The sun., 1889-03-09


Net of Lies-Had He an Accomplish
"a woman, a Chinaman, or boy" was the
suggestion made in Yesterdays Sun about the
murderer who chopped and Clipped the life
out OF Drug Clerk Guenther Wechsung In the
drug store at 6s7 Third avenue on Thursday
morning. Most people who read the story con-
cluded that suspicion bore strongest against
the boy who figured In It. He Is a prisoner to-
day, and there is good deal more than eus-
picion against him now.
This boy, william Krulisch. when closely
questioned, contradicted himself again and
again, and lied repeatedly. but whether that
was because he was conceallng knowledge OF
the crime, or because 1t came easier 10 him 10
tell lies than not, could not readily be decided.
Tho detectives at work on tho case were Capt.
Warts. Detectives Cufr and Shelly OF his sta
ton. Price OF Inspector Williams's staff. and
Titus and Mccarthy detailed by Inspector
Byrnes. Late on Thursday night the officers
asked Nj. Otto Doepfner. tho proprietor OF
the drug store, to sit down with them. and,
taking his time, TO go calmly and succinctly
over tho story Of the crime 80 far as he had
knowledge. Mr.. Doepfner had been intensely
excited and nervous during the day. He now
told the story printed yesterday. but he added
an important particular before iorgottont,- He
remembered that Will he was bathing Wecn-
sung's shattered head In the prescription room
and the boy krulisch had returnedirom & .as kru- -
breakfast. which he had failed to get krulisch
began excitedly to tell what he knew about tho
opening the store to let him in. had given him
money to get the rolls and had @ taken 1,,l this his
rev fe sas eeb
No. no. William. didn't give you any
"Yos you did," said the. boy, and Wechsung
muftarad a feehe negative again, krultsCl
then handed Mr. Doepfner three cents. He
had no other money about him.
Then the detectives called In krulisch and
vigorously cross-examined him. hruliseh af-
frmed his previous story, declaring that Wech.
sound na% open ser the robber AND mad bses
rltied OF sl1 in silyer.l Mr. Doeptner said that
Wechsung sometimes got the money from tho
Ing. but oftener paid the money out OF his own
pocket. ,,,.
was IN only child. aud that he was very poor
and had no money He gave an account OF bis
for instance. that he spent all Sunday in Cen
+ This Examination took plses'in the East Fifty
After It was over. Krulsch went back to the
drug store. cleaned up the store as usual, and
hSRs S IN n
Filsy-lr street. but In House q the big Pea.
ali In night. % followed krulIsch BACK to The drug
ton M house. Here was a lie that evidently had
had a, purpose behind It. and the hunt be-
sen dd K,Pisfhs ,ba hSme this his
Erulisch's father and mother had been dead
eight years that the boy boarded in the family
of the ba neasy
interest with an uncle in Dutch Kills. Last
sunday, Joseph said William had srent the
pected. seeing that William had concealed his
address. to ilnd something % hing In k hIs room. bpt PIT
mean @ tine time police throughout the city were
boue # II the S bTsht new WI hstehet with which tie
covered &C d with blood and brains in the prescrip-
tlon room OF the drug store at Wechsung's
side. Inspector Byrnes sent out this general
police alarm:
confidential examination Of y. hardware stores within
s p sS. 0f sps s on I
strong Co. axes and tools Cleveland o." Stamped
p: :sssI $syssRs 3 o. y. sssSls : %sISsd
esd o he 'ss ssR " 1h' ~ cents
II You and Inc person from whom said ha.ehes was
sbly give OF hs person who bought II and report to
INN ediatey the result of your In yestigaton
TnoNAs BrRSEs- Acting Super intendent.
Capt Warts's policemen were already search
ing for the hardware store. They were natu-
rally looking for hardware stores near the
he had given Detective Titus had the hatchet
der his arm wrapped up in brown paper:
noon WI When Detectives Titus Price. and Cuff
eh 1879 First in shs same %ns block IS
store, twenty feet long or so and six feet wide.
and keeps hardware and house furnishing
the l one little counter and hanging from the
roof. MA
Mr.. Freundlich said that he should think he
had and he nut some hatchets on the little
labelled ,Sstrong Co., axes and tools Clevo-
The detectives looked at the hatchets with
affected calm. and one OF them obsarved that
ike a No. q. Mr.. Freundlich was very, sorry.
He had sold tho last No. 2 hatchet he had on
Wednesday ,,a t2 boy yro,,od ,,0 hnd,o bod
unSer his arm and laid the Ratchet Which
Killed Wechsupg on The e counter. ,
he 'He SerS oHe said a. fre1Sdlch
Then, In answer to the detectives' questions.
5s the & boy had "a 1tS f ssT
up the hatchet. shuddsring at TIE blood. and
scribed tho boy who purchased It as small,
haired. smooth faced, a very du looking coun-
and heavy eyes. This Is an amazingly
good description of Krulisch. Freundlich said:
| remember him because 10 acted pee suliarly. He
counter with bis eyes turned away from me While he
In a low tonei
II want q hatcheL"
happened to have some hatchets In a box right
@ Ss wa sf e s"s III
were long. narrow blRded hatchets.) He said:
II want 3 bigger blsded hAtchet"
CROPPED In the box and got out tho No. =
"T want that" he said told him It would cost him
90 cents and he paid me the money ] did the hatchst
for him In piece Of paper The edge OF the hacfet
sharp that cut the paper, and did It up In
another sheet lie took the hatchet and went out
Look out that II don't cut you, cried after him,
I'm take care OF that he said with kind of half
sugh. lie spoke all the while in a very low tone He
almost mulnbed.
Mr.. Freundlich told this story in desultory
WAY to Detectives Price and Titus while De-
tective Cuff slipped out OF the store and went
down te Deepfners drug store to Get Krulisch
While Gun was gone Adolph Schlesipger a
happened In, He said that he was
In the store when the boy bought the hatchet.
Detectives Cuff and Shelly came back with
krulisch. and stood on the sidewalk outside
the store. The detectives. inside led Freund-
Itch and SchlesiyGer to the store door Both
men exclaimed. he moment they saw krulisch
hat he was the boy who had bought the hatch.
et. Up 10 this time they say. neither Of them
had known that there had been murder with