in the vicinity of the new
city reservoir, founu two bundles in a
section of the new thirty-six-inch water
main stored there. For curiosity's sake.
one of the boys cut the string of one of
the bundles, and was Mortified when q
human head rolled out. The police au-
thoritieS were at once notified, and fur
ther investigation developed the fact
that the bundle first opened also con-
tained the dismembered trunk of hui
man body. The other bundle, on being
opened, disclosed the nude legs belong
ing to the trunk found in the other
package. Evidently most horrible
murder had been committed, and the
condition of the remains indicated that
the deed had been done within twenty
four hours of the finding of the re-
mains. The legs had been cut off close
to the trunk, the left one having been
cut with sharp knife, and the bone
sawed through. The other leg was like
wise cut, and the bone was partly
sawed when it was broken off.
THEY WE'RE ENTIRELY NUDE.
On the trunk were three shirts, the
outer one being made of dark flannel.
A leather strap was around the waist.
The arms were not severed from the
body, but were tied in front at the
wrists with stout cord. The head was
crushed in horribly at the back, and
there were three terrible knife wounds
on the side of the face. The left jaw
was also broken. The body is evidently
that. of German, about thirty-fve
years of age. Near the place where the
bundles were placed was found a por-
ton of newspaper, dated Dec. 5, the
appearance of which indicated that it
had been used for the purpose of wiping
up blood. On the margin of the paper
was written in English, the writing
being evidently that of German. the
words: 'Kohler Helab, Dooken hotel"
ana right under this, Mrs." repeated
several times. A portion of another
newspaper stained with blood was also
found. There are wagon tracks all
around the spot, but the police are of
the opinion that they were made by
wagons hauling material used on the
reservoir. The tracks, however, appear
to have been made by wheelbarrow,
and those investigating the case are
hopeful that this may furnish a clue to
aid them in unraveling a mystery
which now
SURROUNDS THE CRIME.
Last night a gardener living on the
border of the park near where the re-
mains were found was awakened by the
furious barking of his dogs. He seized
his revolver and ran out doors. He saw
an object moving from the direction of
the park and hailed it. Receiving no
reply, he attempted to fire his revolver,
but the weapon would not go off. He
went to the Reservoir hotel, situated at
the Columbia avenue entrance to the
park, and told the proprietor, John
Ernst, who went out into the darkness
and saw man walking from the direc-
ton of the reservoir. He called to the
man to halt, but his command received
no attention, and the mysterious visitor
to the park disappeared in the darkness.
The spot where the CHASTITY remains
were found is lonely one, and at this
time of the year is seldom visited by
any one, and the police therefore think
the party or parties seen by Ernst and
the gardener are connected with the
crime which led to the placing of the
eut-up body in the neglected portion of
the park. The chief of detectives is
working on the case, assisted by sew
eral of his best men, but the clues are
slight.